Jonathan J. Gilbert (born April 28, 1967) is an American former television and film actor known for his role as Willie Oleson on the TV series Little House on the Prairie.
Personal life
Gilbert was born on April 28, 1967. He is the adopted son of
actors Barbara Cowen (née Barbara Crane) and Paul Gilbert and the adopted brother
of actresses Melissa Gilbert and Sara Gilbert.
In Melissa Gilbert's autobiography, she wrote that when
Jonathan was 18, he moved away from California, and she has had no relationship with
him since then, for reasons supposedly unknown to her. Her autobiography states
that he is a stockbroker living in New York City.
He reunited with his sister, Melissa, and the cast of Little
House for the 50th anniversary reunion of the show in Simi Valley on March 22,
2024.
Acting career
Gilbert is best known for his performance as Willie Oleson
on the NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie, from 1974 to 1983. He is
also one of only six actors on Little House on the Prairie to appear throughout
the entire series, along with Melissa Gilbert, Katherine MacGregor, Richard
Bull, Kevin Hagen, and Dabbs Greer. In 1979, Gilbert was in the made-for-TV
movie The Little House Years as Willie Oleson. Also in 1979, he was in the
made-for-TV Movie The Miracle Worker as Jimmy.
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He was in two out of the three made-for-TV movies based on
the Little House on the Prairie TV series (Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
and Little House: The Last Farewell).
Filmography
Television
1974–1983 Little
House on the Prairie Willie
Oleson Recurring role
1979 The Little
House Years TV movie and archive footage
The Miracle Worker Jimmy TV movie
1983 Little
House: Look Back to Yesterday Willie
Oleson TV movie
1984 Little House:
The Last Farewell TV movie
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