The quotes are there because I actually am referring to the biopic of a few years back, starring John Schneider as Landon.
“Landon” is on location for “Little House,” and actors and crew are on a break and he is telling a story that ends something like this:
LANDON: The cameras are rolling and we’re all standing by the pond waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Finally we see his head break the surface of the water. . . and he is completely bald, his hairpiece is gone, and what’s more. . . HIS EYEBROWS are gone too!
All laugh, and Landon has a scene with his whiny anemic-looking namesake.
To whom was Landon referring? My first thought was that it was a dig at Pernell Roberts. Landon and Roberts never particularly liked each other, and although Roberts wore a hairpiece as Adam, by the time this scene was set (1974/75 or so) Roberts had long since stopped wearing one, so it doesn’t seem likely that Landon would get any laughs for revealing his baldness.
Plus he says the guy had no eyebrows.
Lorne Greene also wore a rug.
Or is it just a bit made of wholecloth simply to illustrate the good rapport that Landon enjoyed with his cast and crew?
Sir Rhosis