Little House On The Prairie: Then & Now

Jonathan Gilbert Now

Despite appearing on Little House on the Prairie for so many years, Jonathan did not have much of a career outside of the show—possibly because there were already too many actors in the family. If his last name sounds familiar, it’s because Jonathan is the adopted brother of Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie. His adoptive parents, Barbara Crane and Paul Gilbert, were also actors. Jonathan appeared in one movie outside of the Little House franchise, The Miracle Worker. He now works as a stockbroker. According to his sister Melissa, he moved away from California and cut off contact with her for unknown reasons.