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Who Played Willie Oleson on ‘Little House on the Prairie’? Meet Jonathan Gilbert and See Where He Is Now


Who played Willie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie? Closer shares an update on actor Jonathan Gilbert's life after starring in the show.

With Netflix’s reboot of the beloved ’70s family drama Little House on the Prairie on its way, Closer rounded up everything fans need to know about the OG Willie Oleson, played by actor Jonathan Gilbert. Although his overprotective parents, Nels and Harriet Oleson (Richard Bull and Katherine MacGregor), rarely punish him, Willie is often sent to stand in the corner at school. After the series ended, he gradually withdrew from acting, appearing in a couple of Little House TV movies before he decided to leave showbiz altogether.

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