Don Knight, a well known actor with many television credits to his name, had a guest starring role in one of the early episodes in season one of Little House on the Prairie.
He appeared in the episode The 100 Mile Walk as Jack Peters. When Charles Ingalls, portrayed by Michael Landon, decided to go find work, he meets Jack Peters, a miner who offers him a well paying, but dangerous, job. At the end of the episode, Jack is killed in an accidental mine explosion and Charles gives his money to Jack’s family.