Melissa Gilbert paid tribute to her “Little House on the Prairie” co-star Jack Lilley in the wake of his death this week. The actor and stunt coordinator was 91.
In a post on her Instagram account, Gilbert – who played Laura Ingalls Wilder in the show – called Lilley one of her “favorite people on the planet.” Lilley appeared in over thirty episodes of the show between 1974 and 1983 while also serving as the stunt coordinator.
“He taught me how to ride a horse when I was just a wee little thing,” she wrote. “He was so patient with me.