French then teamed up again with Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984), as (Mark Gordon). French, along with Leonard Nimoy, founded LA's "Company of Angels", one of the area's earliest attempts to establish LA as a type of "Off-Broadway-West Coast". Its limited seating arrangement (99 seats) served as the prototype of LA's Equity-Waiver code.

" In the 1980s, he declined to play "bad guys.

In 1977, he left Little House On the Prairie (1974) to play in his own sitcom Carter Country (1977), which lasted for two seasons.

This changed with Little House On the Prairie (1974), (as Isaiah Edwards).

After he left the company in the mid 1970s, he went on to teach acting privately. He was well sought-after, and it became apparent that he had to take students on "by referral only". His philosophy and style was gentle and encouraging to young actors just entering the field. He directed in LA Theaters and won the Critics Circle Award for "12 Angry Men.

Had three children: Victor Jr. (born 1960) and twins Kelly and Tracy French (born 1962). Tracy French appeared on the final episode of Highway to Heaven (1984).

Victor French was the son of a stuntman. His debut was a small role in Lassie (1954), uncredited. He had his first real acting experiences in western-films, where he usually played the "bad guy" due to his rather gruff look.