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Martin Landau

Martin Landau

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Biography

Martin James Landau (June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial cartoonist. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). He played regular roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (for which he received several Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award) and Space: 1999. Landau received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, as well as his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988); he received his second Oscar nomination for his performance in Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). His performance in the supporting role of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994) earned him an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Landau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959

Sliver

Sliver

1993

Teenage Paparazzo

Teenage Paparazzo

2010

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

1994

Rounders

Rounders

1998

The X-Files

The X-Files

1998

Joseph

Joseph

1995

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Aryan Couple

The Aryan Couple

2004

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

The Majestic

The Majestic

2001

Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble

2000

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

EDtv

EDtv

1999

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

9

9

2009

Decision at Midnight

Decision at Midnight

1963

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

2005

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988

City of Ember

City of Ember

2008

Meteor

Meteor

1979

Shiner

Shiner

2000

Firehead

Firehead

1991

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

2012

Without Warning

Without Warning

1980

Empire State

Empire State

1987

Intersection

Intersection

1994

B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

1997

A Town Called Bastard

A Town Called Bastard

1971

Kung Fu: The Movie

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986

12:01

12:01

1993

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still

2009

Meir's Festival

Meir's Festival

2013

Mistress

Mistress

1992

Cyclone

Cyclone

1987

Shanghai Ghetto

Shanghai Ghetto

2002

The Being

The Being

1983

Shadows in an Empty Room

Shadows in an Empty Room

1976

No Place to Hide

No Place to Hide

1992

Alien Attack

Alien Attack

1980

Destination Moonbase-Alpha

Destination Moonbase-Alpha

1978

Mysteria

Mysteria

2011

Journey Through the Black Sun

Journey Through the Black Sun

1982

Black Gunn

Black Gunn

1972

Have a Little Faith

Have a Little Faith

2011

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

Cosmic Princess

Cosmic Princess

1982

Paint It Black

Paint It Black

1990

Carlo's Wake

Carlo's Wake

1999

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

1987

The Return

The Return

1980

Savage

Savage

1973

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

The Joyriders

The Joyriders

1999

The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

1997

Without Ward

Without Ward

2022

Haven

Haven

2001

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

1999

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

1962

Run If You Can

Run If You Can

1988

Anna Nicole

Anna Nicole

2013

Real Bullets

Real Bullets

1988

The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

1989

Wake

Wake

2003

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

1999

A Fighting Chance

A Fighting Chance

2016

The Death of Ocean View Park

The Death of Ocean View Park

1979

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

2004

Access Code

Access Code

1984

The Gazebo

The Gazebo

1960

Eye of the Stranger

Eye of the Stranger

1993

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

2014

Operation Snafu

Operation Snafu

1970

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

1999

Entourage

Entourage

2015

Legacy of Lies

Legacy of Lies

1992

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

1997

Remember

Remember

2015

Ivory

Ivory

2010

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

1972

City Hall

City Hall

1996

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1986

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

2000

Billy: The Early Years

Billy: The Early Years

2008

David & Fatima

David & Fatima

2008

Hollywood Homicide

Hollywood Homicide

2003

James Dean: Sense Memories

James Dean: Sense Memories

2005

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

1987

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

The Elevator

The Elevator

1998

Secrets of the Unknown

Secrets of the Unknown

1991

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

1979

Brando

Brando

2007

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959

The Last Word

The Last Word

1979

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

1998

Echoes That Remain

Echoes That Remain

1991

Very Mean Men

Very Mean Men

2000

Legend of the Spirit Dog

Legend of the Spirit Dog

1997

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

2018

Aliens from Spaceship Earth

Aliens from Spaceship Earth

1977

Harrison Montgomery

Harrison Montgomery

2008

The Red Maple Leaf

The Red Maple Leaf

2017

Contender: Mastering the Method

Contender: Mastering the Method

2001

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

1992

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001

Trial by Terror

Trial by Terror

1983

The Mama Cass Television Program

The Mama Cass Television Program

1969

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

1964

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

1975

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

2009

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

2009

Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

1990

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

1987

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

1969

Ed Wood: Making Bela

Ed Wood: Making Bela

2004

Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

2004

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

2004

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

1982

Max and Helen

Max and Helen

1990

Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood

Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood

2020

Time is Money

Time is Money

1994

The Commission

The Commission

2003

Delta Fever

Delta Fever

1987

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

2004

Mission: Impossible - The Slave

Mission: Impossible - The Slave

1967

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

1969

The Return of Victor Bergman

The Return of Victor Bergman

2010

Prisoners in Space

Prisoners in Space

2025

An Existential Affair

An Existential Affair

2006

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

1998

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

2025

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

1966

Lethal Victims

Lethal Victims

1987

The Evidence

The Evidence

2006

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

1975

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

1994

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

Entourage

Entourage

2004

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

Hotel

Hotel

1982

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

2002

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

The Islanders

The Islanders

1960

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

1959

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

I Spy

I Spy

1965

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

Outlaws

Outlaws

1960

The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years

1959

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

Lawman

Lawman

1958

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

1963

The Detectives

The Detectives

1959

Blacke's Magic

Blacke's Magic

1986

Tate

Tate

1960

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

Maverick

Maverick

1957

In the Beginning

In the Beginning

2000

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

1989

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1983

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

Branded

Branded

1965

Get Smart

Get Smart

1965

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

1963

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

1994

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

Joseph

Joseph

1995

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

2008