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Martin Landau

Acting 89 (deceased) years old Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ★ 2.1
Born: June 20, 1928
Died: July 15, 2017

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.

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Known For

Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow Peter Van Garrett (uncredited) 1999
Cleopatra
Cleopatra Rufio 1963
City of Ember
City of Ember Sul 2008
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie Mr. Rzykruski (voice) 2012
9
9 #2 (voice) 2009

Filmography

Acting Credits (205)

Prisoners in Space
Prisoners in Space Commander Koenig 2025
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit Self 2025
Without Ward
Without Ward 2022
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood Self 2020
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha Self (archive footage) 2019
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game Abe 2018
The Red Maple Leaf
The Red Maple Leaf Bernard Florence 2017
A Fighting Chance
A Fighting Chance Martin Kramer 2016
Remember
Remember Max Rosenbaum 2015
Entourage
Entourage Bob Ryan 2015
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs Rulon Jeffs 2014
Meir's Festival
Meir's Festival Self 2013
Anna Nicole
Anna Nicole J. Howard Marshall 2013
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie Mr. Rzykruski (voice) 2012
Have a Little Faith
Have a Little Faith Rabbi Albert Lewis 2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary Self 2011
Mysteria
Mysteria Hotel Manager 2011
The Return of Victor Bergman
The Return of Victor Bergman Commander John Koenig (archive footage) 2010
Ivory
Ivory Leon Spencer 2010
Teenage Paparazzo
Teenage Paparazzo Self 2010
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics Self 2009
Lovely, Still
Lovely, Still Robert 2009
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers Self 2009
9
9 #2 (voice) 2009
Billy: The Early Years
Billy: The Early Years Old Charles Templeton 2008
City of Ember
City of Ember Sul 2008
David & Fatima
David & Fatima Rabbi Schmulic 2008
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight Joseph Thomas / Joseph Tancredi 2008
Harrison Montgomery
Harrison Montgomery Harrison Montgomery 2008
Brando
Brando Self 2007
An Existential Affair
An Existential Affair The Wedding Doctor 2006
The Evidence
The Evidence Dr. Sol Goldman 2006
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Hollywood's Greatest Villains Self 2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool Self 2005
James Dean: Sense Memories
James Dean: Sense Memories Self 2005
The Aryan Couple
The Aryan Couple Joseph Krauzenberg 2004
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!% Self 2004
Ed Wood: Making Bela
Ed Wood: Making Bela Self / Bela Lugosi 2004
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild Self 2004
Entourage
Entourage Bob Ryan 2004
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Cary Grant: A Class Apart Self 2004
Wake
Wake Older Sebastian Riven 2003
The Commission
The Commission Sen. Richard Russell 2003
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide Jerry Duran 2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self 2003
Without a Trace
Without a Trace Frank Malone 2002
Shanghai Ghetto
Shanghai Ghetto Narrator 2002
The Majestic
The Majestic Harry Trimble 2001
Contender: Mastering the Method
Contender: Mastering the Method Self 2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored Self 2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Self 2001
Haven
Haven Papa Gruber 2001
In the Beginning
In the Beginning Abraham 2000
Shiner
Shiner Frank Spedding 2000
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' Self 2000
Very Mean Men
Very Mean Men Mr. White 2000
Ready to Rumble
Ready to Rumble Sal Bandini 2000
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow Peter Van Garrett (uncredited) 1999
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
The New Adventures of Pinocchio Geppetto 1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story Joseph Bonanno, age 94 1999
The Joyriders
The Joyriders Gordon Trout 1999
EDtv
EDtv Al 1999
Carlo's Wake
Carlo's Wake Carlo Torello 1999
Rounders
Rounders Abe Petrovsky 1998
The X-Files
The X-Files Kurtzweil 1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's Self 1998
The Elevator
The Elevator Roy Tilden 1998
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool Self 1998
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Merry Christmas, George Bailey Pa Bailey / Mr. Potter 1997
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home (voice) 1997
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Legend of the Spirit Dog Storyteller 1997
B.A.P.S
B.A.P.S Mr. Donald Blakemore 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio Geppetto 1996
City Hall
City Hall Judge Walter Stern 1996
Joseph
Joseph Jacob 1995
Joseph
Joseph Jakob 1995
Spider-Man
Spider-Man Mac Gargan / Scorpion (voice) 1994
Spider-Man
Spider-Man Scorpion (voice) 1994
Time is Money
Time is Money Mac 1994
Ed Wood
Ed Wood Bela Lugosi 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Intersection
Intersection Neal 1994
12:01
12:01 Dr. Thadius Moxley 1993
Sliver
Sliver Alex Parsons 1993
Eye of the Stranger
Eye of the Stranger Mayor Howard Bains 1993
No Place to Hide
No Place to Hide Frank McCoy 1992
Mistress
Mistress Jack Roth 1992
Legacy of Lies
Legacy of Lies 1992
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Jerry Gertz 1992
Echoes That Remain
Echoes That Remain Narrator (voice) 1991
Firehead
Firehead Adm. Pendleton 1991
Secrets of the Unknown
Secrets of the Unknown Narrator 1991
The Color of Evening
The Color of Evening Max Loeb 1990
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light President 1990
Paint It Black
Paint It Black Daniel Lambert 1990
Max and Helen
Max and Helen Simon Wiesenthal 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons The Great Raymondo (voice) 1989
The Neon Empire
The Neon Empire Max 1989
The Neon Empire
The Neon Empire Max 1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors Judah Rosenthal 1989
Run If You Can
Run If You Can Malvani 1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Abe 1988
Real Bullets
Real Bullets Sallini 1988
Delta Fever
Delta Fever Bud 1987
Cyclone
Cyclone Bosarian 1987
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman Lyle Stenning 1987
Empire State
Empire State Chuck 1987
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge Cicero 1987
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape Judge Shaw 1987
Kung Fu: The Movie
Kung Fu: The Movie John Martin Perkins III 1986
Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic 1986
Treasure Island
Treasure Island The Captain 1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Wallace Garrison 1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone William Cooper-Janes (segment "The Beacon") 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Al Drake 1984
Access Code
Access Code Agency Head 1984
The Being
The Being Garson Jones 1983
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill Hayden Stone 1983
Trial by Terror
Trial by Terror 1983
Cosmic Princess
Cosmic Princess Commander John Koenig 1982
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff 1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston 1982
Journey Through the Black Sun
Journey Through the Black Sun Commander John Koenig 1982
Hotel
Hotel 1982
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island J.J. Pierson 1981
Without Warning
Without Warning Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs 1980
Alien Attack
Alien Attack Commander John Koenig 1980
The Return
The Return Niles Buchanan 1980
Meteor
Meteor General Adlon 1979
The Death of Ocean View Park
The Death of Ocean View Park Tom Flood 1979
The Last Word
The Last Word Captain Garrity 1979
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher Roderick Usher 1979
Destination Moonbase-Alpha
Destination Moonbase-Alpha Commander John Koenig 1978
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
Aliens from Spaceship Earth Self 1977
Shadows in an Empty Room
Shadows in an Empty Room Dr. George Tracer 1976
Space: 1999
Space: 1999 John Koenig 1975
Space: 1999
Space: 1999 John Koenig 1975
Savage
Savage Paul Savage 1973
Black Gunn
Black Gunn Capelli 1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol Johnny Bristol 1972
A Town Called Bastard
A Town Called Bastard The Colonel 1971
Columbo
Columbo Dexter Paris / Norman Paris 1971
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Logan Sharpe 1970
Operation Snafu
Operation Snafu Joe Mellone 1970
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob Rollin Hard 1969
The Mama Cass Television Program
The Mama Cass Television Program Self 1969
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker Rollin Hand 1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self (uncredited) 1968
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Mission: Impossible - The Slave Rollin Hand 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self - Guest / Various Characters 1967
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out Rollin Hand 1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Rollin Hand 1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Rollin Hand / General Rio Dominguez 1966
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith Jesse Coe 1966
Get Smart
Get Smart Maxwell Smart (uncredited) 1965
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West 1965
I Spy
I Spy Danny Preston 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Mariano Montoya 1965
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail Chief Walks-Stooped-Over 1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told Caiaphas 1965
Branded
Branded Edwin Booth 1965
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre Nelson Orion 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Count Ladislaus Zark 1964
Decision at Midnight
Decision at Midnight 1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak Victor Rand 1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak Robert Coolidge 1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth 1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Andro 1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Richard Bellero 1963
Cleopatra
Cleopatra Rufio 1963
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock Dade Coleman 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Ned Murray 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Dr. Daniel Orren 1961
The Islanders
The Islanders Arnie 1960
Outlaws
Outlaws 1960
The Tall Man
The Tall Man 1960
Tate
Tate 1960
The Gazebo
The Gazebo The Duke 1960
The Detectives
The Detectives 1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables Jerry Fanning 1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables Larry Coombs 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise Sacheveral Sackett 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise Miller 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Dan Hotaling 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Major Ivan Kuchenko 1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo Wes Tymon 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Emeliano 1959
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato 1959
North by Northwest
North by Northwest Leonard 1959
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill Lt. Marshall 1959
The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years 1959
Lawman
Lawman 1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive Khorba 1958
Maverick
Maverick Mike Manning 1957
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Thorp 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Britton 1955
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Apache Indian 1953
Omnibus
Omnibus Jokanaan / John the Baptist 1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944

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