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Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Acting
Born: Jun 20, 1928 — Died: Jul 15, 2017
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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.

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Frankenweenie Mr. Rzykruski (voice) 2012 7.005
Teenage Paparazzo Self 2010 7.034
9 #2 (voice) 2009 6.949
City of Ember Sul 2008 6.3
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool Self 2005 5.909
The Aryan Couple Joseph Krauzenberg 2004 6.205
The Majestic Harry Trimble 2001 6.748
Ready to Rumble Sal Bandini 2000 5.24
Shiner Frank Spedding 2000 5.42
EDtv Al 1999 6.0
Rounders Abe Petrovsky 1998 7.0
The X-Files Kurtzweil 1998 6.904
Joseph Jacob 1995 8.213
Ed Wood Bela Lugosi 1994 7.484
Intersection Neal 1994 5.101
Sliver Alex Parsons 1993 5.565
Firehead Adm. Pendleton 1991 2.889
By Dawn's Early Light President 1990 6.5
Crimes and Misdemeanors Judah Rosenthal 1989 7.422
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Abe 1988 6.7
Empire State Chuck 1987 5.033
Without Warning Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs 1980 5.268
Meteor General Adlon 1979 5.211
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Logan Sharpe 1970 5.874
Nevada Smith Jesse Coe 1966 6.7
The Greatest Story Ever Told Caiaphas 1965 6.415
The Hallelujah Trail Chief Walks-Stooped-Over 1965 6.089
Cleopatra Rufio 1963 7.049
Decision at Midnight Nils 1963 7.5
North by Northwest Leonard 1959 7.966
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1928
FromBrooklyn, New York …