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Martin Landau

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
209

Gender
Male

Birthday
June 20, 1928 (98 years old)

Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Martin Landau

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

Acting

2025Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbitas Self
2025Prisoners in Spaceas Commander Koenig
2022Without Wardas
2020Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywoodas Self
2019Love, Antoshaas Self (archive footage)
2018Abe & Phil's Last Poker Gameas Abe
2017The Red Maple Leafas Bernard Florence
2016A Fighting Chanceas Martin Kramer
2015Rememberas Max Rosenbaum
2015Entourageas Bob Ryan
2014Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffsas Rulon Jeffs
2013Meir's Festivalas Self
2013Anna Nicoleas J. Howard Marshall
2012Frankenweenieas Mr. Rzykruski (voice)
2011Have a Little Faithas Rabbi Albert Lewis
2011Woody Allen: A Documentaryas Self
2011Mysteriaas Hotel Manager
2010Teenage Paparazzoas Self
2010The Return of Victor Bergmanas Commander John Koenig (archive footage)
2010Ivoryas Leon Spencer
2009A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epicsas Self
2009Lovely, Stillas Robert
2009A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillersas Self
20099as #2 (voice)
2008Billy: The Early Yearsas Old Charles Templeton
2008City of Emberas Sul
2008David & Fatimaas Rabbi Schmulic
2008In Plain Sightas Joseph Thomas / Joseph Tancredi
2008Harrison Montgomeryas Harrison Montgomery
2007Brandoas Self
2006An Existential Affairas The Wedding Doctor
2006The Evidenceas Dr. Sol Goldman
2005Hollywood's Greatest Villainsas Self
2005Steve McQueen: The Essence of Coolas Self
2005James Dean: Sense Memoriesas Self
2004The Aryan Coupleas Joseph Krauzenberg
2004Ed Wood: Making Belaas Self / Bela Lugosi
2004Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
2004Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%as Self
2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wildas Self
2004Entourageas Bob Ryan
2004Cary Grant: A Class Apartas Self
2003Wakeas Older Sebastian Riven
2003The Commissionas Sen. Richard Russell
2003Hollywood Homicideas Jerry Duran
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas Self
2002Without a Traceas Frank Malone
2002Shanghai Ghettoas Narrator
2001The Majesticas Harry Trimble
2001Contender: Mastering the Methodas Self
2001Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensoredas Self
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywoodas Self
2001Havenas Papa Gruber
2001Havenas Papa Gruber
2000In the Beginningas Abraham
2000Shineras Frank Spedding
2000Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'as Self
2000Very Mean Menas Mr. White
2000Ready to Rumbleas Sal Bandini
1999Sleepy Hollowas Peter Van Garrett (uncredited)
1999The New Adventures of Pinocchioas Geppetto
1999Bonanno: A Godfather's Storyas Joseph Bonanno, age 94
1999The Joyridersas Gordon Trout
1999EDtvas Al
1999Carlo's Wakeas Carlo Torello
1998Roundersas Abe Petrovsky
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sas Self
1998The X-Filesas Kurtzweil
1998The Elevatoras Roy Tilden
1998Steve McQueen: The King of Coolas Self
1997Merry Christmas, George Baileyas Pa Bailey / Mr. Potter
1997The Long Way Homeas (voice)
1997Legend of the Spirit Dogas Storyteller
1997B.A.P.Sas Mr. Donald Blakemore
1996E! True Hollywood Storyas
1996The Adventures of Pinocchioas Geppetto
1996City Hallas Judge Walter Stern
1995Josephas Jacob
1995Josephas Jacob
1994Spider-Manas Mac Gargan / Scorpion (voice)
1994Spider-Manas Scorpion (voice)
1994Time is Moneyas Mac
1994Ed Woodas Bela Lugosi
1994Inside the Actors Studioas Self
1994Intersectionas Neal
199312:01as Dr. Thadius Moxley
1993Sliveras Alex Parsons
1993Eye of the Strangeras Mayor Howard Bains
1992No Place to Hideas Frank McCoy
1992Mistressas Jack Roth
1992Legacy of Liesas
1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Storyas Jerry Gertz
1991Echoes That Remainas Narrator (voice)
1991Fireheadas Adm. Pendleton
1991Secrets of the Unknownas Narrator
1990The Color of Eveningas Max Loeb
1990By Dawn's Early Lightas President
1990Paint It Blackas Daniel Lambert
1990Max and Helenas Simon Wiesenthal
1989The Simpsonsas The Great Raymondo (voice)
1989The Neon Empireas Max
1989The Neon Empireas Max
1989Crimes and Misdemeanorsas Judah Rosenthal
1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Reliefas Self
1988Run If You Canas Malvani
1988Tucker: The Man and His Dreamas Abe
1988Real Bulletsas Sallini
1987Delta Feveras Bud
1987Cycloneas Bosarian
1987The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Lyle Stenning
1987Empire Stateas Chuck
1987Sweet Revengeas Cicero
1987Lethal Victimsas Judge Shaw
1987W.A.R.: Women Against Rapeas Judge Shaw
1986Kung Fu: The Movieas John Martin Perkins III
1986Blacke's Magicas
1986Treasure Islandas The Captain
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Wallace Garrison
1985The Twilight Zoneas William Cooper-Janes (segment "The Beacon")
1984Murder, She Wroteas Al Drake
1984Access Codeas Agency Head
1983The Beingas Garson Jones
1983Buffalo Billas Hayden Stone
1983Trial by Terroras
1982Cosmic Princessas Commander John Koenig
1982Alone in the Darkas Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff
1982Matt Houstonas
1982Journey Through the Black Sunas Commander John Koenig
1982Hotelas Russell Slocum
1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Islandas J.J. Pierson
1980Without Warningas Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs
1980Alien Attackas Commander John Koenig
1980The Returnas Niles Buchanan
1979Meteoras General Adlon
1979The Death of Ocean View Parkas Tom Flood
1979The Last Wordas Captain Garrity
1979The Fall of the House of Usheras Roderick Usher
1978Destination Moonbase-Alphaas Commander John Koenig
1977Aliens from Spaceship Earthas Self
1976Shadows in an Empty Roomas Dr. George Tracer
1975Space: 1999as John Koenig
1975Space: 1999as John Koenig
1973Savage!as Paul Savage
1972Black Gunnas Capelli
1972Welcome Home, Johnny Bristolas Johnny Bristol
1971A Town Called Bastardas The Colonel
1971Columboas Dexter Paris / Norman Paris
1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!as Logan Sharpe
1970Operation Snafuas Joe Mellone
1969The Mama Cass Television Programas Self
1969Mission: Impossible vs. the Mobas Rollin Hard
1969Mission: Impossible - The Bunkeras Rollin Hand
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited)
1967Mission: Impossible - The Slaveas Rollin Hand
1967The Carol Burnett Showas Self - Guest / Various Characters
1966Mission: Impossible - Old Man Outas Rollin Hand
1966Mission: Impossibleas Rollin Hand
1966Mission: Impossibleas Rollin Hand / General Rio Dominguez
1966Nevada Smithas Jesse Coe
1965Get Smartas Maxwell Smart (uncredited)
1965The Wild Wild Westas General Grimm
1965The Big Valleyas Mariano Montoya
1965I Spyas Danny Preston
1965The Hallelujah Trailas Chief Walks-Stooped-Over
1965The Greatest Story Ever Toldas Caiaphas
1965Brandedas Edwin Booth
1964The Ghost of Sierra de Cobreas Nelson Orion
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Count Ladislaus Zark
1963Decision at Midnightas Nils
1963Mr. Novakas Robert Coolidge
1963Mr. Novakas Victor Rand
1963The Greatest Show on Earthas
1963The Outer Limitsas Andro
1963The Outer Limitsas Richard Bellero
1963Cleopatraas Rufio
1962Stagecoach to Dancers' Rockas Dade Coleman
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Ned Murray
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1961The Defendersas Dr. Daniel Orren
1960Special for Womenas The Accused
1960The Islandersas Arnie
1960Outlawsas
1960The Tall Manas
1960Tateas
1959The Gazeboas The Duke
1959The Detectivesas
1959The Untouchablesas Jerry Fanning
1959The Untouchablesas Larry Coombs
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Miller
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Sacheveral Sackett
1959Johnny Ringoas Wes Tymon
1959The Twilight Zoneas Dan Hotaling
1959The Twilight Zoneas Major Ivan Kuchenko
1959Bonanzaas Emeliano
1959Johnny Staccatoas
1959North by Northwestas Leonard
1959Pork Chop Hillas Lt. Marshall
1959The Lawless Yearsas
1958Lawmanas Bob Ford
1958The Riflemanas
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Khorba
1957Maverickas Mike Manning
1955Gunsmokeas Britton
1955Gunsmokeas Thorp
1953The Oscarsas Self
1953General Electric Theateras Apache Indian
1952Omnibusas Jokanaan / John the Baptist
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee

Production

2009Lovely, Still...Executive Producer