Martin Landau

Martin Landau

1928-06-20 – 2017-07-15 (age 89) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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.

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Known For

Sliver
Sliver

1993

as Alex Parsons

Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow

1999

as Peter Van Garrett (uncredited)

9
9

2009

as #2 (voice)

Cleopatra
Cleopatra

1963

as Rufio

Rounders
Rounders

1998

as Abe Petrovsky

North by Northwest
North by Northwest

1959

as Leonard

Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie

2012

as Mr. Rzykruski (voice)

The X-Files
The X-Files

1998

as Kurtzweil

Joseph
Joseph

1995

as Jacob

City of Ember
City of Ember

2008

as Sul

The Majestic
The Majestic

2001

as Harry Trimble

Ed Wood
Ed Wood

1994

as Bela Lugosi

Entourage
Entourage

2015

as Bob Ryan

City Hall
City Hall

1996

as Judge Walter Stern

The Greatest Story Ever Told
Meteor
Meteor

1979

as General Adlon

Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

as Judah Rosenthal

The Return
The Return

1980

as Niles Buchanan

Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith

1966

as Jesse Coe

Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide

2003

as Jerry Duran