Martin Landau

Martin Landau

1928–2017 (aged 89)·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1951–2015Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedCarlo's Wake
7.4 Average ratingacross 70 titles

Top TV shows 40best Martin Landau shows

  1. 1The Evidence posterThe EvidenceDr. Sol Goldman · 8 eps · 20068.7
  2. 2The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneDan Hotaling · 1 ep · 19598.5
  3. 3Spider-Man posterSpider-ManMac Gargan / Scorpion (voice) · 1 ep · 19948.3
  4. 4E! True Hollywood Story posterE! True Hollywood Story1 ep · 19968.2
  5. 5Columbo posterColumboDexter Paris / Norman Paris · 1 ep · 19718.1
  6. 6The Simpsons posterThe SimpsonsThe Great Raymondo (voice) · 1 ep · 19898.0
  7. 7The Islanders posterThe IslandersArnie · 1 ep · 19608.0
  8. 8The Untouchables posterThe UntouchablesJerry Fanning · 1 ep · 19598.0
  9. 9Get Smart posterGet SmartMaxwell Smart (uncredited) · 1 ep · 19657.9
  10. 10The Outer Limits posterThe Outer LimitsAndro · 1 ep · 19637.8
  11. 11The Alfred Hitchcock Hour posterThe Alfred Hitchcock HourNed Murray · 1 ep · 19627.8
  12. 12The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneWilliam Cooper-Janes (segment "The Beacon") · 1 ep · 19857.7
  13. 13The Wild Wild West posterThe Wild Wild WestGeneral Grimm · 1 ep · 19657.6
  14. 14Mission: Impossible posterMission: ImpossibleRollin Hand · 75 eps · 19667.6
  15. 15Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteAl Drake · 1 ep · 19847.5
  16. 16Bonanza posterBonanzaEmeliano · 1 ep · 19597.5
  17. 17The Greatest Show on Earth1 ep · 19637.5
  18. 18Entourage posterEntourageBob Ryan · 4 eps · 20047.4
  19. 19Joseph posterJosephJacob · 2 eps · 19957.3
  20. 20Mr. Novak posterMr. NovakVictor Rand · 1 ep · 19637.3
  21. 21The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterThe New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWallace Garrison · 1 ep · 19857.2
  22. 22Without a Trace posterWithout a TraceFrank Malone · 5 eps · 20027.2
  23. 23Schlitz Playhouse of Stars posterSchlitz Playhouse of Stars1 ep · 19517.2
  24. 24Space: 1999 posterSpace: 1999John Koenig · 48 eps · 19757.1
  25. 25The Rifleman posterThe Rifleman1 ep · 19587.1
  26. 26In Plain Sight posterIn Plain SightJoseph Thomas / Joseph Tancredi · 1 ep · 20087.1
  27. 27The Man from U.N.C.L.E. posterThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.Count Ladislaus Zark · 1 ep · 19647.1
  28. 28Wanted: Dead or Alive posterWanted: Dead or AliveKhorba · 1 ep · 19587.0
  29. 29The Lawless Years posterThe Lawless Years1 ep · 19597.0
  30. 30Maverick posterMaverickMike Manning · 1 ep · 19576.9
  31. 31The Tall Man posterThe Tall Man2 eps · 19606.9
  32. 32General Electric Theater posterGeneral Electric TheaterApache Indian · 1 ep · 19536.8
  33. 33Hotel posterHotelRussell Slocum · 1 ep · 19826.8
  34. 34Branded posterBrandedEdwin Booth · 1 ep · 19656.8
  35. 35Blacke's Magic posterBlacke's Magic1 ep · 19866.8
  36. 36Gunsmoke posterGunsmokeThorp · 1 ep · 19556.7
  37. 37The Detectives posterThe Detectives1 ep · 19596.7
  38. 38Buffalo Bill posterBuffalo BillHayden Stone · 1 ep · 19836.7
  39. 39Outlaws posterOutlaws1 ep · 19606.7
  40. 40I Spy posterI SpyDanny Preston · 19656.5

Top movies 30best Martin Landau movies

  1. 1Carlo's Wake posterCarlo's WakeCarlo Torello · 199910.0
  2. 2Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob posterMission: Impossible vs. the MobRollin Hard · 19699.7
  3. 3Delta Fever posterDelta FeverBud · 19879.0
  4. 4Real Bullets posterReal BulletsSallini · 19889.0
  5. 5Shanghai Ghetto posterShanghai GhettoNarrator · 20028.5
  6. 6Joseph posterJosephJacob · 19958.2
  7. 7Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol posterWelcome Home, Johnny BristolJohnny Bristol · 19728.0
  8. 8Legacy of Lies posterLegacy of Lies19928.0
  9. 9North by Northwest posterNorth by NorthwestLeonard · 1959 · Thriller8.0
  10. 10Decision at Midnight posterDecision at MidnightNils · 19637.5
  11. 11Ed Wood posterEd WoodBela Lugosi · 19947.5
  12. 12Crimes and Misdemeanors posterCrimes and MisdemeanorsJudah Rosenthal · 19897.4
  13. 13Remember posterRememberMax Rosenbaum · 20157.4
  14. 14The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman posterThe Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanLyle Stenning · 19877.3
  15. 15Sleepy Hollow posterSleepy HollowPeter Van Garrett (uncredited) · 19997.2
  16. 16Cleopatra posterCleopatraRufio · 19637.1
  17. 17The Long Way Home posterThe Long Way Home(voice) · 19977.1
  18. 18Frankenweenie posterFrankenweenieMr. Rzykruski (voice) · 2012 · Animation7.0
  19. 19Rounders posterRoundersAbe Petrovsky · 19987.0
  20. 20Max and Helen posterMax and HelenSimon Wiesenthal · 19907.0
  21. 21Time is Money posterTime is MoneyMac · 19947.0
  22. 22Echoes That Remain posterEchoes That RemainNarrator (voice) · 19917.0
  23. 239 poster9#2 (voice) · 2009 · Action7.0
  24. 24The X-Files posterThe X-FilesKurtzweil · 19986.9
  25. 25The Gazebo posterThe GazeboThe Duke · 19596.9
  26. 26Haven posterHavenPapa Gruber · 20016.8
  27. 27The Majestic posterThe MajesticHarry Trimble · 20016.8
  28. 28Tucker: The Man and His Dream posterTucker: The Man and His DreamAbe · 19886.7
  29. 29Nevada Smith posterNevada SmithJesse Coe · 19666.7
  30. 30Pork Chop Hill posterPork Chop HillLt. Marshall · 19596.7

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