Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Acting
Born Jun 20, 1928
From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died Jul 15, 2017

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

9
6.9
2009

9

#2 (voice)

Sleepy Hollow
7.2
1999

Sleepy Hollow

Peter Van Garrett (uncredited)

Cleopatra
7.0
1963

Cleopatra

Rufio

Rounders
7.0
1998

Rounders

Abe Petrovsky

Sliver
5.6
1993

Sliver

Alex Parsons

North by Northwest
8.0
1959

North by Northwest

Leonard

Joseph
8.2
1995

Joseph

Jacob

Entourage
6.2
2015

Entourage

Bob Ryan

Frankenweenie
7.0
2012

Frankenweenie

Mr. Rzykruski (voice)

The X-Files
6.9
1998

The X-Files

Kurtzweil

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Caiaphas

City of Ember
6.3
2008

City of Ember

Sul

Ed Wood
7.5
1994

Ed Wood

Bela Lugosi

The Majestic
6.7
2001

The Majestic

Harry Trimble

City Hall
6.0
1996

City Hall

Judge Walter Stern

EDtv
6.0
1999

EDtv

Al

Remember
7.4
2015

Remember

Max Rosenbaum

B.A.P.S
5.2
1997

B.A.P.S

Mr. Donald Blakemore

Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4
1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Judah Rosenthal

Meteor
5.2
1979

Meteor

General Adlon

Love, Antosha
7.4
2019

Love, Antosha

Self (archive footage)

Woody Allen: A Documentary
6.9
2011

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Self

Without Warning
5.2
1980

Without Warning

Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
6.7
1988

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Abe

Hollywood Homicide
5.2
2003

Hollywood Homicide

Jerry Duran

Intersection
5.1
1994

Intersection

Neal

Haven
6.8
2001

Haven

Papa Gruber

Nevada Smith
6.7
1966

Nevada Smith

Jesse Coe

The Adventures of Pinocchio
5.3
1996

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Geppetto

12:01
6.2
1993

12:01

Dr. Thadius Moxley

Pork Chop Hill
6.6
1959

Pork Chop Hill

Lt. Marshall

The Red Maple Leaf
4.3
2017

The Red Maple Leaf

Bernard Florence

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
6.0
2014

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

Rulon Jeffs

Black Gunn
5.8
1972

Black Gunn

Capelli

By Dawn's Early Light
6.5
1990

By Dawn's Early Light

President

Alone in the Dark
5.9
1982

Alone in the Dark

Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff

Mistress
5.5
1992

Mistress

Jack Roth

The Gazebo
6.9
1960

The Gazebo

The Duke

Ready to Rumble
5.2
2000

Ready to Rumble

Sal Bandini

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5.8
1970

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Logan Sharpe

The Hallelujah Trail
6.1
1965

The Hallelujah Trail

Chief Walks-Stooped-Over

Empire State
4.7
1987

Empire State

Chuck

Shadows in an Empty Room
5.7
1976

Shadows in an Empty Room

Dr. George Tracer

The Being
4.8
1983

The Being

Garson Jones

Shiner
5.2
2000

Shiner

Frank Spedding

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0
2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

Brando
6.8
2007

Brando

Self

Savage
5.3
1973

Savage

Paul Savage

The Return
5.9
1980

The Return

Niles Buchanan

Very Mean Men
5.0
2000

Very Mean Men

Mr. White

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2
2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Self

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
8.0
2009

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

Self

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
4.7
1999

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Joseph Bonanno, age 94

Teenage Paparazzo
7.0
2010

Teenage Paparazzo

Self

Kung Fu: The Movie
5.3
1986

Kung Fu: The Movie

John Martin Perkins III

A Town Called Bastard
5.0
1971

A Town Called Bastard

The Colonel

Have a Little Faith
6.4
2011

Have a Little Faith

Rabbi Albert Lewis

Merry Christmas, George Bailey
5.0
1997

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Pa Bailey / Mr. Potter

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
7.3
1987

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

Lyle Stenning

Ivory
1.7
2010

Ivory

Leon Spencer

Cyclone
3.9
1987

Cyclone

Bosarian

6.1
2001

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Self

The Last Word
4.0
1979

The Last Word

Captain Garrity

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
7.3
1998

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Self

The Long Way Home
7.1
1997

The Long Way Home

(voice)

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
5.5
2005

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Self

Mysteria
3.9
2011

Mysteria

Hotel Manager

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2.0
2004

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Self

Sweet Revenge
3.3
1987

Sweet Revenge

Cicero

Cary Grant: A Class Apart
7.0
2004

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Self

Firehead
2.3
1991

Firehead

Adm. Pendleton

Lovely, Still
6.6
2009

Lovely, Still

Robert

Treasure Island
6.2
1986

Treasure Island

The Captain

The Fall of the House of Usher
4.5
1979

The Fall of the House of Usher

Roderick Usher

Max and Helen
6.0
1990

Max and Helen

Simon Wiesenthal

No Place to Hide
5.3
1992

No Place to Hide

Frank McCoy

James Dean: Sense Memories
2005

James Dean: Sense Memories

Self

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
7.4
2004

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
3.8
1962

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

Dade Coleman

The Neon Empire
5.5
1989

The Neon Empire

Max

The Joyriders
4.5
1999

The Joyriders

Gordon Trout

Without Ward
2.5
2022

Without Ward

The Color of Evening
2.0
1990

The Color of Evening

Max Loeb

Delta Fever
1987

Delta Fever

Bud

Billy: The Early Years
5.6
2008

Billy: The Early Years

Old Charles Templeton

The Elevator
4.5
1998

The Elevator

Roy Tilden

Operation Snafu
5.5
1970

Operation Snafu

Joe Mellone

Eye of the Stranger
4.0
1993

Eye of the Stranger

Mayor Howard Bains

Space: 1999
7.4
1975

Space: 1999

John Koenig

The Death of Ocean View Park
6.0
1979

The Death of Ocean View Park

Tom Flood

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
6.7
2009

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

Self

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
2.9
1987

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

Judge Shaw

Mission: Impossible - The Slave
1967

Mission: Impossible - The Slave

Rollin Hand

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
4.6
1981

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

J.J. Pierson

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
10.0
1969

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Rollin Hard

Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
8.5
2020

Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood

Self

The Aryan Couple
6.1
2004

The Aryan Couple

Joseph Krauzenberg

The Commission
1.0
2003

The Commission

Sen. Richard Russell

Legacy of Lies
6.0
1992

Legacy of Lies

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
8.0
1972

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Johnny Bristol

Destination Moonbase-Alpha
5.4
1978

Destination Moonbase-Alpha

Commander John Koenig

Carlo's Wake
1999

Carlo's Wake

Carlo Torello

Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
2004

Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

Self

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
6.0
2018

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

Abe

Aliens from Spaceship Earth
3.0
1977

Aliens from Spaceship Earth

Self

Access Code
4.5
1984

Access Code

Agency Head

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
5.5
1992

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

Jerry Gertz

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
1966

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

Rollin Hand

Alien Attack
6.1
1980

Alien Attack

Commander John Koenig

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
6.6
2000

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

Self

Run If You Can
3.0
1988

Run If You Can

Malvani

Hollywood's Greatest Villains
10.0
2005

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Self

7.0
1998

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

Self

David & Fatima
5.0
2008

David & Fatima

Rabbi Schmulic

Journey Through the Black Sun
6.2
1982

Journey Through the Black Sun

Commander John Koenig

Shanghai Ghetto
7.0
2002

Shanghai Ghetto

Narrator

The New Adventures of Pinocchio
5.5
1999

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

Geppetto

0.5
2016

A Fighting Chance

Martin Kramer

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
5.7
1964

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

Nelson Orion

Harrison Montgomery
4.0
2008

Harrison Montgomery

Harrison Montgomery

2013

Meir's Festival

Self

Time is Money
7.0
1994

Time is Money

Mac

Paint It Black
2.3
1990

Paint It Black

Daniel Lambert

Secrets of the Unknown
1991

Secrets of the Unknown

Narrator

Ed Wood: Making Bela
7.3
2004

Ed Wood: Making Bela

Self / Bela Lugosi

Trial by Terror
3.0
1983

Trial by Terror

The Mama Cass Television Program
1969

The Mama Cass Television Program

Self

Cosmic Princess
4.6
1982

Cosmic Princess

Commander John Koenig

Echoes That Remain
7.0
1991

Echoes That Remain

Narrator (voice)

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

Rollin Hand

Real Bullets
10.0
1988

Real Bullets

Sallini

Legend of the Spirit Dog
4.5
1997

Legend of the Spirit Dog

Storyteller

Decision at Midnight
6.0
1963

Decision at Midnight

Prisoners in Space
2025

Prisoners in Space

Commander Koenig

Wake
3.8
2003

Wake

Older Sebastian Riven

An Existential Affair
2.0
2006

An Existential Affair

The Wedding Doctor

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
2025

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Self

Contender: Mastering the Method
7.0
2001

Contender: Mastering the Method

Self

The Return of Victor Bergman
2010

The Return of Victor Bergman

Commander John Koenig (archive footage)

Anna Nicole
5.1
2013

Anna Nicole

J. Howard Marshall

1987

Lethal Victims

Judge Shaw