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Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Actor · 1928–2017 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Landau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 163

2020s

  1. 2026

    Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph

    Commander John Koenig

  2. 2025

    Prisoners in Space

    Commander Koenig

  3. 2022

    Without Ward

    Movie

2010s

  1. 2018

    Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

    Abe

  2. 2017

    The Red Maple Leaf

    Bernard Florence

  3. 2015
  4. 2014

    Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

    Rulon Jeffs

  5. 2013

    Anna Nicole

    J. Howard Marshall

  6. 2012
  7. 2011

    Have a Little Faith

    Rabbi Albert Lewis

  8. Mysteria

    Hotel Manager

  9. 2010

    The Return of Victor Bergman

    Commander John Koenig (archive footage)

  10. Ivory

    Leon Spencer

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. The New Adventures of Pinocchio

    Geppetto

  3. Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

    Joseph Bonanno Sr.

  4. The Joyriders

    Gordon Trout

  5. Carlo's Wake

    Carlo Torello

  6. 1998
  7. The Elevator

    Roy Tilden

  8. 1997

    Merry Christmas, George Bailey

    Pa Bailey / Mr. Potter

  9. Legend of the Spirit Dog

    Storyteller

  10. B.A.P.S

    Mr. Donald Blakemore

  11. 1996

    E! True Hollywood Story

    TV

  12. 1995

    Joseph

    Jacob · 2 episodes

  13. 1994
  14. Time is Money

    Mac

  15. Intersection

    Neal

  16. 1993

    12:01

    Dr. Thadius Moxley

  17. 1992

    No Place to Hide

    Frank McCoy

  18. Legacy of Lies

    Movie

  19. Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

    Jerry Gertz

  20. 1991
  21. 1990

    The Color of Evening

    Max Loeb

  22. Paint It Black

    Daniel Lambert

  23. Max and Helen

    Simon Wiesenthal

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. The Neon Empire

    Max

  3. The Neon Empire

    Max · 2 episodes

  4. 1988

    Run If You Can

    Malvani

  5. 1987

    Delta Fever

    Bud

  6. Cyclone

    Bosarian

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

    Lyle Stenning

  8. Empire State

    Chuck

  9. Sweet Revenge

    Cicero

  10. W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

    Judge Shaw

  11. 1986

    Kung Fu: The Movie

    John Martin Perkins III

  12. Blacke's Magic

    TV

  13. Treasure Island

    The Captain

  14. 1985
  15. 1984
  16. Access Code

    Agency Head

  17. 1983
  18. Buffalo Bill

    Hayden Stone · 1 episode

  19. Trial by Terror

    Movie

  20. 1982

    Cosmic Princess

    Commander John Koenig

  21. Alone in the Dark

    Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff

  22. Journey Through the Black Sun

    Commander John Koenig

  23. 1981

    The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

    J.J. Pierson

  24. 1980
  25. Alien Attack

    Commander John Koenig

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. The Death of Ocean View Park

    Tom Flood

  3. The Last Word

    Captain Garrity

  4. The Fall of the House of Usher

    Roderick Usher

  5. 1978

    Destination Moonbase-Alpha

    Commander John Koenig

  6. 1976

    Shadows in an Empty Room

    Dr. George Tracer

  7. 1975
  8. Space: 1999

    John Koenig

  9. 1973

    Savage!

    Paul Savage

  10. 1972

    Black Gunn

    Capelli

  11. Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

    Johnny Bristol

  12. 1971
  13. 1970
  14. Operation Snafu

    Joe Mellone

1960s

  1. 1969

    Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

    Rollin Hard

  2. Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

    Rollin Hand

  3. 1967

    Mission: Impossible - The Slave

    Rollin Hand

  4. 1966

    Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

    Rollin Hand

  5. 1965
  6. 1964
  7. 1963

    Decision at Midnight

    Nils

  8. 1962

    Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

    Dade Coleman

  9. 1961
  10. 1960

    Special for Women

    The Accused · 1 episode

  11. Tate

    TV

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Gazebo

    The Duke

  2. 1958
  3. 1957
  4. 1955
  5. 1953

    General Electric Theater

    Apache Indian · 1 episode

  6. 1952
  7. 1951

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    TV

Produced 1

Appearances33

2020s

  1. 2025

    Space: 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

    Self

  2. 2020

    Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2011

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Self

  3. 2010

2000s

  1. 2009

    A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

    Self

  2. A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

    Self

  3. 2007

    Brando

    Self

  4. 2005

    Hollywood's Greatest Villains

    Self

  5. Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Self

  6. James Dean: Sense Memories

    Self

  7. 2004
  8. Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

    Self

  9. Ed Wood: Making Bela

    Self / Bela Lugosi

  10. Cary Grant: A Class Apart

    Self

  11. 2003
  12. 2002

    Shanghai Ghetto

    Narrator

  13. 2001

    Contender: Mastering the Method

    Self

  14. Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Self

  15. 2000

    Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

    Self

1990s

  1. 1998

    Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

    Self

  2. 1994

    Inside the Actors Studio

    Self · 1 episode

  3. 1991

    Echoes That Remain

    Narrator (voice)

  4. Secrets of the Unknown

    Narrator

1980s

  1. 1989

    Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

    Self

1970s

  1. 1977

    Aliens from Spaceship Earth

    Self

No release date

  1. Monty and the Movies

    Self (archive footage)