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Martin Landau
Born: 1928-06-20
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Landau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Simpsons8.0
The Simpsons
1989
Columbo8.1
Columbo
1971
Bonanza7.5
Bonanza
1959
Without a Trace7.3
Without a Trace
2002
Murder, She Wrote7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Golden Globe Awards7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Maverick6.9
Maverick
1957
Entourage7.4
Entourage
2004
The Mike Douglas Show5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Rifleman7.1
The Rifleman
1958
Mission: Impossible7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
Mission: Impossible7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966