Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Acting • Born 1928-06-20 – Died 2017-07-15

Acting3Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

205 credits
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

Movie • 1959

Leonard

Sliver

Sliver

Movie • 1993

Alex Parsons

Teenage Paparazzo

Teenage Paparazzo

Movie • 2010

Self

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

Movie • 1994

Bela Lugosi

Rounders

Rounders

Movie • 1998

Abe Petrovsky

The X-Files

The X-Files

Movie • 1998

Kurtzweil

Joseph

Joseph

Movie • 1995

Jakob

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Movie • 1965

Caiaphas

The Aryan Couple

The Aryan Couple

Movie • 2004

Joseph Krauzenberg

The Majestic

The Majestic

Movie • 2001

Harry Trimble

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

Movie • 1990

President

Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble

Movie • 2000

Sal Bandini

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

Movie • 1966

Jesse Coe

EDtv

EDtv

Movie • 1999

Al

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Movie • 1989

Judah Rosenthal

The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

Movie • 1965

Chief Walks-Stooped-Over

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Movie • 1963

Rufio

9

9

Movie • 2009

#2 (voice)

Decision at Midnight

Decision at Midnight

Movie • 1963

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Movie • 2005

Self

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Movie • 1970

Logan Sharpe

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Movie • 1988

Abe

City of Ember

City of Ember

Movie • 2008

Sul

Meteor

Meteor

Movie • 1979

General Adlon

Shiner

Shiner

Movie • 2000

Frank Spedding

Firehead

Firehead

Movie • 1991

Adm. Pendleton

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

Movie • 2012

Mr. Rzykruski (voice)

Without Warning

Without Warning

Movie • 1980

Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs

Empire State

Empire State

Movie • 1987

Chuck

Intersection

Intersection

Movie • 1994

Neal

B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

Movie • 1997

Mr. Donald Blakemore

A Town Called Bastard

A Town Called Bastard

Movie • 1971

The Colonel

Kung Fu: The Movie

Kung Fu: The Movie

Movie • 1986

John Martin Perkins III

12:01

12:01

Movie • 1993

Dr. Thadius Moxley

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Movie • 1996

Geppetto

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Movie • 2011

Self

Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still

Movie • 2009

Robert

Meir's Festival

Meir's Festival

Movie • 2013

Self

Mistress

Mistress

Movie • 1992

Jack Roth

Cyclone

Cyclone

Movie • 1987

Bosarian

Shanghai Ghetto

Shanghai Ghetto

Movie • 2002

Narrator

The Being

The Being

Movie • 1983

Garson Jones

Shadows in an Empty Room

Shadows in an Empty Room

Movie • 1976

Dr. George Tracer

No Place to Hide

No Place to Hide

Movie • 1992

Frank McCoy

Alien Attack

Alien Attack

Movie • 1980

Commander John Koenig

Destination Moonbase-Alpha

Destination Moonbase-Alpha

Movie • 1978

Commander John Koenig

Mysteria

Mysteria

Movie • 2011

Hotel Manager

Journey Through the Black Sun

Journey Through the Black Sun

Movie • 1982

Commander John Koenig

Black Gunn

Black Gunn

Movie • 1972

Capelli

Have a Little Faith

Have a Little Faith

Movie • 2011

Rabbi Albert Lewis

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

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

Movie • 2003

Self

Cosmic Princess

Cosmic Princess

Movie • 1982

Commander John Koenig

Paint It Black

Paint It Black

Movie • 1990

Daniel Lambert

Carlo's Wake

Carlo's Wake

Movie • 1999

Carlo Torello

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

Movie • 1987

Cicero

The Return

The Return

Movie • 1980

Niles Buchanan

Savage

Savage

Movie • 1973

Paul Savage

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Movie • 2001

Self

The Joyriders

The Joyriders

Movie • 1999

Gordon Trout

The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

Movie • 1997

(voice)

Without Ward

Without Ward

Movie • 2022

Haven

Haven

Movie • 2001

Papa Gruber

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Movie • 1999

Peter Van Garrett (uncredited)

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock

Movie • 1962

Dade Coleman

Run If You Can

Run If You Can

Movie • 1988

Malvani

Anna Nicole

Anna Nicole

Movie • 2013

J. Howard Marshall

Real Bullets

Real Bullets

Movie • 1988

Sallini

The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

Movie • 1989

Max

Wake

Wake

Movie • 2003

Older Sebastian Riven

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

The New Adventures of Pinocchio

Movie • 1999

Geppetto

A Fighting Chance

A Fighting Chance

Movie • 2016

Martin Kramer

The Death of Ocean View Park

The Death of Ocean View Park

Movie • 1979

Tom Flood

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Movie • 2004

Self

Access Code

Access Code

Movie • 1984

Agency Head

The Gazebo

The Gazebo

Movie • 1960

The Duke

Eye of the Stranger

Eye of the Stranger

Movie • 1993

Mayor Howard Bains

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

Movie • 2014

Rulon Jeffs

Operation Snafu

Operation Snafu

Movie • 1970

Joe Mellone

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Movie • 1999

Joseph Bonanno, age 94

Entourage

Entourage

Movie • 2015

Bob Ryan

Legacy of Lies

Legacy of Lies

Movie • 1992

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Movie • 1997

Pa Bailey / Mr. Potter

Remember

Remember

Movie • 2015

Max Rosenbaum

Ivory

Ivory

Movie • 2010

Leon Spencer

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Movie • 1972

Johnny Bristol

City Hall

City Hall

Movie • 1996

Judge Walter Stern

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Movie • 1986

The Captain

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'

Movie • 2000

Self

Billy: The Early Years

Billy: The Early Years

Movie • 2008

Old Charles Templeton

David & Fatima

David & Fatima

Movie • 2008

Rabbi Schmulic

Hollywood Homicide

Hollywood Homicide

Movie • 2003

Jerry Duran

James Dean: Sense Memories

James Dean: Sense Memories

Movie • 2005

Self

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

Movie • 1987

Judge Shaw

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

Movie • 1981

J.J. Pierson

The Elevator

The Elevator

Movie • 1998

Roy Tilden

Secrets of the Unknown

Secrets of the Unknown

Movie • 1991

Narrator

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

Movie • 1979

Roderick Usher

Brando

Brando

Movie • 2007

Self

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

Movie • 1959

Lt. Marshall

The Last Word

The Last Word

Movie • 1979

Captain Garrity

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Movie • 1998

Self

Echoes That Remain

Echoes That Remain

Movie • 1991

Narrator (voice)

Very Mean Men

Very Mean Men

Movie • 2000

Mr. White

Legend of the Spirit Dog

Legend of the Spirit Dog

Movie • 1997

Storyteller

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

Movie • 2018

Abe

Aliens from Spaceship Earth

Aliens from Spaceship Earth

Movie • 1977

Self

Harrison Montgomery

Harrison Montgomery

Movie • 2008

Harrison Montgomery

The Red Maple Leaf

The Red Maple Leaf

Movie • 2017

Bernard Florence

Contender: Mastering the Method

Contender: Mastering the Method

Movie • 2001

Self

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

Movie • 1992

Jerry Gertz

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Movie • 2001

Self

Trial by Terror

Trial by Terror

Movie • 1983

The Mama Cass Television Program

The Mama Cass Television Program

Movie • 1969

Self

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

Movie • 1964

Nelson Orion

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

Movie • 1975

John Koenig

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

Movie • 2009

Self

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics

Movie • 2009

Self

Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

Movie • 2019

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Movie • 2005

Self

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

Movie • 1990

Max Loeb

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

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

Movie • 1987

Lyle Stenning

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

Movie • 1969

Rollin Hard

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

Movie • 2004

Self (archive footage)

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

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

Movie • 2004

Self

Ed Wood: Making Bela

Ed Wood: Making Bela

Movie • 2004

Self / Bela Lugosi

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

Movie • 1982

Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff

Max and Helen

Max and Helen

Movie • 1990

Simon Wiesenthal

Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood

Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood

Movie • 2020

Self

Time is Money

Time is Money

Movie • 1994

Mac

The Commission

The Commission

Movie • 2003

Sen. Richard Russell

Delta Fever

Delta Fever

Movie • 1987

Bud

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Movie • 2004

Self

Mission: Impossible - The Slave

Mission: Impossible - The Slave

Movie • 1967

Rollin Hand

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker

Movie • 1969

Rollin Hand

The Return of Victor Bergman

The Return of Victor Bergman

Movie • 2010

Commander John Koenig (archive footage)

Prisoners in Space

Prisoners in Space

Movie • 2025

Commander Koenig

An Existential Affair

An Existential Affair

Movie • 2006

The Wedding Doctor

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

Steve McQueen: The King of Cool

Movie • 1998

Self

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Movie • 2025

Self

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

Movie • 1966

Rollin Hand

The Evidence

The Evidence

TV • 2006

Dr. Sol Goldman

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

TV • 1975

John Koenig

Columbo

Columbo

TV • 1971

Dexter Paris / Norman Paris

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

TV • 1994

Self

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

TV • 1994

Mac Gargan / Scorpion (voice)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

TV • 1989

The Great Raymondo (voice)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

TV • 1985

William Cooper-Janes (segment "The Beacon")

Entourage

Entourage

TV • 2004

Bob Ryan

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

TV • 1996

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV • 1985

Wallace Garrison

Hotel

Hotel

TV • 1982

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

TV • 2002

Frank Malone

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

TV • 1955

Thorp

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

TV • 1953

Apache Indian

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

TV • 1966

Rollin Hand

The Islanders

The Islanders

TV • 1960

Arnie

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

TV • 1959

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

TV • 1959

Dan Hotaling

I Spy

I Spy

TV • 1965

Danny Preston

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

TV • 1960

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

TV • 1959

Major Ivan Kuchenko

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

TV • 1963

Outlaws

Outlaws

TV • 1960

The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years

TV • 1959

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

TV • 1965

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

TV • 1982

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

TV • 1965

Mariano Montoya

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

TV • 1959

Sacheveral Sackett

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

TV • 1958

Khorba

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

TV • 1958

Lawman

Lawman

TV • 1958

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

TV • 1963

Victor Rand

The Detectives

The Detectives

TV • 1959

Blacke's Magic

Blacke's Magic

TV • 1986

Tate

Tate

TV • 1960

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

TV • 1959

Wes Tymon

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

TV • 1963

Andro

The Defenders

The Defenders

TV • 1961

Dr. Daniel Orren

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV • 1964

Count Ladislaus Zark

Maverick

Maverick

TV • 1957

Mike Manning

In the Beginning

In the Beginning

TV • 2000

Abraham

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

TV • 1959

Jerry Fanning

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

TV • 1959

Larry Coombs

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

TV • 1959

Miller

The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

TV • 1989

Max

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

TV • 1955

Britton

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

TV • 1983

Hayden Stone

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

TV • 1963

Richard Bellero

Branded

Branded

TV • 1965

Edwin Booth

Get Smart

Get Smart

TV • 1965

Maxwell Smart (uncredited)

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

TV • 1963

Robert Coolidge

Bonanza

Bonanza

TV • 1959

Emeliano

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

TV • 1994

Scorpion (voice)

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

TV • 1966

Rollin Hand / General Rio Dominguez

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

TV • 1961

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

TV • 1967

Self - Guest / Various Characters

Joseph

Joseph

TV • 1995

Jacob

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV • 1962

Ned Murray

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

TV • 1984

Al Drake

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Nominee

Omnibus

Omnibus

TV • 1952

Jokanaan / John the Baptist

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV • 1968

Self (uncredited)

In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

TV • 2008

Joseph Thomas / Joseph Tancredi