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Known ForActing
Born1928-06-20
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Martin Landau
Acting
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.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Martin Landau
Filmography
Acting (145)
2026
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorphas Commander John Koenig
2025
Prisoners in Spaceas Commander Koenig
2025
2022
3.6
2020
8.5
2019
Love, Antoshaas Self (archive footage)
7.4
2018
6.0
2017
The Red Maple Leafas Bernard Florence
4.3
2016
A Fighting Chanceas Martin Kramer
0.5
2015
Rememberas Max Rosenbaum
7.4
2015
Entourageas Bob Ryan
6.2
2014
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffsas Rulon Jeffs
6.0
2013
Meir's Festivalas Self
2013
Anna Nicoleas J. Howard Marshall
5.2
2012
Frankenweenieas Mr. Rzykruski (voice)
7.0
2011
Have a Little Faithas Rabbi Albert Lewis
6.6
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentaryas Self
6.9
2011
Mysteriaas Hotel Manager
3.8
2010
Teenage Paparazzoas Self
7.0
2010
The Return of Victor Bergmanas Commander John Koenig (archive footage)
2010
Ivoryas Leon Spencer
1.7
8.0
2009
Lovely, Stillas Robert
6.6
2009
9as #2 (voice)
7.0
2008
Billy: The Early Yearsas Old Charles Templeton
5.6
2008
City of Emberas Sul
6.4
2008
David & Fatimaas Rabbi Schmulic
5.0
2008
Harrison Montgomeryas Harrison Montgomery
4.0
2007
Brandoas Self
6.8
2006
An Existential Affairas The Wedding Doctor
4.3
2005
9.5
2005
5.9
2005
James Dean: Sense Memoriesas Self
2004
The Aryan Coupleas Joseph Krauzenberg
6.2
2004
Ed Wood: Making Belaas Self / Bela Lugosi
7.8
2004
2004
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
7.9
2004
2.0
2004
Cary Grant: A Class Apartas Self
7.1
2003
Wakeas Older Sebastian Riven
4.9
2003
The Commissionas Sen. Richard Russell
4.5
2003
Hollywood Homicideas Jerry Duran
5.2
7.0
2002
Shanghai Ghettoas Narrator
8.5
2001
The Majesticas Harry Trimble
6.8
2001
7.0
2001
6.1
2001
7.3
2001
Havenas Papa Gruber
6.8
2000
Shineras Frank Spedding
5.4
2000
Very Mean Menas Mr. White
5.3
2000
Ready to Rumbleas Sal Bandini
5.2
1999
Sleepy Hollowas Peter Van Garrett (uncredited)
7.2
1999
The New Adventures of Pinocchioas Geppetto
5.6
1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Storyas Joseph Bonanno, age 94
5.2
1999
The Joyridersas Gordon Trout
4.8
1999
EDtvas Al
6.0
1999
Carlo's Wakeas Carlo Torello
10.0
1998
Roundersas Abe Petrovsky
7.0
1998
The X-Filesas Kurtzweil
6.9
1998
7.5
1998
The Elevatoras Roy Tilden
6.0
1998
8.5
1997
Merry Christmas, George Baileyas Pa Bailey / Mr. Potter
6.0
1997
The Long Way Homeas (voice)
7.1
1997
Legend of the Spirit Dogas Storyteller
6.0
1997
B.A.P.Sas Mr. Donald Blakemore
5.4
1996
The Adventures of Pinocchioas Geppetto
5.3
1996
City Hallas Judge Walter Stern
6.0
1995
Josephas Jacob
8.3
1994
Time is Moneyas Mac
7.0
1994
Ed Woodas Bela Lugosi
7.5
1994
Intersectionas Neal
5.1
1993
12:01as Dr. Thadius Moxley
6.3
1993
Sliveras Alex Parsons
5.6
1993
Eye of the Strangeras Mayor Howard Bains
4.9
1992
No Place to Hideas Frank McCoy
5.5
1992
Mistressas Jack Roth
5.4
1992
8.0
1992
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Storyas Jerry Gertz
5.8
1991
Echoes That Remainas Narrator (voice)
7.0
1991
Fireheadas Adm. Pendleton
2.9
1991
Secrets of the Unknownas Narrator
1990
The Color of Eveningas Max Loeb
6.0
1990
By Dawn's Early Lightas President
6.5
1990
Paint It Blackas Daniel Lambert
3.0
1990
Max and Helenas Simon Wiesenthal
7.0
1989
The Neon Empireas Max
6.7
1989
Crimes and Misdemeanorsas Judah Rosenthal
7.4
1989
1988
Run If You Canas Malvani
4.0
1988
6.7
1988
Real Bulletsas Sallini
9.0
1987
Delta Feveras Bud
9.0
1987
Cycloneas Bosarian
4.1
1987
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Lyle Stenning
7.3
1987
Empire Stateas Chuck
5.1
1987
Sweet Revengeas Cicero
3.7
1987
W.A.R.: Women Against Rapeas Judge Shaw
3.9
1987
Lethal Victimsas Judge Shaw
1986
Kung Fu: The Movieas John Martin Perkins III
5.3
1986
Treasure Islandas The Captain
6.4
1984
Access Codeas Agency Head
4.9
1983
The Beingas Garson Jones
4.9
1983
5.0
1982
Cosmic Princessas Commander John Koenig
5.4
1982
Alone in the Darkas Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff
5.8
1982
Journey Through the Black Sunas Commander John Koenig
6.3
1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Islandas J.J. Pierson
5.2
1980
Without Warningas Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs
5.2
1980
Alien Attackas Commander John Koenig
6.5
1980
The Returnas Niles Buchanan
5.9
1979
Meteoras General Adlon
5.2
1979
The Death of Ocean View Parkas Tom Flood
6.6
1979
The Last Wordas Captain Garrity
5.0
1979
The Fall of the House of Usheras Roderick Usher
6.5
1978
Destination Moonbase-Alphaas Commander John Koenig
5.8
1977
Aliens from Spaceship Earthas Self
5.0
1976
Shadows in an Empty Roomas Dr. George Tracer
5.8
1975
Space: 1999as John Koenig
6.7
1973
Savage!as Paul Savage
5.5
1972
Black Gunnas Capelli
6.0
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristolas Johnny Bristol
8.0
1971
A Town Called Bastardas The Colonel
5.0
1970
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!as Logan Sharpe
5.9
1970
Operation Snafuas Joe Mellone
6.7
1969
9.0
1969
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mobas Rollin Hard
9.7
1969
Mission: Impossible - The Bunkeras Rollin Hand
1967
Mission: Impossible - The Slaveas Rollin Hand
1966
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Outas Rollin Hand
1966
Nevada Smithas Jesse Coe
6.7
1965
The Hallelujah Trailas Chief Walks-Stooped-Over
6.1
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Toldas Caiaphas
6.4
1964
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobreas Nelson Orion
5.7
1963
Decision at Midnightas Nils
7.5
1963
Cleopatraas Rufio
7.1
1962
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rockas Dade Coleman
4.8
1959
The Gazeboas The Duke
6.9
1959
North by Northwestas Leonard
8.0
1959
Pork Chop Hillas Lt. Marshall
6.7
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Monty and the Moviesas Self (archive footage)
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All About Alfredas Self
Production & Directing (1)
2009
Lovely, StillExecutive Producer
6.6