About
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...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
ColumboSeries • 1971
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
EntourageSeries • 2004
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Get SmartSeries • 1965
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
MaverickSeries • 1957
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
Spider-ManSeries • 1994
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985
North by NorthwestMovie • 1959
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
HotelSeries • 1982
Space: 1999Series • 1975
The DefendersSeries • 1961
The UntouchablesSeries • 1959
Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985
In Plain SightSeries • 2008