ED WOOD

(Comedy - R)

Martin Landau won his Best Supporting Oscar playing Bela Lugosi in this story about low-budget Hollywood filmmaking.

About Martin Landau (1928 - )

Martin Landau was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 20th, 1928.

Intense and unusual-looking, Martin Landau wowed audiences with his top notch performances on television's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE in the 1960s. After several seasons SPACE: 1999, Landau went on to deliver sturdy performances in a series of film's of varying quality.

Starting with TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM in 1988 followed by CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS in 1989, Landau began to rack up great reviews in a string of top notch movies, climaxing with an Oscar win for Best Actor for his astonishing impersonation of Bela Lugosi in ED WOOD. 

Early in his career, Landau landed major supporting roles in NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) as James Mason's henchman, and in CLEOPATRA (1963) as Rufio.

Martin's role in TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM (1988) earned him an Oscar nomination. Woody Allen gave him a prime leading part in CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (1989), which merited another Oscar nomination.

Martin Landau finally won a Supporting Actor Oscar for playing the aging Bela Lugosi in ED WOOD (1994).

In addition, Martin Landau received nominations for:

TUCKER-THE MAN AND HIS DREAM (1988)
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (1989)

Martin Landau's other credits include:

MYSTERIA (20111)
IVORY (2010)
BILLY: THE EARLY YEARS (2008)
CITY OF EMBER (2008)
DAVID & FATIMA (2008)
AN EXISTENTIAL AFFAIR (2006)
LOVE MADE EASY (2006)
THE ARYAN COUPLE (2004)
WAKE (2003)
THE COMMISSION (2003)
HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE (2003)
THE MAJESTIC (2001)
SHINER (2000)
VERY MEAN MEN (2000)
READY TO RUMBLE (2000)
SLEEPY HOLLOW (cameo) (1999)
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO (1999)
THE JOYRIDERS (1999)
ED TV (1999)
CARLO'S WAKE (1999)
ROUNDERS (1998)
THE X-FILES (1998)
B*A*P*S (1997)
THE ADVENTURES OF PINNOCHIO (1996)
CITY HALL (1996)
THE ELEVATOR (1996)
TIME IS MONEY (1994)
ED WOOD (1994)
INTERSECTION (1994)
THE COLOR OF EVENING (1994)
SLIVER (1993)
NO PLACE TO HIDE (1993)
EYE OF THE STRANGER (1993)
MISTRESS (1992)
FIREHEAD (1991)
REAL BULLETS (1990)
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (1989)
PAINT IT BLACK (1989)
TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM (1988)
EMPIRE STATE (1988)
CYCLONE (1987)
SWEET REVENGE (1987)
DELTA FEVER (1987)
RUN IF YOU CAN (1987)
DEATH BLOW: A CRY FOR JUSTICE (1987)
TREASURE ISLAND (1985)
ACCESS CODE (1984)
THE BEING (1983)
TRIAL BY TERROR (1983)
ALONE IN THE DARK (1982)
WITHOUT WARNING (1980)
THE RETURN (1980)
THE LAST WORD (1979)
METEOR (1979)
SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOM (1976)
BLACK GUNN (1972)
A TOWN CALLED HELL (1971)
THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS! (1970)
ROSOLINO PATERNO, SOLDATO... (1970)
NEVADA SMITH (1966)
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL (1965)
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)
CLEOPATRA (1963)
DECISION AT MIDNIGHT (1963)
STAGECOACH TO DANCERS' ROCK (1962)
THE GAZEBO (1959)
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
PORK CHOP HILL (1959)


Landau's television credits include:

THE OUTER LIMITS (guest star)
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (series)
SPACE 1999 (series)
JOSEPH
THE GREAT WAR (TV Mini-Series)
BONANNO: A GODFATHER'S STORY
IN THE BEGINNING (TV Mini-Series)
HAVEN
ROSEBUD (TV Series)
THE EVIDENCE (TV Series)
ENTOURAGE (TV Series)
WITHOUT A TRACE (TV Series -2004-2009)