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About Martin Landau
Martin Landau was born in Brooklyn, New York.
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:
PORK CHOP HILL
NORTH
BY NORTHWEST
THE GAZEBO
CLEOPATRA
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL
NEVADA SMITH
THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS!
METEOR
WITHOUT WARNING
ALONE IN THE DARK
TREASURE ISLAND
SWEET REVENGE
THE COLOR OF EVENING
PINNOCHIO
THE X-FILES
ED TV
SLEEPY HOLLOW (cameo)
CARLO'S WAKE
READY TO RUMBLE
VERY MEAN MEN
SHINER
THE MAJESTIC
AN EXISTENTIAL AFFAIR
THE COMMISSION
HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE
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) |
