Martin Landau

Martin Landau
Landau in 1968
Born
Martin James Landau

(1928-06-20)June 20, 1928
DiedJuly 15, 2017(2017-07-15) (aged 89)
Resting placeBeth David Cemetery[1]
EducationJames Madison High School
Alma materPratt Institute
Occupations
  • Actor
  • acting coach
Years active1955–2017
Known forTucker: The Man and His Dream
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Mission: Impossible
Space: 1999
North by Northwest
Spouse
(m. 1957; div. 1993)
ChildrenSusan Landau Finch
Juliet Landau

Martin James Landau[2] (/ˈlænd/; 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). His career breakthrough came with leading roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (1966–1969) and Space: 1999 (1975–1977).

Landau earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) and Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989).[3] He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994). Other notable roles include in Cleopatra (1963), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Rounders (1998), Sleepy Hollow (1999), and Remember (2015). He headed the Hollywood branch of the Actors Studio until his death in July 2017.[4]

  1. ^ "Martin Landau Died from Massive Internal Bleeding". TMZ.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference COD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (July 19, 2017). "Martin Landau Was a Slyly Versatile Actor Who, in Late Middle Age, Attained Greatness". Variety. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Wiegand, Chris (July 17, 2017). "Martin Landau obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

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