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Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Actor·1928–2017·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

16 horror credits

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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Actor16 films

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

Mr. Rzykruski (voice)

2012 3.5
9

9

#2 (voice)

2009 3.5
Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Self

2005
Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Peter Van Garrett (uncredited)

1999 3.6
The X-Files

The X-Files

Kurtzweil

1998
Ed Wood

Ed Wood

Bela Lugosi

1994 4.3
12:01

12:01

Dr. Thadius Moxley

1993
Sliver

Sliver

Alex Parsons

1993
Paint It Black

Paint It Black

Daniel Lambert

1990
Run If You Can

Run If You Can

Malvani

1988
The Being

The Being

Garson Jones

1983 2.5
Trial by Terror

Trial by Terror

1983
Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff

1982
Without Warning

Without Warning

Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs

1980 4.0
The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

Roderick Usher

1979
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

Nelson Orion

1964