Martin Landau
Date of birth: 1928-06-20
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Martin James Landau, مارتین لانداو
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Landau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
North by Northwest
1959-08-06
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Sliver
1993-05-21
A woman moves into a Manhattan apartment, where she learns that the previous tenant's life ended und
Teenage Paparazzo
2010-01-22
A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society.
Ed Wood
1994-09-28
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his stran
Rounders
1998-09-11
Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Ru
The X-Files
1998-06-19
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy eleme
Joseph
1995-04-10
Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brot
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is give
The Aryan Couple
2004-12-10
A German Jewish industrialist is forced to hand over his business to the Nazis in order to ensure hi
By Dawn's Early Light
1990-05-19
A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainia
The Majestic
2001-12-21
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles d
Ready to Rumble
2000-04-07
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupul
Nevada Smith
1966-06-10
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by thr
EDtv
1999-03-26
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989-10-13
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murde
The Hallelujah Trail
1965-06-23
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance
Cleopatra
1963-06-12
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar
9
2009-08-19
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and i
Decision at Midnight
1963-12-12
Adaptation of the play Music at Midnight, set in the Iron Curtain.
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005-06-01
Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie care
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970-07-10
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988-08-12
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his in
City of Ember
2008-10-07
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering l
Meteor
1979-10-19
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards
Shiner
2000-09-22
The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.
Firehead
1991-01-25
When a Russian cyborg with telekinetic powers terrorizes a city, an elite government agency interven
Frankenweenie
2012-10-04
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way
Without Warning
1980-09-26
Sandy and Greg are teenagers who go camping, despite warnings not to, with their friends. They soon
Empire State
1987-03-01
In the docklands of East London stands the Empire State, a nightclub full of magic and mystery. Desi
Intersection
1994-01-21
During a car accident, Vincent Eastman watches his whole life flash before his eyes, and he doesn't
B.A.P.S
1997-03-28
Two wannabe Black American princesses aim to marry rich men, who will pay for their world's first co
A Town Called Bastard
1971-10-27
A group of Mexican revolutionaries murders a town priest and a number of his christian followers. Te
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986-02-01
In his travels, Caine meets up with an old man who has several surprises for him. The first being th
12:01
1993-07-05
Office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996-07-26
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one ma
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011-11-20
An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his l
Lovely, Still
2009-10-03
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
Meir's Festival
2013-10-01
Meir's Festival is a 2013 no budget short documentary about the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles,
Mistress
1992-07-24
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the s
Cyclone
1987-06-05
Rick has developed the ultimate motorcycle, the Cyclone. It is a $5 million bike equipped with rocke
Shanghai Ghetto
2002-02-28
SHANGHAI GHETTO recalls the strange-but-true story of thousands of European Jews who were shut out o
The Being
1983-11-18
Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's
Shadows in an Empty Room
1976-03-09
After his younger sister is poisoned, a tough Ottawa cop embarks on a violent journey through Montre
No Place to Hide
1992-11-06
Detective Joe Garvey is called in to a mysterious case: a ballerina has been slayed on stage during
Alien Attack
1980-09-04
Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato
Destination Moonbase-Alpha
1978-12-31
After an atomic explosion blasts the Moon out of Earth orbit, Moonbase Alpha drifts in space, with 3
Mysteria
2011-10-23
A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script with a
Journey Through the Black Sun
1982-09-13
"Journey Through the Black Sun" (1982) made by ITC New York combined the first season episodes "Coll
Black Gunn
1972-12-20
A successful and popular nightclub owner who believes financial independence is the path to equality
Have a Little Faith
2011-11-27
At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give his
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about Ame
Cosmic Princess
1982-12-01
An alien princess aids people stranded on out-of-orbit Moonbase Alpha.
Paint It Black
1990-03-28
A California metal sculptor becomes a suspect after someone kills his gallery-owner lover.
Carlo's Wake
1999-01-01
Carlo's Wake is a black comedy about the life, death and wake of an Italian-American patriarch and h
Sweet Revenge
1987-02-06
Nancy Allen plays an investigative news reporter Jillian Gray, who, along with her daughter is kidna
The Return
1980-03-31
Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years
Savage
1973-03-31
A television reporter uncovers a compromising photograph of a Supreme Court nominee, only for the wo
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001-04-03
Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive fi
The Joyriders
1999-04-16
The close-knit relationship among a trio of homeless teenagers is changed forever after they kidnap
The Long Way Home
1997-09-19
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of
Without Ward
2022-03-24
The Sci-Fi Romantic Independent film WITHOUT WARD takes place in the future where a one-world govern
Haven
2001-02-11
Based on the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewis
Sleepy Hollow
1999-11-19
Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, w
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
1962-10-01
Five passengers in a stagecoach are abandoned by their driver in the desert. Trying to survive, they
Run If You Can
1988-08-22
A young woman accidentally sees snuff films through a satellite dish aberration and alerts the polic
Anna Nicole
2013-06-29
Voluptuous beauty Anna Nicole Smith marries an elderly millionaire and poses for Playboy, but after
Real Bullets
1988-04-21
A group of stuntmen and women travel to the wilderness for a weekend party. Two of the women stumble
The Neon Empire
1989-12-03
New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and
Wake
2003-11-14
The fateful reunion of four brothers quickly dissolves into a night of drinking, deceit, perversions
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1999-11-15
Puppeteer Geppetto becomes a puppet himself after drinking an elixir that Pinocchio bought from a tr
A Fighting Chance
2016-09-02
In order to get his family back, Frank must transform internally and overcome his fear instilled in
The Death of Ocean View Park
1979-10-19
A group of celebrants find themselves trapped in an amusement park that is being torn apart by a hur
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004-06-01
Documentary that explores the life and career of leading man Cary Grant through film clips and inter
Access Code
1984-01-01
A secret organization gains control over the American nuclear weapons. A journalist ventures out to
The Gazebo
1960-01-15
TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the n
Eye of the Stranger
1993-04-23
A stranger comes into town and causes a stir when he stands up for the townfolk, in the face of the
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
2014-06-28
Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father
Operation Snafu
1970-03-03
World War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a gun i
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999-07-25
The true life story of mafia boss Joesph Bonanno. The story spans from Bonanno's early beginings in
Entourage
2015-06-03
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in busi
Legacy of Lies
1992-04-22
A famous orchestra director was killed by the mafia when he left a restaurant. But the policeman who
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997-12-25
Performance of the 1947 Lux Radio version of "It's a Wonderful Life", taped live in the historic Pas
Remember
2015-10-23
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia
Ivory
2010-03-24
Ivory centers on a young man's struggle between success versus fulfillment, and chronicles the explo
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972-01-30
An American soldier manages to endure his captivity in a Vietnamese POW camp by keeping alive the me
City Hall
1996-02-16
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and
Treasure Island
1986-01-01
Jim is a small child who lives in an inn run by his parents. The arrival of a strange captain to the
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
2000-09-10
Hosted by Eva Marie Saint, the film's leading lady, this 40-minute documentary of Alfred Hitchcock's
Billy: The Early Years
2008-10-08
Most of us know Billy Graham as the self-assured and charismatic preacher who became one of the most
David & Fatima
2008-06-27
A retelling of Romeo and Juliet in Jerusalem involving a Palestinian woman and an Israeli man.
Hollywood Homicide
2003-06-09
Joe Gavilan and his new partner K. C. Calden, are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one
James Dean: Sense Memories
2005-05-11
Documentary exploring the last 18 months of James Dean's acting career.
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
1987-01-01
When a man dodges conviction after raping multiple women, his victims take justice into their own ha
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981-05-15
The Harlem Globetrotters' chartered plane crash lands on the atoll inhabited by the happily marooned
The Elevator
1998-04-01
Things are going swimmingly for the film producer Roy Tilden, his last film is a success and he will
Secrets of the Unknown
1991-01-01
A special reenacting of the experiences of people who have seen first hand the power of psychic phen
The Fall of the House of Usher
1979-10-01
After a long journey, a traveller and his wife arrive at the Usher mansion. Upon arriving, however,
Brando
2007-05-01
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.
Pork Chop Hill
1959-05-29
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry
The Last Word
1979-10-10
When politicians try to force out a renter in a corrupt real-estate deal, the man decides to take ma
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998-06-19
In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting digni
Echoes That Remain
1991-06-01
Echoes That Remain combines hundreds of rare archival photos and previously unseen film footage with
Very Mean Men
2000-06-10
A bartender wants rid of an obnoxious drunk but not until the drunk has left a decent tip. So the ba
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997-08-19
A young boy in Alaska becomes involved with the legendary battle between a raven and a wolf.
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
2018-01-12
Dr. Abe Mandelbaum has just moved into a retirement home. After forming an unlikely friendship with
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
1977-01-01
While the aliens in this film may seem to be quite human, one must realize that we're dealing with c
Harrison Montgomery
2008-01-01
In a rundown apartment complex in San Francisco's Tenderloin, a septuagenarian seer is waiting for h
The Red Maple Leaf
2017-02-24
A detective, who is deeply grieving over the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, becomes determine
Contender: Mastering the Method
2001-10-23
An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992-03-26
An AIDS-stricken woman becomes a leader in the struggle to educate people about the disease and its
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001-05-31
See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities
Trial by Terror
1983-01-01
A couple moves into a new home and find success and happiness, but soon their dream becomes a nightm
The Mama Cass Television Program
1969-06-26
"Mama" Cass Elliott of 1960s vocal group The Mamas and the Papas stars in this television variety sp
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
1964-10-21
Terrified of being buried alive, a woman installs a phone in her crypt. A few days after her death,
Space: 1999
1975-01-14
A moonbase crew fights for survival in the aftermath of a massive explosion that shifts the moon fro
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
2009-12-20
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics looks at Hollywood’s biggest screen spectaculars
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
2009-10-02
A look at thrillers from all sides, including different types of thrillers and the stylistic tools f
Love, Antosha
2019-08-02
From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. T
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005-12-01
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
The Color of Evening
1990-09-01
An aging artist seeks his muse and a young lover in the form of a beautiful model.
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987-05-17
Ten years after his retirement from the government, Colonel Steve Austin must again team up with Jai
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969-12-01
Jim Phelps leads the IMF on an assignment to destroy a criminal empire headed by Frank Wayne.
Ed Wood: Making Bela
2004-10-19
Martin Landau talks about how he portrayed Bela Lugosi in the movie. He mentions the similarities b
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
2004-10-19
Introduced by Jonny Depp, this 14 minute behind the scenes featurette shows the filming of several s
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
2004-10-19
Production designer Tom Duffield shows how he created the look of the film and talks about the chall
Alone in the Dark
1982-11-12
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay si
Max and Helen
1990-01-08
In trying to bring a former concentration camp commandant to justice, Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal u
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
2020-11-01
A melancholy and affectionate look at the global obsession with movies, "TINSEL - The Lost Movie Abo
Time is Money
1994-10-19
A grumpy writer resists his wife's and agent's attempts to goad him into completing his latest novel
The Commission
2003-11-07
Using transcripts from the Warren Commission Report, this film documents the workings of the Warren
Delta Fever
1987-10-01
As he strives to make it on his own, Nick Ramsey has alienated his father by rejecting his upbringin
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004-08-29
The life and times of famous Jack Nicholson include his 30-years relationship with Anjelica Houston
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
1967-10-08
The Impossible Missions Force takes on the absolute ruler of a Middle East nation who is running a s
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969-03-02
Dr. Erich Rojak, a brilliant scientist, is being held in an underground bunker containing a laborato
The Return of Victor Bergman
2010-07-16
Victor Bergman records a Moonbase Alpha status report on his commlock in the Medical Centre, whilst
Prisoners in Space
2025-09-01
A desperate call for help as the residents of Moonbase Alpha are hurled into an interplanetary power
An Existential Affair
2006-10-17
The story of two lovers, a woman and a Young Republican, who meet in hotel rooms over the 1990s to e
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool
1998-03-31
A stunning portrait of a Hollywood legend.
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
2025-09-01
Celebrating 50 years of Space: 1999. This documentary examines the inception, characters, cultural i