Martin Landau

Acting

Martin Landau

Born June 20, 1928Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA198 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Landau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Prisoners in Space

Prisoners in Space

Movie

2025

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit

Movie

2025

Without Ward
2.5

Without Ward

Movie

2022

Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
8.5

Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood

Movie

2020

Love, Antosha
7.4

Love, Antosha

Movie

2019

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
6.0

Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

Movie

2018

Filmography

Prisoners in Space
2025Prisoners in Spaceas Commander KoenigMovie
Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
2025Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbitas SelfMovie
Without Ward
2022Without WardMovie
Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywood
2020Tinsel - The Lost Movie About Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Love, Antosha
2019Love, Antoshaas Self (archive footage)Movie
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
2018Abe & Phil's Last Poker Gameas AbeMovie
The Red Maple Leaf
2017The Red Maple Leafas Bernard FlorenceMovie
A
2016A Fighting Chanceas Martin KramerMovie
Remember
2015Rememberas Max RosenbaumMovie
Entourage
2015Entourageas Bob RyanMovie
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
2014Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffsas Rulon JeffsMovie
M
2013Meir's Festivalas SelfMovie
Anna Nicole
2013Anna Nicoleas J. Howard MarshallMovie
Frankenweenie
2012Frankenweenieas Mr. Rzykruski (voice)Movie
Have a Little Faith
2011Have a Little Faithas Rabbi Albert LewisMovie
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011Woody Allen: A Documentaryas SelfMovie
Mysteria
2011Mysteriaas Hotel ManagerMovie
Teenage Paparazzo
2010Teenage Paparazzoas SelfMovie
The Return of Victor Bergman
2010The Return of Victor Bergmanas Commander John Koenig (archive footage)Movie
Ivory
2010Ivoryas Leon SpencerMovie
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
2009A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epicsas SelfMovie
Lovely, Still
2009Lovely, Stillas RobertMovie
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
2009A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillersas SelfMovie
9
20099as #2 (voice)Movie
Billy: The Early Years
2008Billy: The Early Yearsas Old Charles TempletonMovie
City of Ember
2008City of Emberas SulMovie
David & Fatima
2008David & Fatimaas Rabbi SchmulicMovie
In Plain Sight
2008In Plain Sightas Joseph Thomas / Joseph TancrediTV
Harrison Montgomery
2008Harrison Montgomeryas Harrison MontgomeryMovie
Brando
2007Brandoas SelfMovie
An Existential Affair
2006An Existential Affairas The Wedding DoctorMovie
The Evidence
2006The Evidenceas Dr. Sol GoldmanTV
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005Hollywood's Greatest Villainsas SelfMovie
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005Steve McQueen: The Essence of Coolas SelfMovie
James Dean: Sense Memories
2005James Dean: Sense Memoriesas SelfMovie
The Aryan Couple
2004The Aryan Coupleas Joseph KrauzenbergMovie
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
2004Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)Movie
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
2004Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%as SelfMovie
Ed Wood: Making Bela
2004Ed Wood: Making Belaas Self / Bela LugosiMovie
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wildas SelfMovie
Entourage
2004Entourageas Bob RyanTV
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004Cary Grant: A Class Apartas SelfMovie
Wake
2003Wakeas Older Sebastian RivenMovie
The Commission
2003The Commissionas Sen. Richard RussellMovie
Hollywood Homicide
2003Hollywood Homicideas Jerry DuranMovie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas SelfMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Frank MaloneTV
Shanghai Ghetto
2002Shanghai Ghettoas NarratorMovie
The Majestic
2001The Majesticas Harry TrimbleMovie
Contender: Mastering the Method
2001Contender: Mastering the Methodas SelfMovie
P
2001Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensoredas SelfMovie
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Haven
2001Havenas Papa GruberMovie
In the Beginning
2000In the Beginningas AbrahamTV
Shiner
2000Shineras Frank SpeddingMovie
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'
2000Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'as SelfMovie
Very Mean Men
2000Very Mean Menas Mr. WhiteMovie
Ready to Rumble
2000Ready to Rumbleas Sal BandiniMovie
Sleepy Hollow
1999Sleepy Hollowas Peter Van Garrett (uncredited)Movie
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1999The New Adventures of Pinocchioas GeppettoMovie
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999Bonanno: A Godfather's Storyas Joseph Bonanno, age 94Movie
The Joyriders
1999The Joyridersas Gordon TroutMovie
EDtv
1999EDtvas AlMovie
Carlo's Wake
1999Carlo's Wakeas Carlo TorelloMovie
Rounders
1998Roundersas Abe PetrovskyMovie
The X-Files
1998The X-Filesas KurtzweilMovie
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sas SelfMovie
The Elevator
1998The Elevatoras Roy TildenMovie
S
1998Steve McQueen: The King of Coolas SelfMovie
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997Merry Christmas, George Baileyas Pa Bailey / Mr. PotterMovie
The Long Way Home
1997The Long Way Homeas (voice)Movie
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997Legend of the Spirit Dogas StorytellerMovie
B.A.P.S
1997B.A.P.Sas Mr. Donald BlakemoreMovie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996The Adventures of Pinocchioas GeppettoMovie
City Hall
1996City Hallas Judge Walter SternMovie
Joseph
1995Josephas JacobTV
Joseph
1995Josephas JacobMovie
Spider-Man
1994Spider-Manas Mac Gargan / Scorpion (voice)TV
Time is Money
1994Time is Moneyas MacMovie
Ed Wood
1994Ed Woodas Bela LugosiMovie
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studioas SelfTV
Intersection
1994Intersectionas NealMovie
12:01
199312:01as Dr. Thadius MoxleyMovie
Sliver
1993Sliveras Alex ParsonsMovie
Eye of the Stranger
1993Eye of the Strangeras Mayor Howard BainsMovie
No Place to Hide
1992No Place to Hideas Frank McCoyMovie
Mistress
1992Mistressas Jack RothMovie
Legacy of Lies
1992Legacy of LiesMovie
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Storyas Jerry GertzMovie
Echoes That Remain
1991Echoes That Remainas Narrator (voice)Movie
Firehead
1991Fireheadas Adm. PendletonMovie
Secrets of the Unknown
1991Secrets of the Unknownas NarratorMovie
The Color of Evening
1990The Color of Eveningas Max LoebMovie
By Dawn's Early Light
1990By Dawn's Early Lightas PresidentMovie
Paint It Black
1990Paint It Blackas Daniel LambertMovie
Max and Helen
1990Max and Helenas Simon WiesenthalMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas The Great Raymondo (voice)TV
The Neon Empire
1989The Neon Empireas MaxMovie
The Neon Empire
1989The Neon Empireas MaxTV
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989Crimes and Misdemeanorsas Judah RosenthalMovie
Run If You Can
1988Run If You Canas MalvaniMovie
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988Tucker: The Man and His Dreamas AbeMovie
Real Bullets
1988Real Bulletsas SalliniMovie
Delta Fever
1987Delta Feveras BudMovie
Cyclone
1987Cycloneas BosarianMovie
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Lyle StenningMovie
Empire State
1987Empire Stateas ChuckMovie
Sweet Revenge
1987Sweet Revengeas CiceroMovie
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
1987W.A.R.: Women Against Rapeas Judge ShawMovie
L
1987Lethal Victimsas Judge ShawMovie
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986Kung Fu: The Movieas John Martin Perkins IIIMovie
Blacke's Magic
1986Blacke's MagicTV
Treasure Island
1986Treasure Islandas The CaptainMovie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Wallace GarrisonTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas William Cooper-Janes (segment "The Beacon")TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Al DrakeTV
Access Code
1984Access Codeas Agency HeadMovie
The Being
1983The Beingas Garson JonesMovie
Buffalo Bill
1983Buffalo Billas Hayden StoneTV
Trial by Terror
1983Trial by TerrorMovie
Cosmic Princess
1982Cosmic Princessas Commander John KoenigMovie
Alone in the Dark
1982Alone in the Darkas Byron "Preacher" SutcliffMovie
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Journey Through the Black Sun
1982Journey Through the Black Sunas Commander John KoenigMovie
Hotel
1982HotelTV
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Islandas J.J. PiersonMovie
Without Warning
1980Without Warningas Fred 'Sarge' DobbsMovie
Alien Attack
1980Alien Attackas Commander John KoenigMovie
The Return
1980The Returnas Niles BuchananMovie
Meteor
1979Meteoras General AdlonMovie
The Death of Ocean View Park
1979The Death of Ocean View Parkas Tom FloodMovie
The Last Word
1979The Last Wordas Captain GarrityMovie
The Fall of the House of Usher
1979The Fall of the House of Usheras Roderick UsherMovie
Destination Moonbase-Alpha
1978Destination Moonbase-Alphaas Commander John KoenigMovie
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
1977Aliens from Spaceship Earthas SelfMovie
Shadows in an Empty Room
1976Shadows in an Empty Roomas Dr. George TracerMovie
Space: 1999
1975Space: 1999as John KoenigTV
Space: 1999
1975Space: 1999as John KoenigMovie
Savage
1973Savageas Paul SavageMovie
Black Gunn
1972Black Gunnas CapelliMovie
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
1972Welcome Home, Johnny Bristolas Johnny BristolMovie
A Town Called Bastard
1971A Town Called Bastardas The ColonelMovie
Columbo
1971Columboas Dexter Paris / Norman ParisTV
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!as Logan SharpeMovie
Operation Snafu
1970Operation Snafuas Joe MelloneMovie
The Mama Cass Television Program
1969The Mama Cass Television Programas SelfMovie
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
1969Mission: Impossible vs. the Mobas Rollin HardMovie
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
1969Mission: Impossible - The Bunkeras Rollin HandMovie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited)TV
Mission: Impossible - The Slave
1967Mission: Impossible - The Slaveas Rollin HandMovie
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Showas Self - Guest / Various CharactersTV
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
1966Mission: Impossible - Old Man Outas Rollin HandMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Rollin HandTV
Nevada Smith
1966Nevada Smithas Jesse CoeMovie
Get Smart
1965Get Smartas Maxwell Smart (uncredited)TV
The Wild Wild West
1965The Wild Wild WestTV
I Spy
1965I Spyas Danny PrestonTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas Mariano MontoyaTV
The Hallelujah Trail
1965The Hallelujah Trailas Chief Walks-Stooped-OverMovie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965The Greatest Story Ever Toldas CaiaphasMovie
Branded
1965Brandedas Edwin BoothTV
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
1964The Ghost of Sierra de Cobreas Nelson OrionMovie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Count Ladislaus ZarkTV
Decision at Midnight
1963Decision at MidnightMovie
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novakas Victor RandTV
T
1963The Greatest Show on EarthTV
The Outer Limits
1963The Outer Limitsas AndroTV
Cleopatra
1963Cleopatraas RufioMovie
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
1962Stagecoach to Dancers' Rockas Dade ColemanMovie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Ned MurrayTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Dr. Daniel OrrenTV
The Islanders
1960The Islandersas ArnieTV
Outlaws
1960OutlawsTV
The Tall Man
1960The Tall ManTV
Tate
1960TateTV
The Gazebo
1960The Gazeboas The DukeMovie
The Detectives
1959The DetectivesTV
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas Jerry FanningTV
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Sacheveral SackettTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Dan HotalingTV
Johnny Ringo
1959Johnny Ringoas Wes TymonTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas EmelianoTV
Johnny Staccato
1959Johnny StaccatoTV
North by Northwest
1959North by Northwestas LeonardMovie
Pork Chop Hill
1959Pork Chop Hillas Lt. MarshallMovie
The Lawless Years
1959The Lawless YearsTV
Lawman
1958LawmanTV
The Rifleman
1958The RiflemanTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas KhorbaTV
Maverick
1957Maverickas Mike ManningTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas ThorpTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Apache IndianTV
Omnibus
1952Omnibusas Jokanaan / John the BaptistTV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV