Monte Landis

Acting

Monte Landis

Born April 20, 1933Glasgow, Scotland, UK43 credits

Max Landstein (born 20 April 1933) was a Scottish-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the comic foil in multiple episodes of The Monkees, most notably as "Mr. Zero" in "The Devil and Peter Tork". He began his career in Britain before moving to the United States in 1963. He also had a career in Paris in the mid-50s as emcee in cabarets and jazz clubs (Crazy Horse, Club Saint-Germain, etc.) -he played his own role later in Charade (1963)- and choreographer for the French vocal group The Blue Stars of France.

Known For

Filmography

High Society
1995High Society
as WaiterTV
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Law
as HendersonTV
The Golden Palace
1992The Golden Palace
as Mr. RicchuttiTV
Heart Condition
1990Heart Condition
as Beverly Palm Hotel WaiterMovie
The Underachievers
1988The Underachievers
as CarruthersMovie
Real Genius
1985Real Genius
as Dr. DoddMovie
Body Double
1984Body Double
as Sid GoldbergMovie
Yellowbeard
1983Yellowbeard
as Prison GuardMovie
The Bastard
1978The Bastard
as TurlyTV
Young Frankenstein
1974Young Frankenstein
as GravediggerMovie
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974Candy Stripe Nurses
as Husband in ClinicMovie
Columbo
1971Columbo
as StewardTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as Tony MadridTV
Targets
1968Targets
as Marshall SmithMovie
Double Trouble
1967Double Trouble
as GeorgieMovie
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Genghis Gomez VIIITV
Batman
1966Batman
as BasilTV
Get Smart
1965Get Smart
as General PajaritoTV
Charade
1963Charade
as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)Movie
What a Crazy World
1963What a Crazy World
as Solly GoldMovie
The Human Jungle
1963The Human Jungle
as Sid FiscalTV
On the Beat
1962On the Beat
as Mr. BassettMovie
Play It Cool
1962Play It Cool
as Horace - Beatnik ManMovie
On the Fiddle
1961On the Fiddle
as ConductorMovie
School for Scoundrels
1960School for Scoundrels
as FleetsnodMovie