Martin Landau
Martin Landau | |
|---|---|
Landau in 1983 | |
| Born | Martin James Landau June 20, 1928 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 2017 (aged 89) Los Angeles, California |
| Resting place | Beth David Cemetery[1] |
| Alma mater | Pratt Institute |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–2017 |
| Known for | Tucker: The Man and His Dream Crimes and Misdemeanors Mission: Impossible Space: 1999 North by Northwest |
| Spouse |
Barbara Bain
(m. 1957; div. 1993) |
| Children | Susan Landau Finch Juliet Landau |
Martin James Landau[2] (/ˈlændaʊ/; June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American actor. His career began in the late 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]
- ^ "Martin Landau Died from Massive Internal Bleeding". TMZ. July 27, 2017. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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- ^ Wiegand, Chris (July 17, 2017). "Martin Landau obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2017.