Martin Landau
June 20, 1928 –July 15, 2017
Film actor, Television actor, Stage actor, Voice actor, Film producer, Actor
Lived 89 years
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Passed away in
- Los Angeles
Martin James Landau (; 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). He won the Academy Award, the Actor Award and the Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994). Landau is also remembered for his performances 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.
Awards: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Mary Pickford Award, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Education: Pratt Institute, James Madison High School
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Landau