Martin LandauMartin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps most well known for his roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (1966 - 1969) and Space: 1999 (1975 - 1977). Martin Landau with Barbara Bain (left) and Catherine Schell from Space: 1999 in 1976.BiographyLandau was born in Brooklyn, New York, and at the age of 17 began working as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News, but influenced by Charlie Chaplin and the escapism of the cinema, he pursued becoming an actor. He attended the Actor's Studio in the same class with Steve McQueen and in 1957, Landau made his Broadway debut in Middle of the Night. Encouraged by his mentor Lee Strasberg, Landau also taught acting. Some of the actors he has coached include Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston. After his successes in Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999, Landau moved on to a fruitful film career which included an Academy Award winning role as Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood. He was also nominated for Oscars for his roles in Tucker and Crimes and Misdemeanors. He has two daughters, Susan and Juliet, from his marriage to Space: 1999 (and Mission Impossible) co-star Barbara Bain. Landau and Bain married in 1957 and divorced in 1993. Selected filmography
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Landau and Bain married in 1957 and divorced in 1993. He died in Rome, after suffering a stroke. He has two daughters, Susan and Juliet, from his marriage to Space: 1999 (and Mission Impossible) co-star Barbara Bain. He continued appearing in films and on television into old age. He was also nominated for Oscars for his roles in Tucker and Crimes and Misdemeanors. He even composed songs for the soundtrack of one of his films. After his successes in Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999, Landau moved on to a fruitful film career which included an Academy Award winning role as Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood. He made his film debut in 1957, and later branched out into direction. Some of the actors he has coached include Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston. Born at Castro dei Volsci, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy, he studied law before going into acting. Encouraged by his mentor Lee Strasberg, Landau also taught acting. Nino Manfredi (March 22, 1921 - June 4, 2004) was an Italian actor. He attended the Actor's Studio in the same class with Steve McQueen and in 1957, Landau made his Broadway debut in Middle of the Night. Landau was born in Brooklyn, New York, and at the age of 17 began working as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News, but influenced by Charlie Chaplin and the escapism of the cinema, he pursued becoming an actor. He is perhaps most well known for his roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (1966 - 1969) and Space: 1999 (1975 - 1977). Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an American film and television actor. Pork Chop Hill (1959). North by Northwest (1959). Cleopatra (1963). The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). Mission: Impossible (1966-69) TV Series. They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970). Space: 1999 (1975-77) TV Series. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981). The Fall of the House of Usher (1982). Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). By Dawn's Early Light. Sliver (1993). Eye of the Stranger (1993). Intersection (1994). Ed Wood (1994) (Academy Award winner, Best Supporting Actor). The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998). The Joyriders (1999). Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999). Sleepy Hollow (1999). The Majestic (2001). Hollywood Homicide (2003). |