Martin Landau (1928–2017) was an American character actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial cartoonist. Best known for his work with Tim Burton and Woody Allen, this Oscar-winning actor often played unsettling villains over a productive career. He was nominated for three Academy Awards (Oscars) and five Emmys.
Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Landau was a cartoonist with the New York Daily News 1948–51 before becoming an actor. His early film appearances included a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959.)
Landau played in the television series Mission: Impossible (1966–69) and Space: 1999 (1975–77.) He is noted for his roles in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988; Golden Globe Award) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989,) Ed Wood (1994; Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe Award.)
More: Wikipedia • READ: Works by Martin Landau
It’s better to live as your own man than as a fool in someone else’s dream.
—Martin Landau
Wondering Whom to Read Next?
Tim Robbins American Actor, Director
Eddie Murphy American Actor
Tommy Lee Jones American Actor
Vincent Price American Actor
George Carlin American Comedian
Adam Sandler American Actor
Sidney Poitier American Actor, Film Director
George Burns American Comedian
Burt Reynolds American Actor
Brad Pitt American Actor