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HBO2eFri, Jul 10, 10:30 PMEntourageBuy
HBO2eSat, Jul 11, 7:30 PMEntourageBuy
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Martin Landau Biography

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  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/20/1931, Gemini
  • Profession: Actor
A prolific supporting player whose roller-coaster career has spanned half a century, this marvelous, wild-eyed actor studied at the Actors Studio and soon began landing parts on stage and TV. His chilly turn as a villain in 1959's North by Northwest launched his movie career, but the small screen made him a star. Although Landau was in the running for the role of Mr. Spock on Star Trek, he ended up signing on to the series Mission: Impossible instead, opposite his then-wife Barbara Bain. After three seasons the couple exited the show due to a contract dispute. (In an ironic twist, Leonard Nimoy, aka Spock, replaced Landau on MI). Unfortunately, Landau's and Bain's careers — and their marriage — stalled, and after a few more collaborations (the cult sci-fi series Space: 1999 and the lambasted TV-movie The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island), the duo called it quits. In the late '80s Landau had a remarkable resurgence, snagging two consecutive Oscar nods for his turns in Tucker and Crimes and Misdemeanors. He finally won the award for his uncanny channeling of Dracula star Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (again ironic, considering Landau had previously played the famous count on stage). But although Landau's talent had finally been acknowledged, that didn't prevent him from signing on to low-rent projects (B*A*P*S, Ready to Rumble) in order to earn a paycheck. In the '00s the small-screen again beckoned with roles on Without a Trace and the short-lived The Evidence, proving the sexagenarian was still a formidable talent.
Martin Landau Fast Facts:
  • Began a five-year stint as a staff cartoonist for the New York Daily News at 17.
  • Of the 2,000 actors who auditioned in 1955 for admittance into Lee Strasberg's prestigious Actors Studio, only two were selected — Landau and Steve McQueen.
  • Starred in a failed 1973 NBC pilot called Savage that was directed by Steven Spielberg.
  • Played the title role in a touring production of Dracula in the mid '80s. In 1994, he played cinema's most famous Dracula, Bela Lugosi, Ed Wood.
    Martin Landau Relationships:
  • Barbara Bain - Ex-wife
  • Gretchen Becker - Ex-significant Other
  • Juliet Landau - Daughter
  • Morris Landau - Father
  • Selma Landau - Mother
  • Susan Landau Finch - Daughter

    • Martin Landau Awards:
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1989 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1967 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Nominee
  • 1968 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1969 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series - Nominee
  • 1988 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1994 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1968 Golden Globe: Actor in a Television Series - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
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