Martin James Landau (/ˈlændaÊŠ/; June 20, 1928 â€" July 15, 2017)
was an American actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial
cartoonist. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances
including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest
(1959) opposite Cary Grant. He played regular roles in the television
series Mission: Impossible (for which he received several Emmy Award
nominations and a Golden Globe Award) and Space: 1999.Landau received
the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor â€" Motion Picture,
as well as his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor, for his role in Tucker: The Man and His Dream
(1988); he received his second Oscar nomination for his performance in
Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). His performance in the
supporting role of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994) earned him an Academy
Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award. He
continued to perform in film and television, and headed the Hollywood
branch of the Actors Studio until his death in July 2017.Landau was
born on June 20, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Selma (née
Buchman) and Morris Landau. His family is Jewish. His father was an
Austrian-born machinist who tried to rescue relatives from the Nazis.
was an American actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial
cartoonist. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances
including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest
(1959) opposite Cary Grant. He played regular roles in the television
series Mission: Impossible (for which he received several Emmy Award
nominations and a Golden Globe Award) and Space: 1999.Landau received
the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor â€" Motion Picture,
as well as his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor, for his role in Tucker: The Man and His Dream
(1988); he received his second Oscar nomination for his performance in
Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). His performance in the
supporting role of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994) earned him an Academy
Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award. He
continued to perform in film and television, and headed the Hollywood
branch of the Actors Studio until his death in July 2017.Landau was
born on June 20, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Selma (née
Buchman) and Morris Landau. His family is Jewish. His father was an
Austrian-born machinist who tried to rescue relatives from the Nazis.
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