Martin Landau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin Landau

American actor and acting coach

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1928

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jul-2017

Profession: character actor, stage actor, voice actor, film producer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Martin James Landau (; June 20, 1928 – 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).
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 – 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 appearance in 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.