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.)
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It’s better to live as your own man than as a fool in someone else’s dream.
—Martin Landau
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