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Martin Landau Biography

Birth Name:Martin James Landau

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Producer

Fast Facts

At the 1992 Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival, he was named "King of Brooklyn․"
Received the 2013 Israel Film Festival's Career Achievement Award at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif
Worked as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News for five years, starting at age 17
Quote: "The bottom line is a good actor can play many things․"
Received two out of three Oscar nominations for playing roles based off of real people
Best known for playing Rollin Hand in "Mission: Impossible․"
His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located at 6841 Hollywood Boulevard
Refused to cut the acceptance speech for his 1994 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor short, pounding on the podium and yelling at the orchestra when they tried to play him off the stage
Gene Roddenberry wanted him to play Mr․ Spock on the original "Star Trek" television series
Was one of the two students accepted into Lee Strasberg's theatre school in 1955 out of the 2,000 applicants who auditioned

Awards

1967Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: nominated
1968Golden Globe-Best TV Star - Male: winner
1968Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: nominated
1969Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: nominated
1988KCFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1988LAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1988NYFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1989Oscar-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1989CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1989Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: winner
1989LAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1990Oscar-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1990CFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
1991ACE-Actor in a Movie or Miniseries: nominated
1991ACE-Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries: nominated
1993CableACE-Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries: winner
1994ACCA-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1994ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
1994BSFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1994KCFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1994LAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1994NYFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1994STFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1995Oscar-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: winner
1995Saturn Award-Best Actor: winner
1995Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: winner
1995American Comedy Award-Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: winner
1995CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1995DFWFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1995Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: winner
1995NSFC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1995SEFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
1996BAFTA Film Award-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
2004Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Guest Actor: nominated
2004OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2005OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2006Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Guest Actor: nominated
2007Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Guest Actor: nominated
2007OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2010Felix-Best Supporting Actor: winner
2015Felix-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2016Action on Film Award-Outstanding Cast Performance - Feature: winner