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Martin Landau Biography

Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Actor

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
  • In 2008, he appeared in the family fantasy adventure film City of Ember and the forbidden romance drama David & Fatima
  • Was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2009

Awards

  • 2007Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2005Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1996BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1995Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 1994New York Film Critics Circle-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: winner
  • 1994National Society of Film Critics-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 1994Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: winner
  • 1993ACE-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 1993Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 1989Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1989Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 1988Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1968Golden Globe-Actor in a Television Series: winner
  • 1968Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 1967Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: nominated

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