Though he got his start as an actor during the golden age of television in the 1950s, Martin Landau had to... (Learn more)
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Martin Landau’s Milestones
| Acted during the mid-1950s on such early TV dramatic anthologies as "Playhouse 90", "Studio One", "The Philco Playhouse", "Kraft Theatre", "Goodyear Playhouse" and "Omnibus" (the latter in its production of Oscar Wilde's "Salome") | |
| Had recurring role of Hayden Stone on the NBC sitcom, "Buffalo Bill", starring Dabney Coleman | |
| Moved to England to play leading role of Commander John Koenig on the British-made syndicated science-fiction TV series, "Space 1999", which also co-starred Bain | |
| Replaced star Franchot Tone after the actor left the cast of his famous revival of Chekhov's play, "Uncle Vanya" | |
| Took over the title role in a revival of "Dracula" on Broadway and then starred in a national touring production of the play | |
| 1948 - 1953 | Former newspaper artist and staff cartoonist, for New York's Daily News; illustrated Billy Rose's "Pitching Horseshoes" newspaper column; was an assistant cartoonist to Gus Edson for "The Gumps" comic strip; began at age 17 (date approximate) |
| 1951 | Off-Broadway debut, "First Love" |
| 1951 | Stage debut in "Detective Story" at the Peaks Island Playhouse, Peaks Island, Maine |
| 1955 | Auditioned for Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio; out of 2000 applicants only he and Steve McQueen were accepted |
| 1957 | Enjoyed success on Broadway in the play, "Middle of the Night"; acting in the touring company with star Edward G Robinson brought him to the West Coast |
| 1959 | Film debut, "Pork Chop Hill" |
| 1959 | Had first prominent feature film role in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller, "North by Northwest" |
| 1963 | Played memorable roles on two episodes of the ABC horror and sci-fi anthology series, "The Outer Limits"; acted in the episodes "The Bellero Shield" and "The Man Who Was Never Born" |
| 1966 - 1969 | Portrayed Rollin Hand on long-running CBS adventure series, "Mission: Impossible"; received Emmy nominations for all three years; actor-wife Barbara Bain was also one of the stars of the series |
| 1968 | Played first leading roles in features, "Mission Impossible vs. The Mob" (reprising his role from the TV series) |
| 1969 | Left "Mission: Impossible" with Barbara Bain after contract dispute; new series regulars were added on and the show continued until 1973 |
| 1972 | Starred in first TV-movie "Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol" (CBS), playing a prisoner of war returning to the USA from Vietnam |
| 1973 | Directed by Steven Spielberg in the busted NBC series pilot "Savage" |
| 1976 | First feature credit in four years, and also first foreign film production, "Strange Shadows in an Empty Room", an Italian-Canadian co-production starring Stuart Whitman and John Saxon |
| 1981 | Last acting credit opposite Barbara Bain, "The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" |
| 1983 | Played the lead in the low-budget horror feature, "The Being" |
| 1987 | Returned to features after several years with his role in "W.A.R. Women Against Rape" |
| 1988 | Feature film career received boost with his role in "Tucker: The Man and His Dream", for which he received his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1989 | Earned second Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor as the adulterous husband in Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" |
| 1989 | First TV miniseries, "The Neon Empire" (Showtime) |
| 1990 | Cast as the US President in the HBO original "By Dawn's Early Light" |
| 1990 | Portrayed Simon Wiesenthal in the based-on-fact TNT movie "Max and Helen" |
| 1992 | Co-starred in the feature "Mistress" |
| 1994 | Portrayed screen horror icon Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's biopic "Ed Wood"; won Best Supporting Actor Oscar |
| 1995 | Appeared in the TNT biblical miniseries "Joseph" |
| 1996 | Played Geppetto in the feature "The Adventures of Pinocchio" |
| 1997 | Cast as a sickly millionaire who ends up being cared for by two waitresses in "B.A.P.S.", co-starring Halle Berry and Natalie Desselle |
| 1998 | Co-starred in "Rounders" opposite Matt Damon |
| 1999 | Played the titular character as an older adult in the Showtime miniseries "Bonanno: A Godfather's Story" |
| 2001 | Had pivotal supporting role in "The Majestic" |
| 2001 | On December 17, received star 2,187 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 2003 | Featured in the buddy cop flick "Hollywood Homicide" with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett |
| 2004 | Co-starred with Judy Parfitt in "The Aryan Couple" as a Jewish couple trying to escape Nazi Germany by giving up everything |
| 2004 | Guest-starred on several episodes of "Without a Trace" (CBS); received Emmy nominations in 2004 and 2005 |
| 2006 | Earned an Emmy nominations for guest-starring on the HBO series, "Entourage" playing an old-school producer |
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