Martin Landau
Martin Landau (1928–2017) was an American actor known for chameleon-like versatility across film and television.
He played the master of disguise Rollin Hand in the television series *Mission: Impossible* and later won an Academy Award for portraying Bela Lugosi in *Ed Wood* (1994).
His career spanned six decades, from Hitchcock's *North by Northwest* to voice work in animated films.
- TuckerAnglo surname, occupational origin
- North by NorthwestIntermediate compass point
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- Sleepy HollowHaunted New York hamlet
Without a Trace · Tim Burton · Woody Allen · Alfred Hitchcock · Francis Ford Coppola · leading role · cameo · ensemble
Academy's golden award
- Mission ImpossibleSecret agent entertainment property
- North by NorthwestIntermediate compass point
- TuckerAnglo surname, occupational origin
- supportingBearing or sustaining
Ed Wood · Bela Lugosi · character actor · method acting · Actors Studio · James Dean · Steve McQueen · Brooklyn
Top Hollywood honor
- lifetime achievementAward for career-long excellence
- American Film InstituteCinema preservation and education body
- tributesExpressions honoring someone
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
influence · mentor · teaching · respected · acclaimed · distinguished · iconic · beloved
Secret agent entertainment property
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- Emmy AwardTelevision excellence recognition
- spyCovert information gatherer
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
Ed Wood
- TuckerAnglo surname, occupational origin
- North by NorthwestIntermediate compass point
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
Sleepy Hollow · Without a Trace · Tim Burton · Woody Allen · Alfred Hitchcock · Francis Ford Coppola · leading role · cameo · ensemble
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- Mission ImpossibleSecret agent entertainment property
- North by NorthwestIntermediate compass point
- TuckerAnglo surname, occupational origin
Ed Wood · Bela Lugosi · supporting · character actor · method acting · Actors Studio · James Dean · Steve McQueen · Brooklyn · Emmy
Academy Award
Top Hollywood honor
- lifetime achievementAward for career-long excellence
- American Film InstituteCinema preservation and education body
- tributesExpressions honoring someone
retrospective · influence · mentor · teaching · respected · acclaimed · distinguished · iconic · beloved · Hollywood Walk of Fame
Mission Impossible
Secret agent entertainment property
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- Emmy AwardTelevision excellence recognition
- spyCovert information gatherer
Martin LandauJack Lemmon
Jim Carrey · Adam Sandler · Will Ferrell · Robin Williams · Jerry Lewis
Martin LandauLeonardo DiCaprio
Orson Welles · Marlon Brando · James Dean · River Phoenix · Jennifer Lawrence