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Martin Landau

1928 - 2017

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Martin James Landau (; June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American actor. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). His career breakthrough came with leading roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (1966–1969) and Space: 1999 (1975–1977). Landau earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) and Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Landau is the 332nd most popular actor (up from 334th in 2019), the 724th most popular biography from United States (down from 614th in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Actor.

Martin Landau is most famous for his role as Rollin Hand in Mission: Impossible.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Martin Landau ranks 332 out of 13,578Before him are Bryan Cranston, Anne Bancroft, Malcolm McDowell, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, William Holden, and Tony Lip. After him are James Caan, Rudolph Valentino, Colin Firth, Olivia Hussey, Reese Witherspoon, and Doris Day.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Martin Landau ranks 35Before him are Herbert Kroemer, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, James Coburn, Domenico Modugno, Agnès Varda, and Elie Wiesel. After him are Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Maya Angelou, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Martin Cooper, James Ivory, and Hans Küng. Among people deceased in 2017, Martin Landau ranks 30Before him are Mireille Darc, Jerry Lewis, Glen Campbell, George Andrew Olah, Roman Herzog, and Johnny Hallyday. After him are Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Mário Soares, Simone Veil, Slobodan Praljak, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Liu Xiaobo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Landau ranks 724 out of 20,380Before him are Harvey Cushing (1869), William Halsey Jr. (1882), Gwen Stefani (1969), Tony Lip (1930), Jack Kilby (1923), and Margaret Mead (1901). After him are Francis Fukuyama (1952), James Caan (1940), Donna Summer (1948), Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916), Sidney Sheldon (1917), and Eddie Murphy (1961).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Martin Landau ranks 178Before him are Leonard Nimoy (1931), Bryan Cranston (1956), Anne Bancroft (1931), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), William Holden (1918), and Tony Lip (1930). After him are James Caan (1940), Reese Witherspoon (1976), Doris Day (1922), Alec Baldwin (1958), Kim Novak (1933), and James Earl Jones (1931).