Martin Landau: Oscar-Winning Actor of Ed Wood Dies at 89
July 15, 2017
Martin Landau was an American actor. Born on June 20, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, he was a cartoonist before acting.
He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994). He starred in the TV series Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999 and was nominated for Oscars for Tucker: The Man and His Dream and Crimes and Misdemeanors.
He was a longtime teacher at the Actors Studio. Landau died of complications from a short hospital stay in Los Angeles on July 15, 2017, at age 89.
Achievements: Academy Award for Ed Wood (1994).
Birth: June 20, 1928 - Brooklyn, New York.
Profession: Actor.
Interesting Facts: He turned down the role of Spock.