Portrait of Martin Landau

Acting

Martin Landau

Career

Active from 1962 to 2026, busiest in 1987 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
71
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 113 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martin Landau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    2.1, average 2.7
  • Romance
    3.2, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Crime Drama 5
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Fast-Paced 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

165
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph (2026)

as Commander John Koenig

Prisoners in Space
Prisoners in Space (2025)

as Commander Koenig

2010s

12 titles · average score 54
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

as Abe

The Red Maple Leaf
The Red Maple Leaf (2017)
GoodWatch score 43

as Bernard Florence

A Fighting Chance
A Fighting Chance (2016)

as Martin Kramer

Remember
Remember (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

as Max Rosenbaum

Entourage
Entourage (2015)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bob Ryan

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

as Rulon Jeffs

Anna Nicole
Anna Nicole (2013)
GoodWatch score 42

as J. Howard Marshall

Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mr. Rzykruski (voice)

Mysteria
Mysteria (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

as Hotel Manager

Have a Little Faith
Have a Little Faith (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Rabbi Albert Lewis

Ivory
Ivory (2010)

as Leon Spencer

The Return of Victor Bergman
The Return of Victor Bergman (2010)

as Commander John Koenig (archive footage)

2000s

23 titles · average score 56
9
9 (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as #2 (voice)

Lovely, Still
Lovely, Still (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

as Robert

David & Fatima
David & Fatima (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rabbi Schmulic

Harrison Montgomery
Harrison Montgomery (2008)

as Harrison Montgomery

Billy: The Early Years
Billy: The Early Years (2008)
GoodWatch score 45

as Old Charles Templeton

An Existential Affair
An Existential Affair (2006)

as The Wedding Doctor

The Aryan Couple
The Aryan Couple (2004)
GoodWatch score 33

as Joseph Krauzenberg

Shanghai Ghetto
Shanghai Ghetto (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Narrator

The Majestic
The Majestic (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

as Harry Trimble

In the Beginning
In the Beginning (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Abraham

Shiner
Shiner (2000)
GoodWatch score 46

as Frank Spedding

Very Mean Men
Very Mean Men (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. White

1990s

35 titles · average score 58
The New Adventures of Pinocchio
The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Geppetto

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Joseph Bonanno, age 94

EDtv
EDtv (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Al

The X-Files
The X-Files (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kurtzweil

Rounders
Rounders (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Abe Petrovsky

B.A.P.S
B.A.P.S (1997)
GoodWatch score 36

as Mr. Donald Blakemore

The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
GoodWatch score 40

as Geppetto

Ed Wood
Ed Wood (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

as Bela Lugosi

12:01
12:01 (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Thadius Moxley

Sliver
Sliver (1993)
GoodWatch score 39

as Alex Parsons

Mistress
Mistress (1992)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jack Roth

No Place to Hide
No Place to Hide (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

as Frank McCoy

1980s

32 titles · average score 59
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
GoodWatch score 82

as Judah Rosenthal

The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as The Great Raymondo (voice)

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
GoodWatch score 74

as Abe

Real Bullets
Real Bullets (1988)

as Sallini

Delta Fever
Delta Fever (1987)

as Bud

Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge (1987)
GoodWatch score 36

as Cicero

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Captain

The Being
The Being (1983)
GoodWatch score 37

as Garson Jones

Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

as Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff

Cosmic Princess
Cosmic Princess (1982)
GoodWatch score 31

as Commander John Koenig

The Return
The Return (1980)
GoodWatch score 48

as Niles Buchanan

Without Warning
Without Warning (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs

1970s

15 titles · average score 56
Meteor
Meteor (1979)
GoodWatch score 28

as General Adlon

The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher (1979)
GoodWatch score 58

as Roderick Usher

Destination Moonbase-Alpha
Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Commander John Koenig

Shadows in an Empty Room
Shadows in an Empty Room (1976)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. George Tracer

Space: 1999
Space: 1999 (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as John Koenig

Space: 1999
Space: 1999 (1975)
GoodWatch score 70

as John Koenig

Savage!
Savage! (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

as Paul Savage

Black Gunn
Black Gunn (1972)
GoodWatch score 49

as Capelli

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972)

as Johnny Bristol

A Town Called Bastard
A Town Called Bastard (1971)
GoodWatch score 38

as The Colonel

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Dexter Paris / Norman Paris

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

as Logan Sharpe

1960s

27 titles · average score 70
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

as Rollin Hard

Mission: Impossible - The Bunker
Mission: Impossible - The Bunker (1969)
GoodWatch score 81

as Rollin Hand

Mission: Impossible - The Slave
Mission: Impossible - The Slave (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Rollin Hand

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Rollin Hand

The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
GoodWatch score 48

as Chief Walks-Stooped-Over

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Maxwell Smart (uncredited)

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as General Grimm

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mariano Montoya

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Nelson Orion

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Richard Bellero / Andro

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock (1962)

as Dade Coleman

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Ned Murray

1950s

19 titles · average score 71
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Leonard

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Major Ivan Kuchenko / Dan Hotaling

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Emeliano

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Jerry Fanning / Larry Coombs

Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Sacheveral Sackett / Miller

The Detectives
The Detectives (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Khorba

Lawman
Lawman (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Bob Ford

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mike Manning

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Britton / Thorp

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Jokanaan / John the Baptist