Martin Landau Dies at 89: Co-Stars Honor 'Talented, Sweet, Generous' Oscar Winner
We lost two horror heroes this weekend -- Martin Landau on Saturday, and George A. Romero on Sunday.
Landau won an Oscar for playing horror legend Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood," and was nominated two other times, for "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" and "Crimes and Misdemeanors." He died July 15 from "unexpected complications" after a brief stay at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, his rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 89.
Landau is survived by daughters Susan Landau Finch and Juliet Landau (aka Drusilla on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel").
Landau's career spanned Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" and CBS's "Mission: Impossible" right up to 2017 with "The Last Poker Game," which just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Stars honored Landau on social media:
So sad to hear about the passing of Martin Landau. He was an incredible storyteller & so very kind to me while we shooting The Majestic. pic.twitter.com/nwyhIDJCNp
— Laurie Holden (@Laurie_Holden) July 17, 2017
Martin Landau was kind, curious, and he treated artists with respect. He was a great teacher because he sought to learn from his students
— Ethan Embry (@EmbryEthan) July 17, 2017
#MartinLandau drew this for me. He took me under wing. He touched my heart. I swore to pay it forward. Love always???????? pic.twitter.com/4d2Ljf2Zzd
— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) July 17, 2017
Working with Martin Landau on Ed Wood was a joy. What a talented, sweet generous actor. #RealDealhttps://t.co/lXVGeTo6xd
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) July 17, 2017
Oh no! Martin Landau, I was just telling a story about working with you tonight at dinner! I LOVE YOU!
I MISS YOU! I'm blessed that I knew U— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) July 17, 2017
#RIP Martin Landau aka "The Great Raymondo" in a wonderful Simpsons Ep written by @MCWarburtonpic.twitter.com/MvXFObQoCq
— Michael Price (@mikepriceinla) July 17, 2017
Martin Landau was awesome. NXNW, Mission Impossible, a zillion guest roles, never giving less than 100%. THEN, Ed Wood, for God's sake!
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) July 17, 2017
"The bottom line is a good actor can play many things." And Martin Landau was one of our greatest. #RIPpic.twitter.com/rmoIYNFulQ
— Tribeca (@Tribeca) July 17, 2017
Martin Landau and James Dean were best friends. Now they're reunited ???? pic.twitter.com/Dc1KZJW3Ws
— Jett Rink (@jessiekaiser) July 17, 2017
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