Martin Landau on The Evidence

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	MARTIN LANDAU Dr. Sol Goldman

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Martin Landau
Dr. Sol Goldman on The Evidence

Martin Landau stars as Dr. Sol Goldman in the new ABC midseason drama series, "The Evidence." With a distinguished acting career spanning five decades, Landau has been honored with many awards, including a 1994 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood." He had also previously received two Oscar nominations -- in 1988 for his performance as Abe Karatz in Francis Ford Coppola's "Tucker," and in 1989 for his role as Judah Rosenthal in Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors."

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Landau studied Fine Art at the prestigious Pratt Institute and went on to work as an artist at the New York Daily News. In his early twenties, he began to study theatre at Lee Strasberg's Actor's Studio and went on to forge a successful career on Broadway. His early stage credits include the role of Juvan in Franz Werfel's "Goat Song," as well as roles in "Stalag 17," "First Love," "The Penguin" and "Middle of the Night."

As television quickly gained prominence, Landau soon landed starring roles on several network programs, including "Omnibus Presents Oscar Wilde's Salome," opposite Eartha Kitt and Patricia Neal. He also appeared at Studio One, The Philco Playhouse, Goodyear Playhouse, Kraft Theatre, Armstrong Circle Theatre and Playhouse 90.

It was his performance in the national tour of Paddy Chayefsky's hit Broadway play, "Middle of the Night," that caught the attention of Hollywood's producers and directors. Landau then went on to appear on the big screen in Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest," Lewis Milestone's "Pork Chop Hill," George Stevens' "The Greatest Story Ever Told," John Sturges' "The Hallelujah Trail," Henry Hathaway's "Nevada Smith" and Joseph L. Mankiewicz' "Cleopatra" -- opposite Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison.

In recent years, Landau has added to his list of over 100 films with Frank Darabont's "The Majestic," in which he co-starred with Jim Carrey; Ron Shelton's "Hollywood Homicide," with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett; starring as Gepetto in "Pinocchio"; "The New Adventures of Pinocchio"; "Shiner," with Michael Caine; and "Wake," produced by daughter Susie Landau Finch and written and directed by son-in-law, Roy Finch. For his most recent film, "The Aryan Couple," Landau received the Best Actor Award at this year's Milan Film Festival.

On television Landau is probably best known for his work on two popular series, "Mission: Impossible" and "Space: 1999," as well as hundreds of episodic series as a guest-star. His credits also include dozens of television movies and miniseries. Most recently, Landau appeared as Anthony LaPaglia's father on the hit drama series "Without a Trace," for which he received two consecutive Emmy Award nominations.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN Brooklyn, New York
BIRTHDAY May 29, 1931

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