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Martin Landau won an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 1995 for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi in “Ed Wood.”
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Martin Landau
Died on July 15, 2017 at age 89
Mr. Landau was a tall, intense, sometimes mischievously sinister actor best known for his role in the television series “Mission: Impossible” and his Oscar-winning portrayal of Bela Lugosi in the film “Ed Wood.“
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.