Landau, who earned an Academy Award for 1994 film " Ed Wood, " died following short hospitalization, according to publicist
LOS ANGELES — A publicist for Martin Landau says the Oscar-winning actor and star of the « Mission: Impossible » TV series has died.
Dick Guttman said Landau died Saturday of unexpected complications during a short stay at UCLA Medical Center. He had just celebrated his 89th birthday.
Landau was the crafty master of disguise for the TV version of « Mission: Impossible, » then capped a long and versatile career with an Oscar for his poignant portrayal of aging horror movie star Bela Lugosi in 1994’s « Ed Wood. »
Landau also gained some measure of fame among « Star Trek » fans for a role he didn’t play, pointy-eared starship Enterprise science officer, Mr. Spock.
« Star Trek » creator Gene Rodenberry had offered him the role, but Landau turned it down.
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