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Monte Landis
Monte Landis

Monte Landis

ActingBorn April 20, 1933Died December 14, 2024 (age 91)Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Biography

Max Landstein (born 20 April 1933) was a Scottish-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the comic foil in multiple episodes of The Monkees, most notably as "Mr. Zero" in "The Devil and Peter Tork". He began his career in Britain before moving to the United States in 1963. He also had a career in Paris in the mid-50s as emcee in cabarets and jazz clubs (Crazy Horse, Club Saint-Germain, etc.) -he played his own role later in Charade (1963)- and choreographer for the French vocal group The Blue Stars of France.

Filmography

1995
High Society

as Waiter

TV
1994
Burke's Law

as Henderson

TV
1992
The Golden Palace

as Mr. Ricchutti

TV
1990
Heart Condition

as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter

Movie
1988
The Underachievers

as Carruthers

Movie
1986
Sledge Hammer!

as Hotel Manager

TV
1986
Sledge Hammer!

as Scotland Yard Inspector McCall

TV
1985TV
1985
Real Genius

as Dr. Dodd

Movie
1985Movie
1984
Body Double

as Sid Goldberg

Movie
1983
Yellowbeard

as Prison Guard

Movie
1978
The Bastard

as Turly

TV
1974
Young Frankenstein

as Gravedigger

Movie
1974
Police Woman

as Nadje

TV
1974
Police Woman

as The Snitch

TV
1974
Candy Stripe Nurses

as Husband in Clinic

Movie
1971
Columbo

as Steward

TV
1970Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Tony Madrid

TV
1968
Targets

as Marshall Smith

Movie
1967TV
1967TV
1967
Double Trouble

as Georgie

Movie
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

as Genghis Gomez VIII

TV
1966TV
1966
The Monkees

as Oraculo

TV
1966
The Monkees

as Zeckenbush

TV
1966TV
1966
The Monkees

as Shah-Ku

TV
1966
The Monkees

as Pshaw

TV
1966TV
1966
Batman

as Basil

TV
1965
Get Smart

as General Pajarito

TV
1964Movie
1963
Charade

as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)

Movie
1963
Espionage

as Inspector

TV
1963
What a Crazy World

as Solly Gold

Movie
1963
The Human Jungle

as Sid Fiscal

TV
1962
On the Beat

as Mr. Bassett

Movie
1962
Play It Cool

as Horace - Beatnik Man

Movie
1961
On the Fiddle

as Conductor

Movie
1960Movie
1960Movie
1959TV
1959Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 20, 1933
Day of DeathDecember 14, 2024
Place of BirthGlasgow, Scotland, UK
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