Monte Landis
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1933-04-20
- Died
- 2024-12-14
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Monty Landis · Max Landstein
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.
Known For
TV Shows (23)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Columbo
1971
as Steward
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Tony Madrid
Batman
1966
as Basil
Get Smart
1965
as General Pajarito
The Golden Girls
1985
as Victor
Police Woman
1974
as The Snitch / Nadje
The High Chaparral
1967
as Tailor
The Monkees
1966
as King / Oraculo / Zeckenbush / Duce / Shah-Ku / Pshaw / Zero
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Promoter
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Burke's Law
1994
as Henderson
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Genghis Gomez VIII
Espionage
1963
as Inspector
International Detective
1959
as Sami Kharan
The Golden Palace
1992
as Mr. Ricchutti
The Human Jungle
1963
as Sid Fiscal
Occasional Wife
1966
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Charlie
High Society
1995
as Waiter
The Feather And Father Gang
1977
as Michael
The Bastard
1978
as Turly
Movies (21)
Young Frankenstein
1974
as Gravedigger
Body Double
1984
as Sid Goldberg
Charade
1963
as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Mario
Real Genius
1985
as Dr. Dodd
Yellowbeard
1983
as Prison Guard
Targets
1968
as Marshall Smith
Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Vince
Heart Condition
1990
as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter
The Mouse That Roared
1959
as Cobbley
Double Trouble
1967
as Georgie
On the Fiddle
1961
as Conductor
On the Beat
1962
as Mr. Bassett
Linda Lovelace for President
1975
as B.S.
Candy Stripe Nurses
1974
as Husband in Clinic
School for Scoundrels
1960
as Fleetsnod
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Octavius
The Underachievers
1988
as Carruthers
Play It Cool
1962
as Horace - Beatnik Man
What a Crazy World
1963
as Solly Gold
Kiss Me, Kate
1964
About Monte Landis
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. With 44 credits spanning from 1959 to 1995, Monte Landis has appeared in 21 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Monte Landis Movies
- Young Frankenstein (1974) — as Gravedigger
- Body Double (1984) — as Sid Goldberg
- Charade (1963) — as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — as Mario
- Real Genius (1985) — as Dr. Dodd
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