
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

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Columbo
1971
as Steward

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Tony Madrid

Get Smart
1965
as General Pajarito

Batman
1966
as Basil

The Golden Girls
1985
as Victor

Police Woman
1974
as Nadje / The Snitch

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

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Genghis Gomez VIII

Burke's Law
1994
as Henderson

Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Hotel Manager / Scotland Yard Inspector McCall

The Golden Palace
1992
as Mr. Ricchutti

The Human Jungle
1963
as Sid Fiscal

Espionage
1963
as Inspector

The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Charlie
International Detective
1959
as Sami Kharan

Occasional Wife
1966

High Society
1995
as Waiter

The Bastard
1978
as Turly

The Feather And Father Gang
1977
as Michael
Movies (21)

Young Frankenstein
1974
as Gravedigger

Charade
1963
as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)

Body Double
1984
as Sid Goldberg

Real Genius
1985
as Dr. Dodd

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Mario

Heart Condition
1990
as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter

Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Vince

Targets
1968
as Marshall Smith

The Mouse That Roared
1959
as Cobbley

Yellowbeard
1983
as Prison Guard

Kiss Me, Kate
1964

School for Scoundrels
1960
as Fleetsnod

Double Trouble
1967
as Georgie

Candy Stripe Nurses
1974
as Husband in Clinic

Play It Cool
1962
as Horace - Beatnik Man

On the Fiddle
1961
as Conductor

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960
as Octavius

The Underachievers
1988
as Carruthers

On the Beat
1962
as Mr. Bassett

Linda Lovelace for President
1975
as B.S.

What a Crazy World
1963
as Solly Gold
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
- Charade (1963) — as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)
- Body Double (1984) — as Sid Goldberg
- Real Genius (1985) — as Dr. Dodd
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — as Mario
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