Monte Landis

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Monte Landis

Acting April 20, 1933

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

7.9 1974 Movie
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Charade

Charade

7.7 1963 Movie
Body Double

Body Double

6.7 1984 Movie
Batman

Batman

7.3 1966 TV Show
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

6.5 1985 Movie
Get Smart

Get Smart

8.0 1965 TV Show
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

7.6 1985 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show
Real Genius

Real Genius

6.7 1985 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1995
    High Society

    TV show Waiter

  2. 1994
    Burke's Law

    TV show Henderson

  3. 1992
    The Golden Palace

    TV show Mr. Ricchutti

  4. 1990
    Heart Condition

    Movie Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter

  5. 1988
    The Underachievers

    Movie Carruthers

  6. 1986
    Sledge Hammer!

    TV show Hotel Manager

  7. 1985
    The Golden Girls

    TV show Victor

  8. 1985
    Real Genius

    Movie Dr. Dodd

  9. 1985
    Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    Movie Mario

  10. 1984
    Body Double

    Movie Sid Goldberg

  11. 1983
    Yellowbeard

    Movie Prison Guard

  12. 1978
    The Bastard

    TV show Turly

  13. 1977
    The Feather And Father Gang

    TV show

  14. 1975
    Linda Lovelace for President

    Movie B.S.

  15. 1974
    Young Frankenstein

    Movie Gravedigger

  16. 1974
    Police Woman

    TV show Nadje

More credits
  1. 1974
    Candy Stripe Nurses

    Movie Husband in Clinic

  2. 1971
    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    TV show Promoter

  3. 1971
    Columbo

    TV show Steward

  4. 1970
    Myra Breckinridge

    Movie Vince

  5. 1969
    Hawaii Five-O

    TV show Tony Madrid

  6. 1968
    Targets

    Movie Marshall Smith

  7. 1967
    The High Chaparral

    TV show Tailor

  8. 1967
    The Second Hundred Years

    TV show Charlie

  9. 1967
    Double Trouble

    Movie Georgie

  10. 1966
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    TV show Genghis Gomez VIII

  11. 1966
    Occasional Wife

    TV show

  12. 1966
    The Monkees

    TV show King

  13. 1966
    Batman

    TV show Basil

  14. 1965
    Get Smart

    TV show General Pajarito

  15. 1964
    Kiss Me, Kate

    Movie

  16. 1963
    Charade

    Movie Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)

  17. 1963
    Espionage

    TV show Inspector

  18. 1963
    What a Crazy World

    Movie Solly Gold

  19. 1963
    The Human Jungle

    TV show Sid Fiscal

  20. 1962
    On the Beat

    Movie Mr. Bassett

  21. 1962
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    TV show Self

  22. 1962
    Play It Cool

    Movie Horace - Beatnik Man

  23. 1961
    The Mike Douglas Show

    TV show Self

  24. 1961
    On the Fiddle

    Movie Conductor