Max Landstein (born 20 April 1933), known as Monte Landis, is a Scottish-American film and television actor.[1] He is perhaps best known for playing the comic foil in multiple episodes of The Monkees, most notably as Mr. Zero in the episode "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-1950s 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.[2]
Monte Landis | |
|---|---|
 Landis in Charade, 1963 | |
| Born | Max Landstein 20 April 1933 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
Partial filmography
edit- The Mouse That Roared (1959) - Cobbley
- School for Scoundrels (1960) - Fleetsnod
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) - Octavius
- On the Fiddle (1961) - Conductor
- Play It Cool (1962) - Horace - the Beatnik Man
- Village of Daughters (1962) - Faccino
- Live Now, Pay Later (1962) - Arnold
- On the Beat (1962) - Mr. Bassett
- What a Crazy World (1963) - Solly Gold
- Charade (1963) - Master of Ceremonies at Les Black Sheep Club (uncredited)
- Double Trouble (1967) - Georgie
- Batman (1967, TV Series) - Basil
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967, Pilot only) - Self
- The Monkees (1967–1968, TV Series) - Oraculo / Mr. Zero
- The Monkees (1967) – King in S2:E3, "Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik"
- The Monkees (1967) – Zeckenbush in S2:E4, "Monkee Mayor"
- The Monkees (1967) – Duce in S2:E5, "Art, for Monkees' Sake"
- The Monkees (1967) – Shah-Ku in S2:E6, "I Was a 99-Pound Weakling"
- The Monkees (1967) – Pshaw in S2:E8, "Monkees Marooned"
- Targets (1968) - Marshall Smith
- Myra Breckinridge (1970) - Vince
- Hawaii Five-O (1971, TV Series) - Tony Madrid
- Young Frankenstein (1974) - Gravedigger #1
- Linda Lovelace for President (1975) - B.S.
- The Feather and Father Gang (1976–1977, TV Series) - Michael
- Yellowbeard (1983) - Prison Guard
- Body Double (1984) - Sid Goldberg
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) - Mario
- Real Genius (1985) - Dr. Dodd
- Sledge Hammer! (1987–1988, TV Series) - Hotel Manager / Scotland Yard Inspector McCall
- The Underachievers (1987) - Carruthers
- The Golden Girls (1987, TV Series) - Victor
- Heart Condition (1990) - Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter
References
edit- ^ "Monte Landis". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Discography : The Blue Stars of France". Dans l'ombre des studios. 15 November 2020.
External links
edit- Monte Landis at IMDb
- Monte Landis at AllMovie
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