Monte Landis

Monte Landis

Max Landstein (born 20 April 1933) is 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.

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1995

High Society
High Society
as Waiter
TV - Released: 10/30/1995

1994

Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Henderson
TV - Released: 1/7/1994

1992

The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace
as Mr. Ricchutti
TV - Released: 9/18/1992

1990

Heart Condition
Heart Condition
as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter
Movie - Released: 2/2/1990

1988

The Underachievers
The Underachievers
as Carruthers
Movie - Released: 6/1/1988

1986

Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer!
TV - Released: 9/23/1986

1985

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Mario
Movie - Released: 7/26/1985
Real Genius
Real Genius
as Dr. Dodd
Movie - Released: 8/7/1985
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Victor
TV - Released: 9/14/1985

1984

Body Double
Body Double
as Sid Goldberg
Movie - Released: 10/25/1984

1983

Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard
as Prison Guard
Movie - Released: 6/24/1983

1978

The Bastard
The Bastard
as Turly
Movie - Released: 5/22/1978

1977

The Feather And Father Gang
The Feather And Father Gang
TV - Released: 3/7/1977
The Feather And Father Gang
The Feather And Father Gang
as Michael
TV - Released: 3/7/1977

1975

Linda Lovelace for President
Linda Lovelace for President
as B.S.
Movie - Released: 3/1/1975

1974

Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
as Gravedigger
Movie - Released: 12/15/1974
Candy Stripe Nurses
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Husband in Clinic
Movie - Released: 5/1/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
as The Snitch
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
as Nadje
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1971

Columbo
Columbo
as Steward
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Promoter
TV - Released: 9/16/1971

1970

Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge
as Vince
Movie - Released: 6/24/1970

1968

Targets
Targets
as Marshall Smith
Movie - Released: 8/15/1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Tony Madrid
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Double Trouble
Double Trouble
as Georgie
Movie - Released: 4/5/1967
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Tailor
TV - Released: 9/10/1967
The Second Hundred Years
The Second Hundred Years
as Charlie
TV - Released: 9/6/1967

1966

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Genghis Gomez VIII
TV - Released: 9/13/1966
Batman
Batman
as Basil
TV - Released: 1/12/1966
The Monkees
The Monkees
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
Occasional Wife
Occasional Wife
TV - Released: 9/13/1966
The Monkees
The Monkees
as Oraculo
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
The Monkees
The Monkees
as Zeckenbush
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
The Monkees
The Monkees
as Duce
TV - Released: 9/12/1966

1965

Get Smart
Get Smart
TV - Released: 9/18/1965

1964

Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate
Movie - Released: 4/20/1964

1963

Charade
Charade
as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/1/1963
What a Crazy World
What a Crazy World
as Solly Gold
Movie - Released: 7/2/1963
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle
as Sid Fiscal
TV - Released: 3/30/1963

1962

Play It Cool
Play It Cool
as Horace - Beatnik Man
Movie - Released: 3/1/1962
On the Beat
On the Beat
as Mr. Bassett
Movie - Released: 12/11/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

On the Fiddle
On the Fiddle
as Conductor
Movie - Released: 10/10/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Octavius
Movie - Released: 12/22/1960
School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
as Fleetsnod
Movie - Released: 3/24/1960

1959

The Mouse That Roared
The Mouse That Roared
as Cobbley
Movie - Released: 7/17/1959
TV
International Detective
as Sami Kharan
TV - Released: 12/26/1959