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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-04-20 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Monte Landis

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

1995

High Society as Waiter

1994

Burke's Law as Henderson

1992

The Golden Palace as Mr. Ricchutti

1990

Heart Condition as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter

1988

The Underachievers as Carruthers

1986

1985

Real Genius as Dr. Dodd

1984

Body Double as Sid Goldberg

1983

Yellowbeard as Prison Guard

1978

The Bastard as Turly

1977

1975

1974

Young Frankenstein as Gravedigger
Candy Stripe Nurses as Husband in Clinic
Police Woman as The Snitch
Police Woman as Nadje

1971

Columbo as Steward

1970

1968

Targets as Marshall Smith
Hawaii Five-O as Tony Madrid

1967

Double Trouble as Georgie

1966

Batman as Basil
The Monkees as Oraculo
The Monkees as Zeckenbush
The Monkees as Duce

1965

1964

1963

Charade as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)
What a Crazy World as Solly Gold
The Human Jungle as Sid Fiscal

1962

Play It Cool as Horace - Beatnik Man

1961

On the Fiddle as Conductor

1960

1959