Martin Landau

Landau and Bain married in 1957 and divorced in 1993. On September 28, 1964, Harpo died after open heart surgery. He has two daughters, Susan and Juliet, from his marriage to Space: 1999 (and Mission Impossible) co-star Barbara Bain. In one story, he had a fairly distinguished voice like a professional announcer, though he did say "goils" for "girls.". He was also nominated for Oscars for his roles in Tucker and Crimes and Misdemeanors. In fact, recordings of his voice can be found on the Internet. After his successes in Mission: Impossible and Space: 1999, Landau moved on to a fruitful film career which included an Academy Award winning role as Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood. Many people believed he was actually mute.

Some of the actors he has coached include Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston. In it he took pains to tell people he really could talk. Encouraged by his mentor Lee Strasberg, Landau also taught acting. In 1961, Harpo published his autobiography, Harpo Speaks. He attended the Actor's Studio in the same class with Steve McQueen and in 1957, Landau made his Broadway debut in Middle of the Night. In 1955, Harpo made a memorable appearance on Lucille Ball's popular sitcom, I Love Lucy, in which they re-enacted the famous mirror scene from the classic Marx Brothers movie, Duck Soup. Landau was born in Brooklyn, New York, and at the age of 17 began working as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News, but influenced by Charlie Chaplin and the escapism of the cinema, he pursued becoming an actor. Harpo, who was quiet in his personal life, said his main contribution was to be the audience of that group of wits.

He is perhaps most well known for his roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (1966 - 1969) and Space: 1999 (1975 - 1977). Harpo was good friends with theater critic Alexander Woollcott and because of this became a regular member of the Algonquin Round Table. Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an American film and television actor. The couple adopted four children (Bill, Alex, Jimmy and Minnie.). Pork Chop Hill (1959). Harpo married actress Susan Fleming on September 28, 1936. North by Northwest (1959). Harpo changed his name to Arthur during World War I because he thought Adolph was "too German".

Cleopatra (1963). While he later learned that he did not play the instrument in the accepted manner, his fame with the instrument drew musicians from all around to learn his style. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). He taught himself to play the harp, and played it in an unconventional manner with an idiosyncratic tuning of the strings. Mission: Impossible (1966-69) TV Series. His other brothers were given names to match their personalities or hobbies; His brother Leonard became "Chicko" (Chico) because he was always chasing women ("chicks"), and his brother Milton became "Gummo". They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970). Harpo got his stage name during a card game: the dealer called him "Harpo" because he played the harp.

Space: 1999 (1975-77) TV Series. The theater critic wrote, "Adolph Marx performed beautiful pantomime which was ruined whenever he spoke". The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981). When the Marx Brothers were playing in vaudeville, Harpo was inspired to develop his "silent" routine after reading a review of one largely ad-libbed performance. The Fall of the House of Usher (1982). In January of 1910, Harpo joined two of his brothers to form "The Three Nightingales". Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). His trademarks were that he never talked in any of the Marx brothers films, that he played the harp, and that he frequently used props in sight gags — for instance, when he is told in one film that he cannot burn a candle at both ends, he immediately produces a candle burning at both ends from inside his coat.

Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). Adolph Arthur Marx, known as Harpo Marx, (November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964) was one of the Marx Brothers, a group of Vaudeville entertainers who later experienced tremendous success in making film comedies. By Dawn's Early Light. Harpo Speaks. ISBN 0879100362. Sliver (1993). Marx, Harpo. Eye of the Stranger (1993).

Intersection (1994). Ed Wood (1994) (Academy Award winner, Best Supporting Actor). The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998). The Joyriders (1999).

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999). Sleepy Hollow (1999). The Majestic (2001). Hollywood Homicide (2003).