Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 20, 1928
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Martin Landau is an American film and television actor.
Martin is the son of Selma (Buchman) and Morris Landau. His father was born in Chortkiv, Ukraine, to a Jewish family. His mother was born in New York, of Russian Jewish descent. Martin’s daughter is actress Juliet Landau.
Martin’s father smuggled Jews out of Europe during World War II.
Martin’s paternal grandparents were Nathan Landau (the son of Kalman Landau and Beile Rachel) and Rose Goldeck or Rebecca Zuckerman. Nathan was born in Horodenka. Rebecca was born in Austria.
Martin’s maternal grandparents were James Buchman (the son of Hersch Scheuer and Eva Sahlachter) and Berthe/Bertha Scheuer (the daughter of Sigmund Scheuer and Esther Mayer). James was born in Russia or Germany. Berthe was born in New York, to parents from Germany.
Sources: Genealogy of Martin Landau – https://www.geni.com
Martin Landau on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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