Max Landstein (20 April 1933 – 14 December 2024), known as Monte Landis, was a Scottish-American film and television actor. Landis was perhaps best known for playing the comic foil in multiple episodes of ''

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'', 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. Landis 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. Landis died in

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on 14 December 2024, at the age of 91.

Partial filmography

*'' The Mouse That Roared'' (1959) - Cobbley *'' School for Scoundrels'' (1960) - Fleetsnod *''

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'' (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 *''

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'' (1967, TV Series) - Basil *''

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'' (1967, Pilot only) - Self *''

'' (1967–1968, TV Series) - King Hassar Yaduin / Wilbur Zeckenbush / Duce / Shah-Ku / Major Pshaw / Mr. Zero / Oraculo *''

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'' (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 *''

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'' (1983) - Prison Guard *''

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'' (1984) - Sid Goldberg *'' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985) - Mario *''

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'' (1985) - Dr. Dodd *'' Sledge Hammer!'' (1987–1988, TV Series) - Hotel Manager / Scotland Yard Inspector McCall *'' The Underachievers'' (1987) - Carruthers *''

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'' (1987, TV Series) - Victor *'' Heart Condition'' (1990) - Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter

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* 1933 births 2024 deaths Male actors from Glasgow Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors 20th-century Scottish male actors Scottish emigrants to the United States American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1930s-stub