Monte Landis
Biography
Max Landstein (born 20 April 1933) was 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Young Frankenstein
as Gravedigger
1974
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as Octavius
1960
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Mario
1985
Linda Lovelace for President
as B.S.
1975
The Mouse That Roared
as Cobbley
1959
School for Scoundrels
as Fleetsnod
1960
Targets
as Marshall Smith
1968
Heart Condition
as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter
1990
Yellowbeard
as Prison Guard
1983
Charade
as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)
1963
The Underachievers
as Carruthers
1988
Double Trouble
as Georgie
1967
Real Genius
as Dr. Dodd
1985
Play It Cool
as Horace - Beatnik Man
1962
Kiss Me, Kate
1964
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Husband in Clinic
1974
Body Double
as Sid Goldberg
1984
On the Fiddle
as Conductor
1961
What a Crazy World
as Solly Gold
1963
Myra Breckinridge
as Vince
1970
TV Appearances
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Columbo
as Steward
1971
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Genghis Gomez VIII
1966
The Golden Girls
as Victor
1985
Batman
as Basil
1966
Hawaii Five-O
as Tony Madrid
1968
The Golden Palace
as Mr. Ricchutti
1992
The Monkees
as King
1966
The High Chaparral
as Tailor
1967
Occasional Wife
1966
International Detective
as Sami Kharan
1959
The Feather And Father Gang
1977