Monte Landis
Actor
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.
Filmography
Charade
as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited) 1963
Body Double
as Sid Goldberg 1984
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Mario 1985
Real Genius
as Dr. Dodd 1985
Targets
as Marshall Smith 1968
Yellowbeard
as Prison Guard 1983
The Mouse That Roared
as Cobbley 1959
Heart Condition
as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter 1990
School for Scoundrels
as Fleetsnod 1960
Myra Breckinridge
as Vince 1970
Double Trouble
as Georgie 1967
On the Beat
as Mr. Bassett 1962
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Octavius 1960
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Husband in Clinic 1974
Linda Lovelace for President
as B.S. 1975
Play It Cool
as Horace - Beatnik Man 1962