Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau dies at 89

LOS ANGELES » Martin Landau, the chameleon-like actor who gained fame as the crafty master of disguise in the 1960s TV show “Mission: Impossible,” then capped a long and versatile career with an Oscar for TriCounty Active Adult Center: Yoga, 9 a.m.; zumba, 10 a.m.; healthy steps, 10:30 a.m.; lunch, noon; Texas Hold ‘Em, 12:45 p.m.

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Landau died Saturday of unexpected complications during a short stay at UCLA Medical Center, his publicist Dick Guttman said.

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Overeaters Anonymous:

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also starred Landau’s wife, Barbara Bain, became an immediate hit upon its debut in 1966. It remained on the air until 1973, but Landau and Bain left at the end of the show’s third season amid a financial dispute with the producers. They starred in the British-made sci-fi series “Space: 1999” from 1975 to 1977.

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Landau might have been a superstar but for a role he didn’t play — the pointy-eared starship Enterprise science officer, Mr. Spock. “Star Trek” creator Gene Rodenberry had offered him the half-Vulcan, halfhuman who attempts to rid his life of all emotion. Landau turned it down. DEAR MISS SMART MOUTH » I’m glad you wrote because I’m sure more than one reader has been the target of unkind remarks at one time or another, and even may have made a few themselves. An apology to your classmate was definitely in order, even if 20 years late. Too bad the woman wasn’t around to hear it.

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