Monte Landis

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Monte Landis
Monte Landis in Charade.jpg
Landis in Charade, 1963
Born
Max Landstein

(1933-04-20) 20 April 1933 (age 91)
Occupation(s)Film and television actor

Max Landstein (born 20 April 1933) is a Scottish-American film and television actor. [1] He is perhaps best known for playing the comic foil in multiple episodes of The Monkees , 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. He 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. [2]

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References

  1. "Monte Landis". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. "Discography : The Blue Stars of France". Dans l'ombre des studios. 15 November 2020.