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David Landau

Actor · Died September 20, 1935, aged 56 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia David Landau (March 9, 1879, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - September 20, 1935, Hollywood, California) was an American film actor who appeared in 33 films between 1931 and 1935. He appeared on Broadway in 12 plays from 1919 to 1929. He was born David Magee, and had a stroke in 1934 from which he never recovered. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 8, 1879
Died
September 20, 1935 (aged 56)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all

What are David Landau's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3

Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
5
Romantic
4
Warm
3
Contemplative
3
Other
12

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Landau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for David Landau's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Fantastic Seven(1979)

    as Prop Man

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Judge Priest(1934)

    as Bob Gillis

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Death on the Diamond(1934)

    as 'Pop' Clark

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • The Man with Two Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Curtis

  • Wharf Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Moore

  • As the Earth Turns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mark

  • Bedside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Dr. J. Herbert Martel

  • One Man's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as McGinnis

  • No Marriage Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Zimmer

  • The Nuisance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Kelley

  • Gabriel Over the White House(1933)

    as John Bronson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Crime of the Century(1933)

    as Lieutenant Frank Martin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • She Done Him Wrong(1933)

    as Dan Flynn

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • They Just Had to Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Montrose

  • Lawyer Man(1932)

    as John "Boss" Gilmurry

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Under-Cover Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Inspector Conklin

  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Air Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as 'Pop'

  • False Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as McCullough

  • Heritage of the Desert(1932)

    as Judson Holderness

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • The Cabin in the Cotton(1932)

    as Tom Blake

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • 70,000 Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dan McKenna

  • Horse Feathers(1932)

    as Jennings

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • The Purchase Price(1932)

    as Bull McDowell

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Roadhouse Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Kraft

  • Amateur Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sam Pelgram

  • It's Tough to Be Famous(1932)

    as Chief Petty Officer Steve Stevens

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Polly of the Circus(1932)

    as Beef

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Taxi(1931)

    as Buck Gerard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Union Depot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Kendall

  • This Reckless Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Matthew Daggett

  • Arrowsmith(1931)

    as State Veterinarian

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Street Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Frank Maurrant

  • I Take This Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Circus Boss

  • Bondwomen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as David Power

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1915 to 1979.

Film career

  • 1931Screen debut· Street Scene

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1910s1 · acting1930s33 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do David Landau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does David Landau work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Landau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Lord shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers