Born in New York City. In 1951, with two others, he founded National Telefilm Associates (NTA), one of the first major television syndication companies. He specialized in bringing plays to the screen, most notably LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (1962), THE THREE SISTERS (1966) and THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT (1969). In 1973, he launched a very ambitious project known as The American Film Theatre. His idea was to bring the cream of contemporary drama to the screen. The films would be made by "A"-list directors with the best actors, and audiences far from Broadway would get a chance to see them on a subscription basis. A.F.T. productions included THE HOMECOMING, RHINOCEROS, LUTHER, THE ICEMAN COMETH and A DELICATE BALANCE (all 1973), LOST IN THE STARS and BUTLEY (both 1974), THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH, IN CELEBRATION and GALILEO (all 1975). Landau's other producing credits include THE PAWNBROKER (1964), THE GREEK TYCOON (1978), HOPSCOTCH (1980), BEATLEMANIA (1981), THE CHOSEN (1982) and THE HOLCROFT COVENANT (1985), which was his last picture.  Nominated for Documentary (Features) 1970: KING: A FILMED RECORD... MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS - Producer 1 nomination