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Matheson Lang

Matheson Lang

Known For Acting
Birthday May 15, 1879
Died Apr 11, 1948 (68)
Birthplace Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 27, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia Matheson Alexander Lang (May 15, 1879 – April 11, 1948) was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays. In 1916, Lang became one of the first major theatre star ... s to act on film, as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, with his wife as Portia. He went on to appear in over 30 films and was one of Britain's leading movie stars of the 1920s. Among his memorable roles were Guy Fawkes (1923), Matthias in The Wandering Jew (1923) (which also featured his wife as Judith), Henry IV in Henry, King of Navarre (1924), and Henry V in Royal Cavalcade (1935). Lang also wrote the plays Carnival (1919) and The Purple Mask (1920), both of which were produced on Broadway and made into films. Matheson Lang died in Bridgetown, Barbados. He was 68.

Known For

Filmography

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

1936

as Cardinal de Medici

Drake of England

Drake of England

1935

as Francis Drake

Little Friend

Little Friend

1934

as John Hughes

The Great Defender

The Great Defender

1934

as Sir Douglas Rolls

Channel Crossing

Channel Crossing

1933

as Jacob Van Eeden

Carnival

Carnival

1931

as Silvio Steno

The Chinese Bungalow

The Chinese Bungalow

1930

as Yuan Sing

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1928

as Sir Percy Blakeney

The Blue Peter

The Blue Peter

1928

as David Hunter

The King's Highway

The King's Highway

1927

as Paul Clifford

The Island of Despair

The Island of Despair

1926

as Stephen Rhodes

The Chinese Bungalow

The Chinese Bungalow

1926

as Yuan Sing

The Secret Kingdom

The Secret Kingdom

1925

as John Quarrain

Slaves of Destiny

Slaves of Destiny

1924

as Luke Charnock

Henry, King of Navarre

Henry, King of Navarre

1924

as Henry

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew

1923

as Matathias

A Romance of Old Baghdad

A Romance of Old Baghdad

1922

as Prince Omar

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

1922

as Dick Turpin

Carnival

Carnival

1921

as Sylvio Steno

Victory and Peace

Victory and Peace

1918

as Edward Arkwright

Masks and Faces

Masks and Faces

1917

as Coachman

The Chinese Bungalow

The Chinese Bungalow

1940

Theatre Play

Carnival

Carnival

1931

Theatre Play

Carnival

Carnival

1921

Theatre Play

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