Matheson Lang
26 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1879
- Died
- Apr 11, 1948 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as
- Alexander Matheson Lang
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.
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In 1916, Lang became one of the first major theatre stars 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.
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Known for
Matheson Lang: movies and TV shows
Acting (25)
- 1936 The Cardinal
as Cardinal de Medici
- 1935 Drake of England
as Francis Drake
- 1934 The Great Defender
as Sir Douglas Rolls
- 1934 Little Friend
as John Hughes
- 1933 Channel Crossing
as Jacob Van Eeden
- 1931 Carnival
as Silvio Steno
- 1930 The Chinese Bungalow
as Yuan Sing
- 1928 The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Sir Percy Blakeney
- 1928 The Blue Peter
as David Hunter
- 1927 The King's Highway
as Paul Clifford
- 1926 The Island of Despair
as Stephen Rhodes
- 1926 The Chinese Bungalow
as Yuan Sing
- 1925 The Secret Kingdom
as John Quarrain
- 1924 White Slippers
as Lionel Hazard
- 1924 Slaves of Destiny
as Luke Charnock
- 1924 Henry, King of Navarre
as Henry
- 1923 Guy Fawkes
as Guy Fawkes
- 1923 The Wandering Jew
as Matathias
- 1923 The Hell Ship
as Jan Steen
- 1922 Dick Turpin's Ride to York
as Dick Turpin
- 1922 A Romance of Old Baghdad
as Prince Omar
- 1921 Carnival
as Sylvio Steno
- 1918 Victory and Peace
as Edward Arkwright
- 1917 Masks and Faces
as Coachman
- 1916 The Merchant of Venice
as Shylock
Behind the camera (3)
- 1940 The Chinese Bungalow
Theatre Play
- 1931 Carnival
Theatre Play
- 1921 Carnival
Theatre Play