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Matheson Lang
Actor, Additional Credits
Born May 15, 1879Died April 11, 1948 (68 years)
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 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.
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 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.
Matheson Lang Filmography
| 1936 | The Cardinal · as Cardinal De Medici |
| 1935 | Drake the Pirate · as Francis Drake |
| 1935 | Regal Cavalcade · as Henry V |
| 1934 | The Great Defender · as Sir Douglas Rolls |
| 1934 | Little Friend · as John Hughes |
| 1933 | Channel Crossing · as Jacob Van Eeden |
| 1928 | The Blue Peter · as David Hunter |
| 1927 | The King's Highway · as Paul Clifford |
| 1926 | The Qualified Adventurer · as Peter Duff |
| 1924 | Henry, King of Navarre · as Henry |
| 1923 | Guy Fawkes · as Guy Fawkes |
| 1923 | The Hell Ship · as Jan Steen |
| 1922 | Dick Turpin's Ride to York · as Dick Turpin |
| 1918 | Victory and Peace · as Edward Arkwright |
| 1917 | Everybody's Business · as Lieutenant Jack Goudron |
| 1917 | Masks and Faces · as Coachman |
| 1916 | The Merchant of Venice · as Shylock |
| 1940 | The Chinese Den · as Theatre Play |