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Matheson Lang
Acting

Matheson Lang
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1879-05-15,Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gender
Male
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 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.

Filmography

7

Carnival
1921-06-26

The King's Highway

9

The King's Highway
1927-10-01

Channel Crossing

8

Channel Crossing
1933-10-14

Drake of England

6.8

Drake of England
1935-05-16

5

Little Friend
1934-11-18

The Great Defender

4.571

The Great Defender
1934-11-26

6.2

The Hell Ship
1923-02-05

The Chinese Bungalow

9

The Chinese Bungalow
1926-11-22

The Island of Despair

6

The Island of Despair
1926-12-27

5.667

The Cardinal
1936-01-04

The Chinese Bungalow

10

The Chinese Bungalow
1930-09-26

6

White Slippers
1924-08-01

Slaves of Destiny

8

Slaves of Destiny
1924-03-31

Henry, King of Navarre

9

Henry, King of Navarre
1924-03-01

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

10

Dick Turpin's Ride to York
1922-09-01

A Romance of Old Baghdad

7

A Romance of Old Baghdad
1922-03-01

The Secret Kingdom

7

The Secret Kingdom
1925-08-01

8

The Blue Peter
1928-09-01

9

Carnival
1931-10-30

Masks and Faces

4.5

Masks and Faces
1917-03-01

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

9

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1928-11-05

The Wandering Jew

7

The Wandering Jew
1923-05-01

Victory and Peace

0

Victory and Peace
1918-12-01

The Merchant of Venice

0

The Merchant of Venice
1916-07-21

9

Guy Fawkes
1923-09-01