Matheson Lang
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1879
- Died
- April 11, 1948 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Cardinal
Movie · as Cardinal de Medici
Drake of England
Movie · as Francis Drake
Little Friend
Movie · as John Hughes
The Great Defender
Movie · as Sir Douglas Rolls
Channel Crossing
Movie · as Jacob Van Eeden
Carnival
Movie · as Silvio Steno
The Chinese Bungalow
Movie · as Yuan Sing
The Blue Peter
Movie · as David Hunter
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Movie · as Sir Percy Blakeney
The King's Highway
Movie · as Paul Clifford
The Chinese Bungalow
Movie · as Yuan Sing
The Island of Despair
Movie · as Stephen Rhodes
The Secret Kingdom
Movie · as John Quarrain
White Slippers
Movie · as Lionel Hazard
Slaves of Destiny
Movie · as Luke Charnock
Henry, King of Navarre
Movie · as Henry
The Hell Ship
Movie · as Jan Steen
The Wandering Jew
Movie · as Matathias
Guy Fawkes
Movie · as Guy Fawkes
Dick Turpin's Ride to York
Movie · as Dick Turpin
A Romance of Old Baghdad
Movie · as Prince Omar
Carnival
Movie · as Sylvio Steno
Victory and Peace
Movie · as Edward Arkwright
Masks and Faces
Movie · as Coachman
The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as Shylock