About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1879-05-15
Place of birth:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Matheson Lang

Overview

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

Acting
1936 The Cardinal Actor Cardinal de Medici 58
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1935 Drake of England Actor Francis Drake 59
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1934 The Great Defender Actor Sir Douglas Rolls 58
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1934 Little Friend Actor John Hughes 58
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1933 Channel Crossing Actor Jacob Van Eeden N/A
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1931 Carnival Actor Silvio Steno N/A
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1930 The Chinese Bungalow Actor Yuan Sing N/A
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1928 The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel Actor Sir Percy Blakeney N/A
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1928 The Blue Peter Actor David Hunter N/A
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1927 The King's Highway Actor Paul Clifford N/A
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1926 The Island of Despair Actor Stephen Rhodes 58
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1926 The Chinese Bungalow Actor Yuan Sing N/A
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1925 The Secret Kingdom Actor John Quarrain N/A
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1924 White Slippers Actor Lionel Hazard 58
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1924 Slaves of Destiny Actor Luke Charnock N/A
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1924 Henry, King of Navarre Actor Henry N/A
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1923 The Wandering Jew Actor Matathias N/A
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1923 The Hell Ship Actor Jan Steen 58
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1922 Dick Turpin's Ride to York Actor Dick Turpin N/A
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1922 A Romance of Old Baghdad Actor Prince Omar N/A
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1921 Carnival Actor Sylvio Steno N/A
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1918 Victory and Peace Actor Edward Arkwright N/A
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1917 Masks and Faces Actor Coachman 58
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1916 The Merchant of Venice Actor Shylock N/A
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Writing
1940 The Chinese Bungalow Writing Theatre Play 58
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1931 Carnival Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1921 Carnival Writing Theatre Play N/A
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