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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.
Birth Name
Alexander Matheson Lang
Born
Thursday, 15 May 1879
Died
Sunday, 11 April 1948
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Cardinal | Cardinal de Medici | 1936 |
Drake the Pirate | Francis Drake | 1935 |
Regal Cavalcade | Henry V | 1935 |
The Great Defender | Sir Douglas Rolls | 1934 |
Little Friend | John Hughes | 1934 |
Channel Crossing | Jacob Van Eeden | 1933 |
Venetian Nights | Silvio Steno | 1931 |
Guy Fawkes | Guy Fawkes | 1929 |
The Scarlet Daredevil | Sir Percy Blakeney | 1928 |
The King's Highway | Paul Clifford | 1928 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Cardinal | Cardinal de Medici | 1936 |
Drake the Pirate | Francis Drake | 1935 |
Regal Cavalcade | Henry V | 1935 |
The Great Defender | Sir Douglas Rolls | 1934 |
Little Friend | John Hughes | 1934 |
Channel Crossing | Jacob Van Eeden | 1933 |
Venetian Nights | Silvio Steno | 1931 |
Guy Fawkes | Guy Fawkes | 1929 |
The Scarlet Daredevil | Sir Percy Blakeney | 1928 |
The King's Highway | Paul Clifford | 1928 |
The Chinese Bungalow | Yuan Sing | 1926 |
The Qualified Adventurer | Peter Duff | 1926 |
The Secret Kingdom | John Quarrain | 1925 |
White Slippers | Lionel Hazard | 1924 |
Henry, King of Navarre | Henry | 1924 |
Slaves of Destiny | Luke Charnock | 1924 |
The Hell Ship | Jan Steen | 1923 |
A Romance of Old Baghdad | Prince Omar | 1922 |
Carnival | Sylvio Steno | 1921 |
The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | 1919 |
Victory and Peace | Edward Arkwright | 1918 |
Everybody's Business | Lieutenant Jack Goudron | 1917 |
Masks and Faces | Coachman | 1917 |
The Ware Case | Sir Hubert Ware | 1917 |
The House Opposite | Henry Rivers MP | 1917 |