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