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Matheson Lang‌

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Matheson Lang

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Matheson Lang

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1879-05-15

Popularity

star1.3

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.

Movie Credits

Carnival

Carnival‌
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calendar 1921

The King's Highway

The King's Highway‌
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calendar 1927

Channel Crossing

Channel Crossing‌
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calendar 1933

Drake of England

Drake of England‌
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calendar 1935

Little Friend

Little Friend‌
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calendar 1934

The Great Defender

The Great Defender‌
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calendar 1934

The Hell Ship

The Hell Ship‌
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calendar 1923

The Chinese Bungalow

The Chinese Bungalow‌
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calendar 1926

The Island of Despair

The Island of Despair‌
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calendar 1926

The Cardinal

The Cardinal‌
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calendar 1936

The Chinese Bungalow

The Chinese Bungalow‌
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calendar 1930

White Slippers

White Slippers‌
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calendar 1924

Slaves of Destiny

Slaves of Destiny‌
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calendar 1924

Henry, King of Navarre

Henry, King of Navarre‌
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calendar 1924

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

Dick Turpin's Ride to York‌
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calendar 1922

A Romance of Old Baghdad

A Romance of Old Baghdad‌
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calendar 1922

The Secret Kingdom

The Secret Kingdom‌
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calendar 1925

The Blue Peter

The Blue Peter‌
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calendar 1928

Carnival

Carnival‌
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calendar 1931

Masks and Faces

Masks and Faces‌
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calendar 1917

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel‌
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calendar 1928

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew‌
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calendar 1923

Victory and Peace

Victory and Peace‌
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calendar 1918

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