
Matheson Lang
Known for ActingBorn 1879-05-15Died 1948-04-11Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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.Read more
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The Chinese Bungalow
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The Chinese Bungalow
1930 · Movie
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Dick Turpin's Ride to York
1922 · Movie
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Carnival
1931 · Movie
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The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1928 · Movie
The King's Highway
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The King's Highway
1927 · Movie
The Chinese Bungalow
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The Chinese Bungalow
1926 · Movie
Henry, King of Navarre
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Henry, King of Navarre
1924 · Movie
Guy Fawkes
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Guy Fawkes
1923 · Movie
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Channel Crossing
1933 · Movie
The Blue Peter
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The Blue Peter
1928 · Movie
Slaves of Destiny
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Slaves of Destiny
1924 · Movie
The Secret Kingdom
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The Secret Kingdom
1925 · Movie
The Wandering Jew
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The Wandering Jew
1923 · Movie
A Romance of Old Baghdad
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A Romance of Old Baghdad
1922 · Movie
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Carnival
1921 · Movie
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Drake of England
1935 · Movie
The Hell Ship
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The Hell Ship
1923 · Movie
The Island of Despair
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The Island of Despair
1926 · Movie
White Slippers
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White Slippers
1924 · Movie
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The Cardinal
1936 · Movie
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Little Friend
1934 · Movie
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The Chinese Bungalow
1940 · Movie
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The Great Defender
1934 · Movie
Masks and Faces
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Masks and Faces
1917 · Movie
Victory and Peace
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Victory and Peace
1918 · Movie
The Merchant of Venice
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The Merchant of Venice
1916 · Movie