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

Movies & web series

The Chinese Bungalow

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

Carnival

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The King's Highway

The Chinese Bungalow

Henry, King of Navarre

Guy Fawkes

Channel Crossing

The Blue Peter

Slaves of Destiny

The Secret Kingdom

The Wandering Jew

A Romance of Old Baghdad

Carnival

Drake of England

The Hell Ship

The Island of Despair

White Slippers

The Cardinal

Little Friend

The Chinese Bungalow

The Great Defender

Masks and Faces

Victory and Peace

The Merchant of Venice