
Matheson Lang
Actor
- Born
- May 15, 1879
- Died
- April 11, 1948 (age 68)
- From
- Montreal, 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…
Filmography (25)
The Cardinal (1936)Cardinal de Medici
Drake of England (1935)Francis Drake
The Great Defender (1934)Sir Douglas Rolls
Little Friend (1934)John Hughes
Channel Crossing (1933)Jacob Van Eeden
Carnival (1931)Silvio Steno- The Chinese BungalowThe Chinese Bungalow (1930)Yuan Sing
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928)Sir Percy Blakeney- The Blue PeterThe Blue Peter (1928)David Hunter
- The King's HighwayThe King's Highway (1927)Paul Clifford
- The Island of DespairThe Island of Despair (1926)Stephen Rhodes
- The Chinese BungalowThe Chinese Bungalow (1926)Yuan Sing
- The Secret KingdomThe Secret Kingdom (1925)John Quarrain
- White SlippersWhite Slippers (1924)Lionel Hazard
- Slaves of DestinySlaves of Destiny (1924)Luke Charnock
- Henry, King of NavarreHenry, King of Navarre (1924)Henry
- Guy FawkesGuy Fawkes (1923)Guy Fawkes
- The Wandering JewThe Wandering Jew (1923)Matathias
- The Hell ShipThe Hell Ship (1923)Jan Steen
Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)Dick Turpin- A Romance of Old BaghdadA Romance of Old Baghdad (1922)Prince Omar
Carnival (1921)Sylvio Steno- Victory and PeaceVictory and Peace (1918)Edward Arkwright
- Masks and FacesMasks and Faces (1917)Coachman
- The Merchant of VeniceThe Merchant of Venice (1916)Shylock