Matheson Lang

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.

Most Known For

Guy Fawkes

as Guy Fawkes

Little Friend

as John Hughes

The Merchant of Venice

as Shylock

Victory and Peace

as Edward Arkwright

Drake of England

as Francis Drake

Channel Crossing

as Jacob Van Eeden

The Cardinal

as Cardinal de Medici

The Hell Ship

as Jan Steen

Masks and Faces

as Coachman

The Great Defender

as Sir Douglas Rolls

The Wandering Jew

as Matathias

Slaves of Destiny

as Luke Charnock

A Romance of Old Baghdad

as Prince Omar

The King's Highway

as Paul Clifford

The Secret Kingdom

as John Quarrain

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

as Dick Turpin

Carnival

as Sylvio Steno

Carnival

as Silvio Steno

Henry, King of Navarre

as Henry

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as Sir Percy Blakeney