Matheson Lang
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.
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- 1936 ·The Cardinalas Cardinal de Medici
- 1935 ·Drake of Englandas Francis Drake
- 1934 ·The Great Defenderas Sir Douglas Rolls
- 1934 ·Little Friendas John Hughes
- 1933 ·Channel Crossingas Jacob Van Eeden
- 1931 ·Carnivalas Silvio Steno
- 1930 ·The Chinese Bungalowas Yuan Sing
- 1928 ·The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernelas Sir Percy Blakeney
- 1928 ·The Blue Peteras David Hunter
- 1927 ·The King's Highwayas Paul Clifford
- 1926 ·The Island of Despairas Stephen Rhodes
- 1926 ·The Chinese Bungalowas Yuan Sing
- 1925 ·The Secret Kingdomas John Quarrain
- 1924 ·White Slippersas Lionel Hazard
- 1924 ·Slaves of Destinyas Luke Charnock
- 1924 ·Henry, King of Navarreas Henry
- 1923 ·The Wandering Jewas Matathias
- 1923 ·The Hell Shipas Jan Steen
- 1922 ·Dick Turpin's Ride to Yorkas Dick Turpin
- 1922 ·A Romance of Old Baghdadas Prince Omar
- 1921 ·Carnivalas Sylvio Steno
- 1918 ·Victory and Peaceas Edward Arkwright
- 1917 ·Masks and Facesas Coachman
- 1916 ·The Merchant of Veniceas Shylock