Matheson Lang
Known for ActingBorn 1879-05-15 — died 1948-04-11Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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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.
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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.
Known for
Little Friend
1934 · as John Hughes
Henry, King of Navarre
1924 · as Henry
Guy Fawkes
1923 · as Guy Fawkes
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1928 · as Sir Percy Blakeney
The Merchant of Venice
1916 · as Shylock
Slaves of Destiny
1924 · as Luke Charnock
Drake of England
1935 · as Francis Drake
The Blue Peter
1928 · as David Hunter
Carnival
1931 · as Silvio Steno
The Great Defender
1934 · as Sir Douglas Rolls
Masks and Faces
1917 · as Coachman
The Hell Ship
1923 · as Jan Steen
The Cardinal
1936 · as Cardinal de Medici
A Romance of Old Baghdad
1922 · as Prince Omar
The King's Highway
1927 · as Paul Clifford
Channel Crossing
1933 · as Jacob Van Eeden
Dick Turpin's Ride to York
1922 · as Dick Turpin
Carnival
1921 · as Sylvio Steno