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Matheson Lang
Acting
15 May 1879
† 11 Apr 1948
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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 ro...
Also Known As
Alexander Matheson Lang
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Matheson Lang's Movies
62%
The Hell Ship
05 Feb 1923
46%
The Great Defender
26 Nov 1934
57%
The Cardinal
04 Jan 1936
68%
Drake of England
16 May 1935
50%
Little Friend
18 Nov 1934
60%
The Island of Despair
27 Dec 1926
60%
White Slippers
01 Aug 1924
45%
Masks and Faces
01 Mar 1917
70%
Carnival
26 Jun 1921
90%
The King's Highway
01 Oct 1927
80%
Channel Crossing
14 Oct 1933
90%
The Chinese Bungalow
22 Nov 1926
100%
The Chinese Bungalow
26 Sept 1930
80%
Slaves of Destiny
31 Mar 1924
90%
Henry, King of Navarre
01 Mar 1924
100%
Dick Turpin's Ride to York
01 Sept 1922
70%
A Romance of Old Baghdad
01 Mar 1922
70%
The Secret Kingdom
01 Aug 1925
80%
The Blue Peter
01 Sept 1928
90%
Carnival
30 Oct 1931