Matheson Lang
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1879
- Died
- April 11, 1948
- Birthplace
- 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 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.
Filmography
The Chinese Bungalow 1940
Theatre Play
The Cardinal 1936
as Cardinal de Medici
Drake of England 1935
as Francis Drake
The Great Defender 1934
as Sir Douglas Rolls
Little Friend 1934
as John Hughes
Channel Crossing 1933
as Jacob Van Eeden
Carnival 1931
as Silvio Steno, Theatre Play
- The Chinese Bungalow
The Chinese Bungalow 1930
as Yuan Sing
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel 1928
as Sir Percy Blakeney
- The Blue Peter
The Blue Peter 1928
as David Hunter
- The King's Highway
The King's Highway 1927
as Paul Clifford
- The Island of Despair
The Island of Despair 1926
as Stephen Rhodes
- The Chinese Bungalow
The Chinese Bungalow 1926
as Yuan Sing
- The Secret Kingdom
The Secret Kingdom 1925
as John Quarrain
- White Slippers
White Slippers 1924
as Lionel Hazard
- Slaves of Destiny
Slaves of Destiny 1924
as Luke Charnock
- Henry, King of Navarre
Henry, King of Navarre 1924
as Henry
- Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes 1923
as Guy Fawkes
- The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew 1923
as Matathias
The Hell Ship 1923
as Jan Steen
Dick Turpin's Ride to York 1922
as Dick Turpin
- A Romance of Old Baghdad
A Romance of Old Baghdad 1922
as Prince Omar
Carnival 1921
as Sylvio Steno, Theatre Play
- Victory and Peace
Victory and Peace 1918
as Edward Arkwright
- Masks and Faces
Masks and Faces 1917
as Coachman
- The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 1916
as Shylock
Credits from TMDB.