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.
Filmography (25 titles)
5.7MovieThe Cardinal
Cardinal de Medici · 1936
6.8MovieDrake of England
Francis Drake · 1935
4.6MovieThe Great Defender
Sir Douglas Rolls · 1934
5.0MovieLittle Friend
John Hughes · 1934
8.0MovieChannel Crossing
Jacob Van Eeden · 1933
9.0MovieCarnival
Silvio Steno · 1931
The Chinese Bungalow
Yuan Sing · 1930
9.0MovieThe Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Blakeney · 1928
The Blue Peter
David Hunter · 1928
The King's Highway
Paul Clifford · 1927
The Island of Despair
Stephen Rhodes · 1926
The Chinese Bungalow
Yuan Sing · 1926
The Secret Kingdom
John Quarrain · 1925
White Slippers
Lionel Hazard · 1924
Slaves of Destiny
Luke Charnock · 1924
Henry, King of Navarre
Henry · 1924
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes · 1923
The Wandering Jew
Matathias · 1923
The Hell Ship
Jan Steen · 1923
10.0MovieDick Turpin's Ride to York
Dick Turpin · 1922
A Romance of Old Baghdad
Prince Omar · 1922
7.0MovieCarnival
Sylvio Steno · 1921
Victory and Peace
Edward Arkwright · 1918
Masks and Faces
Coachman · 1917
The Merchant of Venice
Shylock · 1916