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
The Cardinal
as Cardinal de Medici
The Cardinal
as Cardinal de Medici
Drake of England
as Francis Drake
Drake of England
as Francis Drake
The Great Defender
as Sir Douglas Rolls
The Great Defender
as Sir Douglas Rolls
Little Friend
as John Hughes
Little Friend
as John Hughes
Channel Crossing
as Jacob Van Eeden
Channel Crossing
as Jacob Van Eeden
Carnival
as Silvio Steno
Carnival
as Silvio Steno
The Chinese Bungalow
as Yuan Sing
The Chinese Bungalow
as Yuan Sing
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Sir Percy Blakeney
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Sir Percy Blakeney
The Blue Peter
as David Hunter
The Blue Peter
as David Hunter
The King's Highway
as Paul Clifford
The King's Highway
as Paul Clifford
The Island of Despair
as Stephen Rhodes
The Island of Despair
as Stephen Rhodes
The Chinese Bungalow
as Yuan Sing
The Chinese Bungalow
as Yuan Sing
The Secret Kingdom
as John Quarrain
The Secret Kingdom
as John Quarrain
White Slippers
as Lionel Hazard
White Slippers
as Lionel Hazard
Slaves of Destiny
as Luke Charnock
Slaves of Destiny
as Luke Charnock
Henry, King of Navarre
as Henry
Henry, King of Navarre
as Henry
Guy Fawkes
as Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes
as Guy Fawkes
The Wandering Jew
as Matathias
The Wandering Jew
as Matathias
The Hell Ship
as Jan Steen
The Hell Ship
as Jan Steen
Dick Turpin's Ride to York
as Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin's Ride to York
as Dick Turpin
A Romance of Old Baghdad
as Prince Omar
A Romance of Old Baghdad
as Prince Omar
Carnival
as Sylvio Steno
Carnival
as Sylvio Steno
Victory and Peace
as Edward Arkwright
Victory and Peace
as Edward Arkwright
Masks and Faces
as Coachman
Masks and Faces
as Coachman
The Merchant of Venice
as Shylock
The Merchant of Venice
as Shylock