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