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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Cardinal
Character:Cardinal de Medici
Release Date:04/01/1936
Drake of England
Character:Francis Drake
Release Date:16/05/1935
The Great Defender
Character:Sir Douglas Rolls
Release Date:26/11/1934
Little Friend
Character:John Hughes
Release Date:18/11/1934
Channel Crossing
Character:Jacob Van Eeden
Release Date:14/10/1933
Carnival
Character:Silvio Steno
Release Date:30/10/1931
The Chinese Bungalow
Character:Yuan Sing
Release Date:26/09/1930
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:Sir Percy Blakeney
Release Date:05/11/1928
The Blue Peter
Character:David Hunter
Release Date:01/09/1928
The King's Highway
Character:Paul Clifford
Release Date:01/10/1927
The Island of Despair
Character:Stephen Rhodes
Release Date:27/12/1926
The Chinese Bungalow
Character:Yuan Sing
Release Date:22/11/1926
The Secret Kingdom
Character:John Quarrain
Release Date:01/08/1925
White Slippers
Character:Lionel Hazard
Release Date:01/08/1924
Slaves of Destiny
Character:Luke Charnock
Release Date:31/03/1924
Henry, King of Navarre
Character:Henry
Release Date:01/03/1924
Guy Fawkes
Character:Guy Fawkes
Release Date:01/09/1923
The Wandering Jew
Character:Matathias
Release Date:01/05/1923
The Hell Ship
Character:Jan Steen
Release Date:05/02/1923
Dick Turpin's Ride to York
Character:Dick Turpin
Release Date:01/09/1922
A Romance of Old Baghdad
Character:Prince Omar
Release Date:01/03/1922
Carnival
Character:Sylvio Steno
Release Date:26/06/1921
Victory and Peace
Character:Edward Arkwright
Release Date:01/12/1918
Masks and Faces
Character:Coachman
Release Date:01/03/1917
The Merchant of Venice
Character:Shylock
Release Date:21/07/1916
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