
Matheson Lang
Known for: Acting
Born: May 15, 1879
Died: April 11, 1948
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 ro…
Known for

Carnival
1921
The King's Highway
1927

Channel Crossing
1933

Drake of England
1935

Little Friend
1934

The Great Defender
1934
The Chinese Bungalow
1926
The Island of Despair
1926

The Cardinal
1936
The Chinese Bungalow
1930
White Slippers
1924
Slaves of Destiny
1924
Henry, King of Navarre
1924

Dick Turpin's Ride to York
1922
A Romance of Old Baghdad
1922
The Secret Kingdom
1925
The Blue Peter
1928

Carnival
1931

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1928
The Wandering Jew
1923
Victory and Peace
1918
The Merchant of Venice
1916
Guy Fawkes
1923
The Hell Ship
1923
Masks and Faces
1917