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Frank Langella

Frank Langella

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Biography

Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has received four Tony Awards (out of seven nominations) as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Langella's notable film roles include parts in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Mel Brooks’s The Twelve Chairs (1970), Dracula (1979), Dave (1993), The Ninth Gate (1999), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Starting Out in the Evening (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), All Good Things (2010), Robot & Frank (2012), Noah (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016), and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). On television, Langella had recurring roles in The Americans (2013–2017) and Kidding (2018–2020).

Known For

Cutthroat Island

Cutthroat Island

1995

The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate

1999

Superman Returns

Superman Returns

2006

Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence

1993

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005

Sweet November

Sweet November

2001

Eddie

Eddie

1996

The Box

The Box

2009

Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

1998

Dave

Dave

1993

Junior

Junior

1994

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

2008

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

1987

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976

Diary of a Mad Housewife

Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970

The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs

1970

Now You See It...

Now You See It...

2005

Dracula

Dracula

1979

Lolita

Lolita

1997

Objects and Memory

Objects and Memory

2008

Starting Out in the Evening

Starting Out in the Evening

2007

Back in the Day

Back in the Day

2005

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010

Bad Company

Bad Company

1995

Brainscan

Brainscan

1994

Innocents

Innocents

2000

And God Created Woman

And God Created Woman

1988

The Caller

The Caller

2008

Doomsday Gun

Doomsday Gun

1994

All Good Things

All Good Things

2010

Stardom

Stardom

2000

Sphinx

Sphinx

1981

Unknown

Unknown

2011

The Wrath of God

The Wrath of God

1972

Noah

Noah

2014

Cry Baby Lane

Cry Baby Lane

2000

Robot & Frank

Robot & Frank

2012

True Identity

True Identity

1991

The Men's Club

The Men's Club

1986

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

Alegría

Alegría

1999

Those Lips, Those Eyes

Those Lips, Those Eyes

1980

The Deadly Trap

The Deadly Trap

1971

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

1974

Draft Day

Draft Day

2014

Genius on Hold

Genius on Hold

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco

2014

5 to 7

5 to 7

2014

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

1976

1492: Conquest of Paradise

1492: Conquest of Paradise

1992

Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion

2014

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

1981

I'm Losing You

I'm Losing You

1998

The Driftless Area

The Driftless Area

2015

Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted

2014

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

2008

How You Look to Me

How You Look to Me

2005

Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic

2016

Crossroads

Crossroads

2006

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

2014

Angry Neighbors

Angry Neighbors

2022

House of D

House of D

2004

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Youth in Oregon

Youth in Oregon

2017

All the Way

All the Way

2016

111 Gramercy Park

111 Gramercy Park

2003

The Magic Balloon

The Magic Balloon

1990

Mike Nichols: An American Master

Mike Nichols: An American Master

2016

The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide

2006

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

1990

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

2017

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

Capitol Law

Capitol Law

2006

Inside High Noon

Inside High Noon

2003

The Prince of Homburg

The Prince of Homburg

1977

Return to Rajapur

Return to Rajapur

2006

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020

It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic

2019

Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019

Liberty

Liberty

1986

The Revamping of Dracula

The Revamping of Dracula

2004

The Seagull

The Seagull

1975

King Tutankhamun - The Mystery Unsealed

King Tutankhamun - The Mystery Unsealed

2006

The Beast in the Jungle

The Beast in the Jungle

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

1983

The Road to 'Dracula'

The Road to 'Dracula'

1999

The Time Being

The Time Being

2012

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

2018

Moses

Moses

1995

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Swiss Family Robinson

The Swiss Family Robinson

1975

The Beast

The Beast

2001

The Greatest Pharaohs

The Greatest Pharaohs

1997

Unscripted

Unscripted

2005

Kitchen Confidential

Kitchen Confidential

2005

The Americans

The Americans

2013

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

2000

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Kidding

Kidding

2018

10.5: Apocalypse

10.5: Apocalypse

2006

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

Dinah!

Dinah!

1974

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Moses

Moses

1996

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Marcians

Marcians

2017

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts

Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts

1996

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956