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Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Acting·1938·89 films

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 (

Filmography

Captain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic (2016)Jack Bertrang
Noah
Noah (2014)Og (voice)
Superman Returns
Superman Returns (2006)Perry White
Unknown
Unknown (2011)Rodney Cole
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)Judge Julius Hoffman
The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate (1999)Boris Balkan
Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers (1998)Archer (voice)
Lolita
Lolita (1997)Clare Quilty
The Box
The Box (2009)Arlington Steward
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)Lewis Zabel
Junior
Junior (1994)Noah Banes
Sweet November
Sweet November (2001)Edgar Price
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon (2008)Richard Nixon
Robot & Frank
Robot & Frank (2012)Frank
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)William Paley
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe (1987)Skeletor
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)Mayor (voice)
Draft Day
Draft Day (2014)Anthony Molina
All Good Things
All Good Things (2010)Sanford Marks
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)Santangel
Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)Beefeater Vicar
Dave
Dave (1993)Bob Alexander
Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco (2014)Father Francis Tucker
Cutthroat Island
Cutthroat Island (1995)Dawg
5 to 7
5 to 7 (2014)Sam Bloom
Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence (1993)Jeffrey Roston
All the Way
All the Way (2016)Sen. Richard Russell
Dracula
Dracula (1979)Count Dracula
Brainscan
Brainscan (1994)Detective Hayden
Eddie
Eddie (1996)Wild Bill Burgess
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)Skeletor (archive footage) (uncredited)
House of D
House of D (2004)Reverend Duncan
The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs (1970)Ostap Bender
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)Pasha (voice)
Now You See It...
Now You See It... (2005)Max
The Driftless Area
The Driftless Area (2015)Tim Geer
Bad Company
Bad Company (1995)Vic Grimes
Parts Per Billion
Parts Per Billion (2014)Andy
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha (2019)Self
Return to Rajapur
Return to Rajapur (2006)Ned Bears
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)Self - Actor
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)Perry White (archive footage)
And God Created Woman
And God Created Woman (1988)James Tiernan
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)George Prager
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)Chief Justice Warren Burger
Youth in Oregon
Youth in Oregon (2017)Raymond Engersol
Starting Out in the Evening
Starting Out in the Evening (2007)Leonard Schiller
True Identity
True Identity (1991)Leland Carver
Stardom
Stardom (2000)Blaine De Castillon
The Wrath of God
The Wrath of God (1972)Thomas De La Plata
Sphinx
Sphinx (1981)Akmed Khazzan
The Deadly Trap
The Deadly Trap (1971)Philippe
The Time Being
The Time Being (2012)Warner Dax
Back in the Day
Back in the Day (2005)Lieutenant Hudson
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1974)Don Diego / Zorro
Cry Baby Lane
Cry Baby Lane (2000)Mr. Bennett
The Men's Club
The Men's Club (1986)Harold Canterbury
Doomsday Gun
Doomsday Gun (1994)Dr. Gerald Bull
Innocents
Innocents (2000)Robert Denright
The Caller
The Caller (2008)Jimmy Stevens
Angry Neighbors
Angry Neighbors (2022)Harry March
The Road to 'Dracula'
The Road to 'Dracula' (1999)Self (archive footage)
I'm Losing You
I'm Losing You (1998)Perry Needham Krohn
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016)Self
It Takes a Lunatic
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)Self
Alegría
Alegría (1999)Fleur
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)Self
Crossroads
Crossroads (2006)Father Tew
The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide (2006)Superintendent
Genius on Hold
Genius on Hold (2013)Self - Narrator (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)Harry Crystal
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976)John Buchanan
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (1990)Self
Liberty
Liberty (1986)Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
111 Gramercy Park
111 Gramercy Park (2003)William
How You Look to Me
How You Look to Me (2005)Professor Driskoll
Inside High Noon
Inside High Noon (2003)Narrator (voice)
The Seagull
The Seagull (1975)Konstantin Treplev
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)Narrator
Capitol Law
Capitol Law (2006)Managing Partner
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner (1981)Sherlock Holmes
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage
The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)John Adams
The Prince of Homburg
The Prince of Homburg (1977)The Prince of Homburg
The Revamping of Dracula
The Revamping of Dracula (2004)Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)Self
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding (2018)Self
King Tutankhamun - The Mystery Unsealed
King Tutankhamun - The Mystery Unsealed (2006)