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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Klugman to Michael Lantieri
Robert Lang Biography (1934-)
Born September 24, 1934, in Bristol, England; son of Richard Lionel and LilyViolet (maiden name, Ballard) Lang; married Ann Bell (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Julius Belfrage Associates, 46 Albemarle St., London W1X 4PP,England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- September 24, 1934
- Bristol, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Doctor, King Lear, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol,England, 1956
- Uncle Ernest, Oh! My Papa, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, then Garrick Theatre, London, both 1957
- Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1957
- Title role, Platonov, Nottingham Repertory Theatre, Nottingham, England, 1958
- Polonius, No Bed for Bacon, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1959
- Charles, Blithe Spirit, Nottingham Repertory Theatre, between 1959-1961
- Archie Rice, The Entertainer, Nottingham Repertory Theatre, between 1959-1961
- Title role, Richard III, Nottingham Repertory Theatre, between 1959-1961
- Sergeant-Major Tommy Lodge, Celebration, Nottingham Repertory Theatre, then Duchess Theatre, London, both 1961
- Title role, Othello, Canterbury, England, 1961
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The Lower Depths, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, thenArts Theatre, both 1962
- Theseus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1962
- Louis of France, Becket, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, then Arts Theatre, both London, 1962
- Petruchio, The Chances, Chichester Festival, Chichester, England,1962
- Title role, Becket, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1962
- Sergeant Lumber, The Workhouse Donkey, Chichester Festival, 1963
- Cauchon, Saint Joan, Chichester Festival, then Edinburgh Festival,Edinburgh, Scotland, both 1963
- Cauchon, Saint Joan, National Theatre Company, London, 1963
- First player, Hamlet, National Theatre Company, London, 1963
- Yefim, Uncle Vanya, National Theatre Company, London, 1963
- Captain Brazen, The Recruiting Officer, National Theatre Company,London, 1963
- Anyone, Andorra, National Theatre Company, London, 1964
- Odysseus, Philoctetes, National Theatre Company, London, 1964
- Roderigo, Othello, National Theatre Company, London, 1964
- Martin Ruiz, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, National Theatre Company,London, 1964
- Richard Greatham, Hay Fever, National Theatre Company, London, 1964
- Reverend Hale, The Crucible, National Theatre Company, London, 1965
- Scandal, Love for Love, National Theatre Company, London, 1965
- Roderigo, Othello, Moscow, U.S.S.R., then Berlin, East Germany, 1965
- Scandal, Love for Love, Moscow, U.S.S.R., then Berlin, East Germany, 1965
- Etienne Plucheux, Chandebise, and Poche, A Flea in Her Ear, National Theatre Company, London, 1966
- Kurt, The Dance of Death, National Theatre Company, London, 1967
- Corvino, Volpone, National Theatre Company, London, 1968
- Mortimer, Edward II, National Theatre Company, London, 1968
- William Cardew, Home and Beauty, National Theatre Company, London,1968
- General Havelock, H, National Theatre Company, London, 1969
- Mirabell, The Way of the World, National Theatre Company, London,1969
- Franklyn Barnabas, Back to Methuselah, National Theatre Company, London, 1969
- Ash, The National Health, National Theatre Company, London, 1969
- Shylock, The Merchant of Venice, National Theatre Company, London,1970
- John Colombo, The Beheading, Apollo Theatre, London, 1972
- Also appeared in Masquerade, Young Vic Theatre, London.
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Major Tours
- Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer, British cities, 1957
- Roderigo, Othello, Canadian cities, 1967
- Chandebise and Poche, A Flea in Her Ear, Canadian cities, 1967
- Kurt, The Dance of Death, Canadian cities, 1967
- Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, British cities, 1972
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Stage Director
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The Covent Garden Tragedy, National Theatre Company, London, 1968
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Home and Beauty, Leatherhead, England, 1971
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Twelfth Night, Open Air Theatre, London, 1973
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Fears and Miseries of the Third Reich, Cambridge Theatre Company,Cambridge, England, 1974
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School for Scandal, Cambridge Theatre Company, 1974
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The Importance of Being Earnest, Cambridge Theatre Company, 1975
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Thark, Exeter, England, 1975
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Herbert Skardon, 1990, 1977
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The Old Boy Network, 1991
- Mr. Tate, The Tomorrow People, 1992
- Lord Holloway, Under the Hammer, 1993
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Miniseries
- Ambassador Grant, Harem, ABC, 1986
- Mr. Osborne, Vanity Fair, Arts and Entertainment, 1987
- Ferguson, Confessional, syndicated, 1990
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Ashenden, 1991
- Mr. Platter, The Return of the Borrowers, TNT, 1996
- Leonard Short, A Dance to the Music of Time, 1997
- Mr. Tremlow, Our Mutual Friend, PBS, 1998
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Movies
- Beck, And No One Could Save Her, ABC, 1973
- Albany, King Lear, Granada, 1984
- Police chief, Genghis Cohn, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
- David Lambert, Anna Lee: The Cook's Tale, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
- Protopopov, Rasputin, HBO, 1996
- Also appeared in The Double Dealer, Granada.
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Specials
- The man, I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill (also known as Thriller: I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill), 1974
- Lord Augustus Lorton, Lady Windermere's Fan, BBC, 1986
- Colonel Lucius Protheroe, The Murder at the Vicarage (also known as Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage), 1986, then as an episode of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Series IV, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
- John Barnabas, Flowers for the Judge, PBS, 1990
- Chief Inspector Dewar, The Settling of the Sun, PBS, 1990
- William E. Gladstone, Parnell and the Englishwoman, PBS, 1991
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Tracey Ullman: A Class Act, HBO, 1993
- The squire, Cider with Rosie, PBS, 1998
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Episodic
- Bauer, "Goodness Burns Too Bright," Callan, 1967
- Adam Crosse, "Deathday," Out of the Unknown, 1971
- Felix Kane, "The Last of the Cybernauts ...?" The New Avengers, 1976
- Count Corbucci, "The Last Laugh," Raffles, 1977
- Arthur, "The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby," Tales of the Unexpected, 1980
- Sillitoe, "Special Delivery," Boon, 1987
- Lord Thickthorn, "The Big Squeeze," A Very Peculiar Practice, 1988
- Jonah, Devices and Desires, PBS, 1991
- Geoffrey Jackson, "Blackballed," Boon, 1992
- Mr. Guthrie, Mike and Angelo, 1995
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Other Television Appearances
- Yefim, Uncle Vanya, 1963
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Faith (also known as Thirty-Minute Theatre: Faith), 1971
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The Stick Insect (also known as Centre Play: The Stick Insect), 1975
- Jessel, Rogue Male, 1976
- Teddy Forster-Brown, Tenko Reunion, 1984
- Fairclough, The Glory Boys, 1984
- Member of chorus, Antigone, 1984
- Petey, The Birthday Party, 1986
- Arlon, The Dog It Was That Died, 1988
- Deputy under-secretary, The Contract, 1988
- King Miraz, Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (also known as Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), 1989
- Detective Superintendent Ibison, The Investigation: Inside a TerroristBombing (also known as Who Bombed Birmingham?), 1990
- Panelist, Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle, 1998
- Jerry Pinch, Nancherrow (also known as Rosamunde Pilcher--Das grosse Erbe), 1999
- Nathan Anderson, Trust, 1999
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Television Director
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Series
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1990, 1977
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Other Television Work
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Director
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Lady Windermere's Fan (special), BBC, 1986
- Also director of the movies An Age of Kings,
Antigone,
The Birthday Party,
Donkey's Years,
The Father,
Mathilda's England,
On the Edge of Sand, and Vanity Fair, all BBC; director of the special That Was the Week That Was, BBC.
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Film Appearances
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School for Secrets (also known as Secret Flight), 1946
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The Dark Man, 1951
- Roderigo, Othello, 1965
- Whiting, Having a Wild Weekend (also known as Catch Us If You Can), 1965
- Humphrey Turnbull, Interlude, 1968
- Kurt, Dance of Death, 1968
- Pilgrim leader, A Walk with Love and Death, Twentieth Century-Fox,1969
- Dr. Andrews, "Method for Murder," The House That Dripped Blood, 1970
- Major Boyle, Savage Messiah, 1972
- Appleby, Night Watch, Avco-Embassy, 1973
- Jack Summers, The Mackintosh Man, 1973
- Captain Henry, Shout at the Devil, 1976
- Pennington, The Medusa Touch, 1978
- Inspector Sharp, The First Great Train Robbery (also known as The Great Train Robbery), 1979
- Wilkins, Runners, 1983
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Sweet Scene of Death, 1983
- Walter Bancroft, Hawks, 1989
- Driver, Bail Out, 1990
- K's uncle, The Trial, 1993
- Lord Hibbott, Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994
- Government minister, Some Mother's Son, 1996
- C.O. Humphreys, Wilde, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
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Film Director
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Interlude, Universal, 1957
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A Walk with Love and Death, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
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Night Watch, Avco-Embassy, 1973
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The First Great Train Robbery (also known as The Great Train Robbery), 1979
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