Frank Langella
Frank Langella | |
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Born | Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. | January 1, 1938
Alma mater | Syracuse University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–present |
Spouse |
Ruth Weil
(m. 1977; div. 1995) |
Partner | Whoopi Goldberg (1995–2000) |
Children | 2 |
Frank A. Langella Jr. (
He has won four
His reprisal of the Nixon role in the film production of Frost/Nixon directed by Ron Howard earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.[3] Langella's other notable film roles include parts in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Mel Brooks’s The Twelve Chairs (1970), Dracula (1979), Masters of the Universe (1987), Dave (1993), The Ninth Gate (1999), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Starting Out in the Evening (2007), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Robot & Frank (2012), Noah (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016), and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).
He also played Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger in the HBO movie Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013) and Senator Richard Russell Jr. in All the Way (2016). Langella also had a recurring role as Gabriel, the KGB handler for the lead characters in the FX series The Americans (2013–2017) and Sebastian Piccirillo in the Showtime series Kidding (2018–2020).
Early life
Langella, an Italian American,[4] was born January 1, 1938,[5] in Bayonne, New Jersey,[6] the son of Angelina Barbato (b. 1915) and Frank A. Langella Sr. (1913–1991), a business executive who was president of the Bayonne Barrel and Drum Company.[7] Langella attended Washington Elementary School and Bayonne High School in Bayonne.[8] After the family moved to South Orange, New Jersey, he graduated from Columbia High School in the South Orange-Maplewood School District in 1955 and later graduated from Syracuse University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.[9]
Career
Early roles and breakthrough
Langella appeared off-Broadway (in The Immoralist at the Bouwerie Lane Theatre in 1963[10] and Robert Lowell's The Old Glory in 1965 among other shows) before he made his first foray onto a Broadway stage in New York in Federico García Lorca's Yerma at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, on December 8, 1966. He followed this role by appearing in William Gibson's A Cry of Players, playing a young, highly fictionalized William Shakespeare opposite Anne Bancroft in 1968.
Bancroft suggested Langella to her husband
Langella continued to juggle film and television with his stage work, playing
Established actor
In 1993, he made a three-episode appearance on
In 2000, Langella played Ebenezer Scrooge in a musical version of
Broadway success
Langella returned to the stage in the 2002 Broadway revival of the
He was cast as
.Expansion into film and television
Langella's film work also includes roles in
In 2013, Langella starred as
He appeared in seasons 3 through 5.In 2016, he played the title role in
In 2020, he played Judge Julius Hoffman in Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7. The film follows the Chicago Seven, a group of anti-Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intention of inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It was released in September, by Netflix.
In 2022, Langella was fired from his role in The Fall of the House of Usher following investigations into claims of sexual harassment on set.[22] In a guest column for Deadline, reacting to his firing, Langella claimed to have been "canceled," denying allegations of unacceptable behavior while telling his version of events. This included calling cast members 'baby' or 'honey', as well as describing guidance from an intimacy coordinator as "absurd" and ultimately going against the agreed blocking for a scene on-camera, leading his scene partner to walk off set. [23]
Personal life
Langella has dated actresses Diane Baker[24] and Elizabeth Taylor.[25] He was married to Ruth Weil from November 6, 1977, to their divorce in 1995.[26] They have two children, Frank III and Sara. He also lived with actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg, whom he met on the set of Eddie, from 1995 until they separated in 2000.[27]
Memoir
Langella published a memoir in 2012 called Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them.[25]
In a review in the
Acting credits
Theatre
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | Diary of a Mad Housewife | George Prager | |
The Twelve Chairs | Ostap Bender | ||
1971 | The Deadly Trap | Philippe | |
1972 | The Wrath of God | De La Plata | |
1974 | The Mark of Zorro | Don Diego Vega | |
1979 | Dracula | Count Dracula | |
1980 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | Harry Crystal | |
1981 | Sphinx | Akmed Khazzan | |
1986 | The Men's Club | Harold Canterbury | |
1987 | Masters of the Universe | Skeletor | |
1988 | And God Created Woman | James Tiernan | |
1991 | True Identity | Leland Carver | |
1992 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Santangel | |
1993 | Body of Evidence | Jeffrey Roston | |
Dave | White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander | ||
1994 | Brainscan | Detective Hayden | |
Junior | Noah Banes | ||
1995 | Bad Company | Vic Grimes | |
Cutthroat Island | Dawg Brown | ||
1996 | Eddie | Wild Bill Burgess | |
1997 | Lolita | Clare Quilty | |
1998 | Small Soldiers | Archer | Voice |
I'm Losing You | Perry Needham Krohn | ||
Alegría | Giulietta's father/Fleur | ||
1999 | The Ninth Gate | Boris Balkan | |
2000 | Stardom | Blaine De Castillon | |
2001 | Sweet November | Edgar Price | |
2004 | House of D | Reverend Duncan | |
The Novice | Father Tew | ||
2005 | Back in the Day | Lt. Bill Hudson | |
How You Look to Me | Professor Driskoll | ||
Good Night, and Good Luck | William S. Paley | ||
2006 | Superman Returns | Perry White | |
2007 | Starting Out in the Evening | Leonard Schiller | |
2008 | The Caller | Jimmy Stevens | |
Frost/Nixon | Richard Nixon | ||
The Tale of Despereaux | The Mayor | Voice | |
2009 | The Box | Arlington Steward | |
2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Louis Zabel | |
All Good Things | Sanford Marks | ||
2011 | Unknown | Rodney Cole | |
2012 | Robot & Frank | Frank | |
The Time Being | Warner Dax | ||
2013 | Parts per Billion | Andy | |
2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Beefeater Vicar | Cameo |
Noah | Og | Voice | |
Draft Day | Anthony Molina | ||
5 to 7 | Sam | ||
Grace of Monaco | Father Francis Tucker | ||
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
|
Pasha | Voice | |
2015 | The Driftless Area | Tim Geer | |
2016 | Captain Fantastic | Jack Bertrang | |
Youth in Oregon | Raymond Engersol | ||
2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Julius Hoffman | |
2022 | Angry Neighbors | Harry March |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1965 | The Trials of O'Brien | Michael Romani | Episode: "How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?" |
1967 | NBC Experiment in Television | The Young Man | Episode: "Good Day" |
NET Playhouse | Episode: "Benito Cereno" | ||
1973 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Carey Robins | Episode: "Friends in High Places" |
Mannix | Harry Tass | Episode: "Silent Target" | |
Love Story | Jimmy Lewin | Episode: "When the Girls Came Out to Play" | |
1974 | The Mark of Zorro | Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro | Television movie |
1976 | Swiss Family Robinson | Jean Lafitte | 2 episodes |
1981 | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | Television recording of live stage production |
1986 | Liberty | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi | Television movies |
1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Dr. Paradise | Episode: "Dr. Paradise" |
1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Minister Jaro Essa | 3 episodes - uncredited |
1994 | Doomsday Gun | Gerald Bull | Television movie |
1995 | Moses
|
Merneptah | Television movie |
1996 | The Greatest Pharaohs | Narrator | Voice Documentary |
2000 | Jason and the Argonauts | King Aeëtes | 2 episodes |
Cry Baby Lane | Mr. Bennett | Television movie | |
2001 | The Beast | Jackson Burns | 6 episodes |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Al Baker | Episode: " Dominance "
|
2005 | Now You See It...
|
Max | Television movie |
Unscripted | Goddard Fulton | 10 episodes | |
2005–2006 | Kitchen Confidential | Pino | 6 episodes |
2006 | 10.5: Apocalypse | Dr. Earl Hill | 2 episodes |
2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Warren Burger
|
Television movie |
2015–2017 | The Americans | Gabriel | 31 episodes |
2016 | All the Way | Richard Russell Jr. | Television movie |
2018 | American Dad! | Commodore Francis Stoat | Voice Episode: "Shell Game" |
2018–2020 | Kidding | Sebastian Piccirillo | 17 episodes |
Video game
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Destiny 2 | The Consul | Voice |
Awards and nominations
See also
References
- ^ "Theater Talk: Frank Langella in "The Father"". CUNY TV. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-11-07. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ McGrath, Charles (January 4, 2009). "So Nixonian That His Nose Seems to Evolve". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ Rudd, Andy (January 21, 2009). "Oscar nominations: Frank Langhella – Top 10 facts you need to know about the Academy Award-nominated Frost/Nixon actor". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Roberts, Sheila (November 22, 2007). "Frank Langella Interview, Starting out in the Evening". MoviesOnline. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019". United Press International. January 1, 2019. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
actor Frank Langella in 1938 (age 81)
- ^ Marks, Peter (February 11, 1996). "Frank Langella Stamps The Father as His Own". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0823076062.
- ^ Coutros, Evonne E. (January 23, 1994). "Playing a Wicked Streak for All It's Worth". The Record. Hackensack. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Venutolo, Anthony (November 29, 2008). "From heroes to villains, Frank Langella finds the heart in them all", The Star-Ledger, (Newark). Accessed June 14, 2011. "The family moved to South Orange, where Langella graduated from Columbia High School before heading off to Syracuse to study drama."
- ^ "The Immoralist". Internet Broadway Database. 17 December 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-529-13507-7.
- IFC. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ "Frank Langella Biography (1940?–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ISBN 0-8138-1713-7.
- ^ Cox, Gordon (May 21, 2008). "Frank Langella to be 'Man' on B'way". Variety.
- ^ Barton, Steve (November 1, 2009). "Video Interviews: The Box". Dread Central. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Langella Scores Starring Role in 'Unknown White Male'". Bloody Disgusting!. December 8, 2009.
- ^ Travers, Peter (August 16, 2012). "Robot & Frank". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (October 16, 2014). "Frank Langella Joins FX's 'The Americans'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Vine, Hannah (March 30, 2016). "See Frank Langella in the American Premiere of The Father". Playbill.
- ^ "Frank Langella Tony Awards Info". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 14, 2022). "Frank Langella Fired From Netflix's 'The Fall Of The House Of Usher' After Misconduct Investigation; Role To Be Recast". Deadline. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Langella, Frank (May 5, 2022). "Fired By Netflix, Frank Langella Refutes Allegations Of "Unacceptable Behavior"". Deadline. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ Stein, Ruthe (August 27, 2004). "'Extraordinary adventure' lures ex-ingenue". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ ISBN 978-0062094483.
- ^ Landman, Beth; Adams Lang, Anne (December 18, 1995). "Making Whoopi, Take Two". New York. p. 14.
- ^ Fink, Mitchell (March 13, 2000). "Whoopi makes her move, sends Langella packing". New York Daily News. p. 19.
- ^ Calhoun, Ada (April 22, 2012). "Cheerful Debauchery". New York Times Book Review. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
External links
- Frank Langella at IMDb
- Frank Langella at the Internet Broadway Database
- Frank Langella at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Frank Langella at AllMovie
- Frank Langella on Charlie Rose
- Frank Langella collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Radio interview on Fresh Air (40 mins; 2012)