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Frank Langella

Frank Langella

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

Angry Neighbors
Angry Neighbors
2022 • Harry March
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 • Self
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 • Judge Julius Hoffman
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha
2019 • Self
It Takes a Lunatic
It Takes a Lunatic
2019 • Self
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
2018 • Self
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
Youth in Oregon
Youth in Oregon
2017 • Raymond Engersol

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Angry Neighbors
Angry Neighbors
2022 • Harry March
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 • Judge Julius Hoffman
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Youth in Oregon
Youth in Oregon
2017 • Raymond Engersol
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Captain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic
2016 • Jack Bertrang
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All the Way
All the Way
2016 • Sen. Richard Russell
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 • Skeletor (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco
2014 • Father Francis Tucker
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5 to 7
5 to 7
2014 • Sam Bloom
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Draft Day
Draft Day
2014 • Anthony Molina
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Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 • Beefeater Vicar
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Noah
Noah
2014 • Og (voice)
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013 • Chief Justice Warren Burger
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Genius on Hold
Genius on Hold
2013 • Self - Narrator (voice)
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The Time Being
The Time Being
2012 • Warner Dax
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Unknown
Unknown
2011 • Rodney Cole
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All Good Things
All Good Things
2010 • Sanford Marks
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 • Perry White (archive footage)
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The Box
The Box
2009 • Arlington Steward
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The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux
2008 • Mayor (voice)
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Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon
2008 • Richard Nixon
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The Caller
The Caller
2008 • Jimmy Stevens
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Starting Out in the Evening
Starting Out in the Evening
2007 • Leonard Schiller
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Return to Rajapur
Return to Rajapur
2006 • Ned Bears
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Crossroads
Crossroads
2006 • Father Tew
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Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006 • Perry White
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The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide
2006 • Superintendent
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Capitol Law
Capitol Law
2006 • Managing Partner
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Back in the Day
Back in the Day
2005 • Lieutenant Hudson
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How You Look to Me
How You Look to Me
2005 • Professor Driskoll
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House of D
House of D
2004 • Reverend Duncan
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Inside High Noon
Inside High Noon
2003 • Narrator (voice)
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Sweet November
Sweet November
2001 • Edgar Price
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Cry Baby Lane
Cry Baby Lane
2000 • Mr. Bennett
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Stardom
Stardom
2000 • Blaine De Castillon
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Innocents
Innocents
2000 • Robert Denright
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The Road to 'Dracula'
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999 • Self (archive footage)
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The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate
1999 • Boris Balkan
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Alegría
Alegría
1999 • Fleur
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I'm Losing You
I'm Losing You
1998 • Perry Needham Krohn
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Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers
1998 • Archer (voice)
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Lolita
Lolita
1997 • Clare Quilty
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Eddie
Eddie
1996 • Wild Bill Burgess
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Moses
Moses
1995 • Mermefta
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Bad Company
Bad Company
1995 • Vic Grimes
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Junior
Junior
1994 • Noah Banes
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Doomsday Gun
Doomsday Gun
1994 • Dr. Gerald Bull
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Brainscan
Brainscan
1994 • Detective Hayden
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Dave
Dave
1993 • Bob Alexander
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Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence
1993 • Jeffrey Roston
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Lincoln
1992 • John Wilkes Booth (voice)
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True Identity
True Identity
1991 • Leland Carver
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And God Created Woman
And God Created Woman
1988 • James Tiernan
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The Men's Club
The Men's Club
1986 • Harold Canterbury
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Liberty
Liberty
1986 • Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
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Sphinx
Sphinx
1981 • Akmed Khazzan
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Those Lips, Those Eyes
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980 • Harry Crystal
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Dracula
Dracula
1979 • Count Dracula
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The Prince of Homburg
The Prince of Homburg
1977 • The Prince of Homburg
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The Seagull
The Seagull
1975 • Konstantin Treplev
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The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
1974 • Don Diego / Zorro
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The Wrath of God
The Wrath of God
1972 • Thomas De La Plata
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The Deadly Trap
The Deadly Trap
1971 • Philippe
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The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs
1970 • Ostap Bender
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Frank Langella – Biography, Known For & Filmography