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  Frank Langella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Langella (born January 1, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American stage and film actor.
Upon his last day of shooting, Langella reports that he hung the cloak on costume rack firmly knowing he could never pick it up again for fear of being typecast.
Frank Langella article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
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 Frank Langella
Langella caught the acting bug when he was 11, after playing an elderly man in a school play on the life of Abraham Lincoln, and he went on to earn a degree in Theater from Syracuse University.
Langella made his film debut in 1970 with a supporting role in Diary of a Mad Housewife, and later that same year, scored a larger part in The Twelve Chairs, written and directed by Mel Brooks.
Langella was tapped to reprise his performance for a film version of {+Dracula released in 1979, but he was forced to tone down his unique take on the role for the screen, and what would have seemingly been the perfect screen vehicle for his talents became a critical and box-office disappointment.
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Langella's stage performances at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Chekhov's The Seagull and Tennessee Williams' Eccentricities of a Nightingale (both opposite Blythe Danner) aired on PBS as part of Theater in America in 1975 and 1976 respectively.
Langella has appeared in scores of films, among them The Wrath of God (1972), in which Rita Hayworth made her last screen appearance; and John Badham's adaptation of Dracula (1979), in which he re-created his acclaimed stage role.
Langella's stature and theatrical presence have made him ideal for historical characters and have kept him busy all along on the small screen in projects such as The Mark of Zorro for ABC (1974) and in the title role of Sherlock Holmes for HBO (1981).
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 Bio for Frank Langella on MSN Movies
After studying acting with Elia Kazan, Langella began working with regional theater companies in the East Coast and the Midwest, and in 1963, made his New York stage debut when he landed the leading role in an off-Broadway revival of The Immoralist.
In 1977, Langella was cast in the leading role of a Broadway revival of Dracula, and his con brio performance as the bloodthirsty count earned rave reviews, turning the production into an unexpected hit.
Langella was tapped to reprise his performance for a film version of Dracula released in 1979, but he was forced to tone down his unique take on the role for the screen, and what would have seemingly been the perfect screen vehicle for his talents became a critical and box-office disappointment.
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 Gold Derby by Tom o'Neil - The Envelope
Frank Langella: Murrow was one large head staring into the camera and he's looking at you, talking to you as if you are the most intelligent person on the planet.
Frank Langella: I became involved because I was working with GC on an HBO project called "Unscripted." One afternoon we were talking about what was next for him and he said he was thinking about doing GNGL next year.
Frank Langella: Altogether, it was about one year from the first time he mentioned the project to the time I walked on the set.
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 Frank Langella stars in Broadway thriller - (United Press International)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Langella minces about the Plymouth Theater stage as though he really enjoys it, and his role of Tobi, a 60-year-old operas choreographer and dance teacher at the Juilliard School, is certainly a juicy one.
Nevertheless, Belber's story is a good though somewhat predictable one, and Langella has the effective support of two fine actors, Jane Adams and Ray Liotta.
Langella exposes all the ham in his actor's soul, when less might really have been more.
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 Frank Langella - MovieActors.com
Frank Langella was Born on January 1,1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Langella won accaim on the New York stage in "Seascape" and with the title role in "Dracula." He repeated the role for the screen in Dracula (1979).
Frank Langella has won an Obie Award in 1965 for "The Old Glory." A supporting Tony in 1975 for "Seascape".
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 Frank Langella: Romantic Raconteur + Vampires Then and Now
Romantic: A soulful or amorous idealist, such as Frank Langella's portrayal of Dracula in this film.
Frank Langella, born January 1, 1940, starred in a 1979 version of Dracula (Universal), along with Sir Laurence Olivier (Van Helsing), Kate Nelligan (Lucy Seward) and Donald Pleasance (Dr. Seward).
The movie is effective because of Langella's complex, sensual performance and his on-screen chemistry with both Nelligan and Olivier.
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 SPLICEDwire | "The Ninth Gate" review (2000)
Director Roman Polanski bounces back nicely at first though, weaving an eerie, Gothic fabric around this film featuring Johnny Depp as an unscrupulous rare book expert, hired by a cadaverous demonology collector (Frank Langella) to find and authenticate two similar copies of an ancient Satanic volume he has acquired through questionable means.
He has great command over what the audience is feeling for the first half of the movie, even though he fails to reveal enough about his hero to understand why he doesn't just walk away from the danger.
Langella ("Lolita") is also unrecognizable, looking somehow reptilian and very ominous in thick glasses, a gray wig.
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 Frank Langella
Frank Langella's voice sounds almost European, but he was raised in New Jersey.
Langella had already played the Count in a Broadway production of Dracula, and some aficionados of horror consider Langella's film interpretation to be unsurpassed.
Langella generally eschews talk shows and publicity interviews, and rarely speaks publicly of his personal life.
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 Clooney Studio | Frank Langella chat transcript Dec 27 2005
Frank Langella>: The scenes in the film were not takent from transcript, biographies or historical docs.
Langella>: In all of the research however, it was clear that it was accurate.
Langella>: as I played Paley, I believed and still believe he was in a position to keep CBS happy, and his audiences.
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 Frank Langella - Memory Alpha
Actor Frank Langella (born January 1, 1940) played Jaro Essa in the first three episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's second season: "The Homecoming," "The Circle," and "The Siege." He was uncredited in all of his appearances.
Langella earned a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Newcomer (Male) for his supporting role in 1970's Diary of a Mad Housewife.
He is perhaps best remembered, however, for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the 1979 version of the story.
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 Frank Langella at Hollywood Cult Movies
Some of Frank’s most memorable screen characters include, Zorro in the made for TV production “The Mark Of Zorro” (1974), Count Dracula in John Badham’s horror romance “Dracula” (1979), Sherlock Holmes in TV’s “Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case Of Alex Faulkner” (1981) and Skeletor in the He-Man flick “Masters Of The Universe” (1987).
Frank Langella won kudos for his lead performance; with Randy Danson, M'el Dowd.
When her buccaneer father is murdered by his treacherous brother, who's searching for pieces of a map to a fabulous treasure, female freebooter Geena Davis straps on her broadsword and sets sail for revenge in this rousing revisionist pirate adventure filled with laughs, romance and spectacular action scenes.
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 eBay - dracula frank ..., DVD, Movie Memorabilia items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Dracula 1979 - Frank Langella - Sir Laurence Olivier
Frank Langella DRACULA Pressbook and 1-S Laurence Olivier
FRANK LANGELLA in DRACULA 1978 Martin Beck Theatre
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 TK Forums - Frank Langella is Perry White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Frank Langella has stepped into the role of Perry White in Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns" for Warner Bros. Pictures.
Hugh Laurie originally was cast in the role but bowed out because of a scheduling conflict with his TV series, "House." The series, on which Singer is executive producer, has proved a surprise hit and was just picked up for a second season.
Langella played Count Dracula in Universal Pictures' 1979 "Dracula." His other credits include TV's "Unscripted" and the features "Sweet November" and the upcoming "House of D." Langella is repped by Peter Strain and Associates.
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 Untitled-6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Frank Lagella was born in 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey.
He began his acting career early in life.
Lagella later appeared as Sherlock Holmes, a man that is said to have disguised himself as Van Helsing to fight Dracula.
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 Playbill News: "Theater Talk" Welcomes Frank Langella April 23
Tony Award winner Frank Langella will guest on the April 23 broadcast of "Theater Talk," the PBS talk show that offers interviews with top theatre celebrities and writers.
Langella will discuss his current role in Match, the new Stephen Belber play at the Plymouth Theatre.
Langella plays a Juilliard dance teacher inMatch, which concerns the impact one's choices have on others.
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 He-Man.org Forums - [Merged] Skeletor (Frank Langella) to play Perry White
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Frank Langella is going to play Perry White, Superman/Clark Kent's Editor in Bryan Singer's "Superman" movie.
Frank Langella seems like a good choice for White.
Frank was also in the Schwarzenegger flick, "Junior".
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 Playbill News: Frank Langella to Join Ray Liotta for Broadway's Match
Frank Langella will star opposite Ray Liotta in the new Stephen Belber play Match.
Frank Langella made his Broadway debut in Seascape and has also appeared on Broadway in Passion, Amadeus, The Father, Hurlyburly, Present Laughter and Design for Living.
Langella had been announced to star opposite Isabella Rossellini in the world premiere of Terrence McNally's The Stendhal Syndrome at Primary Stages in February 2004.
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 Lowerdecks.com - Frank Langella cast as Perry White in "Superman Returns"
Frank Langella cast as Perry White in "Superman Returns"
Warner Bros. Pictures and director Bryan Singer have cast Frank Langella as newspaper editor Perry White in the upcoming movie "Superman Returns".
Langella replaces Hugh Laurie who was originally given the part.
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 Frank Langella Set for 'Superman Returns' - Movie-Fever.com - poster, trailer, review, pics, pictures, plot, cast, news
According to The Hollywood Reporter,  Frank Langella will play newspaper editor Perry White in Superman Returns, which Bryan Singer is directing for Warner Bros.
Hugh Laurie originally was cast in the role but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts with his TV series, "House." The series, on which Singer is executive producer, has proved a surprise hit and was just picked up for a second season.
Langella joins Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel, Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor and Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane.
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 Playbill News: PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Match's Frank Langella Chex It Out
Fenmore performed essentially the same service for Stephen Belber's play—Rice Chex is the emergency snack star Frank Langella extends to his guests (a young couple, played by Ray Liotta and Jane Adams) who have come to interview him.
Langella passes his credit on to his director, Nicholas Martin, and to the real-life choreographer used to create Langella's character.
The last time Langella and Adams were on Broadway, they won Tony Awards—he was supporting the late Alan Bates in 2002's Fortune's Fool, and she was supporting Rosemary Harris and Philip Bosco in 1994's An Inspector Calls.
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 Blogcritics.org: Review: The Ninth Gate with Johnny Depp, Frank Langella
With Johnny Depp as the book dealer, and Frank Langella playing his employer, you have two essentials for an excellent supernatural thriller.
Langella, of course, has a long history of playing sinister supernatural characters—his Dracula is still my benchmark for that role.
In Ninth Gate, Langella plays Boris Balkan, a would-be sidekick to Satan, who is convinced that the original illustrations in the three copies of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows hold the secret to gaining his desire.
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 DAVE with Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella - HOMEVIDEOS.com
To complicate things for Dave, is the fact that the real president is a womanizing, slimy politician, and his wife hates his guts.
Frank Langella plays a great bad guy, Bill Mitchell's Chief of Staff Bob Alexander, who schemes to become the next president, in any manner possible.
Suddenly Frank Langella character, Bob Alexander,who is absolutely furious, storms by the group, seething with anger, because Dave took him at his word, and found a way to save the homeless shelters.
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 The Great Link : Frank Langella to play Perry White in Superman Returns
Frank Langella will play newspaper editor Perry White in Superman Returns, replacing British actor Hugh Laurie, who had said in January that he had all but clinched the part.
Variety reported that Langella will play the Daily Planet editor in Bryan Singer's film, which is set to shoot in Australia for Warner Brothers.
Langella joins a cast that includes Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel, Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor and Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane.
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 Frank Langella   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, Frank Langella won acclaim...
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 Frank Langella Current Month TV Schedule
Starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Parley Baer, Stefan Gierasch.
Starring Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Tony Haygarth, Trevor Eve, Janine Duvitski.
Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, John "Spider" Salley, Malik Sealy, John Benjamin Hickey, Troy Beyer.
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 eBay - VHS: Dracula (UPC: 025192123825)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This stylish production of the classic gothic horror tale has Frank Langella repeating his electrifying, award-winning stage performance as the blood-thirsty count, and Laurence Olivier as his arch-nemesis, the devout vampire hunter, Van Helsing.
The only survivor of the shipwreck, is a seductive and mysterious young man named Dracula (Frank Langella).
This fabulous John Badham-directed adaptation of the classic tale combines camp, a superbly atmospheric score by John Williams, and a remarkable ensemble cast for a wildly seductive horror spectacle.
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