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Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Highest Rated: 95% Dave (1993)

Lowest Rated: 8% Body of Evidence (1992)

Birthday: Jan 1, 1938

Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Frank Langella's status as one of the most highly regarded actors of the American stage is well-deserved, as his grand presence earned two Tony Awards by the time he was 30 years old. During his career of 75-plus stage plays and three dozen films, Langella, with his penchant for bold, romantic leads and chilly villains, was entrusted with such classic characters as Count Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and Cyrano de Bergerac. He favored period classics during his early years, but middle age found him more at ease in contemporary film drama, where he earned critical notice for "Dave" (1993), "Good Night and Good Luck" (2005), a portrayal of Richard Nixon that migrated from the West End to Broadway to movie screens in "Frost/Nixon" (2008) and a whimsical turn as an aging thief in the science fiction comedy-drama "Robot and Frank" (2012). Even as high profile film roles eventually brought the actor mainstream recognition, Langella maintained his residency in the world of professional thespians rather than being a Hollywood commodity.

Highest rated movies

95% Dave
93% Frost/Nixon
93% Good Night, and Good Luck.
89% The Trial of the Chicago 7
88% Starting Out in the Evening
87% All the Way
87% The Twelve Chairs
86% Robot & Frank

Photos

Frank Langella DRACULA, from left, Kate Nelligan, Frank Langella, 1979, © Universal NINTH GATE, Frank Langella, 1999, (c)Artisan Entertainment DRACULA, Frank Langella, 1979, ©Universal Pictures DRAFT DAY, from left: Denis Leary, Frank Langella, Kevin Costner, 2014. ph: Dale Robinette/©Summit Entertainment THE TWELVE CHAIRS, Ron Moody, Frank Langella, 1970. DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE, Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress, 1970 THE DEADLY TRAP, (aka LA MAISON SOUS LES ARBRES), from left: Faye Dunaway, Frank Langella, 1971 DRACULA, Frank Langella, 1979, © Universal THE TWELVE CHAIRS, Mel Brooks, Ron Moody, Frank Langella, 1970. WRATH OF GOD, Frank Langella, Robert Mitchum, 1972 THE TWELVE CHAIRS, Bridget Brice, Frank Langella, 1970. THE DEADLY TRAP, (aka LA MAISON SOUS LES ARBRES), from left: Faye Dunaway, Frank Langella, 1971 THE WRATH OF GOD, Frank Langella, 1972 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, from left: Frank Langella, Nicholas Hamilton, director Matt Ross, on set, 2016. ph: Cathy Kanavy/© Bleecker Street Media CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, from left: Ann Dowd, Frank Langella, 2016. ph: Wilson Webb/© Bleecker Street Media The Americans, Frank Langella, 'I Am Abassin Zadran', Season 3, Ep. #12, 04/15/2015, ©FX The Americans, Frank Langella, 'I Am Abassin Zadran', Season 3, Ep. #12, 04/15/2015, ©FX All The Way (2003), Frank Langella, ©HBOMR The Americans, Frank Langella (L), Matthew Rhys (R), 'Open House', Season 3, Ep. #3, 02/11/2015, ©FX
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 22% Angry Neighbors Harry (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 2022
89% 90% The Trial of the Chicago 7 Julius Hoffman (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Unknown (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Unknown (Character) - 2018
45% 47% Youth in Oregon Raymond Engersol (Character) - 2016
87% 83% All the Way Sen. Richard Russell (Character) - 2016
83% 85% Captain Fantastic Jack (Character) $5.9M 2016
No Score Yet 26% The Driftless Area Tim Geer (Character) - 2015
9% 25% Grace of Monaco Father Francis Tucker (Character) - 2014
65% 75% Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet Pasha (Voice) $298.4K 2014
70% 70% 5 to 7 Sam Bloom (Character) $116.4K 2014
No Score Yet 14% Parts Per Billion Andy (Character) - 2014
60% 65% Draft Day Anthony Molina (Character) $28.8M 2014
80% 59% Muppets Most Wanted Beefeater Vicar (Character) $51.2M 2014
38% 69% Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Chief Justice Warren Burger (Character) - 2013
83% 50% Genius on Hold Narrator - 2013
28% 33% The Time Being Warner Dax (Character) - 2012
86% 75% Robot & Frank Frank (Character) $3.3M 2012
55% 55% Unknown Rodney Cole (Character) $63.7M 2011
35% 37% All Good Things Sanford Marks (Character) $578.4K 2010
55% 44% Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Louis Zabel (Character) $52.5M 2010
42% 24% The Box Arlington Steward (Character) $15.0M 2009
13% 19% The Caller Jimmy (Character) - 2008
56% 44% The Tale of Despereaux Mayor (Voice) - 2008
93% 88% Frost/Nixon Richard Nixon (Character) $18.6M 2008
88% 70% Starting Out in the Evening Leonard Schiller (Character) $902.1K 2007
No Score Yet 43% The Novice Father Tew (Character) - 2006
74% 60% Superman Returns Perry White (Character) $200.1M 2006
No Score Yet 67% Return to Rajapur Ned Bears (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 68% The Water Is Wide Superintendent (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet How You Look to Me Professor Driskoll (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 63% Now You See It... Max (Character) - 2005
93% 83% Good Night, and Good Luck. William Paley (Character) $31.5M 2005
No Score Yet 80% Unscripted Unknown (Character) - 2005
10% 73% House of D Reverand Duncan (Character) $371.1K 2004
No Score Yet 57% Back in the Day Lieutenant Hudson (Character) - 2004
15% 76% Sweet November Edgar Price (Character) $25.2M 2001
42% 42% Stardom Blaine de Castillon (Character) $10.6K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cry Baby Lane Mr. Bennett (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 85% Alegria Fleur (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dark Summer Robert Denright (Character) - 1999
43% 58% The Ninth Gate Boris Balkan (Character) $18.7M 1999
49% 45% Small Soldiers Archer (Voice) $55.1M 1998
40% 27% I'm Losing You Perry Needham Krohn (Character) $12.7K 1998
69% 75% Lolita Clare Quilty (Character) $1.4M 1997
16% 36% Eddie Wild Bill Burgess (Character) $31.4M 1996
40% 40% Cutthroat Island Dawg (Character) $8.8M 1995
No Score Yet 78% Moses Unknown (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 53% Doomsday Gun Dr. Gerald Bull (Character) - 1994
27% 31% Bad Company Vic Grimes (Character) $3.7M 1994
39% 22% Junior Noah Banes (Character) $36.7M 1994
13% 60% Brainscan Detective Hayden (Character) $3.1M 1994
95% 72% Dave White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander (Character) $61.0M 1993
32% 50% 1492: Conquest of Paradise Luis de Santángel (Character) $6.5M 1992
8% 23% Body of Evidence Jeffrey Roston (Character) $13.7M 1992
50% 24% True Identity Leland Carver (Character) $4.7M 1991
38% 32% And God Created Woman James Tiernan (Character) $393.6K 1988
21% 41% Masters of the Universe Skeletor (Character) $16.3M 1987
No Score Yet 25% The Men's Club Harold Canterbury (Character) $1.9M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Liberty Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 33% Sphinx Akmed Khazzan (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 40% Those Lips, Those Eyes Harry Crystal (Character) - 1980
61% 58% Dracula Count Dracula (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 50% Anton Chekhov's The Seagull Unknown (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 52% The Mark of Zorro Don Diego/Zorro (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 29% The Deadly Trap Philippe (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 38% The Wrath of God Thomas De La Plata (Character) - 1972
87% 62% The Twelve Chairs Ostap Bender (Character) - 1970
82% 81% Diary of a Mad Housewife George Prager (Character) - 1970

TV

Credit
88% 92% Kidding Seb (Character) 2018 2020
96% 94% The Americans Gabriel (Guest Star) 2015-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet 10.5: Apocalypse Dr. Earl Hill (Character) 2006
65% No Score Yet Kitchen Confidential Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Unscripted Unknown (Character) 2005
78% 82% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Al Baker (Guest Star) 2003
30% 75% The Beast Jackson Burns (Character) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mummies: Tales From the Egyptian Crypts Narrator 1996
91% 89% Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Minister Jaro (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love Story Jimmy Lewin (Character) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Harry Tass (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marcus Welby, M.D. Carey Robins (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Trials of O'Brien Michael Romani (Guest Star) 1965