Frank Langella

Frank Langella

1938-01-01 Bayonne, New Jersey, USA 95 Credits

Biography

Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Langella, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Angry Neighbors

Angry Neighbors

2022

as Harry March

3.9
Acting

When his ultra-wealthy neighbor in the Hamptons builds an obnoxious mega-mansion next door, grumpy retired novelist Harry March concocts an elaborate ...

Dracula Unearthed

Dracula Unearthed

2022

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Commemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu, by FW Murnau, and explores the general fascination of Count Dracula, a figu...

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

as Self

Acting

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who ...

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020

as Judge Julius Hoffman

7.7
Acting

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019

as Self

7.4
Acting

From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals and other writings, his photog...

It Takes a Lunatic

It Takes a Lunatic

2019

as Self

5.3
Acting

The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist.

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

2018

as Self

Acting

Go behind the scenes with the cast of Kidding and meet the family behind the magic, The Pickles. Starring Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Catherine Keener...

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

as Self

10.0
Acting

A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.

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

as Self - Actor

7.0
Acting

This documentary looks to forge the greatest, most definitive, documentary on everything He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra, the live acti...

Youth in Oregon

Youth in Oregon

2017

as Raymond Engersol

6.0
Acting

A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping hi...

Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic

2016

as Jack Bertrang

7.9
Acting

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced t...

All the Way

All the Way

2016

as Sen. Richard Russell

6.7
Acting

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his...

Mike Nichols: An American Master

Mike Nichols: An American Master

2016

as Self

6.3
Acting

With charm and wit, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director.

The Driftless Area

The Driftless Area

2015

as Tim Geer

5.1
Acting

Pierre Hunter, a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny hometown after his parents' death. When he falls for the enigmatic Stella, Pi...

The Prophet

The Prophet

2014

as Pasha (voice)

7.3
Acting

Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear ...

Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco

2014

as Father Francis Tucker

6.0
Acting

The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and F...

5 to 7

5 to 7

2014

as Sam Bloom

7.2
Acting

A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours o...

Draft Day

Draft Day

2014

as Anthony Molina

6.7
Acting

At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he'...

Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion

2014

as Andy

4.4
Acting

The interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life-altering decisions in the face of a disastrous war. Inspired and sometimes blind...

Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted

2014

as Beefeater Vicar

6.3
Acting

While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his das...

Noah

Noah

2014

as Og (voice)

5.7
Acting

A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

as Chief Justice Warren Burger

6.3
Acting

Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, h...

Genius on Hold

Genius on Hold

2013

as Narrator (voice)

7.5
Acting

The story of Walter L. Shaw, a telecommunications genius, and his son Walter T. Shaw, a ruthless jewel thief, is a metaphor and a symbol for its time ...

The Time Being

The Time Being

2012

as Warner Dax

5.2
Acting

A struggling young artist accepts a series of bizarre commissions from an eccentric, dying millionaire who may be trying to either help further his ca...

Robot & Frank

Robot & Frank

2012

as Frank

6.9
Acting

Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. ...

Unknown

Unknown

2011

as Rodney Cole

6.7
Acting

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help o...

All Good Things

All Good Things

2010

as Sanford Marks

6.1
Acting

Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murd...

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010

as Perry White (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

The Miraculous Year

2010

as Alex Segal

Acting

A chronicle of a New York family as seen through the eyes of a charming yet self-destructive Broadway composer.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010

as Lewis Zabel

6.1
Acting

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon ...

The Box

The Box

2009

as Arlington Steward

5.6
Acting

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A...

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

2008

as Mayor (voice)

6.1
Acting

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. ...

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

2008

as Richard Nixon

7.3
Acting

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit...

The Caller

The Caller

2008

as Jimmy Stevens

5.6
Acting

Jimmy Stevens, a senior VP at an international energy firm, blows the whistle on his company's deadly and corrupt practices in Latin America. Knowing ...

Objects and Memory

2008

as Narrator

Acting

Using stories of items recovered or offered after 9/11 and other tragedies, this film explores the human impulse to create community and reestablish c...

Starting Out in the Evening

Starting Out in the Evening

2007

as Leonard Schiller

6.8
Acting

Leonard Schiller once counted among New York's literary lions, but illness and ten years of writer's block have lowered his profile, almost to the poi...

Return to Rajapur

Return to Rajapur

2006

as Ned Bears

6.8
Acting

A doomed love affair blooms against the beautiful and exotic backdrop of the deserts of India in this romantic drama. Samantha Hartley (Kelli Garner) ...

Crossroads

Crossroads

2006

as Father Tew

6.5
Acting

The life of a young Jesuit seminarian is turned upside down when he falls in love with a young woman while working as a volunteer at a soup kitchen.

Superman Returns

Superman Returns

2006

as Perry White

5.8
Acting

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on...

The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide

2006

as Superintendent

6.8
Acting

Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-...

King Tutankhamun - The Mystery Unsealed

King Tutankhamun - The Mystery Unsealed

2006

Acting

Combining commentary from renowned Egyptian scholars with meticulous computer animation, this History Channel documentary travels more than 3,000 year...

Capitol Law

Capitol Law

2006

as Managing Partner

1.0
Acting

Sharp legal associates at a Washington D.C. law firm struggle to get along with their ruthless, ethically-challenged managing partner.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005

as William Paley

7.1
Acting

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

Back in the Day

Back in the Day

2005

as Lieutenant Hudson

4.7
Acting

A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.

Now You See It...

Now You See It...

2005

as Max

5.7
Acting

While producing a reality TV show, a teenager meets a magician whose powers are real but put him in danger.

How You Look to Me

How You Look to Me

2005

as Professor Driskoll

6.0
Acting

An English professor helps three men come to terms with themselves in Kentucky.

The Revamping of Dracula

The Revamping of Dracula

2004

as Self

5.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Dracula" (1979).

House of D

House of D

2004

as Reverend Duncan

6.3
Acting

In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappa...

Inside High Noon

Inside High Noon

2003

as Narrator (voice)

6.0
Acting

Documentary exploring the making of the film, High Noon.

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

as Self

7.0
Acting

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award...

111 Gramercy Park

111 Gramercy Park

2003

as William

4.0
Acting

Unsold series pilot about wealthy New Yorkers who live in an upscale apartment building, and the various maids, nannies and maintenance people who wor...

Sweet November

Sweet November

2001

as Edgar Price

6.9
Acting

Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very differ...

Cry Baby Lane

Cry Baby Lane

2000

as Mr. Bennett

4.9
Acting

Andrew and his older brother Carl enjoy listening to ghost stories that the local undertaker tells them. One night he tells the tale of a local farmer...

Stardom

Stardom

2000

as Blaine De Castillon

5.5
Acting

A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.

Innocents

Innocents

2000

as Robert Denright

4.2
Acting

A traveling cellist gets involved with two disturbed sisters on their way to Seattle to tell their mom that their dad has just passed away. On the way...

The Road to 'Dracula'

The Road to 'Dracula'

1999

as Self (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

A documentary from Universal about the movie "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.

The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate

1999

as Boris Balkan

6.5
Acting

A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates ...

AlegrĂ­a: An Enchanting Fable

AlegrĂ­a: An Enchanting Fable

1999

as Fleur

6.6
Acting

Frac, a mime who is suffering from a severe bout of depression, happens to meet a troupe of circus entertainers and immediately falls in love with one...

I'm Losing You

I'm Losing You

1998

as Perry Needham Krohn

4.9
Acting

Based on Bruce Wagner's best selling novel, "I'm Losing You" is the gripping tale of a wealthy Los Angeles family and their journey from profound loss...

Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

1998

as Archer (voice)

6.5
Acting

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

Lolita

Lolita

1997

as Clare Quilty

7.1
Acting

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at...

Eddie

Eddie

1996

as Wild Bill Burgess

5.5
Acting

Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre r...

Cutthroat Island

Cutthroat Island

1995

as Dawg

5.8
Acting

Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by ...

Bad Company

Bad Company

1995

as Vic Grimes

4.8
Acting

CIA operative Nelson Crowe is tasked with a deadly assignment: infiltrate a highly secret industrial espionage firm. Once inside, he teams with Margar...

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

as Narrator

Acting

A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by t...

Junior

Junior

1994

as Noah Banes

5.2
Acting

A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out...

Doomsday Gun

Doomsday Gun

1994

as Dr. Gerald Bull

5.5
Acting

Dr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable of shooting at ranges more than 100 miles). When ...

Brainscan

Brainscan

1994

as Detective Hayden

6.2
Acting

A lonely teenage horror-movie fan discovers a mysterious computer game that uses hypnosis to custom-tailor the game into the most terrifying experienc...

Dave

Dave

1993

as Bob Alexander

6.7
Acting

A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the Pre...

Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence

1993

as Jeffrey Roston

5.0
Acting

When an elderly millionaire is found dead with cocaine in his system, his will leaves $8 million to Rebecca Carlson, who was having an affair with him...

Lincoln

1992

as John Wilkes Booth (voice)

6.8
Acting

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

1492: Conquest of Paradise

1492: Conquest of Paradise

1992

as Santangel

6.3
Acting

1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.

True Identity

True Identity

1991

as Leland Carver

5.5
Acting

In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

The Magic Balloon

1990

Acting
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

1990

as Self

6.5
Acting
And God Created Woman

And God Created Woman

1988

as James Tiernan

4.3
Acting

In this variation on director Vadim's own, more acclaimed Et Dieu Créa La Femme (1956, the same title in French), the vamp Robin Shea marries charming...

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

1987

as Skeletor

5.7
Acting

When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible, seizing Castle Grayskull and the surrounding city...

The Men's Club

The Men's Club

1986

as Harold Canterbury

4.0
Acting

Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.

Liberty

Liberty

1986

as Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Acting

Drama about how the Statue of Liberty came to be erected in New York Harbor in the early 1880s and the people responsible for its creation.

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

1983

as Leonardo da Vinci

Acting

The story of Leonardo da Vinci: his life, his thoughts, his times, his art and inventions and the individuals who had an influence on his life.

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Acting

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

1981

as Sherlock Holmes

Acting

An adaptation of William Gillette's play about the great Detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Sphinx

Sphinx

1981

as Akmed Khazzan

5.6
Acting

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, a...

Those Lips, Those Eyes

Those Lips, Those Eyes

1980

as Harry Crystal

3.0
Acting

A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.

Dracula

Dracula

1979

as Count Dracula

6.4
Acting

Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seek...

The Prince of Homburg

The Prince of Homburg

1977

as The Prince of Homburg

Acting

During an invasion by the Swedish army, the Prince of Homburg, a 17th century Prussian nobleman, disobeys his military orders. Although his bold decis...

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

1976

as John Buchanan

8.3
Acting

The tale of a lonely Southern woman's longing for her handsome next-door neighbor. At once tragic and romantic, the story is a reworking of the Willia...

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage

1976

as John Adams

Acting

Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical moments and women who fought for equality and freedom...

The Seagull

The Seagull

1975

as Konstantin Treplev

Acting

Anton Chekhov's play "The Seagull" is brought to life in this acclaimed 1975 production directed by John Desmond. Seeking to reform the theater, Konst...

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

1974

as Don Diego / Zorro

5.9
Acting

The swishing fop Don Diego de la Vega becomes the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro when tyranny threatens his people in nineteenth-century California.

The Wrath of God

The Wrath of God

1972

as Thomas De La Plata

5.3
Acting

Set in the 1920s, several foreigners held by a South American military group are offered possible freedom if they accept to topple a local crazed mili...

The Deadly Trap

The Deadly Trap

1971

as Philippe

5.3
Acting

An industrial espionage group calls on a retired spy living with his wife and children in Paris.

The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs

1970

as Ostap Bender

6.3
Acting

In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost...

Diary of a Mad Housewife

Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970

as George Prager

6.2
Acting

Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, ...

The Beast in the Jungle

N/A

Acting

The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered on...