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 was 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.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 10% | 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 |
| 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 | 24% | 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% | 74% | 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 |
| 43% | 24% | The Box | Arlington Steward (Character) | $15.0M | 2009 |
| 13% | 19% | The Caller | Jimmy (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 57% | 44% | The Tale of Despereaux | Mayor (Voice) | - | 2008 |
| 93% | 88% | Frost/Nixon | Richard Nixon (Character) | $18.6M | 2008 |
| 87% | 70% | Starting Out in the Evening | Leonard Schiller (Character) | $902.1K | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 43% | The Novice | Father Tew (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 74% | 61% | Superman Returns | Perry White (Character) | $200.1M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Return to Rajapur | Ned Bears (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | 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 | 58% | Back in the Day | Lieutenant Hudson (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 15% | 76% | Sweet November | Edgar Price (Character) | $25.2M | 2001 |
| 43% | 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% | 57% | The Ninth Gate | Boris Balkan (Character) | $18.7M | 1999 |
| 48% | 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 |
| 39% | 40% | Cutthroat Island | Dawg (Character) | $8.8M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | Moses | Unknown (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 54% | 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 |
| 22% | 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 | 34% | Sphinx | Akmed Khazzan (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Those Lips, Those Eyes | Harry Crystal (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 59% | 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/ |
- | 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 |
| 93% | 63% | The Twelve Chairs | Ostap Bender (Character) | - | 1970 |
| 82% | 79% | Diary of a Mad Housewife | George Prager (Character) | - | 1970 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88% | 91% | 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% | 0% | Kitchen Confidential | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unscripted | Unknown (Character) | 2005 |
| 78% | 89% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Al Baker (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| 30% | No Score Yet | The Beast | Jackson Burns (Character) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mummies: Tales From the Egyptian Crypts | Narrator | 1996 |
| 91% | 88% | 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 |