Frank Langella

Acting

Frank Langella

Born January 1, 1938Bayonne, New Jersey, USA117 credits

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

Filmography

Angry Neighbors
2022Angry Neighbors
as Harry MarchMovie
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Judge Julius HoffmanMovie
Love, Antosha
2019Love, Antosha
as SelfMovie
Kidding
2018Kidding
as Sebastian PiccirilloTV
Marcians
2017Marcians
as Self - IntervieweeTV
Youth in Oregon
2017Youth in Oregon
as Raymond EngersolMovie
Captain Fantastic
2016Captain Fantastic
as Jack BertrangMovie
All the Way
2016All the Way
as Sen. Richard RussellMovie
The Driftless Area
2015The Driftless Area
as Tim GeerMovie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Skeletor (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
as Pasha (voice)Movie
Grace of Monaco
2014Grace of Monaco
as Father Francis TuckerMovie
5 to 7
20145 to 7
as Sam BloomMovie
Draft Day
2014Draft Day
as Anthony MolinaMovie
Muppets Most Wanted
2014Muppets Most Wanted
as Beefeater VicarMovie
Noah
2014Noah
as Og (voice)Movie
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Chief Justice Warren BurgerMovie
Genius on Hold
2013Genius on Hold
as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Americans
2013The Americans
as GabrielTV
The Time Being
2012The Time Being
as Warner DaxMovie
Robot & Frank
2012Robot & Frank
as FrankMovie
Unknown
2011Unknown
as Rodney ColeMovie
All Good Things
2010All Good Things
as Sanford MarksMovie
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Perry White (archive footage)Movie
The Box
2009The Box
as Arlington StewardMovie
The Tale of Despereaux
2008The Tale of Despereaux
as Mayor (voice)Movie
Frost/Nixon
2008Frost/Nixon
as Richard NixonMovie
The Caller
2008The Caller
as Jimmy StevensMovie
O
2008Objects and Memory
as NarratorMovie
Starting Out in the Evening
2007Starting Out in the Evening
as Leonard SchillerMovie
Return to Rajapur
2006Return to Rajapur
as Ned BearsMovie
Crossroads
2006Crossroads
as Father TewMovie
Superman Returns
2006Superman Returns
as Perry WhiteMovie
10.5: Apocalypse
200610.5: Apocalypse
as Dr. Earl HillTV
The Water Is Wide
2006The Water Is Wide
as SuperintendentMovie
Capitol Law
2006Capitol Law
as Managing PartnerMovie
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005Good Night, and Good Luck.
as William PaleyMovie
Back in the Day
2005Back in the Day
as Lieutenant HudsonMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Commodore Francis Stoat (voice)TV
Unscripted
2005Unscripted
as GoddardTV
How You Look to Me
2005How You Look to Me
as Professor DriskollMovie
House of D
2004House of D
as Reverend DuncanMovie
Inside High Noon
2003Inside High Noon
as Narrator (voice)Movie
111 Gramercy Park
2003111 Gramercy Park
as WilliamMovie
Sweet November
2001Sweet November
as Edgar PriceMovie
Cry Baby Lane
2000Cry Baby Lane
as Mr. BennettMovie
Stardom
2000Stardom
as Blaine De CastillonMovie
Innocents
2000Innocents
as Robert DenrightMovie
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999The Road to 'Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Ninth Gate
1999The Ninth Gate
as Boris BalkanMovie
Alegría
1999Alegría
as FleurMovie
I'm Losing You
1998I'm Losing You
as Perry Needham KrohnMovie
Small Soldiers
1998Small Soldiers
as Archer (voice)Movie
Lolita
1997Lolita
as Clare QuiltyMovie
Eddie
1996Eddie
as Wild Bill BurgessMovie
Moses
1996Moses
as MermeftaTV
Moses
1995Moses
as MermeftaMovie
Bad Company
1995Bad Company
as Vic GrimesMovie
Junior
1994Junior
as Noah BanesMovie
Doomsday Gun
1994Doomsday Gun
as Dr. Gerald BullMovie
Brainscan
1994Brainscan
as Detective HaydenMovie
Dave
1993Dave
as Bob AlexanderMovie
Body of Evidence
1993Body of Evidence
as Jeffrey RostonMovie
L
1992Lincoln
as John Wilkes Booth (voice)Movie
True Identity
1991True Identity
as Leland CarverMovie
And God Created Woman
1988And God Created Woman
as James TiernanMovie
The Men's Club
1986The Men's Club
as Harold CanterburyMovie
Liberty
1986Liberty
as Frederic Auguste BartholdiMovie
Sphinx
1981Sphinx
as Akmed KhazzanMovie
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980Those Lips, Those Eyes
as Harry CrystalMovie
Dracula
1979Dracula
as Count DraculaMovie
The Prince of Homburg
1977The Prince of Homburg
as The Prince of HomburgMovie
The Seagull
1975The Seagull
as Konstantin TreplevMovie
The Mark of Zorro
1974The Mark of Zorro
as Don Diego / ZorroMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!
as SelfTV
The Wrath of God
1972The Wrath of God
as Thomas De La PlataMovie
The Deadly Trap
1971The Deadly Trap
as PhilippeMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as Konstantin TreplevTV
The Twelve Chairs
1970The Twelve Chairs
as Ostap BenderMovie
Diary of a Mad Housewife
1970Diary of a Mad Housewife
as George PragerMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - WinnerTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Henry PiedmontTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV