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Frank Langella

Frank A. Langella Jr. is an American actor known for his commanding roles on stage and screen. Langella eschewed the career of a traditional film star by always making the stage the focal point of his career, appearing on Broadway. He's received numerous accolades including four Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards,

Aliases
  • Frank A. Langella Jr.
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Filmography

Kidding

2018
as Sebastiano

Lolita

1997
as Clare Quilty.

The Americans (2013)

2013
as Gabriel

Superman Returns

2006
as Perry White

Captain Fantastic

2016
as Jack Bertrang

Unknown

2011
as Rodney Cole

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020
as Julius Hoffman

Noah

2014
as Og (Voice)

The Ninth Gate

1999
as Boris Balkan

Sweet November

2001
as Edgar Price

The Box

2009
as Arlington Steward

Muppets Most Wanted

2014
as Beefeater Vicar

Small Soldiers

1998
as Archer

Eddie

1996
as Wild Bill Burgess

The Caller

2008
as Jimmy Stevens

Moses

1996
as Pharao Mernefta

All Good Things

2010
as Sanford Marks

Robot & Frank

2012
as Frank

Now You See It...

2005
as Max

Kitchen Confidential

2005
as Pino Lugeria

Masters of the Universe

1987
as Skeletor

Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970
as George Prager

The Tale of Despereaux

2008
as Mayor (voice)

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005
as William Paley

Draft Day

2014
as Harvey Molina

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013
as Chief Justice Warren Burger

Doomsday Gun

1994
as Dr. Gerald Bull

The Time Being

2012
as Warner Dax

Those Lips, Those Eyes

1980
as Harry Crystal

Starting Out in the Evening

2007
as Leonard Schiller

The Men's Club

1986
as Harold Canterbury

Capitol Law

2006
as Managing Partner

Dave

1993
as Bob Alexander

The Beast (2001)

2001

Alegria

1999
as Fleur

1492 : Christophe Colomb

1992
as Santangel

Innocents

2000
as Robert Denright

All the Way

2016
as Sen. Richard Russell

Stardom

2000
as Blaine De Castillon

Genius on Hold

2013
as Narrator

Sphinx

1981
as Akmed Khazzan

The Novice

2006
as Father Tew

The Twelve Chairs

1970
as Ostap Bender

Lapham Rising

2022
as Harry March

Parts Per Billion

2014
as Andy

Cry Baby Lane

2000
as Mr. Bennett

Back in the Day

2005
as Lieutenant Hudson

The Driftless Area

2015
as Tim Geer

Jason and the Argonauts

2000
as Aertes

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010
as Lewis Zabel

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

1976
as John Buchanan

And God Created Woman

1988
as James Tiernan

Unscripted

2005

How You Look to Me

2005
as Professor Driskoll

I'm Losing You

1998
as Perry Needham Krohn

The Prophet

2014
as Pasha (voice)

The Wrath of God

1972
as Thomas De La Plata

The Mark of Zorro

1974
as Don Diego / Zorro

Grace of Monaco

2014
as Father Francis Tucker

Return to Rajapur

2006
as Ned Bears

Dracula

1979
as Count Dracula

Broadway: The Golden Age

2003
as Himself

Frost/Nixon

2008
as Richard Nixon

Youth in Oregon

2017
as Raymond Engersol

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994
as Narrator

The Magic Balloon

1990

Inside High Noon

2003
as Narrator

House of D

2005
as Reverend Duncan

True Identity

1991
as Leland Carver

Junior

1994
as Noah Banes

Lincoln

1992

Brainscan

1994
as Detective Hayden

The Water Is Wide

2006
as Superintendent

La maison sous les arbres

1971
as Philip

Body of Evidence

1993
as Jeffrey Roston

Bad Company

1995
as Vic Grimes

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

2017
as Himself

5 to 7

2014
as Sam Bloom

Cutthroat Island

1995
as Dawg

Guest Star

Episode Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Homecoming 		1993
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dominance 		2003
Episode The Americans (2013)
The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears 		2016
Episode Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Circle 		1993
Episode Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Siege 		1993
Episode Great Performances
The Seagull 		1975
Episode Cirque Du Soleil
Alegria (The Movie) 		1999
Episode The Americans (2013)
Munchkins 		2016
Episode Today
May 13, 2010 		2010
Episode The Americans (2013)
Dinner for Seven 		2016
Episode The Americans (2013)
A Roy Rogers in Franconia 		2016
Episode Kitchen Confidential
Exile on Main Street 		2005
Episode Ancient Egypt
Greatest Pharaohs part 1 3150 to 1351 BC 		2001
Episode Ancient Egypt
Greatest Pharaohs part 2 3150 to 1351 BC 		2001
Episode The Americans (2013)
Persona Non Grata 		2016
Episode The Americans (2013)
The Committee on Human Rights 		2017
Episode Ancient Egypt
Greatest Pharaohs part 1 1350 to 30 BC 		2001
Episode Ancient Egypt
Greatest Pharaohs part 2 1350 to 30 BC 		2001
Episode Kitchen Confidential
Aftermath 		2005
Episode The Americans (2013)
Clark's Place 		2016
Episode The Americans (2013)
IHOP 		2017
Episode Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts
Great Pyramids 		1996
Episode Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts
Hieroglyphs 		1996
Episode Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts
The Sphinx 		1996
Episode The Americans (2013)
The Rat 		2016
Episode Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts
King Tut 		1996
Episode The Americans (2013)
Pests 		2017
Episode The Americans (2013)
Travel Agents 		2016