Glenn Langan
Thomas Glenn Langan (born July 8, 1917 in Denver , Colorado , † January 19, 1991 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Langan made his feature film debut in 1939 in an uncredited supporting role in The Bill of Rights . In the same year he played in several other films not mentioned supporting roles, including in the horror film The Return of Doctor X with Humphrey Bogart . After the end of the Second World War he had major supporting roles for the first time, including in Something for the Boys alongside Perry Como and White Oleander alongside Vincent Price . In 1947 he played in Otto Preminger's Amber, the great courtesan , and two years later he had his first leading role as Edmond Dantes in the adventure film The Legacy of Monte Christo , based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas . He worked for television for most of the 1950s, and it wasn't until 1957 that he returned to film roles worth mentioning. He played alongside Lex Barker in Hell of the Jungle and starred in the horror B-movie The Colossus . In the 1960s he only played sporadically in film and television, his only feature films from this time, SS-X-7 - Panic in Space and The Stone Age Syndrome , can be assigned to the B-movie genre. Towards the end of his career he again had smaller roles in John Wayne - Western Chisum and Andromeda - Deadly Dust from Space by Robert Wise based on the novel by Michael Crichton .
Langan was married to Adele Jergens from 1951 until his death . The marriage produced a son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: Espionage Agent
- 1943: Action in the North Atlantic (Action in the North Atlantic)
- 1943: Riding High
- 1946: White Oleander (Dragonwyck)
- 1947: Amber, the great courtesan (Forever Amber)
- 1948: The Snake Pit (The Snake Pit)
- 1949: The Heritage of Monte Cristo (Treasure of Monte Cristo)
- 1950: In the footsteps of Winnetou (The Iroquois Trail)
- 1952: Gold heist in Texas (Hangman's Knot)
- 1953: Taxi 539 doesn't respond (99 River Street)
- 1957: The Colossus (The Amazing Colossal Man)
- 1957: Hell of the Jungle (Jungle Heat)
- 1965: SS-X-7 - Panic in Space (Mutiny in Outer Space)
- 1966: The Stone Age Syndrome (Women of the Prehistoric Planet)
- 1970: Chisum
- 1971: Andromeda - Deadly Dust from Space (The Andromeda Strain)
Web links
- Glenn Langan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Langan, Glenn |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langan, Thomas Glenn (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver , Colorado |
DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1991 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |