Matheson Lang

From Wikipedia Matheson Alexander Lang May 15 1879 April 11 1948 was a Canadianborn stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays In 1916 Lang became one of the first major theatre stars to act on film as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice with his wife as Portia He went on to appear in over 30 films and was one of Britains leading movie stars of the 1920s Among his memorable roles were Guy Fawkes 1923 Matthias in The Wandering Jew 1923 which also featured his wife as Judith Henry IV in Henry King of Navarre 1924 and Henry V in Royal Cavalcade 1935 Lang also wrote the plays Carnival 1919 and The Purple Mask 1920 both of which were produced on Broadway and made into films Matheson Lang died in Bridgetown Barbados He was 68