Glenn Langan
Glenn Langan | |
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| Born | July 8, 1917 Denver, Colorado, U.S |
| Died | January 26, 1991 (aged 73) Camarillo, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Years active | 1939–1971 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
Glenn Langan (July 8, 1917 – January 26, 1991) was an American character actor on stage and films.
Biography
Born in Denver, Colorado, he made his Broadway debut in 1942 opposite Luise Rainer in a revival of J.M. Barrie's A Kiss for Cinderella. He made his credited film debut in The Return of Doctor X (1939).[1]
Appeared as a French professor in the romantic Margie (1946), a devoted young doctor protecting Gene Tierney from the evil machinations of Vincent Price in Dragonwyck (1946), and as one of the psychiatrists looking after demented patient Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948). Langan was also gainfully employed in escapist adventure, essaying a square-jawed privateer captain in Forever Amber (1947).[2]
Later years/family
His popularity waned by the early 1950s. He spent the next decade appearing on various television episodes, but eventually achieved a form of cult status as the irradiated 60-foot hero of Bert I. Gordon's sci-fi outing, The Amazing Colossal Man (1957). After winding down his screen career in the 1960s, Langan re-invented himself as a successful real estate salesman. He was married for forty years to actress Adele Jergens, with whom he had a son.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1939 | Everybody's Hobby | Ranger | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Warden's Secretary | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Student | Uncredited |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Intern | |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Lt. Anderson's Orderly | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Gun Crewman | Uncredited |
| 1943 | The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler | Youth Leader | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Riding High | Jack Holbrook | |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep | Capt. Stewart | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer | Executive Officer | |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Lt. Larkin | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Lieutenant Ashley Crothers | |
| 1945 | Hangover Square | Eddie Carstairs | |
| 1945 | A Bell for Adano | Lt. Crofts Livingstone, USN | |
| 1946 | Sentimental Journey | Judson | |
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Dr. Jeff Turner | |
| 1946 | Margie | Prof. Ralph Fontayne | |
| 1947 | The Homestretch | Bill Van Dyke III | |
| 1947 | Forever Amber | Capt. Rex Morgan | |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek | Capt. Rufe Blackwell / Sam Gilmore | |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit | Dr. Terry | |
| 1949 | Treasure of Monte Cristo | Edmund Dantes | |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail | Capt. Jonathan West | |
| 1950 | Rapture | Pietro Leoni | |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Capt. Petersen | |
| 1953 | One Girl's Confession | Johnny | |
| 1953 | 99 River Street | Lloyd Morgan | |
| 1954 | The Big Chase | Officer Pete Grayson | |
| 1955 | Outlaw Treasure | Sam Casey | |
| 1957 | Jungle Heat | Roger McRae | |
| 1957 | The Amazing Colossal Man | Lt. Col. Glenn Manning | |
| 1965 | Mutiny in Outer Space | Gen. Knowland | |
| 1966 | Women of the Prehistoric Planet | Capt. Ross | |
| 1970 | Chisum | Colonel Nathan Dudley | |
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Cabinet Secretary | Uncredited |
References
- ^ "Glenn Langan profile". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ^ "Glenn Langan profile". NNDB. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
External links
- Glenn Langan at IMDb
- Glenn Langan at the TCM Movie Database
- Glenn Langan at Find a Grave
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