Frank langella biography and filmography frank langella. And actually there is nothing wrong with walking on a set with an empty brain and then on action allowing your adrenaline and your trust in yourself to take over. Famous men and women as i knew them by frank langella not only is frank langella a marvelous and talented actor, it turns out he is a gifted writer as well. He repeated the role for the screen in dracula 1979 and became an. Frank langella plays the lead character, andre, and the beauty and the horror of seeing the father is that zeller puts us inside his head for most of the drama. Langella was also after garret dillahunt when theydid an offbroadway play in the 90s called i think booth is back. Frank langella was so moved by the mass shootings in orlando that he tore up the speech he planned to deliver at sundays tony awards so he could pay tribute to the 50 people who had been gunned. Like universals earlier 1931 version starring bela lugosi, the screenplay for this adaptation of bram stokers novel dracula is based on the stage adaptation by hamilton deane and john l. Langella caught the acting bug when he was 11, after playing an elderly man in a school play on the life of abraham lincoln, and he went on to earn a degree in theater from syracuse university. Frank langella calls skeletor one of my very favorite. Crueller sorts have compared him to a lothario tenniscoach dracula, but his charisma in this flows off the screen in abundance. As a young man frank langella worked with laurence olivier, partied with noel.
March 30, 2012 the actor frank langella writes about meeting some of the 20th centurys biggest celebrities in his memoir, dropped names. Tony awardwinning actor frank langella discusses his career. A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, frank langella won acclaim on the new york stage in seascape and followed it up with the title role in the edward gorey production of dracula. I am trying to find his film dave and when i do i can take in how tall he actually is. Dropped names frank langella hardcover harpercollins canada. Frank langellas oscar nomination for playing former president richard nixon in the 2008 film frostnixon came after three decades as a celebrated new york stage actor. As much a memoir as a primer on the vicissitudes of an actors life, the book is a collage based on reallife situations that offer touching insights into stars like rita hayworth, and into the practical magic that informs langella s signature sensibility. I could swear i heard he died either earlier this year or last year. As much a memoir as a primer on the vicissitudes of an actors life, the book is a.
Frank langella in a scene from the 1971 film the deadly trap. Dracula is a 1979 britishamerican dark romantic horror film directed by john badham. Frank langella biography, age,wife, son, movies, death and. Frank langella theatre credits, news, bio and photos. Langellas always been on stage right out of syracuse university 1959 and into regional theater, summer stock and, by 1963, new. The blu ray version really gives it that moody feel and sharpness that only blu ray can give. One of the all time classics, brilliantly played by frank langella, one of my favourite dracula films, with a lot of old british actors and actresses, if you like gothic, youll love this film. There was so much happy sexuality in this book that reading it was like being flirted with for a whole party by the hottest person in the room. New york the new york public library digital collections. Set in the edwardian period, and strikingly designed by edward gorey. Frank langella was born in bayonne, nj, on new years day, 1940. Frank langella in the disappointingly prosaic the father. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Langella is also known for his other movie appearances. Frank langella calls skeletor one of my very favorite parts. Balderston, which ran on broadway and also starred langella in a tony awardnominated performance. In the late 70s, frank langella starred in the hit broadway play dracula, written by hamilton deane and john l. Frank langella is amazing and reserved in this film. That the one dimension is inhabited so robustly by frank langella, as a man fading into cognitive confusion, is the sole element elevating the piece above the desolately routine.
Frank langella attacks hollywood stars in scathing memoir hes an oscarnominated star, one of americas most celebrated stage actors and dated rita hayworth and elizabeth taylor, but frank langella might not be so popular when his bitchy new memoir hits the shelves next week. His candid stories of the wide array of famous people he has known, both casually and intimately, are fabulous. I was watching tv today and saw a trailer for a new movie with him in it. The primal image of the blackcaped vampire dracula has become an. Lr frank langella as salieri and dennis boutsikaris as. Frank langella simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Langella s charisma and the surreal, blackandwhite sets designed by. I know frank langella to be an absolute gentleman and yes, he is one of the actors whose films id buy purely because hes in it. Frank langellas career has been full of complex characters with very dark sides. Roarkesave sherlock holmes, episodio della serie fantasilandia.
The phone at frank langellas home rings and rings, unanswered. Broadway and film star frank langellas myriad encounters with some of the. His son buys him a robot caretaker the film is set in the near future where such things are common, and after some initial friction, he develops a bond with the robot that has the pair embarking on. Frank langella attacks hollywood stars in scathing memoir. The film is set in the near future and centers on an elderly exjewel thief frank langella whose kids james marsden and liv tyler give him a. Frank langella biography birthday, trivia american. Rarely have i read a book about celebrities that is as insightful. Frank langella biography, movie highlights and photos. Louis jourdan stars in the title role in count dracula, a three hour version of bram stokers book on bbc television. The film starred frank langella in the title role as well as laurence olivier, donald pleasence and kate nelligan. Frank also lived with actresscomedian whoopi goldberg, whom he had met on the set of eddie. They were together since 1996 but they separated in march 2001. Mar 28, 2012 the phone at frank langellas home rings and rings, unanswered. The books subtitle should be bad girls go everywhere, although langella.
Langella was married to ruth weil from june 14, 1977 until their divorce in 1996. Scandal aside, there is something poignant about the book. In the meantime i can compare him to johnny depp in the ninth gate and to cameron diaz in the box. Description above from the wikipedia article frank langella, licensed. Filmografia vampirica, dracula dalla storia al cinema. Frank is simple the best great actor, inteligent, funny, wonderfull. Tony awardwinning actor frank langella discusses his. He has won four tony awards, two for best leading actor in a play for his performances as richard nixon in the play frostnixon and as andre in the father and two for best featured actor in a play for his performances in edward albees seascape and ivan turgenevs fortunes fool. He won a tony award for best leading actor in a play for his role as richard nixon in the play frostnixon 2006, and was nominated for an academy award for best actor in a leading role for the same role in the 2008 movie adaptation. Jan 15, 2008 langella s latest stage accomplishment, for which he won the 2007 tony award for best performance by a leading actor in a play was in the part of former u. Famous men and women as i knew them frank langella on. Jeremy irons is an english actor who started his career as a theatre artist for bristol old vic and then went on to appear on numerous tv shows and in films. Nicole kidman is an australian actress and producer who started her career with the 1983 australian film bush christmas and made her hollywood debut opposite tom cruise in the sports action drama film days of thunder 1990. Frank langella was born in bayonne, new jersey, to angelina and frank a.
Lr frank langella as salieri and dennis boutsikaris as mozart in a scene from the broadway production of the play amadeus. Leonard schiller is an accomplished author who hasnt released a major book in years. The very private threetime tony award winner apparently is not willing to answer questions about his debut book. An extremely versatile actor, frank langella is equally at home. Langellas charisma and the surreal, blackandwhite sets designed by. Frank langella and sidekick are affecting in this comedy mixing geriatrics and cybernetics, writes philip french published. He repeated the role for the screen in dracula 1979. Dropped names, frank langellas memoir the new york times.
Frank langella biography and filmography frank langella movies. Famous men and women as i knew them reprint by frank langella isbn. Once the shooting begins, langella likes to work quickly. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langellas myriad encounters. She continued to appear in lead roles in movies like far and away 1992 and batman forever 1995, and earned. Langellas latest stage accomplishment, for which he won the 2007 tony award for best performance by a leading actor in a play was in the part of former u. A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, frank langella won acclaim on the new york stage in seascape and followed it up with the title role. In the 1970s, he starred in a production of dracula that went from broadway to the movies. Frank langella was so moved by the mass shootings in orlando that he tore up the speech he planned to deliver at sundays tony awards so he could pay tribute to. Frank langella biography birthday, trivia american actor. Giving the appearance of a fading intellect in a world that doesnt much have room for fading intellect anymore. Langellas always been on stage right out of syracuse university 1959 and into regional theater, summer stock and, by 1963, new york.
Young actors tend to over prepare sometimes and over think it. Still brutal and animalistic but a lover more than a fighter. Frank langella talks robot and frank and his first book. Filmografia vampirica, dracula dalla storia al cinema, vampiria.
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