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Robert Lang(1934-2004)

  • Actor
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Robert Lang in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)
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Robert Lang was born on 24 September 1934 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Night Watch (1973), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and The Dance of Death (1969). He was married to Ann Bell. He died on 6 November 2004 in Sutton, Surrey, England, UK.
BornSeptember 24, 1934
DiedNovember 6, 2004(70)
BornSeptember 24, 1934
DiedNovember 6, 2004(70)
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Known for

Night Watch (1973)
Night Watch
6.3
  • Mr Appleby
  • 1973
Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and Charlotte Coleman in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
7.1
  • Lord Hibbott - Wedding Two
  • 1994
Laurence Olivier, Robert Lang, and Geraldine McEwan in The Dance of Death (1969)
The Dance of Death
7.4
  • Kurt
  • 1969
Othello (1965)
Othello
7.0
  • Roderigo
  • 1965

Credits

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Actor

  • Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005)
    Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
    7.6
    • Mr Osborne
    • 2005
  • Prunella Scales in Looking for Victoria (2003)
    Looking for Victoria
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Lord Halifax
    • 2003
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Colonel Barber
    • 2002
  • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, and Mark Wingett in The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Finch
    • 2002
  • The Forsyte Saga (2002)
    The Forsyte Saga
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Swithin
    • 2002
  • Animated Tales of the World (2000)
    Animated Tales of the World
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Old Mandarin (voice)
    • 2002
  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Woody Pope
    • 2001
  • Juliette Lewis and Saïd Taghmaoui in Room to Rent (2000)
    Room to Rent
    6.1
    • Mark's Father
    • 2000
  • Caroline Goodall and Mark Strong in Trust (2000)
    Trust
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Nathan Anderson
    • 2000
  • Joanna Lumley in Nancherrow (1999)
    Nancherrow
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Jerry Pinch
    • 1999
  • Kavanagh QC (1995)
    Kavanagh QC
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Justice Benson
    • 1998–1999
  • Cider with Rosie (1998)
    Cider with Rosie
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • The Squire
    • 1998
  • Harry Enfield in Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle (1998)
    Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Panellist
    • 1998
  • Paul McGann and Keeley Hawes in Our Mutual Friend (1998)
    Our Mutual Friend
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Mr. Tremlow
    • 1998
  • Mosley (1998)
    Mosley
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Lord Curzon
    • 1998

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  • Born
    • September 24, 1934
    • Bristol, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 6, 2004
    • Sutton, Surrey, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Ann BellDecember 23, 1971 - November 6, 2004 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He acted in the New Shakespeare Company productions of the play, "The Card", at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Paul Freeman, Estelle Kohler, David Collings, Jenna Russell, Guy Burgess, Rupert Holliday-Evans, Rebecca Egan, Cameron Blakely, Tim Stern, Simon Harrison, Pamela Miles, Damian Lewis, Kenneth Gilbert, Richard Addison, Jonathan Broxholme, Peter Duncan, Julie Jupp, Hayley Mills and John Turner in the cast. Deborah Paige, Tim Pigott-Smith and Ian Talbot were the directors.
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    Leading stage actor who appeared with Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company in the 1960s and a reliable player on film and TV.
  • Trademark
      Rich fruity voice, full of disdain, exasperation or boredom

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