Frank A. Langella Jr. was born on January 1, 1938 in Bayonne, New Jersey. Growing up in an American family of Italian origin, Langella became interested in performing arts at an early age.
He won a Tony Award three times in his acting career. He received his first two awards in the "Best Supporting Actor" category for his supporting roles in Edward Albee's "Seascape" (1975) and Ivan Turgenev's "Fortune's Fool" (2002). He received his third Tony in the "Best Actor" category for his portrayal of Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's play "Frost/Nixon" in 2007.
Langella received Tony nominations for "Best Actor" two more times. These nominations stemmed from his performances in the plays "Dracula" in 1978 and "Match" in 2004.
In 2011, he continued his presence in the cinema world by playing the character of professor Rodney Cole in the movie "Identityless", a joint production of the USA, Germany, France and England.
Frank Langella was born in 1938 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 122 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) โ Al Baker
- American Dad! (2005) โ Commodore Francis Stoat (voice)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
- Jason and the Argonauts (2000) โ Aertes
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) โ Minister Jaro
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) โ Self - Nominee
- Great Performances (1971) โ Konstantin Treplev
- Tony Awards (1956) โ Self - Winner
- The Americans (2013) โ Gabriel
- Dinah! (1974)
- Movie '72 (1971)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.