Robert Lang (24 September 1934 – 6 November 2004) was an English actor.

Early life

Lang was born in

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, the son of Richard Lionel Lang and Lily Violet (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Ballard). He was educated at Fairfield Grammar School and St Simon’s Church School.

Career

His TV credits include ''

Out of the Unknown ''Out of the Unknown'' is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Most episodes of the first three series were a dramatisation of a science fi ...

'' ("Deathday", 1971), '' That Was The Week That Was'', ''

Thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...

'' (1 episode, 1974), '' The New Avengers'' ("The Last of the Cybernauts?", 1976), ''

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'', Raffles - The Last Laugh (1977), '' Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1979), '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1979), ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...

'' (1983), ''

Confessional A confessional is a box, cabinet, booth, or stall in which the priest in some Christian churches sits to hear the confessions of penitents. It is the usual venue for the sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Churches, but s ...

'' (1989), ''

Under the Hammer ''Under the Hammer'' is a British comedy drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 1994. Written by John Mortimer, it is set at a London auction house. Episodes #"The Fatal Attribution" (10 January 1994) #"Wonders in the Deep" (1 ...

'' (1994), '' Rasputin'' (1996), ''

A Dance to the Music of Time ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' is a 12-volume ''roman-fleuve'' by English writer Anthony Powell, published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is an often comic examination of movements and manners, power and passivity in Eng ...

'' (1997), '' The Forsyte Saga'' (2002), ''

Our Mutual Friend ''Our Mutual Friend'', written in 1864–1865, is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens and is one of his most sophisticated works, combining savage satire with social analysis. It centres on, in the words of critic J. Hillis Miller, quo ...

'' (1998), and '' Heartbeat'' (2002). He also appeared in ''

The Return of the Borrowers ''The Return of the Borrowers'' is a BBC TV children's programme first broadcast in 1993 on BBC2 and then later on American television station TNT. The series is adapted from the third and fourth novels of author Mary Norton's ''The Borrower ...

'', as Mr Platter in 1993. His films include '' Interlude'' (1968), ''

Dance of Death The ''Danse Macabre'' (; ) (from the French language), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory of the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death. The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification of ...

'' (1969), ''

A Walk with Love and Death ''A Walk with Love and Death'' is a 1969 American adventure drama historical romance war film directed by John Huston and starring Anjelica Huston and Assi Dayan. Plot The story is based on the 1961 novel by Hans Koningsberger, set at the time ...

'' (1969), ''

The House That Dripped Blood ''The House That Dripped Blood'' is a 1971 British anthology horror film directed by Peter Duffell and distributed by Amicus Productions. It stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Nyree Dawn Porter, Denholm Elliott, and Jon Pertwee. The ...

'' (1970), '' Savage Messiah'' (1972), ''

The Mackintosh Man ''The Mackintosh Man'' is a 1973 British Cold War neo noir spy thriller film, directed by John Huston and starring Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda and James Mason. Huston called it "a spy thriller with some amusing moments" that was similar to ...

'' (1973), ''

Night Watch Night Watch or Nightwatch may refer to: Books * ''The Night Watch'', a 1977 memoir by Central Intelligence Agency officer David Atlee Phillips Novels * ''Night Watch'', a 1972 novel by American screenwriter Lucille Fletcher * ''Night Watch'', a 1 ...

'' (1973), '' Shout at the Devil'' (1976), '' Rogue Male'' (1976), ''

The Medusa Touch ''The Medusa Touch'' is a 1973 novel by Peter Van Greenaway, which was adapted fairly faithfully into a feature film in 1978. The novel tells the story of a radically disenchanted novelist with highly destructive telekinetic powers. ''The Medu ...

'' (1978), '' The First Great Train Robbery'' (1978), '' Runners'' (1983), ''

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'' (1988), '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) and '' Wilde'' (1997). He played the Squire in ''

Cider with Rosie ''Cider with Rosie'' is a 1959 book by Laurie Lee (published in the US as ''Edge of Day: Boyhood in the West of England'', 1960). It is the first book of a trilogy that continues with ''As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning'' (1969) and '' A ...

'' (1998), and his final film appearance was as Mr Osbourne in '' Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont'' (2005), screened a few months after his death from cancer in November 2004 at the age of 70.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Robert 1934 births 2004 deaths Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Deaths from cancer in England English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors People educated at Fairfield Grammar School Male actors from Bristol