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 (

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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 ...

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

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'' (1 episode, 1974), '' The New Avengers'' ("The Last of the Cybernauts?", 1976), '' 1990'', 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), ''

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'' (1989), '' Under the Hammer'' (1994), '' Rasputin'' (1996), '' A Dance to the Music of Time'' (1997), '' The Forsyte Saga'' (2002), '' Our Mutual Friend'' (1998), and ''

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'' (2002). He also appeared in '' The Return of the Borrowers'', 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'' (1969), '' The House That Dripped Blood'' (1970), '' Savage Messiah'' (1972), '' The Mackintosh Man'' (1973), ''

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'' (1973), '' Shout at the Devil'' (1976), '' Rogue Male'' (1976), '' The Medusa Touch'' (1978), '' The First Great Train Robbery'' (1978), ''

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'' (1983), '' Hawks'' (1988), '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) and '' Wilde'' (1997). He played the Squire in '' Cider with Rosie'' (1998), and his final film appearance was as Mr Osbourne in ''

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont ''Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont'' is a 2005 US-produced comedy-drama film based on the 1971 novel by Elizabeth Taylor. It was directed by Dan Ireland and produced by Lee Caplin, Carl Colpaert and Zachary Matz from a screenplay by Ruth Sacks Ca ...

'' (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