The Stephen Lang Handbook - Everything you need to know about Stephen Lang

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Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American actor and playwright.He started in theatre on Broadway but is well known for his film portrayals of Stonewall Jackson in Gods and Generals (2003) and George Pickett in Gettysburg (1993), as well as for his 2009 roles as Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar and as Texan lawman Charles Winstead in Public Enemies, in addition to his role as Commander Nathaniel Taylor in the 2011 television series Terra Nova.

Lang was the co-artistic director (along with Carlin Glynn and Lee Grant) of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City from 2004 to 2006.

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In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Stephen Lang (actor), Death of a Salesman (1985 film), Twice in a Lifetime (film), Band of the Hand, Manhunter (film), Project X (1987 film), Last Exit to Brooklyn (film), The Hard Way (1991 film), Guilty as Sin, Gettysburg (1993 film), Tombstone (film), Tall Tale (film), Gang in Blue, Shadow Conspiracy, Niagara, Niagara, Fire Down Below (1997 film), Trixie (film), D-Tox, The I Inside, Gods and Generals (film), Save Me (2007 film), From Mexico with Love, Public Enemies (2009 film), The Men Who Stare at Goats (film), Avatar (2009 film), White Irish Drinkers, Conan the Barbarian (2011 film), Terra Nova (TV series).

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• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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• EAN13: 9781743335352
• Langue: English
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Contents

Articles Stephen Lang (actor) Death of a Salesman (1985 film) Twice in a Lifetime (film) Band of the Hand Manhunter (film) Project X (1987 film) Last Exit to Brooklyn (film) The Hard Way (1991 film) Guilty as Sin Gettysburg (1993 film) Tombstone (film) Tall Tale (film) Gang in Blue Shadow Conspiracy Niagara, Niagara Fire Down Below (1997 film)

Trixie (film) D-Tox The I Inside Gods and Generals (film) Save Me (2007 film) From Mexico with Love Public Enemies (2009 film) The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) Avatar (2009 film) White Irish Drinkers Conan the Barbarian (2011 film) Terra Nova (TV series)

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Stephen Lang (actor)

Stephen Lang (actor)

Stephen Lang

Lang at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International

Born

Occupation

Years active

Spouse

July 11, 1952 New York City, New York, U.S.

Actor

1984–present

Kristina Watson (1980-present)

Stephen Lang(born July 11, 1952) is an American actor and playwright. He started in theatre on Broadway but is well known for his film portrayals of Stonewall Jackson inGods and Generals(2003) and George Pickett in Gettysburg(1993), as well as for his 2009 roles as Colonel Miles Quaritch inAvatarand as Texan lawman Charles Winstead inPublic Enemies, in addition to his role as Commander Nathaniel Taylor in the 2011 television series Terra Nova. Lang was the co-artistic director (along with Carlin Glynn and Lee Grant) of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City from 2004 to 2006.

Personal life Lang was born in New York City, the son of Theresa (n e Volmer) and Eugene Lang, a prominent entrepreneur and [1] [2] philanthropist who has reportedly given away $150 million dollars. Much like Warren Buffett, Eugene has never left his son or his siblings an inheritance, believing they each needed to learn to become self-sufficient.[3] [2] [4] Lang's mother is Irish Catholic and his father is of Hungarian Jewish background. [5] [6] Lang attended the school PS 178 in Jamaica Estates, Queens. For high school he attended George School, a Quaker boarding school in Newtown, PA. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1973 with a degree in English Literature; on May 30, 2010, Swarthmore awarded him an Honorary Degree from College in recognition of his [7] distinguished career in theatre, television, and film. His youngest son Noah, received his bachelor's degree during the same ceremony.[8] Lang has been married to Kristina Watson, a costume designer and teacher, since June 1, 1980. They have four [1] [2] children: Lucy, Noah, Grace, and Daniel.

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Stephen Lang (actor)

Career Lang played Harold (Happy) Loman in the 1984 Broadway revival ofDeath of a Salesmanand the 1985 television movie with Dustin Hoffman as Willie Loman and appeared in the first Hannibal Lecter film,Manhunter(1986), as [9] reporter Freddy Lounds. He played attorney David Abrams in the television seriesCrime Story(1986–88). He played the title role in the NBC movieBabe Ruth(1991). He later played the "One Armed Man" in the 2000 revival ofThe Fugitivestarring Tim Daly. The series was a modest success but lasted only one season because of its large production budget. In 1992, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his lead role inThe Speed of Darkness.His film role inLast Exit to Brooklyn(1989) garnered him universal acclaim and Oscar buzz, but its limited release prevented the film from reaching a wider audience. On stage, he was the first to play the role of Colonel Nathan Jessup inA Few Good Men, a role made famous on film (1992) by Jack Nicholson. He is the winner of over half a dozen theatre awards including the Drama Desk and Helen Hayes awards. In films, he played Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett inGettysburg(1993) and as the lead role of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson inGods and Generals(2003), both from director Ronald F. Maxwell. He considersGods and Generalsto be his finest performance. Arguably, his most famous film role, before Avatar, was his portrayal of the villainous Ike Clanton in the successful WesternTombstone(1993) with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer. Shortly before Arthur Miller's death in February 2005, Lang appeared in his long-time friend's last play, titledFinishing the Picture. It premiered in 2004 at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, where Lang had the second run of his own playBeyond Glory,which had premiered in Arlington, Virginia, early in 2004, and his Tony-nominated portrayal forThe Speed of Darkness.Lang also performedBeyond Glory, a [10] one-man show, for troops deployed overseas. In 2006, he played the role of Colonel Littlefield in John Patrick Shanley's playDefiance. He Lang (left) with Senator Daniel Inouye in 2005 broughtBeyond Gloryto Roundabout's Off-Broadway Laura Pels [11] Theatre in 2007. Since its New York City premiere,Beyond Glory [12] has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award and a Lucille Lortel Award both for outstanding solo performance. [13]

Recently, he filmed a key role in the ESPN mini-seriesThe Bronx is Burning, as well as roles in independent featuresSave MeandFrom Mexico With Love. He plays a lead role in James Cameron's sci-fi epicAvataras the [14] villainous Colonel Quaritch. [15] In 2009, he appeared in Michael Mann's filmPublic Enemiesas Texas Ranger Charles Winstead, the man widely [16] [17] considered to have fired the shots that killed John Dillinger and in Grant Heslov'sThe Men Who Stare at [18] Goatsalongside Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor and George Clooney. Also in 2009, he narrated the audiobookRoad Rage—which combines the short storiesDuelby Richard Matheson andThrottleby Stephen King and Joe Hill—and guest-starred in theLaw & Order: Criminal IntentSeason 8 finale, "Revolution" in the role of Axel Kaspers. In 2010 he performed the narration for "The Gettysburg Story: Battlefield [19] Auto Tour," the top-selling audio tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield at Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, PA. Based on works by historian Gabor Boritt it tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg National Cemetery. It is now being adapted into a documentary film for Public Television for release in 2013 by Maryland Public Television. [20] Lang played the villain Khalar Zym in the 2011Conan the BarbarianHe alsoreboot starring Jason Momoa. [21] [22] plays one of the leads, Nathaniel Taylor, in the Steven Spielberg-produced TV series,Terra Nova.

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Death of a Salesman

1985

Year

Title

Shadow Conspiracy

The Amazing Panda Adventure

1993

Michael Tyler

Moose Tavola

1991

Alex Laughton

1992

1991

The Agent

Human Cargo

1993

Another You

Guilty as Sin

Claude

Prophet Buddy

Gettysburg

The Hard Way

Jonas Hackett

Phil Garson

Lang at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

Filmography

Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett

Happy

Party Crasher

Keith

Notes

Aramco Contractor

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Joe

Dibbs

Watts

Role

1996

1986

Freddy Lounds

1995

1996

1997

Loose Women

Manhunter

1996

1997

1986

Niagara, Niagara

1995

Band of the Hand

Twice in a Lifetime

Tall Tale

1985

1987

An Occasional Hell

Gang in Blue

Project X

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989

Tombstone

1993

Ike Clanton

Harry Black

List of acting performances in film and television

Stephen Lang (actor)

2011

[1] "Stephen Lang Biography (1952-)" (http:/ /www.filmreference.com/film/63/Stephen-Lang.html). Filmreference.com. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [2] Stark, John (1990-05-28). "Forgoing His Father's Millions, Stephen Lang Bootstraps to Acting Fame with the Help of a Few Good Men" (http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20117770,00.html). People.com. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [3] http://www.usatoday.com/money/2006-07-25-heirs-usat_x.htm [4] Panarello, Joseph. "The Multiple Personalities of Stephen Lang" (http:/ /www.broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.cfm?id=20371). broadwayworld.com. . Retrieved 2009-08-12. [5] "Stephen Lang Biography - Yahoo! Movies" (http:/ /movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800023697/bio). Movies.yahoo.com. 1952-07-11. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [6] Klein, Alvin (1998-04-19). "Stephen Lang, 'An Actor's Actor'" (http:/ /query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage. html?res=9401E5DA173CF93AA25757C0A96E958260).The New York Times. . Retrieved 2010-04-03. [7] Attendee of the ceremony for his son Sergio's graduation, Ricardo V Rivas, EA, president of the Texas Society of Enrolled Agents and http:/ / www.swarthmore.edu/x28750.xml [8] http://www.swarthmore.edu/x28750.xml [9] "STEPHEN LANG - Bing Afbeeldingen" (http:/ /search.msn.com/images/results.aspx?q=STEPHEN+LANG&FORM=MSNH& mkt=en-). Search.msn.com. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [10] "In Step With: Stephen Lang" (http:/ /www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_06-05-2005/in_step_with_0). Parade Magazine. June 5, 2005. .

2009

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Terra Nova

References

Best Actor - Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Acting - Visionfest[23]

2001

The Proposal

Justin Shaw

Charles Winstead

Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Winner—MovieGuide Awards Grace Award for Acting

Public Enemies

2003

Jacob Slotnick

Spygo

Gods and Generals

Code 11-14

Simon Bacig

Coach Galgano

Jack

Col. Miles Quaritch

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Sam Worthington)

Ted

Inspector Edgar Reinhardt

General Hopgood

Big Al Stevens

2007

Save Me

2006

2009

From Mexico with Love

2008

The Treatment

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Earl Kellogg

Mr. Travitt

2010

2011

2011

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Narrator

Khalar Zym

Barry Rogers

Patrick

1997

Fire Down Below

1999

Story of a Bad Boy

Stephen Lang (actor)

Trixie

2000

White Irish Drinkers

Conan the Barbarian

Christina

2009

Avatar

2010

2010

False Creek Stories

[24] Nathaniel Taylor

2003

The I Inside

2002

2003

D-Tox

Stephen Lang (actor)

[11] Daniel Henninger (2007-08-09). "Wonder Land - WSJ.com" (http:/ /www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110010444). Opinionjournal.com. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [12] Dziemianowicz, Joe (2008-04-28). "Drama Desk nominees announced" (http:/ /www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2008/04/28/ 2008-04-28_drama_desk_nominees_announced.html?page=1). New York: Nydailynews.com. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [13] Lucille Lortel Awards, Lucille Lortel Foundation, Off-Broadway database. "Lucille Lortel Awards, Off-Broadway Awards" (http:/ /www. lortel.org/LLF_awards/index.cfm?page=nominees). Lortel.org. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [14] Thompson, Anne (2007-08-02). "Lang, Rodriguez armed for 'Avatar'" (http:/ /www.variety.com/article/VR1117969650. html?categoryid=13&cs=1).Variety. . [15] By (2008-04-02). "Crudup to play Hoover in 'Public' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media" (http:/ /www.variety.com/article/ VR1117983380.html?categoryid=13&cs=1). Variety. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [16] Biffle, Kent (6 August 2005). "Who drilled Dillinger? Credit goes to Texan" (http:/ /www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/ texasliving/columnists/all/stories/0807dnlivbiffle.229d4704.html).The Dallas Morning News. . Retrieved 15 July 2009. [17]John Dillinger: The Life and Death ... - Google Books(http://books.google.com/books?id=9E1t-2ER7QcC&pg=RA3-PA401& lpg=RA3-PA401&dq=charles+winstead+killed+john+dillinger&source=web&ots=gUN80kRurS& sig=4lIUgg3Qcanpn6edSOqXDzP_DXw& hl=en). Books.google.com. 1933-05-22. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [18] Kit, Borys (2008-10-10). "Rebecca Mader joins 'Goats' herd" (http:/ /www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/ e3i39aca7c440d50caa4674abf14f47d382). Hollywoodreporter.com. . Retrieved 2010-05-30. [19] http://GettysburgStory.com [20] Frappier, Rob. "Stephen Lang Talks‘Conan’Remake" (http://screenrant.com/conan-remake-stephen-lang-robf-66617/) Screen Rant; June 29, 2010 [21] Sweney, Mark. "Fox unveils Steven Spielberg's Terra Nova as it hunts for new Simon Cowell" (http:/ /www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/ may/18/steven-spielberg-terra-nova-simon-cowell-american-idol)The Guardian; May 18, 2010 [22] Rice, Lynette. "Stephen Lang joins Fox's 'Terra Nova'" (http:/ /hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/09/14/ stephen-lang-in-talks-to-join-foxs-terra-nova/)Entertainment Weekly; September 14, 2010 [23] http://christinathemovie.com/news.html [24] Hibberd, James (May 16, 2011). "Fox unveils 2011-12 fall and midseason schedules" (http:/ /insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/16/ fox-2011-12-fall-schedule/).Entertainment Weekly. . Retrieved May 16, 2011.

External links a Stephen Lang (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002332/) at the Internet Movie Database Stephen Lang (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=48898) at the Internet Broadway Database Interview (http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/events/2005-09-22-stephenLangLarrySmith.jsp) onBeyond Gloryat the Pritzker Military Library

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Death of a Salesman (1985 film)

Death of a Salesman (1985 film)

Death of a Salesman(German:Tod eines Handlungsreisenden) is a 1985 made for television film directed by Volker Schlbndorff, based on the 1949 play of the same name by Arthur Miller. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang and Charles Durning. The film follows the script of the 1949 play almost exactly.

Cast and roles a Dustin Hoffman - Willy Loman a Kate Reid - Linda Loman a John Malkovich - Biff Loman a Stephen Lang - Harold 'Happy' Loman a Charles Durning - Charley a Louis Zorich - Ben Loman a David S. Chandler - Bernard, Charley's son a Jon Polito - Howard, Willy's boss a Kathryn Rossetter - Woman from Boston a Tom Signorelli - Stanley the waiter at Frank's chop house a Linda Kozlowski - Miss Forsythe a Karen Needle - Letta, Forsythe's friend a Anne McIntosh - Jenny a Michael Quinlan - Waiter

Awards a Won: 1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Dustin Hoffman) Won: 1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie (Dustin Hoffman) Won: 1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie (John Malkovich)

External links [1] aDeath of a Salesman(1985) at the Internet Movie Database

References [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089006/

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Twice in a Lifetime (film)

Twice in a Lifetime (film)

Twice in a Lifetime Directed byBud Yorkin

Produced by

Screenplay by

Starring

Music by

David Salven Bud Yorkin

Colin Welland

Gene Hackman Ann-Margret Ellen Burstyn Amy Madigan Ally Sheedy Stephen Lang

Pat Metheny

CinematographyNick McLean

Editing by

Studio

Distributed by

Release date(s)

Running time

Country

Language

Budget

Box office

Robert C. Jones

Tandem Productions

Tandem Productions

October 23, 1985

111 minutes

United Kingdom United States

English

N/A

[1] $8,402,424

Twice in a Lifetimeis a 1985 film starring Gene Hackman and directed by Bud Yorkin. The plot involves a steelworker and married man going through a mid-life crisis when he finds himself attracted to another woman, played by Ann-Margret. Paul McCartney composed the theme song to the film, heard under the end credits.

Plot Harry McKenzie works in a factory by day and comes home to comfortable marriage at night, but it lacks excitement and passion. For his 50th birthday, his wife Kate blithely tells him to just go to his favorite corner tavern and have a good time. An attractive barmaid, Audrey Minelli, captures his interest. Harry falls for her and, before long, shocks Kate by requesting a divorce. This horrifies their daughters, particularly Sunny, who is having a difficult marriage of her own, and Helen, who is about to be wed. Kate goes through a difficult period of adjustment. She eventually lands a job in a beauty salon, changes her appearance and tries to adopt a new outlook on life. But by the time Harry brings Audrey to his daughter Helen's wedding, old wounds open up that continue to keep the family members apart.

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