Glenn Langan

Glenn Langan (July 8, 1917 – January 26, 1991) was an American character actor on stage and films.

Glenn Langan
Born(1917-07-08)July 8, 1917
Denver, Colorado, U.S
DiedJanuary 26, 1991(1991-01-26) (aged 73)
Camarillo, California, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Years active1939–1971
Spouse(s)
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m. 1951; his death 1991)
Children1

Biography

Born in Denver, Colorado, he made his Broadway debut in 1942 opposite Luise Rainer in a revival of J.M. Barrie's A Kiss for Cinderella. He made his credited film debut in The Return of Doctor X (1939).[1]

Appeared as a French professor in the romantic Margie (1946), a devoted young doctor protecting Gene Tierney from the evil machinations of Vincent Price in Dragonwyck (1946), and as one of the psychiatrists looking after demented patient Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948). Langan was also gainfully employed in escapist adventure, essaying a square-jawed privateer captain in Forever Amber (1947).[2]

Later years/family

His popularity waned by the early 1950s. He spent the next decade appearing on various television episodes, but eventually achieved a form of cult status as the irradiated 60-foot hero of Bert I. Gordon's sci-fi outing, The Amazing Colossal Man (1957). After winding down his screen career in the 1960s, Langan re-invented himself as a successful real estate salesman. He was married for forty years to actress Adele Jergens, with whom he had a son.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1939Everybody's HobbyRangerUncredited
1939Dust Be My DestinyWarden's SecretaryUncredited
1939Espionage AgentStudentUncredited
1939The Return of Doctor XIntern
1942Flight LieutenantLt. Anderson's OrderlyUncredited
1943Action in the North AtlanticGun CrewmanUncredited
1943The Strange Death of Adolf HitlerYouth LeaderUncredited
1943Riding HighJack Holbrook
1944Four Jills in a JeepCapt. StewartUncredited
1944Wing and a PrayerExecutive Officer
1944In the Meantime, DarlingLt. LarkinUncredited
1944Something for the BoysLieutenant Ashley Crothers
1945Hangover SquareEddie Carstairs
1945A Bell for AdanoLt. Crofts Livingstone, USN
1946Sentimental JourneyJudson
1946DragonwyckDr. Jeff Turner
1946MargieProf. Ralph Fontayne
1947The HomestretchBill Van Dyke III
1947Forever AmberCapt. Rex Morgan
1948Fury at Furnace CreekCapt. Rufe Blackwell / Sam Gilmore
1948The Snake PitDr. Terry
1949Treasure of Monte CristoEdmund Dantes
1950The Iroquois TrailCapt. Jonathan West
1950RapturePietro Leoni
1952Hangman's KnotCapt. Petersen
1953One Girl's ConfessionJohnny
195399 River StreetLloyd Morgan
1954The Big ChaseOfficer Pete Grayson
1955Outlaw TreasureSam Casey
1957Jungle HeatRoger McRae
1957The Amazing Colossal ManLt. Col. Glenn Manning
1965Mutiny in Outer SpaceGen. Knowland
1966Women of the Prehistoric PlanetCapt. Ross
1970ChisumColonel Nathan Dudley
1971The Andromeda StrainCabinet SecretaryUncredited
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References
  1. "Glenn Langan profile". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  2. "Glenn Langan profile". NNDB. Retrieved June 27, 2013.


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