Biography
Early life
Langella, an Italian American,http://www.celebheights.com/s/Frank-Langella-3201.html was born in Bayonne, New Jersey to Frank Langella, Sr. He is a brother of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity.Career
Early in his career he was best known for his success in the title role of ''Dracula'' in the Broadway production designed by Edward Gorey. In a recent interview Langella commented that people (in fact, mostly men) always complimented him on the sexual energy of his stage performance as the Count, telling him, "Boy, did my wife make love to me that night!" after seeing him onstage. Despite his initial misgivings about continuing to play the role, he was persuaded to star opposite Laurence Olivier in the subsequent film version directed by John Badham. On his last day of shooting, Langella reports that he hung the cloak on costume rack firmly knowing he could never pick it up again for fear of being typecast.For decades afterward, he largely stayed away from film in order to pursue serious theatre; however, later years have seen more film and television work having found a niche; he made a memorable three-episode appearance on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' as the devious Jaro Essa, and also appeared in a 2003 episode of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and as a villainous pirate in the summer release 'Cutthroat Island'. He more recently appeared in ''Good Night, and Good Luck.'' (2005) as network honcho William S. Paley. He recently appeared as Daily Planet editor Perry White in ''Superman Returns'' (2006).
Selected filmography
* ''Superman Returns'' (2006) ... as Perry White* ''Good Night, and Good Luck.'' (2005) ...as William S. Paley
* ''Sweet William'' (2005) ... as Professor Driskoll
* ''Now You See It...'' (2005) ... as Max
* ''Back in the Day'' (2004)
* ''The Novice'' (2004) ... as Father Tew
* ''House of D'' (2004)
* ''Red Dragon'' (2002) (scenes deleted) ... as Voice of the Dragon
* ''The Beast'' (2001) ... as Jackson Burns
* ''Sweet November (2001 film)'' ... as Edgar Price
* ''The Ninth Gate'' (1999) ... as Boris Balkan
* ''Lolita'' (1997) ... as Clare Quilty
* ''The Greatest Pharaohs'' (1996)... himself
* ''Cutthroat Island'' (1995) ... as Dawg Brown
* ''Brainscan'' (1994) ... as Detective Hayden
* ''Dave'' (1993) ... as White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander
* ''Body of Evidence'' (1993) ... as Jeffrey Roston
* ''1492: Conquest of Paradise'' (1992) ... as Santangel
* ''Masters of the Universe'' (1987) ... as Skeletor
* ''Dracula'' (1979) ... as Count Dracula
* ''The Twelve Chairs'' (1970) ... as Ostap Bender
* ''Diary of a Mad Housewife'' (1970) ... as George Prager
*In the Steve Jackson game, Munchkin Bites!, a monster can be found by the name of "Frank Limejello".
External links
Biography courtesy of the brilliant Wikipedia!
