Frank Langella

Frank Langella as Boris Balkan in Artisan's The Ninth Gate - 2000

Biography

Born 01/01/1940

Frank Langella’s status as one of the most highly regarded actors of the American stage was well-deserved, as his grand presence earned two Tony Awards by the time he was 30 years old. During his career of 75-plus stage plays and three dozen films, Langella, with his penchant for bold, romantic...
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Awards

  • In 2007, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
  • In 2007, received Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
  • In 2002, received Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Highlights

  • In 2009, Nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (“Frost/Nixon”)
  • In 2008, Nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (“Frost/Nixon”)
  • In 2008, Reprised role as Richard Nixon for the film adaption of "Frost/Nixon"; directed by Ron Howard

Family & Companions

  • Whoopi Goldberg: co-starred in "Eddie" (1996); together from c. October 1995 until early 2000
  • Ruth Weil: wife (Married from 1977-1995; mother of his two children)
  • daughter: Born c. 1985; mother, Ruth Weil

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