Know Your “That Guy”: Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Born: January 1, 1938

Number of Roles: 78

Best Known for Playing: Mysteriously creepy gentlemen who explain the twist/plot of films

First Appearance: Michael Romani on The Trials of O’Brien (1965)

Most Recent Appearance: Rodney Cole in Unknown (2011)

Notable Roles

• Louis Zabel in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
• Arlington Steward in The Box
• Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon
• Perry White in Superman Returns
• William Paley in Good Night, Good Luck
• Boris Balkan in The Ninth Gate
• Archer in Small Soldiers
• Dawg in Cutthroat Island
• Skeletor in Masters of the Universe
• Count Dracula in Dracula (1979)

Fun Facts

• Has played both Dracula and Sherlock Holmes (something only Christopher Lee and Richard Roxburgh have done)
• Has won two Tony Awards
• Skeletor is one of his favorite roles he’s done
• He and Anthony Hopkins have both been nominated for Oscars for playing Richard Nixon