Happy Birthday: Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Born: January 1, 1938 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

[on his portrayal of Count Dracula on Broadway] I don’t play him as a hair-raising ghoul. He is a nobleman, an elegant man with a difficult problem… a man with a unique and distinctive social problem: he has to have blood to live and he is immortal.

[on his role as Skeletor in Masters of the Universe (1987)] It’s one of my favorite parts. I played him because my son was four years old and walked around with a sword yelling “I have the power!”. And he loved, loved, loved Skeletor. I didn’t even blink when I was offered the role. I couldn’t wait to play him.

The Twelve Chairs 1970 dir. Brooks starring Langella Dom DeLuise

Dave 1993 dir. Ivan Reitman Starring Kevin Kline Sigourney Weaver

Superman Returns 2006 dir. by Singer starring Kate Bosworth Brandon Routh Kevin…