Harry E. Lang
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{{short description|American actor (1894–1953)}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Harry E. Lang
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1894|12|29}}
|birth_place = New York City, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1953|8|5|1894|12|29}}
|death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.
|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 1929–1953
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Harry Edward Lang (December 29, 1894 – August 5, 1953) was an American actor who appeared in The Cisco Kid. He was known for working at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.
Biography
Lang was born on December 29, 1894, in New York City. He made his film debut in the 1929 Vitaphone short, Who's Who?, in which he and partner Bernice Haley performed an early version of Who's on First?[http://anthonybalducci.blogspot.com/2015/06/examining-origins-of-abbott-and_2.html "Examining the Origins of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?"]. Retrieved May 1, 2018. Lang and Haley also performed in a 1930 comedy skit named "Who's Your Boss?".{{Cite news |title=Havana Yarn in 'Her Man', Palace Film |url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25205%2FRochester%2520NY%2520Democrat%2520Chronicle%2FRochester%2520NY%2520Democrat%2520Chronicle%25201930%2FRochester%2520NY%2520Democrat%2520Chronicle%25201930%2520a%2520-%25201126.pdf%23xml%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D57ae725e%26DocId%3D5368036%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520O%26HitCount%3D2%26hits%3D136%2B137%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%25205%2FRochester%2520NY%2520Democrat%2520Chronicle%2FRochester%2520NY%2520Democrat%2520Chronicle%25201930%2FRochester%2520NY%2520Democrat%2520Chronicle%25201930%2520a%2520-%25201126.pdf&xml=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3D57ae725e%26DocId%3D5368036%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520O%26HitCount%3D2%26hits%3D136%2B137%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false |date=October 12, 1930 |access-date=June 30, 2022 |work=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle}}
He provided vocal effects for Tom in the Tom and Jerry cartoons from 1940 to 1953, and occasionally did the speaking voice for Tom from 1943 to 1946.{{cite web|title=Rachel's Turn On The Fence: Another Look At THE ALLEY CAT (1941)| date=July 2, 2008 |url=http://orphan-toons.blogspot.com/2008/07/rachels-turn-on-fence-another-look-at.html?m=1|publisher=The Home For Orphan Toons|accessdate=May 2, 2020}}{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 |date=3 October 2022 |publisher=BearManor Media |page= |language=en}}
In 1946, he was cast as Pancho in The Cisco Kid radio series, opposite Jack Mather in the title role.[https://www.radioarchives.com/The_Cisco_Kid_Volume_4_p/ra167.htm "The Cisco Kid Volume 4]. Retrieved May 1, 2018.{{Cite book |title=The Cisco Kid : American hero, Hispanic roots |last=Francis |first=Nevins |year=2008 |pages=127 |url=https://archive.org/details/ciscokidamerican0000nevi/ |chapter=Ride, Amigos, Ride: Gilbert Roland Takes Over}}
Death
In 1953, Lang fell ill with heart trouble and was forced to leave The Cisco Kid. After a brief return to the show, he died from a heart attack on August 5, 1953, at his home in Hollywood, California. Mel Blanc replaced him as Pancho until the series ended in 1956.{{Cite news |title=Harry Lang Dies |url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FLogin_18%2FAlbany%2520NY%2520Times%2520Union%2FAlbany%2520NY%2520Times%2520Union%25201953%2FAlbany%2520NY%2520Times%2520Union%25201953%2520a%2520-%25202064.pdf%23xml%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffdb1ad522%26DocId%3D5745808%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520E%26HitCount%3D4%26hits%3D2ea%2B2eb%2B2ef%2B2f0%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FLogin_18%2FAlbany%2520NY%2520Times%2520Union%2FAlbany%2520NY%2520Times%2520Union%25201953%2FAlbany%2520NY%2520Times%2520Union%25201953%2520a%2520-%25202064.pdf&xml=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffdb1ad522%26DocId%3D5745808%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cDISK%2520E%26HitCount%3D4%26hits%3D2ea%2B2eb%2B2ef%2B2f0%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false |date=August 5, 1953 |access-date=June 30, 2022 |work=The Times Union|agency=Associated Press}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 1929
| Who's Who? | Skit Performer | Uncredited |
| 1933
| Parade of the Wooden Soldiers | Voice, uncredited |
| 1936
| Wash Your Step |
| 1937
| The Wayward Pups | Cat | rowspan="2" | Voice, uncredited |
| rowspan="2" | 1938
| Buried Treasure | Leopard |
| There Goes My Heart
| Newsboy | Uncredited |
| rowspan="5" | 1939
| Jitterbug Follies | Announcer, Heckling Penguin singing | rowspan="2" | Voice, uncredited |
| The Little Goldfish
| Undersea Creatures |
| Bad Boy
| Vanetti | rowspan="3" | Uncredited |
| Dick Tracy's G-Men
| Barossa |
| Rio
| Taxi Driver |
| rowspan="2" | 1940
| Jasper | rowspan="4" | Voice, uncredited |
| The Egg Hunt
| Jeeves, Platypus |
| rowspan="6" | 1941
| Tom, Toodles Galore, Butler |
| The Midnight Snack
| Tom Cat |
| Sing for Your Supper
| Musician | Uncredited |
| The Fox and the Grapes
| Fox (whistling) | rowspan="34" | Voice, uncredited |
| The Tangled Angler
| Fish (whistling) |
| The Night Before Christmas
| rowspan="2" | Tom Cat |
| rowspan="8" | 1942 |
| Chips off the Old Block
| Butch |
| A Battle for a Bottle
| Cat |
| Old Blackout Joe
| Air Raid Warden, "All clear!" |
| Song of Victory
| Hitler Vulture |
| The Gullible Canary
| Crow |
| Fine Feathered Friend
| Tom Cat |
| Malice in Slumberland
| Vocal effects |
| rowspan="9" | 1943
| Sufferin' Cats | Tom Cat, Meathead, Tom's Conscience |
| Kindly Scram
| Igor Puzzlewitz, Bull |
| Plenty Below Zero
| Crow (saying "Moron") |
| The Lonesome Mouse
| Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse, Jerry's Inner Voice |
| Reason and Emotion
| Radio News Voice, Listener, Dummy, Donkey Man, Adolf Hitler |
| Nursery Crimes
| Mouse |
| The Cocky Bantam
| Freddy Falcon, Japanese |
| Baby Puss
| Tom Cat, Topsy Cat |
| The Herring Murder Mystery
| Igor Puzzlewitz, Sherlock Shad, Bailiff, Smoked Salmon, Mackerel, Sliverfish, Herring |
| rowspan="7" | 1944
| The Greatest Man in Siam | King Size, Smartest Man in Siam, Draft Board Man, Richest Man in Siam, Fastest Man in Siam, Hottest Man in Siam, additional voices |
| Giddy Yapping
| Igor Puzzlewitz |
| Mr. Fore by Fore
| Igor Puzzlewitz, Bull |
| Fish Fry |
| The Bodyguard
| Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse |
| As the Fly Flies
| Igor Puzzlewitz |
| Mouse Trouble
| Tom Cat |
| rowspan="10" | 1945
| Dog, Cat and Canary |
| The Pied Piper of Basin Street
| Mayor |
| Mouse in Manhattan
| Jerry Mouse, Alley Cat |
| Booby Socks
| Cat |
| Donald's Crime
| Donald's Conscience |
| Duck Pimples
| Leslie J. Clark |
| Phoney Baloney
| Newsboy #2 |
| Captain Tugboat Annie
| Man | Uncredited |
| Speaking of Animals: From A to Zoo
| Hippopotamus | rowspan="14" | Voice, uncredited |
| Quiet Please!
| Tom Cat |
| rowspan="6" | 1946
| Catnipped | Surgeons, Flippity and Flop |
| The Hick Chick
| Charles (screeching sounds) |
| Solid Serenade
| Tom Cat |
| Cagey Bird
| Flippity |
| Mysto Fox
| M.C. |
| Silent Tweetment
| Flippity |
| rowspan="4" | 1947
| Buck Beaver | {{cite web|title="Woody The Giant Killer" (1947)|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/woody-the-giant-killer-1947/|website=cartoonresearch.com|access-date=May 17, 2021}} |
| Down the Drain
| Cat |
| Speaking of Animals: Ain't Nature Grand
| Rabbit |
| Speaking of Animals: Dog Crazy
| Mr. Jackson the Dog, and the Goat |
| rowspan="2" | 1948
| Kiddie Koncert | Wally Walrus, Sniffs, "That's my boy", "Food!!" |
| Playful Pelican
| Andy Panda (whistling), Paddy Pelican, Baby Pelican |
| 1949
| Jerry's Diary | Uncle Dudley, Tom Cat |
| 1950
| Clerk | rowspan="2" | Uncredited | |
| 1951
| Shopkeeper | |
| rowspan="3" | 1952
| Triplet Trouble | rowspan="4" | Tom Cat | rowspan="4" | Voice, uncredited |
| Push-Button Kitty |
| Cruise Cat |
| rowspan="5" | 1953 |
| Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
| French Waiter | Uncredited | |
| The Golden Blade
| Magician | Uncredited, released posthumously | |
| Two Little Indians
| Tom's Coonskin Cap | Archive recording, uncredited released posthumously | |
| The Three Little Pups
| Cat Puppet | Archive recording from The Alley Cat, uncredited, released posthumously | |
| 1954
| Socko in Morocco | Legionnaire Sergeant | Voice, uncredited, released posthumously |
=Radio=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 1946–1953
| Pancho | | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0485764}}
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Category:American male radio actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Male actors from New York City
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio people
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