Perry Lang

Perry Lang (born December 24, 1959, in Palo Alto, California) is an American director, writer and actor.{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/98686/Perry-Lang|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203112717/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/98686/Perry-Lang|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-03|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2008|title=Perry Lang}}

Acting

Lang has appeared in several films and television shows, such as Teen Lust, and directed himself in Men of War (1994). He had roles in Alligator (1980), Eight Men Out (1988) and Sunshine State (2002) — all written and directed by John Sayles. He also appeared in 1941 (1979), The Big Red One (1980), The Hearse (1980), Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981), Body and Soul (1981), Tag: The Assassination Game (1982), O'Hara's Wife (1982), Spring Break (1983), Sahara (1983), Jocks (1987) and Jennifer 8 (1992).{{IMDb name|0485878}}

Directing

He has directed episodes of television series such as Cracker, Arli$$, ER, Millennium, Dawson's Creek, NYPD Blue, Nash Bridges, Fantasy Island, Weeds, Gilmore Girls, Army Wives, The Twilight Zone, Alias, Las Vegas, Jack & Bobby, Everwood, and Greek. He also directed himself in Men of War (1994).

Family

He is married to former actress Sage Parker-Lang, with whom he has two children.

Filmography

=Film=

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978 \| Big Wednesday \| Tall Kid \|
1978 \| Teen Lust \| Terry Davis \|
1979 \| A Great Ride \| Jim Dancer \|
1979 \| 1941 \| Dennis DeSoto \|
1980 \| The Hearse \| Paul Gordon \|
1980 \| The Big Red One \| Private Kaiser - 1st Squad \|
1980 \| Alligator \| Officer Jim Kelly \|
1981 \| Cattle Annie and Little Britches \| Elrod \|
1981 \| Body and Soul \| Charles Golphin \|
1982 \| Tag: The Assassination Game \| Frank English \|
1982 \| O'Hara's Wife \| Rob O'Hara \|
1983 \| Spring Break \| Adam \|
1983 \| A Rose for Emily \| Deputy Binford \| (Short)
1983 \| Sahara \| Andy \|
1983 \| Flyers \| Tim Johnson \| (Short)
1986 \| Jocks \| Jeff \|
1988 \| Mortuary Academy \| Sam Grimm \|
1988 \| Jailbird Rock \| Denny \|
1988 \| Eight Men Out \| Fred McMullin \|
1990 \| Jacob's Ladder \| Jacob's Assailant \|
1990 \| Little Vegas \| Steve \|
1991 \| Grave Images \| Byron \| (Video)
1992 \| Dead On: Relentless II \| Ralph Boshi \| (Video)
1992 \| Jennifer 8 \| Travis \|
1994 \| Men of War \| Lyle \|
2002 \| Sunshine State \| Greg \|

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Year

Title

Role

Notes

1978

| Big Wednesday

| Tall Kid

1978

| Teen Lust

| Terry Davis

1979

| A Great Ride

| Jim Dancer

1979

| 1941

| Dennis DeSoto

1980

| The Hearse

| Paul Gordon

1980

| The Big Red One

| Private Kaiser - 1st Squad

1980

| Alligator

| Officer Jim Kelly

1981

| Cattle Annie and Little Britches

| Elrod

1981

| Body and Soul

| Charles Golphin

1982

| Tag: The Assassination Game

| Frank English

1982

| O'Hara's Wife

| Rob O'Hara

1983

| Spring Break

| Adam

1983

| A Rose for Emily

| Deputy Binford

| (Short)

1983

| Sahara

| Andy

1983

| Flyers

| Tim Johnson

| (Short)

1986

| Jocks

| Jeff

1988

| Mortuary Academy

| Sam Grimm

1988

| Jailbird Rock

| Denny

1988

| Eight Men Out

| Fred McMullin

1990

| Jacob's Ladder

| Jacob's Assailant

1990

| Little Vegas

| Steve

1991

| Grave Images

| Byron

| (Video)

1992

| Dead On: Relentless II

| Ralph Boshi

| (Video)

1992

| Jennifer 8

| Travis

1994

| Men of War

| Lyle

2002

| Sunshine State

| Greg

=Television=

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977 \| ABC Afterschool Specials \| Hewitt Calder \| Episode: "Hewitt's Just Different"
1977 \| The Fitzpatricks \| Buddy Bonkers \| Episode: "Say Goodbye to Buddy Bonkers"
1977 \| James at 15 \| \| Episode: "The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold"
1978 \| What Really Happened to the Class of '65? \| Brian \| Episode: "The Most Likely to Succeed"
1978 \| Police Story \| Al \| Episode: "A Chance to Live"
1978 \| Zuma Beach \| Billy \| TV movie
1979 \| How the West Was Won \| Willie Johnson \| Episode: "The Innocent"
1979 \| The Death of Ocean View Park \| Billy Robbins \| TV movie
1979 \| Flying High \| Roberts \| Episode: "The Challenges"
1980 \| A Rumor of War \| Woodward \| miniseries
1982 \| MASH* \| Sandler \| Episode: "Hey, Look Me Over"
1983–1984 \| Bay City Blues \| "Frenchy Nuckles" \| 8 episodes
1985 \| The Equalizer \| Bobby \| Episode: "The Children's Song"
1986 \| Miami Vice \| Skip Mueller \| Episode: "Trust Fund Pirates"
1987 \| Tales from the Darkside \| Sandy Darhaus \| Episode: "My Own Place"
1988 \| Monsters \| Lenny \| Episode: "Holly's House"
1989 \| China Beach \| Lieutenant Commander Frederick Emmanuel \| Episode: "Crossing the Great Water"
1990 \| Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler \| \| TV movie
1990 \| The Bakery \| Wes "Hotshot" Williams \| TV movie
1992 \| Civil Wars \| Phil Partridge \| Episode: "A Partridge in a Pair's Tree"
1994 \| Betrayed by Love \| Earl McNally \| TV movie
1995 \| The Commish \| Martin Swope \| Episode: "The Trial"
1995 \| Dead Weekend \| Captain \| TV movie
1996 \| NYPD Blue \| The Bartender \| Episode: "Girl Talk"
1997 \| Nash Bridges \| Justin Previn \| Episode: "Most Wanted"
2000 \| Popular \| TV Director \| Episode: "All About Adam"
2002 \| Glory Days \| \| Episode: "The Devil Made Me Do It"
2010 \| Blue Belle \| David \|

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|+ {{Screen reader-only| Perry Lang television credits}}

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1977

| ABC Afterschool Specials

| Hewitt Calder

| Episode: "Hewitt's Just Different"

1977

| The Fitzpatricks