Glenn Langan

American actor (1917–1991)

Glenn Langan

Born	(1917-07-08)July 8, 1917 Denver, Colorado, U.S
Died	January 26, 1991(1991-01-26) (aged 73) Camarillo, California, U.S.
Years active	1939–1971
Spouse(s)	Helen Weston Adele Jergens
Children	1

Glenn Langan (July 8, 1917 – January 26, 1991) was an American character actor on stage and films.

Early years

Born in Denver, Colorado, Langan was the son of Thomas Langan and Kate Quinn Langan.^[1] He attended schools there. His early training in acting came in Denver,^[2] where he was stage manager at Elitch's Gardens, handling various behind-the-scenes duties.^[3]

Langan went to New York, washing dishes in a cafeteria and taking other jobs while he sought acting jobs by visiting producers' offices. Fainting on a street resulted in a stay in Polyclinic Hospital for treatment of malnutrition.^[3]

Career

Langan made his Broadway debut in Glamour Preferred (1940). His other Broadway credits included A Kiss for Cinderella (1942), and Fancy Meeting You Again (1952).^[4] He made his credited film debut in The Return of Doctor X (1939).^[5] His other stage experiences included performing in Johnny Belinda and Glamor Preferred.^[3]

Langan appeared as a French professor in the romantic Margie (1946), a devoted young doctor protecting Gene Tierney from the evil machinations of Vincent Price in Dragonwyck (1946), and as one of the psychiatrists looking after demented patient Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948). Langan also portrayed a privateer captain in Forever Amber (1947).^{[citation needed]}

On old-time radio, Langan starred as police inspector Barton Drake on the Mutual crime drama Murder Is My Hobby.^[6] He also starred on the syndicated Mystery Is My Hobby, a revision of the earlier program.^[6]^{: 250–251}

Langan's work on television included portraying Jeff Standish on the comedy series Boss Lady (1952).^[7] On November 20, 1950, Langan co-starred with Mabel Taliaferro in "The Floor of Heaven" on Studio One on TV.^[8]

Later years/family

Langan was married to actress Adele Jergens, with whom he had a son, Tracy.^[2] He had earlier been married to showgirl Helen Weston.^[3]

Death

On January 26, 1991, Langan died of lymphoma at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, California, aged 73.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1939	Everybody's Hobby	Ranger	Uncredited
	Dust Be My Destiny	Warden's Secretary	Uncredited
	Espionage Agent	Student	Uncredited
	The Return of Doctor X	Intern
1942	Flight Lieutenant	Lt. Anderson's Orderly	Uncredited
1943	Action in the North Atlantic	Gun Crewman	Uncredited
	The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler	Youth Leader	Uncredited
	Riding High	Jack Holbrook
1944	Four Jills in a Jeep	Capt. Stewart	Uncredited
	Wing and a Prayer	Executive Officer
	In the Meantime, Darling	Lt. Larkin	Uncredited
	Something for the Boys	Lieutenant Ashley Crothers
1945	Hangover Square	Eddie Carstairs
1945	A Bell for Adano	Lt. Crofts Livingstone, USN
1946	Sentimental Journey	Judson
	Dragonwyck	Dr. Jeff Turner
	Margie	Prof. Ralph Fontayne
1947	The Homestretch	Bill Van Dyke III
1947	Forever Amber	Capt. Rex Morgan
1948	Fury at Furnace Creek	Capt. Rufe Blackwell / Sam Gilmore
1948	The Snake Pit	Dr. Terry
1949	Treasure of Monte Cristo	Edmund Dantes
1950	The Iroquois Trail	Capt. Jonathan West
1950	Rapture	Pietro Leoni
1952	Hangman's Knot	Capt. Petersen
1953	One Girl's Confession	Johnny
1953	99 River Street	Lloyd Morgan
1954	The Big Chase	Officer Pete Grayson
1955	Outlaw Treasure	Sam Casey
1957	Jungle Heat	Roger McRae
1957	The Amazing Colossal Man	Lt. Col. Glenn Manning
1965	Mutiny in Outer Space	Gen. Knowland
1966	Women of the Prehistoric Planet	Capt. Ross
1970	Chisum	Colonel Nathan Dudley
1971	The Andromeda Strain	Cabinet Secretary	Uncredited

References

^ Shaffer, Rosalind (August 18, 1945). "Breaks were slow in coming for talented Glenn Langan". Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Glenn Langan Dies; Film Actor Was 73". The New York Times. January 29, 1991. p. B 5. ProQuest 108791794. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via ProQuest.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Heffernan, Harold (February 18, 1946). "Glenn Langan Gets Break After Years of Waiting". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Glann Langan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ "Glenn Langan profile". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 241. ISBN 978-0786445134.
^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 126. ISBN 978-0786464777.
^ "Television … Highlights of the Week". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1950. p. 22. Retrieved April 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.