Lang, Stephen 1952– (Steve Lang)

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Lang, Stephen 1952- (Steve Lang)

PERSONAL

Born July 11, 1952, in New York (some sources specify borough of Queens), NY; son of Eugene M. (in business) and Theresa (maiden name, Volmer) Lang; married Kristina Watson (a costume designer and teacher), June 1, 1980; children: Lucy Jane, Daniel, Noah, Grace. Education: Swarthmore College, B.A., 1975.

Addresses:

Agent—Nevin Dolcefino, Innovative Artists Talent and Literary Agency, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Career:

Actor. Actors Studio, partner.

Member:

Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, Players Club.

Awards, Honors:

Drama Desk Award nomination, 1984, for Death of a Salesman; Helen Hayes Award, best supporting actor in a non-resident production, Washington Theatre Awards Society, 1990, for A Few Good Men; Antoinette Perry Award nomination and Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, both c. 1991, for The Speed of Darkness; Grace Award, acting category, MovieGuide Awards, 2004, for Gods and Generals; Joseph Jefferson Award for work in Chicago, IL; Helen Hayes Award, for Beyond Glory; Audiophile Earphone Award for the audio book Vertical Run.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

(Stage debut) Brabantio, Othello, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, PA, 1969.

(Off-Broadway debut) Prologue player, Bernardo, priest, and member of ensemble, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1975-76.

Bedford, Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1976.

(Broadway debut) Duinois's page, Thomas de Courcelles, and member of ensemble, Saint Joan, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1977-78.

First Chronicle reporter, Johnny on a Spot, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1980.

Young shepherd, A Winter's Tale, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1980.

Matvey Gogin, The Barbarians, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1980.

Wild Oats, or The Strolling Gentlemen, Folger Theatre Group, Washington, DC, 1980.

Rip Van Winkle, or The Works, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1981.

Vaslav Nijinsky, The Clownmaker, Wonderhorse Theatre, New York City, 1982.

Ned Poins, Earl of Douglas, Henry IV, Part I, American Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1982.

Interrogator, Hannah, Harold Clurman Theatre, New York City, 1983.

Happy, Death of a Salesman, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1984.

Rosencrantz, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Roundabout Theatre Company, Union Square Theatre, New York City, 1987.

Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Jessup, A Few Good Men, Music Box Theatre, New York City, between 1989 and 1991.

Lou, The Speed of Darkness, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1989, then Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1991.

Title role, Hamlet, Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Stage Right Theatre, New York City, 1992.

Awake and Sing!, Jewish Repertory Theatre, Playhouse 91, New York City, 1995.

Mike Talman, Wait Until Dark, Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, both 1998.

Darius Wheeler, 36 Views, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 2002.

The Guys, Flea Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Finishing the Picture, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2004.

Lieutenant Colonel Littlefield, Defiance, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, New York City, 2006.

Beyond the Glory (solo show), Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, 2007.

The Farnsworth Invention, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 2007.

Also appeared in Ah, Men, Killer's Head, and Shadow of a Gunman, all New York City productions; performed with Guthrie Theatre Company, Minneapolis, MN, 1978-80, and at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, and at McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ.

Major Tours:

Toured in his solo show Beyond Glory.

Film Appearances:

Keith, Twice in a Lifetime, Yorkin Company, 1985.

Freddy Lounds, Manhunter (also known as Red Dragon: The Curse of Hannibal Lecter and Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.

Joe "Tiger," Band of the Hand, TriStar, 1986.

Joe Watts, Project X, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.

Harry Black, Last Exit to Brooklyn (also known as Letzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn), Cinecom International, 1989.

Party crasher, The Hard Way, Universal, 1991.

Dibbs, Another You, TriStar, 1991.

Phil Garson, Guilty As Sin, Buena Vista, 1993.

Ike Clanton, Tombstone, Buena Vista, 1993.

Major General George E. Pickett, Gettysburg, New Line Cinema, 1993.

Jonas Hackett, Tall Tale (also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill), Buena Vista, 1995.

Dr. Michael Tyler, The Amazing Panda Adventure (also known as The Amazing Panda Rescue and Little Panda), Warner Bros., 1995.

Prophet Buddy, Loose Women, 1996.

The agent, The Shadow Conspiracy, Buena Vista, 1997.

Claude, the pharmacist, Niagara, Niagara (also known as Niagra Niagra), Artisan Entertainment, 1997.

Earl Kellogg, Fire Down Below, Warner Bros., 1997.

Quinn, The Money Shot, 1999.

Spygo, Story of a Bad Boy, Jour de Fete, 1999.

Jacob Slotnick, Trixie, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.

Simon Bacig, The Proposal, Curb Entertainment, 2000.

Jack, D-Tox (also known as Eye See You and D-Tox—Im Auge der Angst), Universal, 2001.

Mr. Travitt, The I Inside, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2003.

Lieutenant General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Gods and Generals, Warner Bros., 2003.

(In archive footage) Hubert Selby, Jr.: It'll Be Better Tomorrow (documentary), Eclectic DVD Distribution, 2005.

Dr. James Craig, We Fight to Be Free, Greystone Communications, 2006.

Coach Galgano, The Treatment, New Yorker, 2007.

Ted, Save Me, Garbus Kroupa Entertainment/Mythgarden/Tao Management & Tetrahedron Productions, 2007.

Big Al Stevens, From Mexico with Love, Cinemour Entertainment, 2007.

Film Director:

My Addiction, 1994.

Television Appearances; Series:

David Abrams, a recurring role, Crime Story, NBC, 1986-88.

Ben Charnquist/Fred Johnson (The One-Armed Man), The Fugitive, CBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Tim, Stone Pillow, CBS, 1985.

Harold "Happy" Loman, Death of a Salesman (also known as Der Tod eines handlungsreisenden), 1985.

Coach John Harkins, Finish Line, TNT, 1989.

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Babe Ruth, NBC, 1991.

Steven Ziegenmeyer, Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story, CBS, 1992.

Guy Grand, Darkness Before Dawn, NBC, 1993.

Kerry Meyers, Murder Between Friends, NBC, 1994.

Michael Hackett, A Season of Hope (also known as The Lemon Grove), CBS, 1995.

Michael D., The Possession of Michael D. (also known as Legacy of Evil), Fox, 1995.

Alex Laughton, An Occasional Hell, HBO, 1996.

Moose Tavola, Gang in Blue, Showtime, 1996.

Thomas DeBlois, Journey of the Heart, CBS, 1997.

Dennis McNatt, Escape: Human Cargo (also known as Escape), Showtime, 1998.

Sheriff Harvey Denton, A Town Has Turned to Dust, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998.

Dr. Thomas Cooper, At the Mercy of a Stranger, CBS, 1999.

Sergeant Major Jim, After the Storm, USA Network, 2001.

Justin Shaw, Code 11-14, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(As Steve Lang) Vassilis, King of America, PBS, 1982.

Private Conversations: The Making of the Television Adaptation of "Death of a Salesman" with Dustin Hoffman, 1985.

The boss, "The Mother," Great Performances, PBS, 1994.

Voices of Aaron Lindenstrauss and Joseph Melkman, The Trial of Adolf Eichmann, PBS, 1997.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Voice of General George Washington, Liberty! The American Revolution, PBS, 1997.

Inspector Dowd, The Bronx Is Burning, ESPN, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Joseph Morrison, "Lullaby of Darkness," The Equalizer, 1989.

Park resident, "The Box," Tribeca, 1993.

Dr. James Houghton, "New Lease," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), syndicated, 1995.

Theo, "Ceremony," Strangers, HBO, 1996.

Eric Solinkin, Dellaventura, CBS, 1997.

Clay Strand, "The Gambler," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1998.

Jack Foster, "Wheel of Justice," Ed, NBC, 2002.

Michael Baxter, "Escape," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2003.

Officer Tanner, "To Serve and to Protect," Jonny Zero, Fox, 2005.

Terry Dorn, "New York Minute," Law & Order, NBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

David Abrams, Crime Story, NBC, 1986.

The Division, NBC, 1996.

Sony Greco, Automatic Avenue, Fox, 1997.

Television Appearances; Other:

Janos, We're Fighting Back, CBS, 1980.

(Uncredited) Financier, Running Mates, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself and Major General George Pickett, The Making of "Gettysburg," Warner Home Video, 1993.

The Making of "Tombstone," Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2002.

Gods and Generals: Journey to the Past, Warner Home Video, 2003.

Audio Books; Reader:

Gods and Generals, Random House Audio Publishing, 1996.

Fat Tuesday, 1997.

Children of God, Random House Audio Publishing, 1998.

Secret Prey, Putnam Berkley Audio, 1998.

The Loop, BDD Audio, 1998.

The Last Full Measure, Random House Audio Publishing, 1998.

In Danger's Path: A Corps Novel, Putnam Berkley Audio, 1998.

Havana Bay, Random House Audio Publishing, 1999.

A God in Ruins, HarperAudio, 1999.

False Memory, BDD Audio, 1999.

In the Fall, HarperAudio, 2000.

The Runner, BDD Audio, 2000.

Off the Mangrove Coast, BDD Audio, 2000.

Black Friday, Time Warner, 2000.

Warrior Class, by Dale Brown, Putnam Berkley Audio, 2001.

Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, by Robert A. Caro, Random House Audio, 2002.

By the Light of the Moon, by Dean Koontz, Books on Tape, 2002.

The Lake House, by James Patterson, Time Warner, 2003.

Other audio books include Captain Corelli's Mandolin, From the Corner of His Eye, Mason's Retreat, Numbered Account, Siberian Light, and Vertical Run.