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Harry Langdon Biography
Birth Name:Harry Philmore Langdon
Birth Place:Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Profession Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Editor, Animation department
Fast Facts
- Made his screen acting debut in the short film "Picking Peaches" in 1924
- Spent his early career making films at the Principal Pictures Corporation and at Keystone Studios
- Started out as a vaudeville actor in 1906 with his wife, Rose Langdon, developing over the years a sketch called "Johnny's New Car․"
- Adopted a screen character with a childlike innocence and wide-eyed view of the world
- Best known as a silent film actor who starred in films like "The Strong Man," "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," and "Long Pants․"
- Wrote and directed the films "Three's a Crowd" in 1927, "The Chaser" in 1928, and "Heart Trouble" in 1928
- Worked with Oliver Hardy, of Laurel and Hardy, on the film "Zenobia" in 1939 while Stan Laurel struggled through a contract dispute with producer Hal Roach