Harry Langdon

Birth Name:

Harry Philmore Langdon

Birth Place:

Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Editor, Animation department

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

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