Perry Lang
Perry Lang (born December 24, 1959, in Palo Alto, California) is an American director, writer and actor.[1]
Acting
[edit]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.[2] 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).[2]
Directing
[edit]He has directed episodes of television series such as 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).[2]
Family
[edit]He is married to former actress Sage Parker-Lang, with whom he has two children.
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Pvt. Kaiser - 1st Squad | |
1980 | Alligator | 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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | M*A*S*H | 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 | Lt. 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 | 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Perry Lang". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c Perry Lang at IMDb
External links
[edit]- Perry Lang at IMDb