Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
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Henry "Harry" Philmore Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies.
Harry Langdon. Actor: His First Flame. Langdon first performed when he ran away from home at the age of 12-13 to join a travelling medicine show. In 1903 he scored a lasting success in vaudeville with an act called "Johnny's New Car" which he performed for twenty years.
Harry Langdon. Actor: His First Flame. Langdon first performed when he ran away from home at the age of 12-13 to join a travelling medicine show. In 1903 he scored a lasting success in vaudeville with an act called "Johnny's New Car" which he performed for twenty years.
Jun 14, 2024 · It’s been a long wait for a new biography, “Harry Langdon: King of Silent Comedy,” (University Press of Kentucky, 2017). Author Gabriella Oldham began work on the project generations ago ...
Jun 10, 2024 · Harry Langdon (born June 14, 1884, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.—died Dec. 22, 1944, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American motion picture actor and director whom many rank among the top tier of silent film comedians.
Sep 3, 2012 · He’s not as well known as the three comedic giants of the silent era — Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd — but Harry Langdon was nevertheless a superstar in the 1920s.
Jan 20, 2022 · By the 1920s comedies were settling down, but it took a highly unique and deliberately slow-paced performer to popularize a very different kind of comedy. Enter the talented Harry Langdon, considered by some as one of the “Big Four” of silent comedy behind Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd.
Henry "Harry" Philmore Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies.
Harry Langdon was born on 16 December 1934 in the USA. He is an actor, known for The Morning After (1986), Dallas (1978) and Glitter (1984). He has been married to Lynne Langdon since 21 March 1999.
Harry Langdon emerged in the mid-1920s on the American comedy scene like super nova burning startlingly bright, only to die down quickly to darkness. His cherubic little figure, dressed in a tiny, cloth hat, oversized coat, and broad, floppy shoes, arrived during a period of stagnation in the...
