Acting
Harry Langdon
Born 1884-06-14
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
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The Flying Deuces
1939
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Block-Heads
1938
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A Chump at Oxford
1940
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Double Trouble
1941
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The Strong Man
1926
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Ella Cinders
1926
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Zenobia
1939
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There Goes My Heart
1938
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
1926
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The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (117 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films | Himself (archive footage) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Sound of Laughter | The Hitchhiker | Movie | 1963 |
 | Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1961 |
 | When Comedy Was King | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | Movie | 1957 |
 | Yesterday and Today | (archive footage) | Movie | 1953 |
 | Swingin' on a Rainbow | Chester Willouby | Movie | 1945 |
| Pistol Packin' Nitwits | Harry | Movie | 1945 | |
| Pistol Packin' Nitwits | Writer | Movie | 1945 | |
 | Snooper Service | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1945 |
 | Block Busters | Higgins | Movie | 1944 |
| Mopey Dope | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1944 | |
 | Hot Rhythm | Mr. Whiffle | Movie | 1944 |
 | Defective Detectives | Harry | Movie | 1944 |
 | To Heir Is Human | Harry Fenner | Movie | 1944 |
 | Spotlight Scandals | Oscar Hammond | Movie | 1943 |
 | Here Comes Mr. Zerk | Egbert Slipp | Movie | 1943 |
| Blonde and Groom | Harry | Movie | 1943 | |
 | A Blitz on the Fritz | Egbert Slipp | Movie | 1943 |
 | Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Piano Mooner | Harry | Movie | 1942 |
| Piano Mooner | Writer | Movie | 1942 |
 | Carry Harry | Harry | Movie | 1942 |
| Tireman, Spare My Tires | Harry Langdon | Movie | 1942 | |
 | House of Errors | Bert | Movie | 1942 |
| House of Errors | Story | Movie | 1942 |
 | What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? | Harry | Movie | 1942 |
 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Double Trouble | Albert "Bert" Prattle | Movie | 1941 |
 | All-American Co-Ed | Hap Holden | Movie | 1941 |
 | Road Show | Screenplay | Movie | 1941 |
 | Misbehaving Husbands | Henry Butler | Movie | 1940 |
| Cold Turkey | Harry Langdon | Movie | 1940 | |
 | Goodness! A Ghost | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1940 |
| Goodness! A Ghost | Writer | Movie | 1940 |
 | A Chump at Oxford | Writer | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Flying Deuces | Screenplay | Movie | 1939 |
 | Zenobia | Professor McCrackle | Movie | 1939 |
 | A Doggone Mixup | Harry Langdon | Movie | 1938 |
 | There Goes My Heart | Minister (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Sue My Lawyer | Harry Langdon | Movie | 1938 |
 | Block-Heads | Writer | Movie | 1938 |
 | Stardust | Otto Schultz | Movie | 1938 |
| Wise Guys | Director | Movie | 1938 | |
| I Don't Remember | Harry Crump | Movie | 1935 | |
| His Marriage Mix-up | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1935 | |
 | Atlantic Adventure | Snapper McGillicuddy | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Leather Necker | Harry | Movie | 1935 |
 | Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) | Harry | Movie | 1935 |
| His Bridal Sweet | Harry Langdon | Movie | 1935 | |
| Shivers | Ichabod Somerset Crop | Movie | 1934 | |
 | Counsel on De Fence | Darrow Langdon | Movie | 1934 |
 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-4 | Self | Movie | 1934 |
 | My Weakness | Dan Cupid | Movie | 1933 |
| The Stage Hand | Harry | Movie | 1933 | |
| The Stage Hand | Director | Movie | 1933 | |
| The Stage Hand | Writer | Movie | 1933 | |
 | Hooks and Jabs | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1933 |
| Tied for Life | The Groom | Movie | 1933 | |
 | Knight Duty | Harry | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Hitchhiker | The Hitchhiker | Movie | 1933 |
 | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum | Egghead | Movie | 1933 |
| Tired Feet | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1933 | |
 | The Big Flash | Harry | Movie | 1932 |
 | See America Thirst | Wally | Movie | 1930 |
 | A Soldier's Plaything | Tim | Movie | 1930 |
 | The King | The King | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Shrimp | Harry | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Big Kick | Harry | Movie | 1930 |
| The Gas Station | Harry | Movie | 1930 | |
 | The Fighting Parson | The Banjo Player | Movie | 1930 |
| The Voice of Hollywood No. 5 | Self | Movie | 1930 | |
 | The Head Guy | Harry, Temporary Station Master | Movie | 1930 |
 | Skirt Shy | Dobbs, the butler | Movie | 1929 |
 | Sky Boy | Stowaway | Movie | 1929 |
 | Hotter Than Hot | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 |
 | Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon | Harry | Movie | 1929 |
 | Heart Trouble | Harry Van Housen | Movie | 1928 |
| Heart Trouble | Director | Movie | 1928 |
 | The Chaser | The Husband | Movie | 1928 |
| The Chaser | Director | Movie | 1928 |
| The Chaser | Writer | Movie | 1928 |
 | Fiddlesticks | Harry Hogan | Movie | 1927 |
 | Three's a Crowd | Harry - the Odd Fellow | Movie | 1927 |
| Three's a Crowd | Director | Movie | 1927 |
 | His First Flame | Harry Howells | Movie | 1927 |
 | Long Pants | Harry Shelby | Movie | 1927 |
| Long Pants | Editor | Movie | 1927 |
| Long Pants | Executive Producer | Movie | 1927 |
 | The Strong Man | Paul Bergot | Movie | 1926 |
| The Strong Man | Producer | Movie | 1926 |
 | Ella Cinders | Himself (uncredited) | Movie | 1926 |
 | Soldier Man | The Soldier / King Strudel the 13th of Bomania | Movie | 1926 |
 | Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | Harry Logan | Movie | 1926 |
| Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | Producer | Movie | 1926 |
| Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | Story | Movie | 1926 |
 | Saturday Afternoon | Harry Higgins | Movie | 1926 |
 | There He Goes | Harry | Movie | 1925 |
 | Lucky Stars | Harry Lamb | Movie | 1925 |
| Horace Greeley, Jr. | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1925 | |
 | Remember When? | Harry Hudson | Movie | 1925 |
 | Plain Clothes | The Boy | Movie | 1925 |
 | His Marriage Wow | The Groom - Harold Hope | Movie | 1925 |
 | Boobs in the Wood | Il ragazzo - Chester Winfield | Movie | 1925 |
 | The Sea Squawk | An Immigrant | Movie | 1925 |
 | Feet of Mud | Harry Holdem - The Boy | Movie | 1924 |
 | All Night Long | The Boy | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Hansom Cabman | Harry Doolittle | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Luck o' the Foolish | The Boy | Movie | 1924 |
 | The First 100 Years | A Newly-Wed | Movie | 1924 |
 | His New Mamma | A Farmer Boy | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Cat's Meow | Eddie Elgin | Movie | 1924 |
 | Flickering Youth | Gus Guitar | Movie | 1924 |
 | Shanghaied Lovers | A Shanghaied Sailor | Movie | 1924 |
 | Smile Please | Otto Focus - the Hero | Movie | 1924 |
 | Picking Peaches | A Shoe Clerk | Movie | 1924 |