# Glenn Langan

Glenn Langan (July 8, 1917 – January 26, 1991) was an American character actor on stage and films.

## Early years

Born in Denver, Colorado, Langan was the son of Thomas Langan and Kate Quinn Langan. He attended schools there. His early training in theatre came in Denver, where he was stage manager at Elitch's Gardens, handling various behind-the-scenes duties.
Langan went to New York, washing dishes in a cafeteria and taking other jobs while he sought acting jobs by visiting producers' offices. Fainting on a street resulted in a stay in Polyclinic Hospital for treatment of malnutrition.

## Career

Langan made his Broadway debut in Glamour Preferred (1940). His other Broadway credits included A Kiss for Cinderella (1942), and Fancy Meeting You Again (1952). He made his credited film debut in The Return of Doctor X (1939). His other stage experiences included performing in Johnny Belinda and Glamor Preferred.
Langan appeared as a French professor in the romantic Margie (1946), a devoted young doctor protecting Gene Tierney from the evil machinations of Vincent Price in Dragonwyck (1946), and as one of the psychiatrists looking after demented patient Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948). Langan also portrayed a privateer captain in Forever Amber (1947).
On old-time radio, Langan starred as police inspector Barton Drake on the Mutual crime drama Murder Is My Hobby. He also starred on the syndicated Mystery Is My Hobby, a revision of the earlier program.$^{:250–251}$
Langan's work on television included portraying Jeff Standish on the comedy series Boss Lady (1952). On November 20, 1950, Langan co-starred with Mabel Taliaferro in "The Floor of Heaven" on Studio One on TV.

## Later years/family

Langan was married to actress Adele Jergens, with whom he had a son, Tracy. He had earlier been married to showgirl Helen Weston.

## Death

On January 26, 1991, Langan died of lymphoma at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, California, aged 73.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1939 | Everybody's Hobby | Ranger | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Warden's Secretary | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Student | Uncredited |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Intern | |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Lt. Anderson's Orderly | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic | Gun Crewman | Uncredited |
| 1943 | The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler | Youth Leader | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Riding High | Jack Holbrook | |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep | Capt. Stewart | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer | Executive Officer | |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Lt. Larkin | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Lieutenant Ashley Crothers | |
| 1945 | Hangover Square | Eddie Carstairs | |
| 1945 | A Bell for Adano | Lt. Crofts Livingstone, USN | |
| 1946 | Sentimental Journey | Judson | |
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Dr. Jeff Turner | |
| 1946 | Margie | Prof. Ralph Fontayne | |
| 1947 | The Homestretch | Bill Van Dyke III | |
| 1947 | Forever Amber | Capt. Rex Morgan | |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek | Capt. Rufe Blackwell / Sam Gilmore | |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit | Dr. Terry | |
| 1949 | Treasure of Monte Cristo | Edmund Dantes | |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail | Capt. Jonathan West | |
| 1950 | Rapture | Pietro Leoni | |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Capt. Petersen | |
| 1953 | One Girl's Confession | Johnny | |
| 1953 | 99 River Street | Lloyd Morgan | |
| 1954 | The Big Chase | Officer Pete Grayson | |
| 1955 | Outlaw Treasure | Sam Casey | |
| 1957 | Jungle Heat | Roger McRae | |
| 1957 | The Amazing Colossal Man | Lt. Col. Glenn Manning | |
| 1965 | Mutiny in Outer Space | Gen. Knowland | |
| 1966 | Women of the Prehistoric Planet | Capt. Ross | |
| 1970 | Chisum | Colonel Nathan Dudley | |
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Cabinet Secretary | Uncredited |