Robert Lang (actor)
Robert Lang (24 September 1934 – 6 November 2004) was an English actor. Early life. Lang was born in Bristol, the son of Richard Lionel Lang and Lily Violet (née Ballard). He was educated at Fairfield Grammar School and St Simon’s Church School. Career. His TV credits include "Out of the Unknown" ("Deathday", 1971), "That Was The Week That Was", "Thriller" (1 episode, 1974), "The New Avengers" ("The Last of the Cybernauts?", 1976), "1990" (1977), "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1979), "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979), "King Lear" (1983), "Confessional" (1989), "Under the Hammer" (1994), "" (1996), "A Dance  to the Music of Time" (1997), "The Forsyte Saga" (2002), "Our Mutual Friend" (1998), and "Heartbeat" (2002). He also appeared in "The Return of the Borrowers", as Mr Platter in 1993. His films include "Interlude" (1968), "Dance of Death" (1969), "A Walk with Love and Death" (1969), "The House That Dripped Blood" (1970), "Savage Messiah" (1972), "The Mackintosh Man" (1973), "Night Watch" (1973), "Shout at the Devil" (1976), "Rogue Male" (1976), "The Medusa Touch" (1978), "The First Great Train Robbery" (1978), "Runners" (1983), "Hawks" (1988), "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994) and "Wilde" (1997). He played the Squire in "Cider  with Rosie" (1998), and his final film appearance was as Mr Osbourne in "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont" (2005), screened a few months after his death from cancer in November 2004 at the age of 70.