Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1915, Charles Lang played semi-professional
baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm team before being spotted by a
Hollywood talent scout in a Manhattan restaurant in 1937. He studied at
the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and made his Broadway
debut in "Pastoral" in 1939 before being signed to a 40-week contract
with Paramount Studios.
Lang launched his film career in the 1940 drama
One Crowded Night (1940). He
also appeared in
Keep 'Em Flying (1941) with
Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello and
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
with
W.C. Fields. He also co-starred with
Fay Wray in
Wildcat Bus (1940). Turning to
screenplays in the 1950s, Lang wrote
The Magnificent Matador (1955),
a bullfighting film starring
Maureen O'Hara and
Anthony Quinn, as well as
Budd Boetticher's
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
and
Decision at Sundown (1957),
both starring
Randolph Scott.
Lang wrote the first produced episode of the classic Warner Bros. TV
western
Cheyenne (1955), although it
aired second after the show's premiere in the fall of 1955. His TV
writing credits also include episodes of
Perry Mason (1957),
Bonanza (1959) and
The High Chaparral (1967).
Had 2 children with Helen Parrish - a son named Charles George Lang, Jr. (b.1948) and a daughter named Molly Lang (b.1952).
The High Chaparral(1967)
Bonanza(1959)
Perry Mason(1957)
Tess of the Storm Country(1960)
Desire in the Dust(1960)
The Magnavox Theater(1950)as Buckingham
The Great Jewel Robber(1950)as Det. Carlton
Killer Shark(1950)as Mack McCann
The Wolf Hunters(1949)as J. L. McTavish
Easy Living(1949)as Whitey
Crime by Night(1944)
