Harry E. Lang

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Harry E. Lang
Born(1894-12-29)December 29, 1894
New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1953(1953-08-05) (aged 58)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1929–1953

Harry Edward Lang (December 29, 1894 – August 5, 1953) was an American actor who appeared in The Cisco Kid. He was known for working at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.

Biography[edit]

Lang was born on December 29, 1894, in New York City. He made his film debut in the 1929 Vitaphone short, Who's Who?, in which he and partner Bernice Haley performed an early version of Who's on First?[1] Lang and Haley also performed in a 1930 comedy skit named "Who's Your Boss?".[2]

He provided vocal effects for Tom in the Tom and Jerry cartoons from 1940 to 1953, and occasionally did the speaking voice for Tom from 1943 to 1946.[3][4]

In 1946, he was cast as Pancho in The Cisco Kid radio series, opposite Jack Mather in the title role.[5][6][7]

Death[edit]

In 1953, Lang fell ill with heart trouble and was forced to leave The Cisco Kid. After a brief return to the show, he died from a heart attack on August 5, 1953, at his home in Hollywood, California. Mel Blanc replaced him as Pancho until the series ended in 1956.[5][6]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s).
1929 Who's Who? Skit Performer Uncredited
1933 Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Voice, uncredited [4]
1936 Wash Your Step
1937 The Wayward Pups Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
1938 There Goes My Heart Newsboy Uncredited
1939 Jitterbug Follies Announcer, Heckling Penguin singing Voice, uncredited [4]
The Little Goldfish Undersea Creatures Voice, uncredited [4]
Bad Boy Vanetti Uncredited
Dick Tracy's G-Men Barossa
Rio Taxi Driver
1940 Puss Gets the Boot Jasper Voice, uncredited [4]
1941 The Alley Cat Butch, Toodles Galore, Butler [3][4]
The Midnight Snack Tom Cat [4]
Sing for Your Supper Musician Uncredited
The Fox and the Grapes Fox (whistling) Voice, uncredited [4]
The Tangled Angler Fish (whistling) Voice, uncredited [4]
The Night Before Christmas Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
1942 Fraidy Cat Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
Chips off the Old Block Butch Voice, uncredited [3]
A Battle for a Bottle Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
Old Blackout Joe Air Raid Warden, "All clear!" Voice, uncredited [4]
Song of Victory Hitler Vulture Voice, uncredited [4]
The Gullible Canary Crow Voice, uncredited [4]
Fine Feathered Friend Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [3]
Malice in Slumberland Vocal effects Voice, uncredited [4]
Sufferin' Cats Tom Cat, Meathead, Tom's Conscience Voice, uncredited [4]
1943 Kindly Scram Igor Puzzlewitz, Bull Voice, uncredited [4]
Plenty Below Zero Crow (saying "Moron") Voice, uncredited [4]
The Lonesome Mouse Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse, Jerry's Inner Voice Voice, uncredited [4]
Reason and Emotion Radio News Voice, Listener, Dummy, Donkey Man, Adolf Hitler Voice, uncredited [4]
Nursery Crimes Mouse Voice, uncredited [4]
The Cocky Bantam Freddy Falcon, Japanese Voice, uncredited [4]
Baby Puss Tom Cat, Topsy Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
The Herring Murder Mystery Igor Puzzlewitz, Sherlock Shad, Bailiff, Smoked Salmon, Mackerel, Sliverfish, Herring Voice, uncredited [4]
1944 The Greatest Man in Siam King Size, Smartest Man in Siam, Draft Board Man, Richest Man in Siam, Fastest Man in Siam, Hottest Man in Siam, additional voices Voice, uncredited [4]
Giddy Yapping Igor Puzzlewitz Voice, uncredited [4]
Mr. Fore by Fore Igor Puzzlewitz, Bull Voice, uncredited [4]
Fish Fry Andy Panda Voice, uncredited [4]
The Bodyguard Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
As the Fly Flies Igor Puzzlewitz Voice, uncredited [4]
Mouse Trouble Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
1945 Dog, Cat and Canary Flippity and Flop Voice, uncredited [4]
The Pied Piper of Basin Street Mayor Voice, uncredited [4]
Mouse in Manhattan Alley Cat Voice, uncredited [3][4]
Booby Socks Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
Donald's Crime Donald's Conscience Voice, uncredited [4]
Duck Pimples Leslie J. Clark Voice, uncredited
Phoney Baloney Newsboy #2 Voice, uncredited
Captain Tugboat Annie Man Uncredited
Speaking of Animals: From A to Zoo Hippopotamus Voice, uncredited
Quiet Please! Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
1946 Catnipped Surgeons, Flippity and Flop Voice, uncredited [4]
The Hick Chick Charles (screeching sounds) Voice, uncredited
Solid Serenade Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
Cagey Bird Flippity Voice, uncredited [4]
Mysto Fox M.C. Voice, uncredited [4]
Silent Tweetment Flippity Voice, uncredited [4]
1947 Woody the Giant Killer Buck Beaver Voice, uncredited [8][4]
Down the Drain Cat Voice, uncredited
Speaking of Animals: Ain't Nature Grand Rabbit Voice, uncredited [9]
1948 Kiddie Koncert Wally Walrus, Sniffs, "That's my boy", "Food!!" Voice, uncredited [4]
Playful Pelican Andy Panda (whistling), Paddy Pelican, Baby Pelican Voice, uncredited [10]
1949 Jerry's Diary Uncle Dudley, Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
1950 A Lady Without Passport Clerk Uncredited
1951 Soldiers Three Shopkeeper Uncredited
1952 Triplet Trouble Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
Push-Button Kitty Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
Cruise Cat Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
1953 The Missing Mouse Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [4]
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars French Waiter Uncredited
The Golden Blade Magician Uncredited, released posthumously
1954 Socko in Morocco Legionnaire Sergeant Voice, uncredited, released posthumously [4]

Radio[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s).
1946–1953 The Cisco Kid Pancho

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Examining the Origins of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?". Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Havana Yarn in 'Her Man', Palace Film". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 12, 1930. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Rachel's Turn On The Fence: Another Look At THE ALLEY CAT (1941)". The Home For Orphan Toons. July 2, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
  5. ^ a b "The Cisco Kid Volume 4. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Harry Lang Dies". The Times Union. Associated Press. August 5, 1953. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Francis, Nevins (2008). "Ride, Amigos, Ride: Gilbert Roland Takes Over". The Cisco Kid : American hero, Hispanic roots. p. 127.
  8. ^ ""Woody The Giant Killer" (1947)". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Andy Panda in "Playful Pelican" (1948) |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

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