Harry E. Lang Explained

Harry E. Lang
Birth Date:29 December 1894
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Place:Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1929–1953

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

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]

Death

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] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1929Who's Who?Skit PerformerUncredited
1933Parade of the Wooden SoldiersVoice, uncredited
1936Wash Your Step
1937The Wayward PupsCatVoice, uncredited
1938Buried TreasureLeopard
There Goes My HeartNewsboyUncredited
1939Jitterbug FolliesAnnouncer, Heckling Penguin singingVoice, uncredited
The Little GoldfishUndersea Creatures
Bad BoyVanettiUncredited
Dick Tracy's G-MenBarossa
RioTaxi Driver
1940Puss Gets the BootJasperVoice, uncredited
The Egg HuntJeeves, Platypus
1941The Alley CatTom, Toodles Galore, Butler
The Midnight SnackTom Cat
Sing for Your SupperMusicianUncredited
The Fox and the GrapesFox (whistling)Voice, uncredited
The Tangled AnglerFish (whistling)
The Night Before ChristmasTom Cat
1942Fraidy Cat
Chips off the Old BlockButch
A Battle for a BottleCat
Old Blackout JoeAir Raid Warden, "All clear!"
Song of VictoryHitler Vulture
The Gullible CanaryCrow
Fine Feathered FriendTom Cat
Malice in SlumberlandVocal effects
Sufferin' CatsTom Cat, Meathead, Tom's Conscience
1943Kindly ScramIgor Puzzlewitz, Bull
Plenty Below ZeroCrow (saying "Moron")
The Lonesome MouseTom Cat, Jerry Mouse, Jerry's Inner Voice
Reason and EmotionRadio News Voice, Listener, Dummy, Donkey Man, Adolf Hitler
Nursery CrimesMouse
The Cocky BantamFreddy Falcon, Japanese
Baby PussTom Cat, Topsy Cat
The Herring Murder MysteryIgor Puzzlewitz, Sherlock Shad, Bailiff, Smoked Salmon, Mackerel, Sliverfish, Herring
1944The Greatest Man in SiamKing Size, Smartest Man in Siam, Draft Board Man, Richest Man in Siam, Fastest Man in Siam, Hottest Man in Siam, additional voices
Giddy YappingIgor Puzzlewitz
Mr. Fore by ForeIgor Puzzlewitz, Bull
Fish FryAndy Panda
The BodyguardTom Cat, Jerry Mouse
As the Fly FliesIgor Puzzlewitz
Mouse TroubleTom Cat
1945Dog, Cat and CanaryFlippity and Flop
The Pied Piper of Basin StreetMayor
Mouse in ManhattanJerry Mouse, Alley Cat
Booby SocksCat
Donald's CrimeDonald's Conscience
Duck PimplesLeslie J. Clark
Phoney BaloneyNewsboy #2
Captain Tugboat AnnieManUncredited
Speaking of Animals: From A to ZooHippopotamusVoice, uncredited
Quiet Please!Tom Cat
1946CatnippedSurgeons, Flippity and Flop
The Hick ChickCharles (screeching sounds)
Solid SerenadeTom Cat
Cagey BirdFlippity
Mysto FoxM.C.
Silent TweetmentFlippity
1947Woody the Giant KillerBuck Beaver[8]
Down the DrainCat
Speaking of Animals: Ain't Nature GrandRabbit[9]
1948Kiddie KoncertWally Walrus, Sniffs, "That's my boy", "Food!"
Playful PelicanAndy Panda (whistling), Paddy Pelican, Baby Pelican[10]
1949Jerry's DiaryUncle Dudley, Tom Cat
1950A Lady Without PassportClerkUncredited
1951Soldiers ThreeShopkeeper
1952Triplet TroubleTom CatVoice, uncredited
Push-Button Kitty
Cruise Cat
1953The Missing Mouse
Abbott and Costello Go to MarsFrench WaiterUncredited
The Golden BladeMagicianUncredited, released posthumously
Two Little IndiansTom's Coonskin CapArchive recording, uncredited released posthumously
The Three Little PupsCat PuppetArchive recording from The Alley Cat, uncredited, released posthumously
1954Socko in MoroccoLegionnaire SergeantVoice, uncredited, released posthumously

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Notes and References

  1. http://anthonybalducci.blogspot.com/2015/06/examining-origins-of-abbott-and_2.html "Examining the Origins of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?"
  2. News: Havana Yarn in 'Her Man', Palace Film . October 12, 1930 . June 30, 2022 . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
  3. Web site: Rachel's Turn On The Fence: Another Look At THE ALLEY CAT (1941). July 2, 2008 . The Home For Orphan Toons. May 2, 2020.
  4. Book: Scott . Keith . Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 . 3 October 2022 . BearManor Media . en.
  5. https://www.radioarchives.com/The_Cisco_Kid_Volume_4_p/ra167.htm "The Cisco Kid Volume 4
  6. Book: Francis, Nevins . The Cisco Kid : American hero, Hispanic roots . 2008 . 127 . Ride, Amigos, Ride: Gilbert Roland Takes Over.
  7. News: Harry Lang Dies . August 5, 1953 . June 30, 2022 . The Times Union. Associated Press.
  8. Web site: "Woody The Giant Killer" (1947). cartoonresearch.com. May 17, 2021.
  9. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions. cartoonresearch.com. May 27, 2021.
  10. Web site: Andy Panda in "Playful Pelican" (1948) . cartoonresearch.com . July 13, 2022.