Harry E. Lang

Harry E. Lang
Born Harry Edward Lang
(1894-12-29)December 29, 1894
New York City, United States
Died August 3, 1953(1953-08-03) (aged 58)
Hollywood, California, United States
Occupation Actor, voice actor
Years active 1929–1953

Harry E. Lang (December 29, 1894 – August 3, 1953) was an American actor and voice actor, who had appeared in The Cisco Kid. He is known for working at MGM.

Personal life and career

Harry Lang was born on December 29, 1894 in New York City, New York. 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]

He occasionally did the speaking voice for Tom in the Tom and Jerry cartoons.

In 1946, he was cast as Pancho in The Cisco Kid radio series, opposite Jack Mather in the title role.[2]

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 3, 1953 in Hollywood, California. Mel Blanc replaced him as Pancho until the series ended in 1956.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Examining the Origins of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. 1 2 "The Cisco Kid Volume 4. Retrieved 2018-05-01.


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