{{short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Archie Lang | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|7|14}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|2|17|1920|7|14}} | death_place = Elizabethtown, Kentucky | spouse = | children = 2 | years_active = 1978–96 | occupation = Actor | partner = Georgietta Raikes }}
'''Archie L. Lang''' (July 14, 1920 – February 17, 2016) was an American actor known for ''Going Berserk'', ''Reform School Girls'', ''Blow Out'', ''Jinxed'', and ''Bonanza: The Return''.
==Early life== Lang was born in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois to Archie and Gladys Lang.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2016/02/rip-archie-lang.htm|accessdate=February 25, 2016|title=RIP Archie Lang|work=Western Boot Hill|publisher=Blogger|location=United States|date=February 18, 2016}}{{dead link|date=December 2020}}</ref> He had 4 siblings.<ref name="Obit"/> Lang graduated from St. Benedict's College.<ref name="Bio"/> He received a master's degree in music from Columbia University in New York City.<ref name="Bio"/> Lang entered the United States Navy during World War II.<ref name="Bio"/>
==Career== Lang started his career as a singer in the ''Holiday Ice Review''.<ref name="Obit"/> He was the television announcer and program host for ''WKRP in Cincinnati''.<ref name="Obit"/> Lang produced the nationally renowned Ruth Page version of ''The Nutcracker'' for the Chicago Tribune Charities.<ref name="Obit"/> He guest starred in many television programs including ''Benson'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''The Love Boat'', ''Knots Landing'', ''Three's Company'', ''Love Street'', and ''Early Edition''. Lang was in several theatre productions including Michael Nesmith's ''Elephant Parts'' which won a Grammy Award at the 24th ceremony.<ref name="Obit"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/awards/24th-annual-grammy-awards|accessdate=February 25, 2016|work=Grammy.com|date=February 24, 1982|title=24th Annual GRAMMY Awards}}</ref> He was in the made-for-TV-movies ''Baby Comes Home'', ''Children of Divorce'', ''Seduced'', and ''Bonanza: The Return''. He was in several films including ''Jinxed'', ''Blow Out'', ''Reform School Girls'', and ''Going Berserk''. Lang performed at the Arie Crown Theatre for 25 years.<ref name="Obit"/>
==Personal life and death== Lang was with Georgietta Raikes for more than 20 years.<ref name="Bio"/> He had one daughter (Denise) and one son (Michael).<ref name="Bio"/> Lang died on February 17, 2016, at aged 95 in Kensington Center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.<ref name="Obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsenterprise/obituary.aspx?pid=177765926|title=Archie L. Lang Obituary|work=Legacy.com|publisher=Great Hill Partners LLC|location=Evanston, Illinois|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1981 | ''Blow Out'' | Mixer | Thriller film, written and directed by Brian De Palma.<ref name="Blow Out">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69185/blow-out|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927024349/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69185/Blow-Out/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2013|title=Blow Out|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1982 | ''Jinxed'' | Tahoe Second Monitor | Comedy-drama film directed by Don Siegel.<ref name="Jinxed">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17614/jinxed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014094707/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17614/jinxed|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2020|title=Jinxed|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1983 | ''Going Berserk'' | Man with Bag | Comedy film directed by David Steinberg.<ref name="Going Berserk">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76582/going-berserk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303144948/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76582/Going-Berserk/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Going Berserk|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1986 | ''Monster in the Closet'' | TV Newscaster | Horror comedy directed and written by Bob Dahlin.<ref name="Reform School Girls">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83890/monster-in-the-closet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815190546/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83890/Monster-in-the-Closet/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2012|title=Monster in the Closet|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Reform School Girls'' | Judge | Written and directed by Tom DeSimone.<ref name="Monster in the Closet">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87918/reform-school-girls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303154547/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87918/Reform-School-Girls/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Reform School Girls|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1993 | ''Dream Lover'' | Judge #1 | Erotic drama film written and directed by Nicholas Kazan.<ref name="Dream Lover">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73614/dream-lover|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303151036/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73614/Dream-Lover/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Dream Lover|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1978–82 | ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' | Television announcer and program host | Contract role |- | rowspan="3" | 1979 | ''Benson'' | {{cGuest}} | Episode: "The President's Double" (S 1:Ep 3) |- | ''The Incredible Hulk'' | Justice of the Peace | Episode: "My Favorite Magician" (S 3:Ep 5) |- | ''Kate Loves a Mystery'' | Jim Foster | Episode: "Off the Record" (S 2:Ep 3) |- | rowspan="3" | 1980 | ''Baby Comes Home'' | Delivery Room Doctor | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Waris Hussein.<ref name="Baby Comes Home">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24561/baby-comes-home|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211081218/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24561/Baby-Comes-Home/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2013|title=Baby Comes Home|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Children of Divorce'' | Judge Hammond | Made-for-TV-Movie directed and screenplay by Joanna Lee.<ref name="Children of Divorce">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/459855/children-of-divorce|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104011355/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/459855/Children-of-Divorce/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2016|title=Children of Divorce|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''The Love Boat'' | Minister | Episode: "She Stole His Heart/Return of the Captain's Brother/Swag and Mag" (S 4:Ep 9) |- | rowspan="4" | 1981 | ''The Waltons'' | Buck Vernon | Episode: "The Victims" (S 9:Ep16) |- | ''Golden Gate'' | {{cGuest}} | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Paul Wendkos.<ref name="Golden Gate">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468719/golden-gate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170419/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468719/Golden-Gate/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Golden Gate|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Dallas'' | Senator Lee | Episode: "The Big Shut Down" (S 5:Ep 6) |- | ''Knots Landing'' | Harvey Franklin | Episode: "Knots Landing" (S 3:Ep 5) |- | rowspan="3" | 1982 | ''King's Crossing'' | Principal | Episode: "Keepers Of The Ring (Pilot)" (S 1:Ep 1) |- | ''Bring 'Em Back Alive'' | Well-To-Do-Man | Episode: "There's One Born Every Minute" (S 1:Ep 3) |- | ''General Hospital'' | Forbes | |- | 1983 | ''Three's Company'' | Barry | Episode: "Now You See It, Now You Don't" (S 8:Ep 10) |- | 1984 | ''Simon & Simon'' | Minister | Episode: "Dear Lovesick" (S 3:Ep 14) |- | rowspan="4" |1985 | ''A Reason to Live'' | Mike | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Peter Levin.<ref name="A Reason to Live">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/23963/a-reason-to-live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219172857/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/23963/a-reason-to-live|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2020|title=A Reason to Live|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Seduced'' | Executive | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Jerrold Freedman.<ref name="Seduced">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/477832/seduced|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917195256/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/477832/Seduced/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2011|title=Seduced|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Murder, She Wrote'' | Minister | Episode: "Funeral at Fifty-mile" (S 1:Ep 22) |- | ''Highway to Heaven'' | Doctor | Episode: "The Smile in the Third Row" (S 2:Ep 8) |- | 1986 | ''The A-Team'' | Mr. Maitland | Episode: "Beneath the Surface" (S 4:19) |- | 1989 | ''Growing Pains'' | Minister | Episode: "Mike and Julie's Wedding" (S 5:Ep 2) |- | 1989–90 | ''Dallas'' | Senator Lee | {{cRecurring}} |- | 1990 | ''Life Goes On'' | Henry Mifflin | Episode: "The Spring Fling" (S 1:Ep 22) |- | rowspan="2" | 1993 | ''Bonanza: The Return'' | Dr. Green | Made-for-TV-Movie sequel to both the 1959–1973 television series ''Bonanza'' and the 1988 made-for-TV-Movie ''Bonanza: The Next Generation'' directed by Jerry Jameson.<ref name="The Return">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/456057/bonanza-the-return|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303160609/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/456057/Bonanza-The-Return/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Bonanza: The Return|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Harts of the West'' | Frank | Episode: "Jake's Brother: (S 1:Ep 8) |- | rowspan="2" | 1994 | ''Love Street'' | Older Tucker | Episode: "Hope's Creek" (S 2:Ep 9) |- | ''The Enemy Within'' | Priest | HBO Made-for-TV-Movie remake of the 1964 film ''Seven Days in May'' directed by Jonathan Darby.<ref name="The Enemy Within">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/412776/enemy-within|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303142956/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/412776/Enemy-Within/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=The Enemy Within|location=Atlanta|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1996 | ''Early Edition'' | Frank | Episode: "The Wrong Man" (S 1:Ep 10) |- |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0485683}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Archie}} Category:1920 births Category:2016 deaths Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Male actors from Chicago Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II Category:Columbia University School of the Arts alumni Category:College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University alumni Category:20th-century American male actors