Harry E. Lang

Harry Edward Lang (December 29, 1894 – August 3, 1953) was an American actor who had appeared in The Cisco Kid. He is known for working at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.

Harry E. Lang
Born(1894-12-29)December 29, 1894
New York City, United States
DiedAugust 3, 1953(1953-08-03) (aged 58)
Hollywood, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1929–1953

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 provided vocal effects for Tom in the Tom and Jerry cartoons from 1940 to 1943,[2] and occasionally did the speaking voice for Tom from 1944 to 1953.

In 1946, he was cast as Pancho in The Cisco Kid radio series, opposite Jack Mather in the title role.[3]

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.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s).
1929 Who's Who? Skit Performer Uncredited
1936 Wash Your Step
1938 There Goes My Heart Newsboy Uncredited
1939 Bad Boy Vanetti
Dick Tracy's G-Men Barossa
Rio Taxi Driver
1940 Puss Gets the Boot Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [2]
1941 The Goose Goes South Various
The Alley Cat Butch, Toodles Galore, Butler [2]
The Midnight Snack Tom Cat [2]
Sing for Your Supper Musician Uncredited
The Night Before Christmas Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [2]
The Tangled Angler Fish Voice, uncredited [4]
1942 Fraidy Cat Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [2]
Puss 'n' Toots Voice, uncredited [2]
Chips off the Old Block Butch Voice, uncredited [2]
The Gullible Canary Canary Voice, uncredited
Fine Feathered Friend Tom Cat Voice, uncredited [2]
Sufferin' Cats Tom Cat, Meathead Voice, uncredited [2]
1943 Kindly Scram Igor Puzzlewitz Voice, uncredited
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
Giddy-Yapping Igor Puzzlewitz Voice, uncredited
Mr. Fore by Fore Igor Puzzlewitz Voice, uncredited
The Case of the Screaming Bishop Dr. Gotsum, Silly Farm Music Voice, uncredited
As the Fly Flies Igor Puzzlewitz Voice, uncredited
Mouse Trouble Tom Cat Voice, uncredited
1945 Mouse in Manhattan Alley Cat Voice, uncredited [2]
Duck Pimples Leslie J. Clark Voice, uncredited
Phoney Baloney Additional voices Voice, uncredited
Captain Tugboat Annie Man Uncredited
Speaking of Animals: From A to Zoo Hippopotamus Voice, uncredited
1947 Part Time Pal Tom Cat Voice, uncredited
Woody the Giant Killer Bucky Beaver Voice, uncredited [5]
Down the Drain Cat Voice, uncredited
Speaking of Animals: Ain't Nature Grand Rabbit Voice, uncredited [6]
1948 The Cat That Hated People Cat (screeching sounds) Voice, uncredited
1949 Bad Luck Blackie Kitten Voice, uncredited
1950 A Lady Without Passport Clerk Uncredited
1951 Soldiers Three Shopkeeper Uncredited
1953 The Missing Mouse Tom Cat Archive recording, uncredited
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars French Waiter Uncredited
The Golden Blade Magician Uncredited
Two Little Indians Tom's Coonskin Cap Voice, uncredited
The Three Little Pups Cat Puppet Archive recording, uncredited

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

References
  1. "Examining the Origins of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. "Rachel's Turn On The Fence: Another Look At THE ALLEY CAT (1941)". The Home For Orphan Toons. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. "The Cisco Kid Volume 4. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. The Tangled Angler (Screen Gems/Columbia-1941), retrieved 2021-06-26
  5. ""Woody The Giant Killer" (1947)". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. "Frequently Asked Questions". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.


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