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name: "Glenn Langan"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 July 1917"
died: "26 January 1991"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-09-20T01:53:11.079430+00:00"
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# Glenn Langan

Actor. Born 8 July 1917 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Died 26 January 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 July 1917, Denver, Colorado, USA
- **Died:** 26 January 1991
- **Also known as:** Thomas Glenn Langan, Glen Langan, Glen Langen
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Langan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13415421, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485977/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94202

## Biography

Glenn Langan (1917–1991) was an American character actor in stage and film. Born in Denver, Colorado, he began his theatre training there as stage manager at Elitch's Gardens before moving to New York, where he made his Broadway debut in *Glamour Preferred* (1940). His other stage credits included the 1942 revival of *A Kiss for Cinderella*.

Langan made his credited film debut in *The Return of Doctor X* (1939). He appeared in 20th Century Fox productions such as *Dragonwyck* (1946) as Dr. Jeff Turner, *Forever Amber* (1947) as Captain Rex Morgan, and *The Snake Pit* (1948) as Dr. Terry. Later roles included Lt. Col. Glenn Manning in *The Amazing Colossal Man* (1957) and uncredited parts in *Chisum* (1970) and *The Andromeda Strain* (1971). He also worked in radio, starring as Barton Drake in *Murder Is My Hobby*.

After his screen career declined in the 1950s, Langan became a real estate salesman. He was married to actress Adele Jergens from 1949 until his death from lymphoma in Camarillo, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Snake Pit* (1948), Fi1m 76, as Dr. Terry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-snake-pit.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), as Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
- *Chisum* (1970), as Colonel Nathan Dudley
- *Johnny Belinda* (1967), as Prosecutor
- *Women of the Prehistoric Planet* (1966), as Capt. Ross
- *Mutiny in Outer Space* (1965), as Gen. Knowland
- *The Barbara Stanwyck Show* (1960), series, as Frank Morrow
- *The Amazing Colossal Man* (1957), as Lt. Col. Glenn Manning
- *Jungle Heat* (1957), as Roger McRae
- *Crossroads* (1955), series, as Reverend Maurice WItherspoon
- *Outlaw Treasure* (1955), as Sam Casey
- *The Big Chase* (1954), as Officer Pete Grayson
- *99 River Street* (1953), as Lloyd Morgan
- *Revlon Mirror Theatre* (1953), series, as Dr. Dawson
- *One Girl's Confession* (1953), as Johnny
- *Rapture* (1952), as Pietro Leoni
- *The Abbott and Costello Show* (1952), series, as Rex
- *Hangman's Knot* (1952), as Capt. Petersen
- *Boss Lady* (1952), series, as Jeff Standish
- *The Iroquois Trail* (1950), as Capt. Jonathan West
- *Rapture* (1949), as Pietro Leoni
- *Treasure of Monte Cristo* (1949), as Edmund Dantes
- *The Snake Pit* (1948), as Dr. Terry — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-snake-pit.md)
- *Fury at Furnace Creek* (1948), as Capt. Rufe Blackwell / Sam Gilmore
- *Forever Amber* (1947), as Capt. Rex Morgan
- *The Homestretch* (1947), as Bill Van Dyke III
- *Margie* (1946), as Prof. Ralph Fontayne
- *Dragonwyck* (1946), as Dr. Jeff Turner
- *Sentimental Journey* (1946), as Judson
- *A Bell for Adano* (1945), as Lt. Crofts Livingstone, USN
- *Hangover Square* (1945), as Eddie Carstairs
- *Something for the Boys* (1944), as Lieutenant Ashley Crothers
- *Four Jills in a Jeep* (1944), as Capt. Stewart (uncredited)
- *Riding High* (1943), as Jack Holbrook
- *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), as Gun Crewman (uncredited)
- *Golden Hoofs* (1941), Story
- *The Return of Doctor X* (1939), as Interne
- *Espionage Agent* (1939), as Student
- *Dust Be My Destiny* (1939), as Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
- *Slapsie Maxie's* (1939), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *The Bill of Rights* (1939), as North Carolina Congressman

## Gallery

- ![Glenn Langan](https://film.one/media/person/1235966/gallery-46aef1929943.jpg) Glenn Langan — unknown (20th Century Fox), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Glenn_Langan_in_Margie.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Glenn Langan and Coleen Gray in Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) - publicity still (cropped : see source).](https://film.one/media/person/1235966/gallery-cf22aa8f71f1.jpg) Glenn Langan and Coleen Gray in Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) - publicity still (cropped : see source). — unknown (20th Century Fox), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Glenn_Langan-Coleen_Gray_in_Fury_at_Furnace_Creek.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Publicity photo of actor Glenn Langan and actress Adele Jergens on the set. The couple married later on. (1950)](https://film.one/media/person/1235966/gallery-38a94600a30c.jpg) Publicity photo of actor Glenn Langan and actress Adele Jergens on the set. The couple married later on. (1950) — Warner Brothers Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Adele_Jergens_Glenn_Langan_1950.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![L. to R. : Glenn Langan, Gene Tierney & Vincent Price in Dragonwyck - publicity still (1946)](https://film.one/media/person/1235966/gallery-53f4e3d3d86b.jpg) L. to R. : Glenn Langan, Gene Tierney & Vincent Price in Dragonwyck - publicity still (1946) — unknown (20th Century Fox), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Dragonwyck_%281946%29_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Glenn Langan](https://film.one/media/person/1235966/gallery-16297c17a9a8.jpg) Glenn Langan — Image via TMDB
- ![Glenn Langan](https://film.one/media/person/1235966/gallery-38f9205a7bf8.jpg) Glenn Langan — Image via TMDB

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