Nathan Lane on screen and stage
Nathan Lane is an American actor, comedian and writer known for his performances in film, television and theatre.
He is most known for his theatre roles on and off Broadway including his Tony Award winning performances as Pseudolus in the 1996 revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996), as Max Bialystock in the original production of The Producers (2001), and as Roy Cohn in the revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America. Lane's Broadway theatre performances also include Present Laughter (1982), Merlin (1984), Wind in the Willows (1985), Guys and Dolls (1992), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (1994), Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995), The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000), The Frogs (2004), The Odd Couple (2005), Butley (2006), Waiting For Godot (2009), The Addams Family (2010), The Nance (2013), It's Only a Play and The Iceman Cometh (2014), The Front Page (2016), and Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (2019).
Lane is known for his leading performances in the comedy films The Birdcage, (1996), Mouse Hunt (1997), and The Producers (2005). He has also voiced Timon in the Disney Animated film The Lion King (1994) and its sequels and Snowbell the cat in Stuart Little (1999). He is also known for his supporting performances in films such as Ironweed (1987), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Jeffrey (1995), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Swing Vote (2008), Mirror Mirror (2012), The English Teacher (2013) and Carrie Pilby (2016).
Lane also is well known for his guest starring appearances in various television shows including Miami Vice, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Frasier, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, Absolutely Fabulous, Modern Family, The Good Wife, and The Blacklist. Lane also appeared as F. Lee Bailey in Ryan Murphy's limited series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson (2016) and as Detective Lewis Michener in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020). He recently appeared on Only Murders in the Building for Hulu starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez and the new HBO series The Gilded Age written by Julian Fellowes.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Ironweed | Harold Allen | |
1990 | The Lemon Sisters | Charlie Sorrell | |
Joe Versus the Volcano | Baw, Waponi Advance Man | ||
1991 | He Said, She Said | Wally Thurman | |
Frankie and Johnny | Tim | ||
1993 | Life with Mikey | Ed Chapman | |
Addams Family Values | Desk Sergeant | ||
1994 | The Lion King | Timon | Voice |
1995 | Jeffrey | Father Dan | |
1996 | The Birdcage | Albert Goldman | |
1997 | Mouse Hunt | Ernest "Ernie" Smuntz | |
1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Timon | Voice; Direct-to-video |
1999 | Stuart Little | Snowbell Little | Voice |
At First Sight | Phil | ||
Get Bruce! | Himself | Documentary | |
2000 | Isn't She Great | Irving Mansfield | |
Love's Labour's Lost | Costard | ||
Titan A.E. | Preed | Voice | |
Trixie | Kirk Stans | ||
2002 | Stuart Little 2 | Snowbell Little | Voice |
Austin Powers in Goldmember | Mysterious Disco Man | Cameo | |
Nicholas Nickleby | Vincent Crummles | ||
2004 | Teacher's Pet | Spot/Scott | Voice |
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Richard Levy the Driven | ||
The Lion King 1½ | Timon | Voice; Direct-to-video | |
2005 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | |
2007 | Trumbo | Himself | Documentary |
2008 | Swing Vote | Art Crumb | |
2009 | Astro Boy | Hammegg | Voice |
2010 | The Nutcracker | Uncle Albert | |
2012 | Mirror Mirror | Brighton | |
2013 | The English Teacher | Mr. Kapinas | |
2016 | Carrie Pilby | Dr. Petrov | |
No Pay, Nudity | Herschel Thalkin | ||
2017 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Harold | |
National Theatre Live: Angels in America | Roy Cohn | Theatrical release | |
2022 | Disappointment Blvd. | Roger Stanwyck |
Source: IMDb[1] and Turner Classic Movies[2]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Stage Manager | Television movie |
1982 | One of the Boys | Jonathan Burns | 13 episodes |
1983 | Great Performances | Mouse | Episode: "Alice in Wonderland" |
1985 | Miami Vice | Morty Price | Episode: "Buddies" |
1989–91 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Bing Shalimar | 3 episodes |
1995 | Frasier | Phil | Episode: "Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice..." |
1995 | Timon & Pumbaa | Timon | Voice; 10 episodes |
1996 | The Boys Next Door | Norman Bulansky | Television movie |
1997 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Nathan Lane/Metallica" |
1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey | Clarence | Television movie |
1998 | Mad About You | Nathan Twilley | Episode: "Good Old Reliable Nathan" |
1998–99 | Encore! Encore! | Joseph Pinoni | 13 episodes |
1999–2000 | George and Martha | George | Voice; 26 episodes |
2000 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Sheridan Whiteside | PBS live television broadcast |
2000–02 | Teacher's Pet | Spot Helperman Scott Leadready II |
Voice; 34 episodes |
2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Max Prince | Television movie |
2002 | Sex and the City | Bobby Fine | Episode: "I Love a Charade" |
2003 | Charlie Lawrence | Charlie Lawrence | 7 episodes |
2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Nathan Lane | Episode: "Opening Night" |
2004 | Absolutely Fabulous | Kunz | Episode: "White Box" |
2007 | 30 Rock | Eddie Donaghy | Episode: "The Fighting Irish" |
2010–19 | Modern Family | Pepper Saltzman | 10 episodes |
2012–14 | The Good Wife | Clarke Hayden | 15 episodes |
2014 | The Money | Gordon McCarren | Pilot |
2014 | Don Rickles: One Night Only | Himself (guest) | Spike television special |
2016 | The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story |
F. Lee Bailey | 8 episodes |
2016 | Difficult People | Himself | Episode: "Kessler Epstein Foundation" |
2016 | Maya & Marty | Connor Grayfield | Episode: "Steve Martin & Tina Fey" |
2018 | The Blacklist | Abraham Stern | Episode: "Abraham Stern (No. 100)" |
2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Lewis Michener | 10 episodes |
2021 | Only Murders in the Building | Teddy Dimas | 4 episodes |
2022 | The Gilded Age | Ward McAllister | Recurring role |
Source: Internet Movie Database[1] and Turner Classic Movies[2]
Theatre[]
Year | Production | Role | Venue | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Francis Flute | Equity Library Theatre, Off-Broadway | [3] |
1982 | Present Laughter | Roland Maule | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | [4] |
1983 | Merlin | Prince Fergus | Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway | [5] |
1984 | Love | Harry Berlin | Audrey Wood Theater, Off-Broadway | [6] |
She Stoops to Conquer | Tony Lumpkin | Triplex Theatre, Off-Broadway | [7] | |
1985 | Measure for Measure | Pompey | Delacorte Theeatre, Off-Broadway | [8] |
Wind in the Willows | Toad | Nederlander Theatre, Broadway | [9] | |
1986 | The Common Pursuit | Nick Finchling | Promenade Theatre, Off Broadway | [10] |
1987 | Claptrap | Harvey Wheatcraft | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [11] |
Broadway Bound | Stanley | National tour | [12] | |
1988 | The Film Society | Jonathan Balton | McGinn-Cazale Theatre, Off-Broadway | [13] |
1989 | In a Pig's Valise | James Taxi | McGinn-Cazale Theatre, Off-Broadway | [14] |
The Lisbon Traviata | Mendy | Promenade Theatre, Off-Broadway | [15] | |
Assassins | Sam Byck | New York Reading | [16] | |
1990 | Bad Habits | Jason Pepper, M.D. Hugh Gumbs |
New York City Center, Off–Broadway | [17] |
Some Americans Abroad | Henry McNeil | Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway | [18] | |
1991 | Lips Together, Teeth Apart | Sam Truman | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [19] |
On Borrowed Time | Mr. Brink | Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway | [20] | |
1992 | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | [21] |
1993 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Max Prince | Richard Rogers Theatre, Broadway | [22] |
1994 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Buzz Hauser | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [23] |
Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | [24] | |||
1996 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Pseudolus | St. James Theatre, Broadway | [25] |
1998 | Mizlansky/Zilinsky or "Schmucks" | Davis Mizlansky | New York City Center, Off-Broadway | [26] |
1999 | Do Re Mi | Hubert Cram | New York City Center, Concert | [27] |
Wise Guys | Addison Mizner | New York Workshop | [28] | |
2000 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Sheridan Whiteside | American Airlines Theatre, Broadway | [29] |
2001 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago | [30] |
St. James Theatre, Broadway | [31] | |||
2003 | The Play What I Wrote | Mystery Guest Star | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | [32] |
Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted | Dalton Trumbo | Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway | [33] | |
Butley | Ben Butley | Huntington Theatre Company, Boston | [34] | |
2004 | The Frogs | Dionysus | Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway | [35] |
The Producers | Max Bialystock | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London | [36] | |
2005 | Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams | Lou Nuncle | 59E59 Theaters/Theater A, Off-Broadway | [37] |
Catch Me If You Can | Hanratty | New York reading | [38] | |
The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | [39] | |
2006 | Butley | Ben Butley | Booth Theatre, Broadway | [40] |
2007 | Catch Me If You Can | Hanratty | New York reading | [38] |
2008 | November | Charles Smith | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | [41] |
2009 | Waiting for Godot | Estragon | Studio 54, Broadway | [42] |
2009 | The Addams Family | Gomez Addams | Oriental Theatre, Chicago | [43] |
2010 | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway | [44] | ||
2012 | The Iceman Cometh | Theodore "Hickey" Hickman | Chicago / Regional | [45] |
2013 | The Nance | Chauncey Miles | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | [46] |
2014 | It's Only a Play | Jimmy Wicker | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway | [47] |
2015 | The Iceman Cometh | Theodore "Hickey" Hickman | Brooklyn Academy of Music | [48] |
2016 | White Rabbit, Red Rabbit | Himself | Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway | [49] |
The Front Page | Walter Burns | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | [50] | |
2017 | Angels in America | Roy Cohn | Lyttelton Theatre, London | [51] |
2018 | Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway | [52] | ||
2019 | Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus | Gary | Booth Theatre, Broadway | [53] |
Video games[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | Animated Storybook: The Lion King | Timon | Voice |
Other[]
- Presented Mike Birbiglia's (2008) Off-Broadway show Sleepwalk With Me.
- Lane provided the voice of Tom Morrow, the Audio-Animatronic host of Disneyland's Innoventions attraction.
- Children's book Naughty Mabel, written with husband Devlin Elliott, published by Simon and Schuster, released in October 2015. A second book, Naughty Mabel Sees It All was released in October 2016.
- Wrote the introduction to Neil Simon's Memoirs, published by Simon and Schuster.
External links[]
- Nathan Lane on screen and stage at the Internet Broadway Database
- Nathan Lane on screen and stage at IMDb
- Nathan Lane on screen and stage at the TCM Movie Database
- Nathan Lane at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nathan Lane". IMDb. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nathan Lane". TCM. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "A Midsummer Night s Dream (this is the playbill with cast: John Goodman / Nathan Lane / Dann Florek / Nicholas Guest /Dennis Grimaldi) by GOODMAN, John / Nathan Lane / Dann Florek /Nicholas Guest / Dennis Grimaldi: Very Good Soft Cover (1978) | DR FINE ARTS". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Present Laughter Broadway @ Circle in the Square Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis". Washington Post. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Rich, Frank (April 16, 1984). "Theater: Musical 'Love,' a New Version of 'Luv'". Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "She Stoops to Conquer". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Measure for Measure". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Nathan Lane Broadway Credits". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Common Pursuit". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Claptrap". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Broadway Bound – Broadway Play – 1987-1988 Tour". IBDB. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Film Society". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Search". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Search". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Haun, Harry (April 23, 2004). "PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Assassins Hits Its Mark". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Bad Habits". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Some Americans Abroad Broadway @ Vivian Beaumont Theater - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Search
- ^ "On Borrowed Time Broadway @ Circle in the Square Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Guys and Dolls Broadway @ Martin Beck Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Laughter on the 23rd Floor Broadway @ Richard Rodgers Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Love! Valour! Compassion!". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Love! Valour! Compassion! Broadway @ Walter Kerr Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Broadway @ St. James Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Search
- ^ "Theater". Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Sondheim.com - Putting it together since 1994". www.sondheim.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Man Who Came to Dinner Broadway @ American Airlines Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "PHOTO CALL: The Producers: Nathan Lane Is 'King of Broadway'". Playbill. January 12, 2001. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Producers Broadway @ St. James Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Play What I Wrote Broadway @ Lyceum Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (June 16, 2003). "Nathan Lane To Star as Butley at Boston's Huntington Theatre Company in 2004". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Simonson, Robert (August 16, 2004). "Stephen Sondheim-Nathan Lane The Frogs to Be Recorded". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Producers Original West End Cast - 2004 West End". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hernandez, Ernio (July 10, 2007). "Lane and Borle Will Play Catch Me If You Can for New Musical's Workshop". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Odd Couple Broadway @ Brooks Atkinson Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Butley Broadway @ Booth Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "November Broadway @ Ethel Barrymore Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Waiting for Godot Broadway @ Studio 54 - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "REVIEW ROUNDUP: The Addams Family at Chicago's Oriental Theatre | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ "The Addams Family Broadway @ Lunt-Fontanne Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Mervyn Rothstein (April 20, 2012). "Nathan Lane Scales a Theatrical Everest in Chicago's The Iceman Cometh". Playbill. playbill.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ^ "The Nance Broadway @ Lyceum Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "It's Only a Play Broadway @ Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Nathan Lane Raises a Glass to Tragedy in BAM's 'The Iceman Cometh'". February 15, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "White Rabbit Red Rabbit". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Front Page Broadway @ Broadhurst Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Angels in America | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Angels in America: Perestroika Broadway @ Neil Simon Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Broadway @ Booth Theatre - Tickets and Discounts". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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