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Perry Lang (born December 24, 1959, Palo Alto, California) is an American director, writer and actor. [1]
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Perry Lang (born December 24, 1959, Palo Alto, California) is an American director, writer and actor. [1]
Lang has appeared in several films and television shows, such as Teen Lust , and directed himself in Men of War (1994). He had roles in Alligator (1980), Eight Men Out (1988) and Sunshine State (2002) — all written and directed by John Sayles. [2] He also appeared in 1941 (1979), The Big Red One (1980), The Hearse (1980), Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981), Body and Soul (1981), Tag: The Assassination Game (1982), O'Hara's Wife (1982), Spring Break (1983), Sahara (1983), Jocks (1987) and Jennifer 8 (1992). [2]
He has directed episodes of television series such as Arli$$ , ER , Millennium , Dawson's Creek , NYPD Blue , Nash Bridges , Fantasy Island , Weeds , Gilmore Girls , Army Wives , The Twilight Zone , Alias , Las Vegas , Jack & Bobby , Everwood , and Greek . He also directed himself in Men of War (1994). [2]
He is married to former actress Sage Parker-Lang, with whom he has two children.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Big Wednesday | Tall Kid | |
| 1978 | Teen Lust | Terry Davis | |
| 1979 | A Great Ride | Jim Dancer | |
| 1979 | 1941 | Dennis DeSoto | |
| 1980 | The Hearse | Paul Gordon | |
| 1980 | The Big Red One | Pvt. Kaiser - 1st Squad | |
| 1980 | Alligator | Kelly | |
| 1981 | Cattle Annie and Little Britches | Elrod | |
| 1981 | Body and Soul | Charles Golphin | |
| 1982 | Tag: The Assassination Game | Frank English | |
| 1982 | O'Hara's Wife | Rob O'Hara | |
| 1983 | Spring Break | Adam | |
| 1983 | A Rose for Emily | Deputy Binford | (Short) |
| 1983 | Sahara | Andy | |
| 1983 | Flyers | Tim Johnson | (Short) |
| 1986 | Jocks | Jeff | |
| 1988 | Mortuary Academy | Sam Grimm | |
| 1988 | Jailbird Rock | Denny | |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Fred McMullin | |
| 1990 | Jacob's Ladder | Jacob's Assailant | |
| 1990 | Little Vegas | Steve | |
| 1991 | Grave Images | Byron | (Video) |
| 1992 | Dead On: Relentless II | Ralph Boshi | (Video) |
| 1992 | Jennifer 8 | Travis | |
| 1994 | Men of War | Lyle | |
| 2002 | Sunshine State | Greg |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Hewitt Calder | Episode: "Hewitt's Just Different" |
| 1977 | The Fitzpatricks | Buddy Bonkers | Episode: "Say Goodbye to Buddy Bonkers" |
| 1977 | James at 15 | Episode: "The Apple Tree, the Singing and the Gold" | |
| 1978 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | Brian | Episode: "The Most Likely to Succeed" |
| 1978 | Police Story | Al | Episode: "A Chance to Live" |
| 1978 | Zuma Beach | Billy | TV movie |
| 1979 | How the West Was Won | Willie Johnson | Episode: "The Innocent" |
| 1979 | The Death of Ocean View Park | Billy Robbins | TV movie |
| 1979 | Flying High | Roberts | Episode: "The Challenges" |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War | Woodward | miniseries |
| 1982 | M*A*S*H | Sandler | Episode: "Hey, Look Me Over" |
| 1983-1984 | Bay City Blues | Frenchy Nuckles | 8 episodes |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Bobby | Episode: "The Children's Song" |
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Skip Mueller | Episode: "Trust Fund Pirates" |
| 1987 | Tales from the Darkside | Sandy Darhaus | Episode: "My Own Place" |
| 1988 | Monsters | Lenny | Episode: "Holly's House" |
| 1989 | China Beach | Lt. Commander Frederick Emmanuel | Episode: "Crossing the Great Water" |
| 1990 | Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | TV movie | |
| 1990 | The Bakery | Wes 'Hotshot' Williams | TV movie |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Phil Partridge | Episode: "A Partridge in a Pair's Tree" |
| 1994 | Betrayed by Love | Earl McNally | TV movie |
| 1995 | The Commish | Martin Swope | Episode: "The Trial" |
| 1995 | Dead Weekend | Captain | TV movie |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Bartender | Episode: "Girl Talk" |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Justin Previn | Episode: "Most Wanted" |
| 2000 | Popular | TV Director | Episode: "All About Adam" |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Episode: "The Devil Made Me Do It" | |
| 2010 | Blue Belle | David | |
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