Harry P. Langdon

(1884-1944) lived in Omaha. Vaudeville and film comedian, appeared in circuses and vaudeville shows nationwide until age 40, then acted in 80 two-reel short films from 1924 to 1944, and was associated as actor or director/writer in 15 full-length features; ranked with Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd during the "golden age of comedy". Consult William Schelly, Harry Langdon (Scarecrow Press, 1982) 1-12 and International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Actors and Actresses, 2nd ed, Vol 3 (St. James Press, 1992) 560-562 and Omaha World Herald, May 10, 1999, pp. 9, 16 and American National Biography, Vol 13 (1999) 136-137.

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