Nathan Lane on screen and stage
American Actor and Writer
Lane at the 1998 Primetime Emmy Awards
Nathan Lane is an American actor 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), Some Americans Abroad (1990), 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), Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (2019), and Pictures From Home (2023).
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), Carrie Pilby (2016), Beau Is Afraid (2023), and Dicks: The Musical (2023).
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 The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) and as Detective Lewis Michener in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020). He has recurring roles on Only Murders in the Building for Hulu starring Steve Martin , Martin Short , and Selena Gomez , for which he received his first Primetime Emmy and the new HBO series The Gilded Age written by Julian Fellowes .
Filmography
Film
Source: Turner Classic Movies [ 7]
Television
Source: Turner Classic Movies[ 7]
Theatre
Year
Production
Role
Venue
Ref.
1978
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Francis Flute
Equity Library Theatre , Off-Broadway
[ 10]
1982
Present Laughter
Roland Maule
Circle in the Square Theatre , Broadway
[ 11]
1983–1984
Merlin
Prince Fergus
Mark Hellinger Theatre , Broadway
[ 12]
1984
Love
Harry Berlin
Audrey Wood Theater, Off-Broadway
[ 13]
She Stoops to Conquer
Tony Lumpkin
Triplex Theatre, Off-Broadway
[ 14]
1985
Measure for Measure
Pompey
Delacorte Theeatre, Off-Broadway
[ 15]
Wind in the Willows
Toad
Nederlander Theatre , Broadway
[ 16]
1986
The Common Pursuit
Nick Finchling
Promenade Theatre, Off Broadway
[ 17]
1987
Claptrap
Harvey Wheatcraft
New York City Center, Off-Broadway
[ 18]
Broadway Bound
Stanley
National tour
[ 19]
1988
The Film Society
Jonathan Balton
McGinn-Cazale Theatre, Off-Broadway
[ 20]
1989
In a Pig's Valise
James Taxi
McGinn-Cazale Theatre, Off-Broadway
[ 21]
1989–1990
The Lisbon Traviata
Mendy
Promenade Theatre and New York City Center, Off-Broadway
[ 22]
1989
Assassins
Samuel Byck
New York Reading
[ 23]
1990
Bad Habits
Jason Pepper, M.D. Hugh Gumbs
New York City Center, Off–Broadway
[ 24]
Some Americans Abroad
Henry McNeil
Vivian Beaumont Theatre , Broadway
[ 25]
1991
Lips Together, Teeth Apart
Sam Truman
New York City Center, Off-Broadway
[ 26]
On Borrowed Time
Mr. Brink
Circle in the Square Theatre , Broadway
[ 27]
1992–1993
Guys and Dolls
Nathan Detroit
Martin Beck Theatre , Broadway
[ 28]
1993–1994
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Max Prince
Richard Rogers Theatre , Broadway
[ 29]
1994
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Buzz Hauser
New York City Center, Off-Broadway
[ 30]
Walter Kerr Theatre , Broadway
[ 31]
1995
The Wizard of Oz
The Cowardly Lion
Lincoln Center , New York
[ 32]
1996–1997
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Pseudolus
St. James Theatre , Broadway
[ 33]
1998
Mizlansky/Zilinsky or "Schmucks"
Davis Mizlansky
New York City Center, Off-Broadway
[ 34]
1999
The Odd Couple
Oscar Madison
Skirball Cultural Center , Los Angeles
[ 35]
Do Re Mi
Hubert Cram
New York City Center , Off-Broadway
[ 36]
Wise Guys
Addison Mizner
New York Workshop
[ 37]
2000
The Producers
Max Bialystock
[ 38]
The Frogs
Dionysus
Library of Congress , Washington DC
[ 39]
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sheridan Whiteside
American Airlines Theatre , Broadway
[ 40]
2001
The Producers
Max Bialystock
Cadillac Palace Theatre , Chicago
[ 41]
2001–2002
St. James Theatre , Broadway
[ 42]
2003
The Play What I Wrote
Mystery Guest Star
Lyceum Theatre , Broadway
[ 43]
Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted
Dalton Trumbo
Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway
[ 44]
Butley
Ben Butley
Huntington Theatre Company, Boston
[ 45]
2003–2004
The Producers
Max Bialystock
St. James Theatre , Broadway
[ 46]
2004
The Frogs
Dionysus
Vivian Beaumont Theatre , Broadway
[ 47]
2004–2005
The Producers
Max Bialystock
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , West End
[ 48]
2005
Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams
Lou Nuncle
59E59 Theaters/Theater A, Off-Broadway
[ 49]
Catch Me If You Can
Hanratty
New York Reading
[ 50]
2005–2006
The Odd Couple
Oscar Madison
Brooks Atkinson Theatre , Broadway
[ 51]
2006–2007
Butley
Ben Butley
Booth Theatre , Broadway
[ 52]
2007
Catch Me If You Can
Hanratty
New York Reading
[ 50]
2007–2008
November
Charles Smith
Ethel Barrymore Theatre , Broadway
[ 53]
2009
Waiting for Godot
Estragon
Studio 54 , Broadway
[ 54]
2009–2010
The Addams Family
Gomez Addams
Oriental Theatre , Chicago
[ 55]
2010–2011
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre , Broadway
[ 56]
2012
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
Chicago / Goodman Theater
[ 57]
2013
The Nance
Chauncey Miles
Lyceum Theatre , Broadway
[ 58]
2014
Guys and Dolls
Nathan Detroit
Carnegie Hall , New York
[ 59]
2014–2015
It's Only a Play
Jimmy Wicker
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre , Broadway
[ 60]
2015
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
Brooklyn Academy of Music , New York
[ 61]
2016
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
Himself
Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway
[ 62]
2016–2017
The Front Page
Walter Burns
Broadhurst Theatre , Broadway
[ 63]
2017
Angels in America
Roy Cohn
Lyttelton Theatre , London
[ 64]
2018
Neil Simon Theatre , Broadway
[ 65]
2019
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Gary
Booth Theatre , Broadway
[ 66]
2023
Pictures from Home
Irving
Studio 54 , Broadway
[ 67]
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Guest Producer
James Earl Jones Theatre , Broadway
[ 68]
The Frogs
Host / Narrator
Lincoln Center , New York
[ 69]
Video games
Other
Presented Mike Birbiglia 's (2008) Off-Broadway show Sleepwalk With Me .
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.
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Nathan Lane (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 19, 2024 . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
^ Linden, Sheri (November 11, 2016). "No Pay, Nudity : Film Review" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 19, 2024 .
^ Kroll, Justin (April 21, 2016). "Logan Lerman and Elle Fanning to Star in Shawn Christensen's Sidney Hall (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved September 19, 2024 .
^ Kroll, Justin (June 21, 2021). "Disappointment Blvd. : Ari Aster Sets All-Star Ensemble To Join Joaquin Phoenix In A24 Film; Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan And Kylie Rogers Cast" . Deadline . Retrieved September 19, 2024 .
^ Kroll, Justin (February 17, 2022). "Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally & SNL's Bowen Yang Set For F*cking Identical Twins ; Larry Charles Directing Musical For A24 & Chernin Entertainment" . Deadline . Retrieved September 19, 2024 .
^ Grobar, Matt (June 21, 2022). "Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis & More Board Animated Pic Spellbound From Apple & Skydance Animation" . Deadline . Retrieved September 19, 2024 .
^ a b "Nathan Lane" . TCM . Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 26, 2019). "Nathan Lane Joins Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels Showtime Sequel Series" . Deadline . Retrieved September 19, 2024 .
^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (January 13, 2021). "Nathan Lane Joins Hulu's Only Murders In The Building & HBO's The Gilded Age As Recurring" . Deadline . Retrieved September 19, 2024 .
^ "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 . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Present Laughter Broadway @ Circle in the Square Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis" . Washington Post . Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ Rich, Frank (April 16, 1984). "Theater: Musical 'Love,' a New Version of 'Luv' " . The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "She Stoops to Conquer" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Measure for Measure" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Nathan Lane Broadway Credits" . Playbill . Archived from the original on March 30, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "The Common Pursuit" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Claptrap" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Broadway Bound – Broadway Play – 1987-1988 Tour" . IBDB . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "The Film Society" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Search" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Search" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ Haun, Harry (April 23, 2004). "PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Assassins Hits Its Mark" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Bad Habits" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Some Americans Abroad Broadway @ Vivian Beaumont Theater - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Search" . Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-03-13 .
^ "On Borrowed Time Broadway @ Circle in the Square Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Guys and Dolls Broadway @ Martin Beck Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Laughter on the 23rd Floor Broadway @ Richard Rodgers Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Love! Valour! Compassion!" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Love! Valour! Compassion! Broadway @ Walter Kerr Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "TNT Presents "The Wizard of Oz in Concert" " . Archived from the original on 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2023-07-19 .
^ "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Broadway @ St. James Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Search" . Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-03-13 .
^ 1999 Odd Couple LA Theatre Works Cast
^ "Theater" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Sondheim.com - Putting it together since 1994" . www.sondheim.com . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ producers workshop cast
^ the frogs concert
^ "The Man Who Came to Dinner Broadway @ American Airlines Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "PHOTO CALL: The Producers: Nathan Lane Is 'King of Broadway' " . Playbill . January 12, 2001. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-19 .
^ "The Producers Broadway @ St. James Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "The Play What I Wrote Broadway @ Lyceum Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Trumbo: Red White and Blacklisted" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ Hernandez, Ernio (June 16, 2003). "Nathan Lane To Star as Butley at Boston's Huntington Theatre Company in 2004" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ Lane and Broderick Return to Producers Dec. 30 for 112 Perfs; Tix On Sale Nov. 16
^ Simonson, Robert (August 16, 2004). "Stephen Sondheim-Nathan Lane The Frogs to Be Recorded" . Playbill . Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "The Producers Original West End Cast - 2004 West End" . www.broadwayworld.com . Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ a b Hernandez, Ernio (July 10, 2007). "Lane and Borle Will Play Catch Me If You Can for New Musical's Workshop" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "The Odd Couple Broadway @ Brooks Atkinson Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Butley Broadway @ Booth Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "November Broadway @ Ethel Barrymore Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Waiting for Godot Broadway @ Studio 54 - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "REVIEW ROUNDUP: The Addams Family at Chicago's Oriental Theatre | TheaterMania" . www.theatermania.com . Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-19 .
^ "The Addams Family Broadway @ Lunt-Fontanne Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on May 28, 2020. 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 . Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Guys and Dolls Concert, With Nathan Lane, Patrick Wilson, Sierra Boggess and Megan Mullally, Plays Carnegie Hall April 3" . Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-07-19 .
^ "It's Only a Play Broadway @ Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Nathan Lane Raises a Glass to Tragedy in BAM's 'The Iceman Cometh' " . The New York Observer . February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" . www.iobdb.com . Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "The Front Page Broadway @ Broadhurst Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Angels in America | National Theatre" . www.nationaltheatre.org.uk . 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Angels in America: Perestroika Broadway @ Neil Simon Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Broadway @ Booth Theatre - Tickets and Discounts" . Playbill . Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
^ "Nathan Lane Returns to Broadway for Limited Engagement Run of 'Pictures From Home' " . The Hollywood Reporter . 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ Video: Nathan Lane Reprises THE PRODUCERS Role in Cameo in GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL
^ Nathan Lane and More Set For Concert Version of THE FROGS at Lincoln Center
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