Frank Langella Frank Langella Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards, two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performances as Richard Nixon in the play "Frost/Nixon" and as André in "The Father" and two for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the roles of Leslie in Edward Albee's "Seascape" and Flegont Alexandrovitch Tropatchov in Ivan Turgenev's "Fortune's Fool". Additionally, Langella has won two Obie Awards. His notable film roles include George Prager in "Diary of a Mad Housewife" (1970), Count Dracula in "Dracula"
Michael Sheen performance while "The Wall Street Journal" felt he was "a brilliant actor" who "grows his character from a bright-eyed social butterfly to a gimlet-eyed interrogator". However, "The New York Times" felt "the likable, watchable Mr. Sheen has been pitted against a scene-stealer" in Frank Langella's Nixon. Frost himself later said it was "a wonderful performance". Sheen was the recipient of the Variety Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2008., while Langella was nominated for an Academy Award. 2009 saw Sheen portray another public figure; he starred in "The Damned United" as the outspoken football manager Brian Clough. The Tom