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{{Short description|American actor (born 1965)}}
'''Wallace Langham''' (Born [[March 11]], [[1965]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]) is an [[United States|American]] character actor who has been seen on many famous television shows either in guest roles or starring roles.
{{Infobox person
| image = Wallace Langham at London Expo.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Langham at Royal Victoria Dock, [[London]] in 2006
| name = Wallace Langham
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|3|11}}
| birth_place = [[Fort Worth, Texas]], U.S.
| birth_name = James Wallace Langham II
| yearsactive = 1985–present
| other_names = Wally Ward
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{Marriage|Laura Langham<br>|1986|1998|reason=divorced}}
* {{Marriage|Karey Richard <br>|2002|2012|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Melissa Voyagis|2015}}<ref>{{Cite news| title='CSI' Wallace Langham files for divorce from wife Karey Ann Richard| url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a517780/csi-wallace-langham-files-for-divorce-from-wife-karey-ann-richard| last=Harp| first=Justin| date=September 23, 2013 |work=[[Digital Spy]]| access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
}}
| children = 2 (with Laura)
}}


'''James Wallace Langham II'''<ref name=ecn/> (born March 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''. He has also played the roles of David Hodges on the crime drama [[television program|television series]] ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' and its sequel, ''[[CSI: Vegas]]'', and [[NASA]] Administrator Harold Weisner on the [[Apple TV+]] original science fiction space drama series ''[[For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]''. In the 1990s, he was well-known for playing Josh Blair on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Veronica's Closet]]'' (1997–2000), which was a Top 10 hit in its first couple of seasons.
==Film Career==
He used to play billed as Wally Ward. Langham first got his start in the [[John Hughes]] movie ''[[Weird Science]]'', as well as in ''The Invisible Kid'' and the ABC Afterschool Special entitled [[Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story]] but later moved to roles as a young bigot in ''[[Soul Man]]'' and as a gang leader in ''[[The Chocolate War]]''. He was last seen in the [[Eddie Murphy]] comedy ''[[Daddy Day Care]]''.


==Early and personal life==
==Television Career==
Langham was born on March 11, 1965, in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], the son of Sunni, a costume designer, and James Langham, an elevator repairman.<ref name=ecn>{{cite web| title=Wallace Langham Biography (1965-)| publisher=Filmreference.com| date=2010-10-03| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/67/Wallace-Langham.html| access-date=2010-10-05}}</ref>
Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the [[1990s]] as he moved to more adult roles, appearing as a regular in the much-hyped but short-lived [[CBS]] series ''[[WIOU]]'', although he almost opened a coffee shop in a moment of despair. His big breakthrough came when he was cast as Phil, the cynical head writer for insecure talk show host [[Garry Shandling]], in [[HBO]]'s hit sitcom ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''. Langham then took on TV's most prominent potentially gay role since ''[[Ellen (TV show)|Ellen]]'' in [[NBC]]'s ''[[Veronica's Closet]]'', playing [[Kirstie Alley]]'s uptight assistant Josh. He then appeared on the short-lived [[Joan Cusack]] sitcom ''[[What About Joan?]]''. He has also guest-starred on many shows including, ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', ''[[Newsradio]]'', ''[[ER (TV)|ER]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Sex and the City]]'', ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and ''[[Grace Under Fire]]''.


In March 2000, Langham pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] to [[battery (crime)|battery]] charges after beating a gay tabloid reporter and was ordered to serve three years' [[probation]] and to serve 450 hours of community service for gay and [[lesbian]] charities, and to donate $10,000 to the [[Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-06-me-27259-story.html| title=Gay, Lesbian Center Gets $10,000 as Part of Sentence| date=May 6, 2000| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,616752,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409070353/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,616752,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 9, 2008| title=Langham's 'Closet' Bursts| date=December 14, 1998| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> In exchange for pleading no contest, prosecutors dropped a [[hate crime]] charge that had been filed against him. In a statement, Langham said he supports [[LGBT rights in the United States|gay rights]] "and would have never attacked anyone had I not first been provoked".<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275813,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401133129/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275813,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 1, 2007| title=Monitor| first1=Laura| last1=Morgan| first2=Ann| last2=Limpert| date=March 31, 2000| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
He can currently be seen starring as lab technician David Hodges on the CBS hit series ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.


==Film career==
Was the voice of [[Andy French]] on the short-lived animated series ''[[Mission Hill]]''.
Formerly billed as Wally Ward, Langham got his start in the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] film ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'' (1985), as well as in ''[[The Invisible Kid]]'' and the [[ABC Afterschool Special]] entitled ''Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story'', but later moved to roles as a young bigot in ''[[Soul Man (film)|Soul Man]]'' and as a gang leader in ''[[The Chocolate War]]''. He appeared in the [[Eddie Murphy]] comedy ''[[Daddy Day Care]]'', and the critically acclaimed ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' and ''[[The Social Network]]''.


==Television career==
He voices [[Clayface|Basil Karlo/Clayface]] in the WB animated series ''[[The Batman]]''.
Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the 1990s as he moved to more adult roles, appearing as a regular in the much-hyped but short-lived [[CBS]] series ''[[WIOU (TV series)|WIOU]]''. His big breakthrough came when he was cast as Phil, the cynical staff and then head writer for insecure talk show host [[List of The Larry Sanders Show characters#Larry Sanders|Larry Sanders]], in [[HBO]]'s sitcom ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''. Langham then took on a role in [[NBC]]'s ''[[Veronica's Closet]]'', playing [[Kirstie Alley]]'s [[gay]] assistant Josh. He then appeared on the [[Joan Cusack]] sitcom ''[[What About Joan?]]''


He has guest-starred on many series including, ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', ''[[NewsRadio]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Sex and the City]]'', ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', both the [[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|1985]] and the [[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|2002]] versions of ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'', and ''[[Grace Under Fire (TV series)|Grace Under Fire]]''.
==Personal==
He was accused of beating a [[freelancer|stringer]] for ''[[Star Magazine]]'' during an altercation on [[September 7]], [[1999]]. He was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery and one count of committing a hate crime. He agreed to a six-figure settlement with the reporter who accused him of an [[anti-gay]] [[hate crime]] on [[January 26]], [[2000]]. The altercation between the two men stemmed from remarks that the reporter allegedly made about Langham's girlfriend.


He was the voice of Andy French on the animated series ''[[Mission Hill (TV series)|Mission Hill]]'', as well as the Care-Bots and Smoltz in ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'', [[Clayface|Basil Karlo/Clayface II]] in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'', [[Ocean Master|Orm/Ocean Master]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', and [[Anarky]] in ''[[Beware the Batman]]''.
He is part of the pre-show for the ride [[DINOSAUR]] in [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]] in [[Orlando, Florida]]. He explains the reason for going back in time and saving a stray dinosaur and his voice can be heard throughout the ride.

Langham played lab technician [[David Hodges (CSI)|David Hodges]] on the [[CBS]] series ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''. Starting with the eighth-season premiere, Langham was listed in the main titles.

==Other work==
Langham plays Dr. Grant Seeker in the preshow of the theme park attraction [[Dinosaur (Disney's Animal Kingdom)|''Dinosaur'']] at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Disney's Animal Kingdom|Animal Kingdom]], in which his character attempts to send guests back in time to retrieve a live ''Iguanadon''; his voice is also heard in the ride vehicle throughout the attraction.

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1985
|''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]''
|Art
|rowspan=4|Credited as Wally Ward
|-
|rowspan=3|1986
|''[[Thunder Run (film)|Thunder Run]]''
|Paul
|-
|''[[Soul Man (film)|Soul Man]]''
|Barky Brewer
|-
|''Combat Academy''

|Percival 'Percy' Barnett
|-
|1987
|''[[Amazon Women on the Moon]]''
|Private Anson W. Pucket
|Segment: "The Unknown Soldier"; uncredited
|-
|rowspan=3|1988
|''[[The Invisible Kid]]''
|Milton McClane
|rowspan=4|Credited as Wally Ward
|-
|''[[Under the Boardwalk (1989 film)|Under the Boardwalk]]''
|Backwash
|-
|''[[The Chocolate War (film)|The Chocolate War]]''
|Archie
|-
|1989
|''[[Martians Go Home (film)|Martians Go Home]]''
|Voyeur Martian
|-
|1990
|''[[Vital Signs (1990 film)|Vital Signs]]''
|Gant
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|''God's Lonely Man''
|Rick
|
|-
|''[[Michael (1996 film)|Michael]]''
|Bruce Craddock
|
|-
|2001
|''On Edge''
|Jimmy Hand
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Daddy Day Care]]''
|Jim Fields
|
|-
|2004
|''Hot Night in the City''
|Jack
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]''
|Kirby
|
|-
|''[[I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With]]''
|Claude Clochet
|
|-
|2007
|''The Key''
|unknown
|[[Direct-to-video]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|''[[The Great Buck Howard]]''
|Dan Green
|
|-
|''Growing Op''
|Bryce
|
|-
|2009
|''Triumph of Sparhusen''
|Bjorn Epstein
|Short film
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|''[[The Bannen Way]]''
|Surveillance Tech
|
|-
|''[[The Social Network]]''
|[[Peter Thiel]]
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
|''[[Ruby Sparks]]''
|Warren
|
|-
|''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]''
|[[Saul Bass]]
|
|-
|''[[Freeloaders (film)|Freeloaders]]''
|Swedish Car Enthusiast
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|''[[Somewhere Slow]]''
|Paul
|
|-
|''Rain from Stars''
|Andy
|
|-
|rowspan=5|2014
|''[[Transcendence (2014 film)|Transcendence]]''
|Dr. Strauss
|
|-
|''[[Draft Day]]''
|Pete Begler
|
|-
|''[[Buttwhistle]]''
|Mr. Confer
|
|-
|''[[AJ's Infinite Summer]]''
|Danny/Guard
|Voice, short film
|-
|''[[Taken 3]]''
|Mike
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2016
|''[[War Dogs (2016 film)|War Dogs]]''
|Vegas X Supplier
|
|-
|''[[Spaceman (2016 film)|Spaceman]]''
|Bruce Lindsay
|
|-
|''[[LBJ (2016 film)|LBJ]]''
|[[Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.|Arthur Schlesinger]]
|
|-
|''Closure''
|{{n/a}}
|Short film; director/producer
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|''Bob''
|Bob
|Short film
|-
|''[[Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)|Battle of the Sexes]]''
|Henry
|
|-
|2018
|''[[The Darkest Minds]]''
|Dr. Viceroy
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|''Sophie's Quinceanera''
|Man
|Short film
|-
|''[[Ford v Ferrari]]''
|Dr. Granger
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal]]''
|Gordon Caplan
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|1985
|''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
|Babe
|Episode: "Ace Hits the Big Time"<br/>Credited as Wally Ward
|-
|''[[The Best Times (TV series)|The Best Times]]''
|Bill Skeezac
|Episode: "Snake Meat"<br/>Credited as Wally Ward
|-
|''[[Children of the Night (1985 film)|Children of the Night]]''
|Kevin
|Television film; credited as Wally Ward
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|''[[Fast Times]]''
|Mark Ratner
|7 episodes; recurring role
|-
|''[[Combat Academy|Combat High]]''
|Perry Bennett
|Television film; credited as Wally Ward
|-
|rowspan=3|1987
|''One House''
|Chris Houston
|2 episodes; credited as Wally Ward
|-
|''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
|Nelson Baxley
|Episode: "Time and Teresa Golowitz/Voices in the Earth"<br/>Credited as Wally Ward
|-
|''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]s''
|Paul Hendler
|Episode: "Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story"
|-
|rowspan=2|1989
|''A Deadly Silence''
|Jimmy Pierson, Jr.
|Television film; credited as Wally Ward
|-
|''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]''
|Dennis Austin
|Episode: "The Cult"
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|''[[21 Jump Street]]''
|Poole
|Episode: "Research and Destroy"
|-
|''[[Murphy Brown]]''
|Michael
|Episode: "The Murphy Brown School of Broadcasting"
|-
|1990–1991
|''[[WIOU (TV series)|WIOU]]''
|Willis Teitlebaum
|Series regular; 14 episodes
|-
|1992
|''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]''
|John Hemingway
|Episode: "The Fairy Tale"
|-
|1992–1998
|''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''
|Phil
|Series regular; 89 episodes<br/>Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actor in a Cable Series
|-
|1993
|''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
|Todd Merlin
|Episode: "Dead to Rights"
|-
|rowspan=3|1994
|''[[Madman of the People]]''
|Davis
|Episode: "The Jack Buckner Story"
|-
|''[[Dave's World]]''
|Neil
|Episode: "Family Membership"
|-
|''Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman''
|Unknown
|Voice, television short
|-
|1995
|''[[NewsRadio]]''
|Jeff
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|''[[NewsRadio]]''
|Stewart
|Episode: "Physical Graffiti"
|-
|''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
|Dr. Melvoin
|Episode: "Doctor Carter, I Presume"
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|''[[Grace Under Fire]]''
|Eric Spencer
|Episode: "Grace's New Job"
|-
|''[[F/X: The Series]]''
|Levi Chase
|Episode: "Shooting Mickey"
|-
|1997–2000
|''[[Veronica's Closet]]''
|Josh Blair
|Series regular; 67 episodes/ Director Episode: "Veronica's Clips"<br/>Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
|-
|1998
|''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
|Flotter T. Water III
|Episode: "Once Upon a Time"
|-
|1999
|''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
|Sven
|Voice, episode: "Pal Joey"<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Wallace Langham (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Wallace-Langham/ |access-date=September 2, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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.</ref>
|-
|1999–2002
|''[[Mission Hill (TV series)|Mission Hill]]''
|Andy French
|Voice, main role (13 episodes)
|-
|rowspan=4|2000
|''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''
|Prince Bobby, Fish
|Voice, episode: "The Frog Princess"
|-
|''[[Daydream Believer|Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story]]''
|[[Don Kirshner]]
|Television film
|-
|''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|Ezekiel, Daniel Faraday
|Episode: "Final Appeal"
|-
|''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''
|Care-bots
|Voice, episode: "Speed Trap"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2000–2001
|''[[What About Joan?]]''
|Mark Ludlow
|Series regular; 21 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|''[[Sister Mary Explains It All]]''
|Aloysius Benheim
|Television film
|-
|''[[Inside Schwartz]]''
|A.J.
|Episode: "Comic Relief Pitcher"
|-
|2002
|''[[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
|Charlie Stickney
|Episode: "Mr. Motivation"
|-
|rowspan=6|2003
|''[[Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company|Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'<nowiki/>]]''
|[[Jay Bernstein]]
|Television film
|-
|''[[Sex and the City]]''
|Willy
|Episode: "To Market, to Market"
|-
|''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''
|Julian Kerbis
|Episode: "Donny, We Hardly Knew Ye"
|-
|''[[Miss Match]]''
|Lucas
|Episode: "Kate in Ex-tasy"
|-
|''[[Good Morning, Miami]]''
|Ken
|Episode: "With Friends Like These, Who Needs Emmys?"
|-
|''Rubbing Charlie''
|unknown
|Television film
|-
|2003–2015
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|[[David Hodges (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)|David Hodges]]
|73 episodes; recurring role (seasons 3–7)<br/>; series regular (seasons 8–15)<br/><br> Writer/Teleplay Episode: "Field Mice"
|-
|2004
|''[[Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels|Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels'<nowiki/>]]''
|Jay Bernstein
|Television film
|-
|2004
|''[[The West Wing]]''
|Terry Anders
|Episode: "The Hubbert Peak"
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''
|Alan
|2 episodes
|-
|''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
|Man in Bathroom
|Episode: "The End"
|-
|2006
|''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''
|[[Clayface|Basil Karlo / Clayface]]
|Voice, episode: "Clayfaces"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''
|[[Ocean Master|Orm / Ocean Master]]
|Voice, episode: "Evil Under the Sea!"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[Ben 10: Alien Force]]''
|Tyler
|Voice, episode: "Inside Man"
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
|Steve DeWitt
|Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Dog"
|-
|''[[Glenn Martin, DDS|Glenn Martin DDS]]''
|Dr. Gary Ros
|Voice, episode: "Mom Dated THAT Guy?"
|-
|2009–2011
|''[[Easy to Assemble]]''
|Bjorn Eppstein
|6 episodes; recurring role
|-
|2011
|''9ine''
|Physician
|Episode: "November"
|-
|2013
|''[[Drop Dead Diva]]''
|Lester Tuttle
|2 episodes
|-
|2013–2014
|''[[Beware the Batman]]''
|[[Anarky|Lonnie Machin / Anarky]]
|Voice, recurring role (7 episodes)<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2014
|''Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files''
|Carl Mottenberg
|2 episodes
|-
|rowspan=4|2015
|''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
|Dar. Van Holtzman
|Episode: "Hollander's Woods"
|-
|''[[Immortality (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)|CSI: Immortality]]''
|David Hodges
|Television film
|-
|''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casual]]''
|Ian
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|''[[Scream Queens (2015 TV series)|Scream Queens]]''
|Mr. Putney
|Episode: "The Final Girl(s)"
|-
|rowspan=4|2016
|''[[Mike & Molly]]''
|Robert
|Episode: "Cops on the Rocks"
|-
|''[[IZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]''
|Dr. Alan Benway
|Episode: "He Blinded Me...With Science"
|-
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|Tom Metcalfe
|Episode: "Imposter"
|-
|''[[Rosewood (TV series)|Rosewood]]''
|Duncan Jacott
|Episode: "Eddie & the Empire State of Mind"
|-
|rowspan=6|2017
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|Dr. Steve Corridan
|Episode: "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?"
|-
|''[[Doubt (American TV series)|Doubt]]''
|Harrison Weiss
|Episode: "Where Do We Go From Here?"
|-
|''[[Manhunt: Unabomber]]''
|[[Louis Freeh]]
|Episode: "Publish or Perish"
|-
|''[[Criminal Minds]]''
|Mr. X
|Episode: "Killer App"
|-
|''[[Good Behavior (TV series)|Good Behavior]]''
|Stephen
|Episode: "You Could Discover Me"
|-
|''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''
|Brian O'Keane
|2 episodes
|-
|rowspan=4|2018
|''[[Lethal Weapon (TV series)|Lethal Weapon]]''
|Charlie Blum
|Episode: "Ruthless"
|-
|''[[Heathers (TV series)|Heathers]]''
|Mr. Sawyer
|Recurring role
|-
|''[[Young Sheldon]]''
|Dr. Edward Pilson
|1 episode
|-
|''[[My Dinner with Hervé]]''
|[[Aaron Spelling]]
|Television film
|-
|rowspan=5|2019
|''[[Veronica Mars (season 4)|Veronica Mars]]''
|Courthouse Clerk
|Episode: "Years, Continents, Bloodshed"
|-
|''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''
|Damien Hodgman
|Episode: "[[The Female of the Species (The Boys episode)|The Female of the Species]]"
|-
|''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]''
|Dr. Tyson
|2 episodes
|-
|''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]''
|Brian
|Episode: "Malfunction"
|-
|''[[For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]''
|Harold Weisner
|5 episodes; recurring role (season 1)
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
|''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]''
|Jerry
|Episode: "Silly Frills and a Depressed Garden Gnome"
|-
|[[The Resident (TV series)|''The Resident'']]
|John Copple
|Episode: "The Flea"
|-
|2021
|''[[CSI: Vegas]]''
|David Hodges
|Recurring
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|''[[1923 (TV series)|1923]]''
|Kyle Murphy
|One episode
|-
|''[[Perry Mason (2020 TV series)|Perry Mason]]''
|Melville Phipps
|6 episodes; recurring role (season 2)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb name|id=0005120|name=Wallace Langham}}
* {{IMDb name|5120}}

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Latest revision as of 02:01, 18 December 2024

Wallace Langham
Langham at Royal Victoria Dock, London in 2006
Born
James Wallace Langham II

(1965-03-11) March 11, 1965 (age 59)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Other namesWally Ward
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Spouses
Laura Langham
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(m. 1986; div. 1998)​
Karey Richard
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(m. 2002; div. 2012)​
Melissa Voyagis
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(m. 2015)​
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Children2 (with Laura)

James Wallace Langham II[2] (born March 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on The Larry Sanders Show. He has also played the roles of David Hodges on the crime drama television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its sequel, CSI: Vegas, and NASA Administrator Harold Weisner on the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. In the 1990s, he was well-known for playing Josh Blair on the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet (1997–2000), which was a Top 10 hit in its first couple of seasons.

Early and personal life

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Langham was born on March 11, 1965, in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Sunni, a costume designer, and James Langham, an elevator repairman.[2]

In March 2000, Langham pleaded no contest to battery charges after beating a gay tabloid reporter and was ordered to serve three years' probation and to serve 450 hours of community service for gay and lesbian charities, and to donate $10,000 to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.[3][4] In exchange for pleading no contest, prosecutors dropped a hate crime charge that had been filed against him. In a statement, Langham said he supports gay rights "and would have never attacked anyone had I not first been provoked".[5]

Film career

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Formerly billed as Wally Ward, Langham got his start in the John Hughes film Weird Science (1985), as well as in The Invisible Kid and the ABC Afterschool Special entitled Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story, but later moved to roles as a young bigot in Soul Man and as a gang leader in The Chocolate War. He appeared in the Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care, and the critically acclaimed Little Miss Sunshine and The Social Network.

Television career

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Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the 1990s as he moved to more adult roles, appearing as a regular in the much-hyped but short-lived CBS series WIOU. His big breakthrough came when he was cast as Phil, the cynical staff and then head writer for insecure talk show host Larry Sanders, in HBO's sitcom The Larry Sanders Show. Langham then took on a role in NBC's Veronica's Closet, playing Kirstie Alley's gay assistant Josh. He then appeared on the Joan Cusack sitcom What About Joan?

He has guest-starred on many series including, Murphy Brown, NewsRadio, ER, Murder, She Wrote, Sex and the City, 21 Jump Street, Medium, both the 1985 and the 2002 versions of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Star Trek: Voyager, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Monk, Shameless, and Grace Under Fire.

He was the voice of Andy French on the animated series Mission Hill, as well as the Care-Bots and Smoltz in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Basil Karlo/Clayface II in The Batman, Orm/Ocean Master in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Anarky in Beware the Batman.

Langham played lab technician David Hodges on the CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Starting with the eighth-season premiere, Langham was listed in the main titles.

Other work

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Langham plays Dr. Grant Seeker in the preshow of the theme park attraction Dinosaur at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom, in which his character attempts to send guests back in time to retrieve a live Iguanadon; his voice is also heard in the ride vehicle throughout the attraction.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Weird Science Art Credited as Wally Ward
1986 Thunder Run Paul
Soul Man Barky Brewer
Combat Academy Percival 'Percy' Barnett
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon Private Anson W. Pucket Segment: "The Unknown Soldier"; uncredited
1988 The Invisible Kid Milton McClane Credited as Wally Ward
Under the Boardwalk Backwash
The Chocolate War Archie
1989 Martians Go Home Voyeur Martian
1990 Vital Signs Gant
1996 God's Lonely Man Rick
Michael Bruce Craddock
2001 On Edge Jimmy Hand
2003 Daddy Day Care Jim Fields
2004 Hot Night in the City Jack
2006 Little Miss Sunshine Kirby
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Claude Clochet
2007 The Key unknown Direct-to-video
2008 The Great Buck Howard Dan Green
Growing Op Bryce
2009 Triumph of Sparhusen Bjorn Epstein Short film
2010 The Bannen Way Surveillance Tech
The Social Network Peter Thiel
2012 Ruby Sparks Warren
Hitchcock Saul Bass
Freeloaders Swedish Car Enthusiast
2013 Somewhere Slow Paul
Rain from Stars Andy
2014 Transcendence Dr. Strauss
Draft Day Pete Begler
Buttwhistle Mr. Confer
AJ's Infinite Summer Danny/Guard Voice, short film
Taken 3 Mike
2016 War Dogs Vegas X Supplier
Spaceman Bruce Lindsay
LBJ Arthur Schlesinger
Closure — Short film; director/producer
2017 Bob Bob Short film
Battle of the Sexes Henry
2018 The Darkest Minds Dr. Viceroy
2019 Sophie's Quinceanera Man Short film
Ford v Ferrari Dr. Granger
2021 Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal Gordon Caplan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 CBS Schoolbreak Special Babe Episode: "Ace Hits the Big Time"
Credited as Wally Ward
The Best Times Bill Skeezac Episode: "Snake Meat"
Credited as Wally Ward
Children of the Night Kevin Television film; credited as Wally Ward
1986 Fast Times Mark Ratner 7 episodes; recurring role
Combat High Perry Bennett Television film; credited as Wally Ward
1987 One House Chris Houston 2 episodes; credited as Wally Ward
The Twilight Zone Nelson Baxley Episode: "Time and Teresa Golowitz/Voices in the Earth"
Credited as Wally Ward
ABC Afterschool Specials Paul Hendler Episode: "Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story"
1989 A Deadly Silence Jimmy Pierson, Jr. Television film; credited as Wally Ward
Matlock Dennis Austin Episode: "The Cult"
1990 21 Jump Street Poole Episode: "Research and Destroy"
Murphy Brown Michael Episode: "The Murphy Brown School of Broadcasting"
1990–1991 WIOU Willis Teitlebaum Series regular; 14 episodes
1992 Life Goes On John Hemingway Episode: "The Fairy Tale"
1992–1998 The Larry Sanders Show Phil Series regular; 89 episodes
Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Actor in a Cable Series
1993 Murder, She Wrote Todd Merlin Episode: "Dead to Rights"
1994 Madman of the People Davis Episode: "The Jack Buckner Story"
Dave's World Neil Episode: "Family Membership"
Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman Unknown Voice, television short
1995 NewsRadio Jeff Episode: "Pilot"
1996 NewsRadio Stewart Episode: "Physical Graffiti"
ER Dr. Melvoin Episode: "Doctor Carter, I Presume"
1997 Grace Under Fire Eric Spencer Episode: "Grace's New Job"
F/X: The Series Levi Chase Episode: "Shooting Mickey"
1997–2000 Veronica's Closet Josh Blair Series regular; 67 episodes/ Director Episode: "Veronica's Clips"
Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
1998 Star Trek: Voyager Flotter T. Water III Episode: "Once Upon a Time"
1999 The Wild Thornberrys Sven Voice, episode: "Pal Joey"[6]
1999–2002 Mission Hill Andy French Voice, main role (13 episodes)
2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Prince Bobby, Fish Voice, episode: "The Frog Princess"
Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story Don Kirshner Television film
The Outer Limits Ezekiel, Daniel Faraday Episode: "Final Appeal"
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Care-bots Voice, episode: "Speed Trap"[6]
2000–2001 What About Joan? Mark Ludlow Series regular; 21 episodes
2001 Sister Mary Explains It All Aloysius Benheim Television film
Inside Schwartz A.J. Episode: "Comic Relief Pitcher"
2002 The Twilight Zone Charlie Stickney Episode: "Mr. Motivation"
2003 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' Jay Bernstein Television film
Sex and the City Willy Episode: "To Market, to Market"
Las Vegas Julian Kerbis Episode: "Donny, We Hardly Knew Ye"
Miss Match Lucas Episode: "Kate in Ex-tasy"
Good Morning, Miami Ken Episode: "With Friends Like These, Who Needs Emmys?"
Rubbing Charlie unknown Television film
2003–2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation David Hodges 73 episodes; recurring role (seasons 3–7)
; series regular (seasons 8–15)

Writer/Teleplay Episode: "Field Mice"
2004 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' Jay Bernstein Television film
2004 The West Wing Terry Anders Episode: "The Hubbert Peak"
2005 Medium Alan 2 episodes
Curb Your Enthusiasm Man in Bathroom Episode: "The End"
2006 The Batman Basil Karlo / Clayface Voice, episode: "Clayfaces"[6]
2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Orm / Ocean Master Voice, episode: "Evil Under the Sea!"[6]
Ben 10: Alien Force Tyler Voice, episode: "Inside Man"
2009 Monk Steve DeWitt Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Dog"
Glenn Martin DDS Dr. Gary Ros Voice, episode: "Mom Dated THAT Guy?"
2009–2011 Easy to Assemble Bjorn Eppstein 6 episodes; recurring role
2011 9ine Physician Episode: "November"
2013 Drop Dead Diva Lester Tuttle 2 episodes
2013–2014 Beware the Batman Lonnie Machin / Anarky Voice, recurring role (7 episodes)[6]
2014 Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files Carl Mottenberg 2 episodes
2015 Castle Dar. Van Holtzman Episode: "Hollander's Woods"
CSI: Immortality David Hodges Television film
Casual Ian Episode: "Pilot"
Scream Queens Mr. Putney Episode: "The Final Girl(s)"
2016 Mike & Molly Robert Episode: "Cops on the Rocks"
iZombie Dr. Alan Benway Episode: "He Blinded Me...With Science"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Tom Metcalfe Episode: "Imposter"
Rosewood Duncan Jacott Episode: "Eddie & the Empire State of Mind"
2017 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Steve Corridan Episode: "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?"
Doubt Harrison Weiss Episode: "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Manhunt: Unabomber Louis Freeh Episode: "Publish or Perish"
Criminal Minds Mr. X Episode: "Killer App"
Good Behavior Stephen Episode: "You Could Discover Me"
Longmire Brian O'Keane 2 episodes
2018 Lethal Weapon Charlie Blum Episode: "Ruthless"
Heathers Mr. Sawyer Recurring role
Young Sheldon Dr. Edward Pilson 1 episode
My Dinner with Hervé Aaron Spelling Television film
2019 Veronica Mars Courthouse Clerk Episode: "Years, Continents, Bloodshed"
The Boys Damien Hodgman Episode: "The Female of the Species"
Shameless Dr. Tyson 2 episodes
9-1-1 Brian Episode: "Malfunction"
For All Mankind Harold Weisner 5 episodes; recurring role (season 1)
2020 Mom Jerry Episode: "Silly Frills and a Depressed Garden Gnome"
The Resident John Copple Episode: "The Flea"
2021 CSI: Vegas David Hodges Recurring
2023 1923 Kyle Murphy One episode
Perry Mason Melville Phipps 6 episodes; recurring role (season 2)

References

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  1. ^ Harp, Justin (September 23, 2013). "'CSI' Wallace Langham files for divorce from wife Karey Ann Richard". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Wallace Langham Biography (1965-)". Filmreference.com. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  3. ^ "Gay, Lesbian Center Gets $10,000 as Part of Sentence". Los Angeles Times. May 6, 2000.
  4. ^ "Langham's 'Closet' Bursts". People. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008.
  5. ^ Morgan, Laura; Limpert, Ann (March 31, 2000). "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Wallace Langham (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 2, 2023. 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.
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