who played skeletor in the movie masters of the universe
Frank Langella
title: Masters of the Universe text: the Universe", released in the United States was August 7, 1987. The film was directed by Gary Goddard and starred Dolph Lundgren in the title role of He-Man, Frank Langella as Skeletor, with Courteney Cox, Robert Duncan McNeill and James Tolkan in supporting roles (as Julie Winston, Kevin Corrigan, and Detective Lubic, respectively). The other characters from the original cartoon to appear in the film are Evil-Lyn (Meg Foster), Man-At-Arms (Jon Cypher), Teela (Chelsea Field), Beast Man (Tony Carroll), and the Sorceress (Christina Pickles). The new character, Gwildor (Billy Barty), is included in place of Orko, as the special effects title: Masters of the Universe (film) text: Masters of the Universe (film) Masters of the Universe is a 1987 American superhero film directed by Gary Goddard, produced by Yoram Globus and by Menahem Golan and written by David Odell. The film stars Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Jon Cypher, Chelsea Field, Billy Barty, Courteney Cox, Robert Duncan McNeill and Meg Foster. It is based on the Mattel toyline of the same name and brings the story of two teenagers who meet the mighty warrior He-Man, who arrived on Earth from planet Eternia and now goes on a mission to save the universe from the villainous Skeletor, his nemesis. title: Frank Langella text: a second Tony Award. But Langella would continue to juggle film and television with his stage work, playing Sherlock Holmes in a 1981 adaptation of William Gillette's play "Sherlock Holmes". He repeated the role on Broadway in 1987 in Charles Marowitz's play "Sherlock's Last Case". That same year, Langella would also portray the villain Skeletor in "Masters of the Universe", which he has described as one of his favorite roles. In 1988, Langella co-starred in the film "And God Created Woman". In 1993, he made a three-episode appearance on "" as the devious Jaro Essa. He also appeared as Al title: Frank Langella text: (1979), Skeletor in "Masters of the Universe" (1987), Bob Alexander in "Dave" (1993), William S. Paley in "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005) and Richard Nixon in the film production of "Frost/Nixon" (2008), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He had a recurring role as Gabriel, the KGB handler for the lead characters, in the FX series "The Americans" between 2013 and 2017. Langella, an Italian American, was born January 1, 1938, in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of Angelina and Frank A. Langella Sr., a business executive who was the president of the Bayonne Barrel title: Masters of the Universe (film) text: pay Mattel's fees. The production instead utilized the already-made costumes and sets for the low-budget sci-fi film "Cyborg". "Masters of the Universe" was Lundgren's first leading role in a feature film following his success in "Rocky IV", and he later labeled it as his least favorite film role. Conversely, Langella considers playing Skeletor to be one of his favorite roles. Skeletor's question to He-Man ("Tell me about the loneliness of good, He-Man. Is it equal to the loneliness of evil?") from this film is - with a slight rewording - quoted in the crossover comic mini-series "Injustice vs. Masters of