Harry E. Lang

Harry Edward Lang (December 29, 1894 – August 5, 1953) was an American actor who appeared in The Cisco Kid. He was known for working at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.

Biography Lang was born on December 29, 1894, in New York City. He made his film debut in the 1929 Vitaphone short, Who's Who?, in which he and partner Bernice Haley performed an early version of Who's on First? Lang and Haley also performed in a 1930 comedy skit named "Who's Your Boss?".

He provided vocal effects for Tom in the Tom and Jerry cartoons from 1940 to 1953, and occasionally did the speaking voice for Tom from 1943 to 1946.

In 1946, he was cast as Pancho in The Cisco Kid radio series, opposite Jack Mather in the title role.

Death In 1953, Lang fell ill with heart trouble and was forced to leave The Cisco Kid. After a brief return to the show, he died from a heart attack on August 5, 1953, at his home in Hollywood, California. Mel Blanc replaced him as Pancho until the series ended in 1956.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1929 Who's Who? Skit Performer Uncredited 1933 Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Voice, uncredited Speaking of Animals: Dog Crazy Mr. Jackson the Dog, and the Goat 1948 Kiddie Koncert Wally Walrus, Sniffs, "That's my boy", "Food!!" 1949 Jerry's Diary Uncle Dudley, Tom Cat 1950 A Lady Without Passport Clerk Uncredited 1951 Soldiers Three Shopkeeper 1952 Triplet Trouble Tom Cat Voice, uncredited Push-Button Kitty Cruise Cat 1953 The Missing Mouse Abbott and Costello Go to Mars French Waiter Uncredited The Golden Blade Magician Uncredited, released posthumously Two Little Indians Tom's Coonskin Cap Archive recording, uncredited released posthumously The Three Little Pups Cat Puppet Archive recording from The Alley Cat, uncredited, released posthumously 1954 Socko in Morocco Legionnaire Sergeant Voice, uncredited, released posthumously

Radio Year Title Role Notes 1946–1953 The Cisco Kid Pancho