Actor Frank Langella was fired from his lead role in “The Fall of the House of Usher”, a Netflix miniseries based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, after an investigation into wrongdoing.
His resignation was reported by Deadline. Netflix declined to comment, but a person familiar with the matter, who was given anonymity because she was not authorized to discuss the investigation, confirmed the account Thursday.
Langella was removed from the series, which is in mid-production, after officials determined the actor had been involved in unacceptable behavior on set, Deadline reported. The production plans to recast Langella’s role as Roderick, the reclusive patriarch of the Usher family, and re-shoot the scenes he had already appeared in. The series stars Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell and Mark Hamill.
A spokeswoman for Langella and the show’s creator, Mike Flanagan, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Langella, 84, known for her appearances both on screen and on stage, rose to fame in the title role of the 1979 film “Dracula” after starring as a Count in a Broadway production. He also played President Nixon in both the stage and screen versions of “Frost/Nixon,” earning him an Oscar nomination and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 2007. Recently, Langella appeared as a judge in the Netflix movie “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”