The youngest child of Theresa (née Volmar, deceased 2008) and notable businessman and philanthropist Eugene Lang (1919-2017), Lang was born in New York City.
In the 1985 television movie starring Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman and the 1984 Broadway production of Death of a Salesman, Lang played Harold (Happy) Loman.
Lang also starred as reporter Freddy Lounds in the 1986 Hannibal Lecter movie Manhunter.
He portrayed David Abrams, an attorney, in the Crime Story television series (1986–1988).
In the NBC film Babe Ruth, he portrayed the lead (1991). Later, Tim Daly’s 2000 version of The Fugitive featured him as the “One Armed Man” in the film.
Despite its modest success, the show only had one season due to the high cost of production.
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He grew up with his two siblings, Jane, who went on to become a well-known lawyer and activist, and David, who went on to become a corporate leader.