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Frank Langella kicked out of Netflix show after misconduct investigation

Oscar-nominated actor Frank Langella has been fired from the Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher” following a misconduct investigation over allegations of sexual harassment.

The investigation, now complete, found “he engaged in unacceptable behavior on set,” Limit line reported. A spokesperson for Netflix confirmed the report to NBC News.

Langella, 84, has been accused of sexual harassment, including making inappropriate comments to female co-stars on set, TMZ reported for the first time.

NBC News has reached out to his representative for comment.

Langella’s role as Roderick Usher will be recast as an eight-episode series, based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, which is in half-production. The scenes he filmed will be filmed.

In the meantime, filming will continue with scenes unrelated to Roderick Usher’s character.

The film includes a starting cast with Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly and Mark Hamill.

Langella is best known for his role as Dracula in the 1979 film of the same name, and he was nominated for a 2009 Best Actor Award for his role as Richard Nixon in the film “Frost/Nixon”. He has also won four Tony Awards in his long career.

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