Langdon

Played by Tom Hanks in his high minimalist mode, his face stroboscopically snapping from wry smirk to worried squint and back again, Langdon is something of a cipher in his own right, a walking embodiment of skeptical intellect who seems, most of the time, not to have a thought in his head.

Film 2009

Wordplay: Ambigrams and Reflections on the Art of Ambigrams (John Langdon) Artist and philosopher John Langdon is one of our true geniuses.

A Conversation with Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code 2010

Standout scene: Langdon is called to the Santa Maria Della Vittoria church, where there are reports of a fire.

These action films are more subtle but just as exciting 2009

Professor Robert Langdon is an excellent character.

Dan Brown: How Does He Do It? - by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn 2009

Julia Langdon is waxing indignant in an op-ed in The Daily Telegraph today about a story the paper broached yesterday.

She doth protest too much, too late… Richard 2006

Largely proving the point, the indignation so forcefully expressed by Mz Langdon is gone and largely forgotten.

Gone and largely forgotten Richard 2006

But Langdon is wrong about these press officers doing nothing.

She doth protest too much, too late… Richard 2006

Brown sometimes ladles out too much religious history at the expense of pacing, and Langdon is a hero in desperate need of more chutzpah.

The Da Vinci Code: Summary and book reviews of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. 2003

While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

The Da Vinci Code: Summary and book reviews of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. 2003

When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati ... the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth.

Angels & Demons: Summary and book reviews of Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. 2000