Person

Charles Lane

Acting · 1869–1945 · Madison, Illinois, USA

Biography

Charles Willis Lane (January 25, 1869–October 17, 1945) was an American stage and film actor, active in movies from 1914 to 1929. Like many film performers born before 1900, Lane had extensive prior Broadway stage or regional theatrical experience. Lane can be seen in silent films usually as a silver-haired other man or confidant. Two of his best-known roles are Dr. Lanyon in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) and Dr. Angus McPhail in Sadie Thompson (1928).

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Filmography

2015Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Richard Lanyon
1988War and RemembranceWilliam Standley
1975Love NestNed
1929Broadway ScandalsManager
1929Saturday's ChildrenMr. Henry Halevy
1929The Canary Murder CaseCharles Spottswoode
1928Sadie ThompsonDr. Angus McPhail
1927Barbed WireColonel Duval
1927Service for LadiesRobert Foster, Elizabeth's father
1927Married AliveMr. Fountain
1927The Whirlwind of YouthJim Hawthorne
1927The Music MasterRichard Stanton
1926The Winning of Barbara WorthJefferson Worth
1926Marriage License?Sir John
1926The Mystery ClubJohn Cranahan
1926PadlockedMonte Hermann
1926The Blind GoddessJudge
1926The OutsiderSir Jasper Sturdee
1925Pearl of LoveCaptain Pinnel
1925Stella DallasStephen Dallas, Sr.
1925The Dark AngelSir Hubert Vane
1925The Marriage WhirlRueben Hale
1924RomolaBaldassar Calvo
1924Second YouthWeeks Twombly
1923The White SisterPrince Chiaromonte
1922How Women LoveOgden Ward
1922Broadway RosePeter Thompson
1922FascinationEduardo de Lisa (her father)
1921Without LimitClement Palter
1921The Great AdventureCharles Oxford
1920The Restless SexJohn Cleland
1920The Branded WomanHerbert Averill
1920Guilty of LoveGoddard Townsend
1920Away Goes PrudenceMr. Thorne
1920Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Richard Lanyon
1919Wanted: A HusbandTom Harmon
1918Ruggles of Red GapEarl of Brinstead

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