Charles Lane
Acting1869Madison, 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).
Known For
Acting History
1975
Love Nest
as Ned
1929
Saturday's Children
as Mr. Henry Halevy
The Canary Murder Case
as Charles Spottswoode
Broadway Scandals
as Manager
1928
Sadie Thompson
as Dr. Angus McPhail
1927
Married Alive
as Mr. Fountain
The Music Master
as Richard Stanton
The Whirlwind of Youth
as Jim Hawthorne
Service for Ladies
as Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father
Barbed Wire
as Colonel Duval
1926
The Outsider
as Sir Jasper Sturdee
Padlocked
as Monte Hermann
The Winning of Barbara Worth
as Jefferson Worth
The Mystery Club
as John Cranahan
The Blind Goddess
as Judge
Marriage License?
as Sir John
1925
Stella Dallas
as Stephen Dallas, Sr.
The Marriage Whirl
as Rueben Hale
The Dark Angel
as Sir Hubert Vane
Pearl of Love
as Captain Pinnel
1924
Romola
as Baldassar Calvo
Second Youth
as Weeks Twombly
1923
The White Sister
as Prince Chiaromonte
1922
1921
The Great Adventure
as Charles Oxford
Without Limit
as Clement Palter
1920
Away Goes Prudence
as Mr. Thorne
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Richard Lanyon
Guilty of Love
as Goddard Townsend
The Restless Sex
as John Cleland
The Branded Woman
as Herbert Averill
1919
Wanted: A Husband
as Tom Harmon
1918
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Earl of Brinstead