Charles Lane
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Richard Lanyon
1920
The Blind Goddess
as Judge
1926
Away Goes Prudence
as Mr. Thorne
1920
Sadie Thompson
as Dr. Angus McPhail
1928
The Canary Murder Case
as Charles Spottswoode
1929
Romola
as Baldassar Calvo
1924
The Great Adventure
as Charles Oxford
1921
The Winning of Barbara Worth
as Jefferson Worth
1926
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Earl of Brinstead
1918
Broadway Scandals
as Manager
1929
Married Alive
as Mr. Fountain
1927
Saturday's Children
as Mr. Henry Halevy
1929
Broadway Rose
as Peter Thompson
1922
Service for Ladies
as Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father
1927
The Marriage Whirl
as Rueben Hale
1925
Second Youth
as Weeks Twombly
1924
Barbed Wire
as Colonel Duval
1927
The White Sister
as Prince Chiaromonte
1923
Fascination
as Eduardo de Lisa (her father)
1922
The Dark Angel
as Sir Hubert Vane
1925
