Charles Lane
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1869-01-25 – 1945-10-17
Place of birth: 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).
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920Dr. Richard LanyonThe Blind Goddess
1926JudgeAway Goes Prudence
1920Mr. Thorne
Sadie Thompson
1928Dr. Angus McPhail
The Canary Murder Case
1929Charles Spottswoode
Romola
1924Baldassar Calvo
The Great Adventure
1921Charles Oxford
The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926Jefferson Worth
Ruggles of Red Gap
1918Earl of Brinstead
Broadway Scandals
1929Manager
Married Alive
1927Mr. Fountain
Saturday's Children
1929Mr. Henry Halevy
Broadway Rose
1922Peter ThompsonService for Ladies
1927Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father
The Marriage Whirl
1925Rueben Hale
Second Youth
1924Weeks Twombly
Barbed Wire
1927Colonel Duval
The White Sister
1923Prince Chiaromonte
Fascination
1922Eduardo de Lisa (her father)