Charles Lane

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Charles Lane

Acting January 25, 1869

Madison, Illinois, USA

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…

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

6.7 1920 Movie
War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

7.9 1988 TV Show
Sadie Thompson

Sadie Thompson

6.6 1928 Movie
The Canary Murder Case

The Canary Murder Case

5.7 1929 Movie
The Winning of Barbara Worth

The Winning of Barbara Worth

6.5 1926 Movie
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

7.1 1925 Movie
The White Sister

The White Sister

7.2 1923 Movie
Broadway Rose

Broadway Rose

9.0 1922 Movie
Romola

Romola

6.7 1924 Movie
Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire

6.8 1927 Movie
Broadway Scandals

Broadway Scandals

6.5 1929 Movie
Without Limit

Without Limit

9.0 1921 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2015
    Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Movie Dr. Richard Lanyon

  2. 1988
    War and Remembrance

    TV show William Standley

  3. 1975
    Love Nest

    Movie Ned

  4. 1929
    Broadway Scandals

    Movie Manager

  5. 1929
    Saturday's Children

    Movie Mr. Henry Halevy

  6. 1929
    The Canary Murder Case

    Movie Charles Spottswoode

  7. 1928
    Sadie Thompson

    Movie Dr. Angus McPhail

  8. 1927
    Barbed Wire

    Movie Colonel Duval

  9. 1927
    Service for Ladies

    Movie Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father

  10. 1927
    Married Alive

    Movie Mr. Fountain

  11. 1927
    The Whirlwind of Youth

    Movie Jim Hawthorne

  12. 1927
    The Music Master

    Movie Richard Stanton

  13. 1926
    The Winning of Barbara Worth

    Movie Jefferson Worth

  14. 1926
    Marriage License?

    Movie Sir John

  15. 1926
    The Mystery Club

    Movie John Cranahan

  16. 1926
    Padlocked

    Movie Monte Hermann

More credits
  1. 1926
    The Blind Goddess

    Movie Judge

  2. 1926
    The Outsider

    Movie Sir Jasper Sturdee

  3. 1925
    Pearl of Love

    Movie Captain Pinnel

  4. 1925
    Stella Dallas

    Movie Stephen Dallas, Sr.

  5. 1925
    The Dark Angel

    Movie Sir Hubert Vane

  6. 1925
    The Marriage Whirl

    Movie Rueben Hale

  7. 1924
    Romola

    Movie Baldassar Calvo

  8. 1924
    Second Youth

    Movie Weeks Twombly

  9. 1923
    The White Sister

    Movie Prince Chiaromonte

  10. 1922
    How Women Love

    Movie Ogden Ward

  11. 1922
    Broadway Rose

    Movie Peter Thompson

  12. 1922
    Fascination

    Movie Eduardo de Lisa (her father)

  13. 1921
    Without Limit

    Movie Clement Palter

  14. 1921
    The Great Adventure

    Movie Charles Oxford

  15. 1920
    The Restless Sex

    Movie John Cleland

  16. 1920
    The Branded Woman

    Movie Herbert Averill

  17. 1920
    Guilty of Love

    Movie Goddard Townsend

  18. 1920
    Away Goes Prudence

    Movie Mr. Thorne

  19. 1920
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Movie Dr. Richard Lanyon

  20. 1919
    Wanted: A Husband

    Movie Tom Harmon

  21. 1918
    Ruggles of Red Gap

    Movie Earl of Brinstead