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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Richard Lanyon

Sadie Thompson

as Dr. Angus McPhail

The Canary Murder Case

as Charles Spottswoode

The Winning of Barbara Worth

as Jefferson Worth

Stella Dallas

as Stephen Dallas, Sr.

The White Sister

as Prince Chiaromonte

Barbed Wire

as Colonel Duval

Romola

as Baldassar Calvo

Broadway Scandals

as Manager

Padlocked

as Monte Hermann