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Charles Lane

Charles Lane

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

Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2015 • Dr. Richard Lanyon
Love Nest
1975 • Ned
Broadway Scandals
Broadway Scandals
1929 • Manager
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
1929 • Mr. Henry Halevy
The Canary Murder Case
The Canary Murder Case
1929 • Charles Spottswoode
Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson
1928 • Dr. Angus McPhail
Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire
1927 • Colonel Duval
Service for Ladies
1927 • Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father

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Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
1929 • Mr. Henry Halevy
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The Canary Murder Case
The Canary Murder Case
1929 • Charles Spottswoode
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Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson
1928 • Dr. Angus McPhail
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Barbed Wire
Barbed Wire
1927 • Colonel Duval
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Service for Ladies
1927 • Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father
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Married Alive
Married Alive
1927 • Mr. Fountain
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The Whirlwind of Youth
The Whirlwind of Youth
1927 • Jim Hawthorne
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The Music Master
The Music Master
1927 • Richard Stanton
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The Mystery Club
The Mystery Club
1926 • John Cranahan
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Padlocked
Padlocked
1926 • Monte Hermann
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The Outsider
The Outsider
1926 • Sir Jasper Sturdee
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Pearl of Love
Pearl of Love
1925 • Captain Pinnel
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Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas
1925 • Stephen Dallas, Sr.
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The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel
1925 • Sir Hubert Vane
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The Marriage Whirl
The Marriage Whirl
1925 • Rueben Hale
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Romola
Romola
1924 • Baldassar Calvo
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Second Youth
Second Youth
1924 • Weeks Twombly
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The White Sister
The White Sister
1923 • Prince Chiaromonte
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How Women Love
How Women Love
1922 • Ogden Ward
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Broadway Rose
Broadway Rose
1922 • Peter Thompson
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Fascination
Fascination
1922 • Eduardo de Lisa (her father)
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Without Limit
Without Limit
1921 • Clement Palter
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The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
1921 • Charles Oxford
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The Restless Sex
The Restless Sex
1920 • John Cleland
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The Branded Woman
The Branded Woman
1920 • Herbert Averill
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Guilty of Love
Guilty of Love
1920 • Goddard Townsend
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Away Goes Prudence
1920 • Mr. Thorne
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920 • Dr. Richard Lanyon
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Wanted: A Husband
Wanted: A Husband
1919 • Tom Harmon
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Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap
1918 • Earl of Brinstead
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Charles Lane – Biography, Known For & Filmography