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{{Short description|American actor}}
:''For the prolific film actor (1905-2007), see [[Charles Lane (actor)]].''
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| caption = as Dr. Lanyon in the 1920 film ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]''
| caption = Lane as Dr. Lanyon in the 1920 film<br>''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]''
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| birth_name = Charles Willis Lane
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| birth_date = January 25, 1869
| birth_place = Madison, Illinois
| birth_place = Madison, Illinois
| death_date = October 17, 1945
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| death_place = Van Nuys, California
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[[File:A scene from "Ruggles of Red Gap" (SAYRE 12929).jpg|right|thumb| a scene from ''Ruggles of Red Gap''(1918) with l to r: Lawrence D'Orsay, Taylor Holmes and Charles Lane]]
'''Charles Willis Lane''' (1869-1945) was an American stage and film actor, active from 1914 to 1929. Like many film performers born before 1900 Lane had extensive prior Broadway stage or regional theatrical experience stretching back to his youth in the 1890s.
'''Charles Willis Lane''' (January 25, 1869–October 17, 1945) was an American stage and film actor, active from 1914 to 1929. Like many film performers born before 1900 Lane had extensive prior Broadway stage or regional theatrical experience stretching back to his youth in the 1890s.


Lane was born in [[Madison, Illinois]], and 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 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' (1920) and Dr. Angus McPhail in ''[[Sadie Thompson]]'' (1928).
Lane was born in [[Madison, Illinois]], and 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 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' (1920) and Dr. Angus McPhail in ''[[Sadie Thompson (film)|Sadie Thompson]]'' (1928).


==Selected filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[The Man from Mexico]]'' (1914) (* unconfirmed and/or uncredited)
* ''[[The Man from Mexico]]'' (1914) (* unconfirmed and/or uncredited)
* ''Mrs. Black Is Back'' (1914) (*also in 1904 Broadway play)
* ''[[Mrs. Black Is Back]]'' (1914, also in 1904 Broadway play) - Prof. Newton Black
* ''[[Ruggles of Red Gap (1918 film)|Ruggles of Red Gap]]'' (1918) - Earl of Brinstead
* ''[[Wanted: A Husband]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Wanted: A Husband]]'' (1919) - Tom Harmon
* ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' (1920) - Dr. Richard Lanyon
* ''[[Away Goes Prudence]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Restless Sex]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Away Goes Prudence]]'' (1920) - Mr. Thorne
* ''[[Guilty of Love (film)|Guilty of Love]]'' (1920) - Goddard Townsend
* ''[[The Branded Woman]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Without Limit]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Branded Woman]]'' (1920) - Herbert Averill
* ''[[Broadway Rose (film)|Broadway Rose]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Restless Sex]]'' (1920) - John Cleland
* ''[[Without Limit]]'' (1921) - Clement Palter
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* ''[[The White Sister (1923 film)|The White Sister]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Romola (film)|Romola]]'' (1924)
* ''[[If Women Only Knew]]'' (1921) - Dr. John Strong
* ''[[Love's Penalty]]'' (1921) - Rev. John Kirchway
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* ''[[Second Youth (1924 film)|Second Youth]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Dark Angel (1925 film)|The Dark Angel]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Fascination (1922 film)|Fascination]]'' (1922) - Eduardo de Lisa (her father)
* ''[[Stella Dallas (1925 film)|Stella Dallas]]'' (1925)(*as Stephen Dallas, Sr.)
* ''[[Broadway Rose (film)|Broadway Rose]]'' (1922) - Peter Thompson
* ''[[The Winning of Barbara Worth]]'' (1926)
* ''[[How Women Love]]'' (1922) - Ogden Ward
* ''[[The Outsider (1926 film)|The Outsider]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Tents of Allah]]'' (1923) - Commander Millgrate
* ''[[Barbed Wire (1927 film)|Barbed Wire]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The White Sister (1923 film)|The White Sister]]'' (1923) - Prince Chiaromonte
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* ''[[Second Youth (1924 film)|Second Youth]]'' (1924) - Weeks Twombly
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* ''[[Sadie Thompson]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Canary Murder Case (film)|The Canary Murder Case]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Romola (film)|Romola]]'' (1924) - Baldassar Calvo
* ''[[Broadway Scandals]]'' (1929)
* ''[[I Want My Man]]'' (1925) - French Doctor
* ''[[The Marriage Whirl]]'' (1925) - Reuben Hale
* ''[[The Dark Angel (1925 film)|The Dark Angel]]'' (1925) - Sir Hubert Vane
* ''[[Stella Dallas (1925 film)|Stella Dallas]]'' (1925) - Stephen Dallas, Sr. (uncredited)
* ''[[Pearl of Love]]'' (1925) - Captain Pinnel
* ''[[The Outsider (1926 film)|The Outsider]]'' (1926) - Sir Jasper Sturdee
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* ''[[The Blind Goddess (1926 film)|The Blind Goddess]]'' (1926) - Judge
* ''[[Padlocked]]'' (1926) - Monte Hermann
* ''[[The Mystery Club]]'' (1926) - John Cranahan
* ''[[Marriage License?]]'' (1926) - Sir John
* ''[[The Winning of Barbara Worth]]'' (1926) - Jefferson Worth
* ''[[The Music Master (1927 film)|The Music Master]]'' (1927) - Richard Stanton
* ''[[The Whirlwind of Youth]]'' (1927) - Jim Hawthorne
* ''[[Married Alive]]'' (1927) - Mr. Fountain
* ''[[Service for Ladies (1927 film)|Service for Ladies]]'' (1927) - Robert Foster, her father
* ''[[Barbed Wire (1927 film)|Barbed Wire]]'' (1927) - Col. Duval
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* ''[[Sadie Thompson (film)|Sadie Thompson]]'' (1928) - Dr. Angus McPhail
* ''[[The Canary Murder Case (film)|The Canary Murder Case]]'' (1929) - Charles Spottswoode
* ''[[Saturday's Children (1929 film)|Saturday's Children]]'' (1929) - Mr. Henry Halevy
* ''[[Broadway Scandals]]'' (1929) - Radio Announcer (final film role)
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== External links ==
==External links==
{{commons category|Charles Willis Lane}}
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485274/ IMDb biographical page]
*{{IMDb name|0485274}}
*[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=15359 Charles W. Lane at IBDb.com]
*{{IBDB name|15359}}
*[http://www.geh.org/ar/strip64/htmlsrc2/m198701190049_ful.html#topofimage lantern slide featuring Charles Willis Lane and Anna Q. Nilsson from the film ''Without Limit'' (1921)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160325162946/http://www.geh.org/ar/strip64/htmlsrc2/m198701190049_ful.html#topofimage Lantern slide featuring Charles Willis Lane and Anna Q. Nilsson from the film ''Without Limit'' (1921)] (Wayback Machine)

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Latest revision as of 17:52, 29 July 2023

Charles W. Lane
Lane as Dr. Lanyon in the 1920 film
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Born(1869-01-25)January 25, 1869
Madison, Illinois
DiedOctober 17, 1945(1945-10-17) (aged 76)
Van Nuys, California
OccupationActor
a scene from Ruggles of Red Gap(1918) with l to r: Lawrence D'Orsay, Taylor Holmes and Charles Lane

Charles Willis Lane (January 25, 1869–October 17, 1945) was an American stage and film actor, active from 1914 to 1929. Like many film performers born before 1900 Lane had extensive prior Broadway stage or regional theatrical experience stretching back to his youth in the 1890s.

Lane was born in Madison, Illinois, and 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).

Partial filmography

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