Charles Lane (actor, born 1869)
- For the prolific film actor (1905-2007), see Charles Lane (actor).
Charles W. Lane | |
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 as Dr. Lanyon in the 1920 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | |
| Born | Charles Willis Lane January 25, 1869 Madison, Illinois |
| Died | October 17, 1945 Van Nuys, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
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.
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).
Selected filmography
- The Man from Mexico (1914) (* unconfirmed and/or uncredited)
- Mrs. Black Is Back (1914) (*also in 1904 Broadway play)
- Wanted: A Husband (1919)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
- Away Goes Prudence (1920)
- The Restless Sex (1920)
- The Branded Woman (1921)
- Without Limit (1921)
- Broadway Rose (1922)
- The White Sister (1923)
- Romola (1924)
- Second Youth (1924)
- The Dark Angel (1925)
- Stella Dallas (1925)(*as Stephen Dallas, Sr.)
- The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
- The Outsider (1926)
- Barbed Wire (1927)
- Sadie Thompson (1928)
- The Canary Murder Case (1929)
- Broadway Scandals (1929)