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....

Known For

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Richard Lanyon

Sadie Thompson

as Dr. Angus McPhail

The Canary Murder Case

as Charles Spottswoode

Cast Credits

Love Nest

as Ned

Saturday's Children

as Mr. Henry Halevy

The Canary Murder Case

as Charles Spottswoode

Sadie Thompson

as Dr. Angus McPhail

Barbed Wire

as Colonel Duval

Service for Ladies

as Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father

Married Alive

as Mr. Fountain

The Whirlwind of Youth

as Jim Hawthorne

The Music Master

as Richard Stanton

The Mystery Club

as John Cranahan

Padlocked

as Monte Hermann

The Outsider

as Sir Jasper Sturdee

Pearl of Love

as Captain Pinnel

Stella Dallas

as Stephen Dallas, Sr.

The Dark Angel

as Sir Hubert Vane

The Marriage Whirl

as Rueben Hale

Romola

as Baldassar Calvo

Second Youth

as Weeks Twombly

The White Sister

as Prince Chiaromonte

How Women Love

as Ogden Ward

Broadway Rose

as Peter Thompson

Fascination

as Eduardo de Lisa (her father)

Without Limit

as Clement Palter

The Great Adventure

as Charles Oxford

The Restless Sex

as John Cleland