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Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Born: 1869-01-25 • Madison, Illinois, USA

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).

Filmography
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Love Nest
1975 • Ned
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Broadway Scandals
1929 • Manager
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Saturday's Children
1929 • Mr. Henry Halevy
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The Canary Murder Case
1929 • Charles Spottswoode
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Sadie Thompson
1928 • Dr. Angus McPhail
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Barbed Wire
1927 • Colonel Duval
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Service for Ladies
1927 • Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father
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Married Alive
1927 • Mr. Fountain
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The Whirlwind of Youth
1927 • Jim Hawthorne
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The Music Master
1927 • Richard Stanton
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The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926 • Jefferson Worth
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Marriage License?
1926 • Sir John
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The Mystery Club
1926 • John Cranahan
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Padlocked
1926 • Monte Hermann
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The Blind Goddess
1926 • Judge
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The Outsider
1926 • Sir Jasper Sturdee
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Pearl of Love
1925 • Captain Pinnel
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Stella Dallas
1925 • Stephen Dallas, Sr.
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The Dark Angel
1925 • Sir Hubert Vane
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The Marriage Whirl
1925 • Rueben Hale
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Romola
1924 • Baldassar Calvo
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Second Youth
1924 • Weeks Twombly
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The White Sister
1923 • Prince Chiaromonte
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How Women Love
1922 • Ogden Ward
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Broadway Rose
1922 • Peter Thompson
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Fascination
1922 • Eduardo de Lisa (her father)
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Without Limit
1921 • Clement Palter
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The Great Adventure
1921 • Charles Oxford
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The Restless Sex
1920 • John Cleland
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The Branded Woman
1920 • Herbert Averill
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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
1920 • Dr. Richard Lanyon
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Wanted: A Husband
1919 • Tom Harmon
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Ruggles of Red Gap
1918 • Earl of Brinstead