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Charles Willis Lane
Charles Lane
Acting
Biography
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
Filmography
Movies
Synthwave Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Richard Lanyon
Love Nest
as Ned
Broadway Scandals
as Manager
The Canary Murder Case
as Charles Spottswoode
Saturday's Children
as Mr. Henry Halevy
Sadie Thompson
as Dr. Angus McPhail
The Music Master
as Richard Stanton
Barbed Wire
as Colonel Duval
The Whirlwind of Youth
as Jim Hawthorne
Married Alive
as Mr. Fountain
