
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).

as Dr. Angus McPhail

as William Standley
1988

as Colonel Duval
1927

as Dr. Angus McPhail
1928

as Peter Thompson
1922

as Manager
1929

as Jefferson Worth
1926

as Dr. Richard Lanyon
1920

as Mr. Fountain
1927

as Prince Chiaromonte
1923

as Sir Jasper Sturdee
1926

as Monte Hermann
1926

as Charles Spottswoode
1929
as Mr. Henry Halevy
1929

as Dr. Richard Lanyon
2015
as Ned
1975

as Manager
1929

as Mr. Henry Halevy
1929

as Charles Spottswoode
1929

as Dr. Angus McPhail
1928

as Colonel Duval
1927
as Robert Foster, Elizabeth's father
1927

as Mr. Fountain
1927

as Jim Hawthorne
1927

as Richard Stanton
1927

as Jefferson Worth
1926

as Sir John
1926

as John Cranahan
1926

as Monte Hermann
1926
as Judge
1926

as Sir Jasper Sturdee
1926

as Captain Pinnel
1925

as Stephen Dallas, Sr.
1925

as Sir Hubert Vane
1925

as Rueben Hale
1925

as Baldassar Calvo
1924

as Weeks Twombly
1924

as Prince Chiaromonte
1923