Lupino Lane

Henry William George Lupino (16 June 1892 – 10 November 1959) professionally Lupino Lane, was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous theatrical Lupino family, which eventually included his cousin, the screenwriter/director/actress Ida Lupino. Lane started out as a child performer, known as "Little Nipper", and went on to appear in a wide range of theatrical, music hall, and film performances.

Lupino Lane is best known in the United Kingdom for playing Bill Snibson in the play and film Me and My Girl, which popularized the song-and-dance routine "The Lambeth Walk". In America he is remembered as an acrobatic star of silent comedy shorts produced between 1925 and 1929. Lane was especially well suited to physical comedy because he was double-jointed, and his limber frame was capable of performing dazzling acrobatics. One of his unique feats had him on the floor, sitting or reclining, and suddenly thrusting his legs forward and leaping to his feet (as seen in his 1927 short Hello Sailor).

Lane married actress Violet Blythe on 10 February 1917, and their son was the actor Lauri Lupino Lane (1921–1986). Lane's brothers were the actors Wallace Lupino and Stanley Lupino, and his nephew (Wallace's son) was another actor, Richard Lupino.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 16, 1892 (London Borough of Hackney (borough in the London Region in England)), Died November 10, 1959 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1920

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 29817 10-in. approximately 1915 Love, or something like it Lupino Lane ; Blanche Tomlin vocalist  
Columbia 29869 10-in. approximately 1915 Off for the honeymoon Lupino Lane ; Blanche Tomlin vocalist  
Columbia 35929 10-in. approximately 1916 It's lovely to be in love Lupino Lane vocalist  
Columbia 35930 10-in. approximately 1916 Diddle, diddle, dumpling Lupino Lane vocalist  
Columbia 69981 10-in. approximately 1920 Johnny Jones : Voila! Alhambra Theatre Orchestra ; Lupino Lane vocalist  
Columbia 69982 10-in. approximately 1920 Johnny Jones : The Caliph Haroun Alhambra Theatre Orchestra ; Lupino Lane vocalist  
Columbia 76691 12-in. approximately 11/5/1919 The man from Mexico Lupino Lane ; London Pavilion Theatre Orchestra ; I. A. de Orellana Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia 76692 12-in. approximately 11/5/1919 United we stand John Humphries ; Lupino Lane ; London Pavilion Theatre Orchestra ; I. A. de Orellana Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lane, Lupino," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353616.

Lane, Lupino. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353616.

"Lane, Lupino." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353616

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