Charles Widmore

Charles Widmore
Lost character
Alan Dale as Charles Widmore in 2008.
First appearance	"Live Together, Die Alone"
Last appearance	"What They Died For"
Portrayed by	Alan Dale (senior) David S. Lee (middle age) Tom Connolly (teenage)
Information
Full name	Charles Widmore
Occupation	Industrialist; former leader of the Others
Children	Daniel Faraday (son) Penny Widmore (daughter)
Relatives	Charlie Hume (grandson)
Residence	London, England, UK

Charles Widmore is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the south Pacific. He is primarily portrayed by Alan Dale; Tom Connolly and David S. Lee portray him as a young and middle-aged man, respectively.

Charles is a member of the island's native population, the Others, and serves as their leader until he is banished from the island. He is the father of Penelope Widmore (Sonya Walger) and Daniel Faraday (Jeremy Davies), although he is estranged from both of them. The character is first introduced in the second season finale as a wealthy industrialist, who disapproves of the relationship between his daughter and Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick). After being mostly depicted in Desmond's flashbacks, his role expanded throughout the fourth season, where he was introduced as the secondary antagonist of the season.

Alan Dale has received praise for his performance, and critics have also responded positively to the mystery surrounding the character.

Charles Widmore (born 1937; died 2007) is seen as a 17-year-old Other in 1954, where he is captured with one of his people, by James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway), Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell), and John Locke (Terry O'Quinn). He communicates in Latin with his associate, which is foiled when Juliet reveals what they're saying, having been similarly educated in Latin as part of her training as a doctor and an Other. When Juliet convinces his associate to bring them to Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), Charles kills the associate and takes off into the jungle. Locke follows him and is held at gunpoint by Charles until Richard orders him to stand down.