Charles Lane
male
Born on January 26, 1905 (120 years old)
Passed Away on July 09, 2007
From San Francisco, California, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
Charles Lane (born Charles Gerstle Levison; January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007) was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 77 years. Lane gave his last performance at the age of 101 as a narrator in 2006. Lane appeared in many Frank Capra films, including You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Riding High (1950). He was a favored supporting actor of Lucille Ball, who often used him as a no-nonsense authority figure and comedic foe of her scatterbrained TV character on her TV series I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour and The Lucy Show. His first film of more than 250 was as a hotel clerk in Smart Money (1931) starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Cast Credits
- 2006
- 2005
- 2003
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1990
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
- 1970
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
Good Neighbor Sam
as
Jack Bailey
1964
Looking for Love
as
Director
1964
The Carpetbaggers
as
Eugene Denby
1964
Rendezvous in Space
as
Interviewee
1964
The New Interns
as
Connors
1964
The Munsters
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Bewitched
as
Mr. Cushman
1964
Wendy and Me
1964
The Cara Williams Show
1964
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Bewitched
as
Jessie Mortimer
1964
Bewitched
as
Mr. Roland
1964
Bewitched
as
Mr. Harmon
1964
Bewitched
as
Harold Jameson
1964
Bewitched
as
Ed Hotchkiss
1964
Bewitched
as
George Meiklejohn
1964
Bewitched
as
Shotwell
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as
Ralph Harrison
1964
- 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as
Airport Manager
1963
The Wheeler Dealers
as
Judge (uncredited)
1963
Papa's Delicate Condition
as
Mr. Cosgrove
1963
Burke's Law
as
Dr. Lusk
1963
Petticoat Junction
as
Homer Bedloe
1963
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
The Bill Dana Show
1963
- no image
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as
Charles Eckhardt
1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
The Mating Game
as
Inspector General Bigelow
1959
But Not for Me
as
Al Atwood
1959
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as
Standard Bates
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
The Twilight Zone
as
Mr. Peckinpaugh
1959
Dennis the Menace
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as
Dr. Shelley
1959
Dennis the Menace
as
Lawrence Finch
1959
Fibber McGee & Molly
as
Salesman
1959
The Untouchables
as
Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as
Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.
1959
- 1958
- 1957
God Is My Partner
as
Judge Warner
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as
Claims Clerk (uncredited)
1957
Perry Mason
as
Dr. Williams
1957
Bachelor Father
1957
The Thin Man
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as
Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
1957
The Real McCoys
1957
Whirlybirds
1957
The Restless Gun
as
Mayor Peter Mercer
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as
Customs Officer (uncredited)
1957
Maverick
as
Proprietor
1957
The Real McCoys
as
Mr. Leland
1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
Out of the Storm
as
Mr. Evans
1948
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as
Fenmore
1948
Moonrise
as
Mr. Chandler
1948
Call Northside 777
as
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
1948
Apartment for Peggy
as
Prof. Collins (uncredited)
1948
Race Street
as
Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
1948
State of the Union
as
Blink Moran
1948
Smart Woman
as
Reporter
1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
Sealed Lips
as
Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as
Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as
Coroner
1942
Broadway
as
Hungry Harry
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as
Private Detective Smith
1942
Flying Tigers
as
Repkin (uncredited)
1942
Lady in a Jam
as
Government Man (uncredited)
1942
What's Cookin'?
as
K.D. Reynolds
1942
A Gentleman at Heart
as
Holloway
1942
Sunday Punch
as
Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
1942
Thru Different Eyes
as
Mott
1942
Home in Wyomin'
as
Newspaper Editor
1942
About Face
as
Rental Car Manager
1942
The Mad Martindales
as
Virgil Hickling
1942
Born to Sing
as
Johnny
1942
Friendly Enemies
as
Braun
1942
They All Kissed the Bride
as
Spotter
1942
Pardon My Sarong
as
Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
1942
The Lady Is Willing
as
K.K. Miller
1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as
Mr. White
1942
Broadway
as
Hungry Harry (uncredited)
1942
- 1941
I Wake Up Screaming
as
Keating- Florist
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as
Dr. Prouty (coroner)
1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as
Doc Prouty
1941
Birth of the Blues
as
Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
1941
The Great Man's Lady
as
Pierce (uncredited)
1941
Back Street
as
Reporter for Associated News
1941
Sis Hopkins
as
Mayor's aide
1941
Barnacle Bill
as
Auctioneer
1941
Three Girls About Town
as
Mortician
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as
Martin Manning (uncredited)
1941
The Big Store
as
Finance Company Man (uncredited)
1941
Repent at Leisure
as
Clarence Morgan
1941
Ball of Fire
as
Larsen
1941
Buy Me That Town
as
J. Montague Gainsborough
1941
New York Town
as
Census Taker (uncredited)
1941
Appointment for Love
as
Smith (uncredited)
1941
You're the One
as
Announcer
1941
- 1940
The Invisible Woman
as
Growley
1940
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as
Dr. Prouty
1940
Rhythm on the River
as
Bernard Schwartz
1940
Dancing on a Dime
as
Freeman Taylor
1940
The Great Profile
as
Director
1940
It's a Date
as
Mr. Horner (uncredited)
1940
The Crooked Road
as
Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
1940
On Their Own
as
Johnson
1940
Blondie Plays Cupid
as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1940
Primrose Path
as
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
1940
Edison, the Man
as
Second Lecturer
1940
Johnny Apollo
as
Assistant D.A.
1940
The Leather Pushers
as
Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
1940
We Who Are Young
as
Perkins
1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as
Charlie Graham
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as
Reporter (uncredited)
1940
City for Conquest
as
Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as
Salesman
1940
Queen of the Mob
as
Horace Grimley
1940
- 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as
Nosey
1939
The Cat and the Canary
as
Reporter
1939
Honeymoon in Bali
as
Photographer (uncredited)
1939
Lucky Night
as
Carpenter
1939
Beware Spooks!
as
Moore (uncredited)
1939
They All Come Out
as
Psychiatrist
1939
Boy Slaves
as
Albee
1939
Television Spy
as
Mr. Adler
1939
Inside Story
as
District Attorney
1939
Rose of Washington Square
as
Sam Kress
1939
Let Us Live
as
Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
1939
Fifth Avenue Girl
as
Union Representative (uncredited)
1939
Second Fiddle
as
Studio Chief
1939
Golden Boy
as
Reporter Drake
1939
News Is Made at Night
as
District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
1939
Miracles for Sale
as
Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as
Charlie's Doctor
1939
- 1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
as
Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
1938
The Rage of Paris
as
Department Head (uncredited)
1938
Cocoanut Grove
as
Weaver
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as
Henderson
1938
Always in Trouble
as
Donald Gower
1938
Kentucky
as
Auctioneer
1938
Blondie
as
Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
1938
Professor Beware
as
Joe - Photographer
1938
Joy of Living
as
Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
1938
- 1937
Criminal Lawyer
as
Attorney (uncredited)
1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as
Doctor
1937
Sea Devils
as
Judge (uncredited)
1937
Danger – Love at Work
as
Gilroy, an attorney
1937
Trapped by G-Men
as
Fingers
1937
We're on the Jury
as
Horace Smith
1937
Internes Can't Take Money
as
Grote
1937
One Mile from Heaven
as
Webb
1937
Nothing Sacred
as
Rubenstein (uncredited)
1937
Big Business
as
Webster - Bank Representative
1937
Born Reckless
as
Barnes's lawyer
1937
- no image
Venus Makes Trouble
as
District Attorney
1937
Hot Water
as
Grayson (uncredited)
1937
Bad Guy
as
Attorney
1937
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
Twentieth Century
as
Max Jacobs
1934
Broadway Bill
as
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
1934
Looking for Trouble
as
Switchboard Operator
1934
The Show-Off
as
Mr. Weitzenkorn
1934
The Band Plays On
as
Shyster Lawyer
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as
Reporter (uncredited)
1934
A Wicked Woman
as
Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
1934
Let's Talk It Over
as
Reporter
1934
I'll Fix It
as
Al Nathan
1934
- 1933
42nd Street
as
Playwright (uncredited)
1933
Blondie Johnson
as
Cashier (uncredited)
1933
Mr. Skitch
as
Hotel Clerk
1933
My Woman
as
Conn
1933
Employees' Entrance
as
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as
Columnist #2
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
as
Society Reporter (uncredited)
1933
Central Airport
as
Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
1933
The Bowery
as
Doctor (uncredited)
1933
She Had to Say Yes
as
Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
1933
Private Detective 62
as
Process Server (Uncredited)
1933
Grand Slam
as
Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
1933
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933
- 1932
- 1931
- 1930
