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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 26, 1905
Place of Birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Charles Lane
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The History of Hooterville | Self |
| 1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Regent Yarborough |
| 1993 | Acting on Impulse | Bellhop |
| 1986 | When the Bough Breaks | Van der Graaf |
| 1985 | Murphy's Romance | Amos Abbott |
| 1983 | Strange Invaders | Prof. Hollister |
| 1983 | Sunset Limousine | Reinhammer |
| 1981 | Strange Behavior | Donovan |
| 1981 | The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies | Chief |
| 1980 | The Little Dragons | J.J. |
| 1978 | Movie Movie | Judge / Mr. Pennington |
| 1975 | Long Way Home | |
| 1972 | Get to Know Your Rabbit | Mr. Beeman |
| 1972 | The Great Man's Whiskers | Philbrick |
| 1971 | Hitched | Round Tree |
| 1970 | The Aristocats | Lawyer (voice) |
| 1969 | My Dog, the Thief | Mr. Pfeiffer |
| 1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Dr. Shapiro |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile | Dr. Scoggins |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Judge |
| 1966 | The Ghost & Mr. Chicken | Whitlow |
| 1965 | Billie | Coach Jones |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Editor |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam | Jack Bailey |
| 1964 | Looking for Love | Director |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers | Eugene Denby |
| 1964 | Rendezvous in Space | Interviewee |
| 1964 | The New Interns | Connors |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Airport Manager |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition | Mr. Cosgrove |
| 1962 | The Music Man | Constable |
| 1959 | The Mating Game | Inspector General Bigelow |
| 1959 | But Not for Me | Al Atwood |
| 1959 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Standard Bates |
| 1958 | Teacher's Pet | Roy |
| 1957 | God Is My Partner | Judge Warner |
| 1956 | The Birds and the Bees | Charlie Jenkins |
| 1953 | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | Prof. Obispo |
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen | Delapp |
| 1953 | The Juggler | Rosenberg |
| 1952 | The Sniper | Loud Drunk at Club |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom | FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited) |
| 1951 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer | Frederick Waterman |
| 1950 | Riding High | Erickson |
| 1950 | Backfire | Dr. Nolan (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Yellow Cab Man | L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Second Face | Mr. Westcott |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Mr. Woodruff (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Producer (uncredited) |
| 1949 | You're My Everything | Mr. Eddie Pflum |
| 1949 | The House Across the Street | Apartment Manager (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Out of the Storm | Mr. Evans |
| 1948 | The Gentleman from Nowhere | Fenmore |
| 1948 | Moonrise | Mr. Chandler |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy | Prof. Collins (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Race Street | Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1948 | State of the Union | Blink Moran |
| 1948 | Smart Woman | Reporter |
| 1947 | Bury Me Dead | Brighton |
| 1947 | Intrigue | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Landlord (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Roses Are Red | Lipton |
| 1947 | Louisiana | McCormack |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way | Hawkins (uncredited) |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Real Estate Salesman |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder | Detective Burns |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Hack Hagen (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Just Before Dawn | Dr. Steiner (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Invisible Informer | Nick Steele |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Reporter at Marriage License Office |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Sealed Lips | Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon |
| 1942 | Tarzan's New York Adventure | Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton |
| 1942 | A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Coroner |
| 1942 | Broadway | Hungry Harry |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Private Detective Smith |
| 1942 | Flying Tigers | Repkin (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Martin Manning (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Government Man (uncredited) |
| 1942 | What's Cookin'? | K.D. Reynolds |
| 1942 | A Gentleman at Heart | Holloway |
| 1942 | Sunday Punch | Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Thru Different Eyes | Mott |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' | Newspaper Editor |
| 1942 | About Face | Rental Car Manager |
| 1942 | The Mad Martindales | Virgil Hickling |
| 1942 | Born to Sing | Johnny |
| 1942 | Friendly Enemies | Braun |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Bride | Spotter |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing | K.K. Miller |
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Mr. White |
| 1942 | Broadway | Hungry Harry (uncredited) |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Keating- Florist |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Dr. Prouty (coroner) |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Doc Prouty |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Pierce (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Back Street | Reporter for Associated News |
| 1941 | Sis Hopkins | Mayor's aide |
| 1941 | Barnacle Bill | Auctioneer |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Mortician |
| 1941 | The Big Store | Finance Company Man (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Repent at Leisure | Clarence Morgan |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire | Larsen |
| 1941 | Buy Me That Town | J. Montague Gainsborough |
| 1941 | New York Town | Census Taker (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Appointment for Love | Smith (uncredited) |
| 1941 | You're the One | Announcer |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | Growley |
| 1940 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Dr. Prouty |
| 1940 | Rhythm on the River | Bernard Schwartz |
| 1940 | Dancing on a Dime | Freeman Taylor |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Director |
| 1940 | It's a Date | Mr. Horner (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Crooked Road | Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney |
| 1940 | On Their Own | Johnson |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Primrose Path | Mr. Smith (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man | Second Lecturer |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo | Assistant D.A. |
| 1940 | The Leather Pushers | Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young | Perkins |
| 1940 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Charlie Graham |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited) |
| 1940 | You Can't Fool Your Wife | Salesman |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Horace Grimley |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Nosey |
| 1939 | The Cat and the Canary | Reporter |
| 1939 | Honeymoon in Bali | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Carpenter |
| 1939 | Beware Spooks! | Moore (uncredited) |
| 1939 | They All Come Out | Psychiatrist |
| 1939 | Boy Slaves | Albee |
| 1939 | Television Spy | Mr. Adler |
| 1939 | Inside Story | District Attorney |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Sam Kress |
| 1939 | Let Us Live | Auto Show Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Fifth Avenue Girl | Union Representative (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Studio Chief |
| 1939 | Golden Boy | Reporter Drake |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night | District Attorney Rufe Reynolds |
| 1939 | Miracles for Sale | Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk |
| 1939 | Charlie McCarthy, Detective | Charlie's Doctor |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Department Head (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Cocoanut Grove | Weaver |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Henderson |
| 1938 | Always in Trouble | Donald Gower |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Auctioneer |
| 1938 | Blondie | Furniture Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Professor Beware | Joe - Photographer |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited) |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer | Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to Town | Doctor |
| 1937 | Sea Devils | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Danger – Love at Work | Gilroy, an attorney |
| 1937 | Trapped by G-Men | Fingers |
| 1937 | We're on the Jury | Horace Smith |
| 1937 | Internes Can't Take Money | Grote |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Webb |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred | Rubenstein (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Big Business | Webster - Bank Representative |
| 1937 | Born Reckless | Barnes's lawyer |
| 1937 | Venus Makes Trouble | District Attorney |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Grayson (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Bad Guy | Attorney |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Hallor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Milky Way | Willard |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Kill | Lawyer Rickert |
| 1936 | Two-Fisted Gentleman | Joe Gordon |
| 1936 | Lady Luck | Feinberg |
| 1936 | The Milky Way | |
| 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | Man in Front Row (archive footage) |
| 1936 | Easy to Take | Skip |
| 1935 | Two for Tonight | Writer |
| 1935 | One More Spring | Representative |
| 1935 | Woman Wanted | Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Here Comes the Band | Mr. Scurry |
| 1935 | The Florentine Dagger | Man in Front Row (archive footage) |
| 1935 | Ginger | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century | Max Jacobs |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Looking for Trouble | Switchboard Operator |
| 1934 | The Show-Off | Mr. Weitzenkorn |
| 1934 | The Band Plays On | Shyster Lawyer |
| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1934 | A Wicked Woman | Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Let's Talk It Over | Reporter |
| 1934 | I'll Fix It | Al Nathan |
| 1933 | 42nd Street | Playwright (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Blondie Johnson | Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Mr. Skitch | Hotel Clerk |
| 1933 | My Woman | Conn |
| 1933 | Employees' Entrance | Shoe Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Broadway Thru a Keyhole | Columnist #2 |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Society Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Central Airport | Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Bowery | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1933 | She Had to Say Yes | Mr. Bernstein (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 | Process Server (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | Grand Slam | Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant |
| 1932 | Blessed Event | Kane |
| 1932 | The Mouthpiece | Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited) |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Manhattan Parade | Desk clerk |
| 1931 | The Road to Singapore | Desk Clerk at Club |
| 1931 | Smart Money | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Blonde Crazy | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1930 | City Girl | Man at Train Station (uncredited) |