Charles Lane
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-01-26
Day of Death
2007-07-09 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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
Acting
(2005)
The History of Hooterville
as Self
(1995)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Regent Yarborough
(1993)
Acting on Impulse
as Bellhop
(1986)
When the Bough Breaks
as Van der Graaf
(1985)
Murphy's Romance
as Amos Abbott
(1983)
Sunset Limousine
as Reinhammer
(1983)
Strange Invaders
as Prof. Hollister
(1981)
Strange Behavior
as Donovan
(1981)
(1980)
The Little Dragons
as J.J.
(1978)
Movie Movie
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
(1975)
(1972)
Get to Know Your Rabbit
as Mr. Beeman
(1972)
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Philbrick
(1971)
Hitched
as Round Tree
(1970)
The Aristocats
as Lawyer (voice)
(1969)
My Dog, the Thief
as Mr. Pfeiffer
(1968)
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Dr. Shapiro
(1967)
The Gnome-Mobile
as Dr. Scoggins
(1966)
The Ugly Dachshund
as Judge
(1966)
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
as Whitlow
(1965)
Billie
as Coach Jones
(1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Editor
(1964)
Good Neighbor Sam
as Jack Bailey
(1964)
The Carpetbaggers
as Eugene Denby
(1964)
Looking for Love
as Director
(1964)
The New Interns
as Connors
(1964)
Rendezvous in Space
as Interviewee
(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
(1962)
The Music Man
as Constable
(1959)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Standard Bates
(1959)
But Not for Me
as Al Atwood
(1959)
The Mating Game
as Inspector General Bigelow
(1958)
Teacher's Pet
as Roy
(1957)
God Is My Partner
as Judge Warner
(1956)
The Birds and the Bees
as Charlie Jenkins
(1953)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Prof. Obispo
(1953)
The Juggler
as Rosenberg
(1953)
Remains to Be Seen
as Delapp
(1952)
The Sniper
as Loud Drunk at Club
(1951)
Criminal Lawyer
as Frederick Waterman
(1951)
Here Comes the Groom
as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
(1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
(1950)
The Yellow Cab Man
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
(1950)
Backfire
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
(1950)
The Second Face
as Mr. Westcott
(1950)
Riding High
as Erickson
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
as Producer (uncredited)
(1949)
The House Across the Street
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
(1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
(1949)
You're My Everything
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
(1948)
Moonrise
as Mr. Chandler
(1948)
Call Northside 777
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
(1948)
State of the Union
as Blink Moran
(1948)
Out of the Storm
as Mr. Evans
(1948)
Race Street
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
(1948)
Apartment for Peggy
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
(1948)
Smart Woman
as Reporter
(1948)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Fenmore
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Landlord (uncredited)
(1947)
Living in a Big Way
as Hawkins (uncredited)
(1947)
Intrigue
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1947)
Roses Are Red
as Lipton
(1947)
Louisiana
as McCormack
(1947)
Bury Me Dead
as Brighton
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Real Estate Salesman
(1946)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
(1946)
Mysterious Intruder
as Detective Burns
(1946)
Just Before Dawn
as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
(1946)
The Invisible Informer
as Nick Steele
(1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
(1942)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
(1942)
Flying Tigers
as Repkin (uncredited)
(1942)
They All Kissed the Bride
as Spotter
(1942)
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Mr. White
(1942)
Friendly Enemies
as Braun
(1942)
The Lady Is Willing
as K.K. Miller
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as K.D. Reynolds
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Government Man (uncredited)
(1942)
Sunday Punch
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
(1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Coroner
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Private Detective Smith
(1942)
Home in Wyomin'
as Newspaper Editor
(1942)
The Mad Martindales
as Virgil Hickling
(1942)
A Gentleman at Heart
as Holloway
(1942)
Broadway
as Hungry Harry
(1942)
Broadway
as Hungry Harry (uncredited)
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
(1942)
Born to Sing
as Johnny
(1942)
About Face
as Rental Car Manager
(1942)
Thru Different Eyes
as Mott
(1941)
Ball of Fire
as Larsen
(1941)
The Big Store
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
(1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Keating- Florist
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Pierce (uncredited)
(1941)
Buy Me That Town
as J. Montague Gainsborough
(1941)
Appointment for Love
as Smith (uncredited)
(1941)
New York Town
as Census Taker (uncredited)
(1941)
Birth of the Blues
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Mortician
(1941)
Barnacle Bill
as Auctioneer
(1941)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Doc Prouty
(1941)
You're the One
as Announcer
(1941)
Sis Hopkins
as Mayor's aide
(1941)
Repent at Leisure
as Clarence Morgan
(1941)
Back Street
as Reporter for Associated News
(1941)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
(1940)
The Invisible Woman
as Growley
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1940)
Primrose Path
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
(1940)
Dancing on a Dime
as Freeman Taylor
(1940)
Rhythm on the River
as Bernard Schwartz
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Assistant D.A.
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Charlie Graham
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Second Lecturer
(1940)
It's a Date
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Perkins
(1940)
The Great Profile
as Director
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Horace Grimley
(1940)
The Leather Pushers
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
(1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Dr. Prouty
(1940)
The Crooked Road
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Salesman
(1940)
On Their Own
as Johnson
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Nosey
(1939)
The Cat and the Canary
as Reporter
(1939)
Let Us Live
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
(1939)
Honeymoon in Bali
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Studio Chief
(1939)
Miracles for Sale
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Carpenter
(1939)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Union Representative (uncredited)
(1939)
Golden Boy
as Reporter Drake
(1939)
They All Come Out
as Psychiatrist
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Sam Kress
(1939)
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Charlie's Doctor
(1939)
Inside Story
as District Attorney
(1939)
Boy Slaves
as Albee
(1939)
Television Spy
as Mr. Adler
(1939)
Beware Spooks!
as Moore (uncredited)
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Henderson
(1938)
Kentucky
as Auctioneer
(1938)
Blondie
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
(1938)
Joy of Living
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
(1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
(1938)
Always in Trouble
as Donald Gower
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Joe - Photographer
(1938)
Cocoanut Grove
as Weaver
(1937)
Nothing Sacred
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as Attorney (uncredited)
(1937)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Doctor
(1937)
We're on the Jury
as Horace Smith
(1937)
One Mile from Heaven
as Webb
(1937)
Sea Devils
as Judge (uncredited)
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Gilroy, an attorney
(1937)
Bad Guy
as Attorney
(1937)
Venus Makes Trouble
as District Attorney
(1937)
Big Business
as Webster - Bank Representative
(1937)
Trapped by G-Men
as Fingers
(1937)
Born Reckless
as Barnes's lawyer
(1937)
Hot Water
as Grayson (uncredited)
(1937)
Internes Can't Take Money
as Grote
(1936)
The Milky Way
as Willard
(1936)
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Hallor (uncredited)
(1936)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
(1936)
Lady Luck
as Feinberg
(1936)
Easy to Take
as Skip
(1936)
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Joe Gordon
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Lawyer Rickert
(1935)
Woman Wanted
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
(1935)
Here Comes the Band
as Mr. Scurry
(1935)
The Florentine Dagger
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
(1935)
One More Spring
as Representative
(1935)
Ginger
as Judge (uncredited)
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Writer
(1934)
The Band Plays On
as Shyster Lawyer
(1934)
Twentieth Century
as Max Jacobs
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
(1934)
I'll Fix It
as Al Nathan
(1934)
Looking for Trouble
as Switchboard Operator
(1934)
A Wicked Woman
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
(1934)
The Show-Off
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
(1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1934)
Let's Talk It Over
as Reporter
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
(1933)
42nd Street
as Playwright (uncredited)
(1933)
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Process Server (Uncredited)
(1933)
The Bowery
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1933)
Central Airport
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
(1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Columnist #2
(1933)
Grand Slam
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
(1933)
(1933)
Mr. Skitch
as Hotel Clerk
(1933)
Blondie Johnson
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1933)
My Woman
as Conn
(1932)
Blessed Event
as Kane
(1932)
The Mouthpiece
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
(1932)
Union Depot
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
(1931)
Smart Money
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1931)
Blonde Crazy
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1931)
The Road to Singapore
as Desk Clerk at Club
(1931)
Manhattan Parade
as Desk clerk
(1930)
City Girl
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)