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)
Strange Invaders
as Prof. Hollister
(1983)
Sunset Limousine
as Reinhammer
(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 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
(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 Juggler
as Rosenberg
(1953)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Prof. Obispo
(1953)
Remains to Be Seen
as Delapp
(1952)
The Sniper
as Loud Drunk at Club
(1951)
Here Comes the Groom
as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
(1951)
Criminal Lawyer
as Frederick Waterman
(1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
(1950)
Backfire
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
(1950)
Riding High
as Erickson
(1950)
The Second Face
as Mr. Westcott
(1950)
The Yellow Cab Man
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
as Producer (uncredited)
(1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
(1949)
The House Across the Street
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
(1949)
You're My Everything
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
(1948)
Call Northside 777
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
(1948)
Moonrise
as Mr. Chandler
(1948)
State of the Union
as Blink Moran
(1948)
Race Street
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
(1948)
Smart Woman
as Reporter
(1948)
Out of the Storm
as Mr. Evans
(1948)
Apartment for Peggy
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
(1948)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Fenmore
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Landlord (uncredited)
(1947)
Intrigue
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1947)
Roses Are Red
as Lipton
(1947)
Living in a Big Way
as Hawkins (uncredited)
(1947)
Bury Me Dead
as Brighton
(1947)
Louisiana
as McCormack
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Real Estate Salesman
(1946)
Just Before Dawn
as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
(1946)
Mysterious Intruder
as Detective Burns
(1946)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Hack Hagen (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)
Obliging Young Lady
as Private Detective Smith
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
(1942)
They All Kissed the Bride
as Spotter
(1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Coroner
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Government Man (uncredited)
(1942)
Sunday Punch
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
(1942)
The Lady Is Willing
as K.K. Miller
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as K.D. Reynolds
(1942)
Broadway
as Hungry Harry
(1942)
Broadway
as Hungry Harry (uncredited)
(1942)
The Mad Martindales
as Virgil Hickling
(1942)
A Gentleman at Heart
as Holloway
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
(1942)
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Mr. White
(1942)
Born to Sing
as Johnny
(1942)
About Face
as Rental Car Manager
(1942)
Thru Different Eyes
as Mott
(1942)
Home in Wyomin'
as Newspaper Editor
(1942)
Friendly Enemies
as Braun
(1941)
Ball of Fire
as Larsen
(1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Keating- Florist
(1941)
The Big Store
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Mortician
(1941)
Barnacle Bill
as Auctioneer
(1941)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Doc Prouty
(1941)
Appointment for Love
as Smith (uncredited)
(1941)
Sis Hopkins
as Mayor's aide
(1941)
New York Town
as Census Taker (uncredited)
(1941)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Pierce (uncredited)
(1941)
Back Street
as Reporter for Associated News
(1941)
You're the One
as Announcer
(1941)
Birth of the Blues
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
(1941)
Buy Me That Town
as J. Montague Gainsborough
(1941)
Repent at Leisure
as Clarence Morgan
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Second Lecturer
(1940)
The Invisible Woman
as Growley
(1940)
Primrose Path
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
On Their Own
as Johnson
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Charlie Graham
(1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Dr. Prouty
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Assistant D.A.
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Perkins
(1940)
It's a Date
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Horace Grimley
(1940)
Dancing on a Dime
as Freeman Taylor
(1940)
The Great Profile
as Director
(1940)
Rhythm on the River
as Bernard Schwartz
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Salesman
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1940)
The Crooked Road
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
(1940)
The Leather Pushers
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
(1939)
The Cat and the Canary
as Reporter
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Nosey
(1939)
Golden Boy
as Reporter Drake
(1939)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Union Representative (uncredited)
(1939)
Let Us Live
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Carpenter
(1939)
Honeymoon in Bali
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Sam Kress
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Studio Chief
(1939)
Miracles for Sale
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
(1939)
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Charlie's Doctor
(1939)
They All Come Out
as Psychiatrist
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
(1939)
Boy Slaves
as Albee
(1939)
Television Spy
as Mr. Adler
(1939)
Beware Spooks!
as Moore (uncredited)
(1939)
Inside Story
as District Attorney
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Henderson
(1938)
Blondie
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
(1938)
Joy of Living
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
(1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
(1938)
Kentucky
as Auctioneer
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Joe - Photographer
(1938)
Cocoanut Grove
as Weaver
(1938)
Always in Trouble
as Donald Gower
(1937)
Nothing Sacred
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Gilroy, an attorney
(1937)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Doctor
(1937)
Hot Water
as Grayson (uncredited)
(1937)
Sea Devils
as Judge (uncredited)
(1937)
We're on the Jury
as Horace Smith
(1937)
One Mile from Heaven
as Webb
(1937)
Born Reckless
as Barnes's lawyer
(1937)
Big Business
as Webster - Bank Representative
(1937)
Internes Can't Take Money
as Grote
(1937)
Trapped by G-Men
as Fingers
(1937)
Bad Guy
as Attorney
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as Attorney (uncredited)
(1937)
Venus Makes Trouble
as District Attorney
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Hallor (uncredited)
(1936)
The Milky Way
as Willard
(1936)
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Lawyer Rickert
(1936)
Easy to Take
as Skip
(1936)
Lady Luck
as Feinberg
(1936)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
(1936)
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Joe Gordon
(1935)
Woman Wanted
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
(1935)
The Florentine Dagger
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
(1935)
One More Spring
as Representative
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Writer
(1935)
Here Comes the Band
as Mr. Scurry
(1935)
Ginger
as Judge (uncredited)
(1934)
Twentieth Century
as Max Jacobs
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
(1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1934)
A Wicked Woman
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
(1934)
The Band Plays On
as Shyster Lawyer
(1934)
Looking for Trouble
as Switchboard Operator
(1934)
I'll Fix It
as Al Nathan
(1934)
Let's Talk It Over
as Reporter
(1934)
The Show-Off
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
(1933)
42nd Street
as Playwright (uncredited)
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
(1933)
The Bowery
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
Central Airport
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
(1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Columnist #2
(1933)
Blondie Johnson
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Process Server (Uncredited)
(1933)
Mr. Skitch
as Hotel Clerk
(1933)
My Woman
as Conn
(1933)
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
(1933)
Grand Slam
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
(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)