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)
(1973)
Hitched
as Round Tree
(1972)
Get to Know Your Rabbit
as Mr. Beeman
(1972)
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Philbrick
(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 Ghost & Mr. Chicken
as Whitlow
(1966)
The Ugly Dachshund
as Judge
(1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Editor
(1965)
Billie
as Coach Jones
(1964)
The Carpetbaggers
as Eugene Denby
(1964)
The New Interns
as Connors
(1964)
Rendezvous in Space
as Interviewee
(1964)
Good Neighbor Sam
as Jack Bailey
(1964)
Looking for Love
as Director
(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)
Remains to Be Seen
as Delapp
(1953)
The Juggler
as Rosenberg
(1953)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Prof. Obispo
(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)
The Yellow Cab Man
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
(1950)
The Second Face
as Mr. Westcott
(1950)
Riding High
as Erickson
(1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
(1949)
You're My Everything
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
(1949)
The House Across the Street
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
as Producer (uncredited)
(1948)
Moonrise
as Mr. Chandler
(1948)
Apartment for Peggy
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
(1948)
Call Northside 777
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
(1948)
Race Street
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
(1948)
State of the Union
as Blink Moran
(1948)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Fenmore
(1948)
Out of the Storm
as Mr. Evans
(1948)
Smart Woman
as Reporter
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Landlord (uncredited)
(1947)
Bury Me Dead
as Brighton
(1947)
Intrigue
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1947)
Living in a Big Way
as Hawkins (uncredited)
(1947)
Roses Are Red
as Lipton
(1947)
Louisiana
as McCormack
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Real Estate Salesman
(1946)
The Invisible Informer
as Nick Steele
(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)
(1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
(1942)
The Mad Martindales
as Virgil Hickling
(1942)
Flying Tigers
as Repkin (uncredited)
(1942)
Broadway
as Hungry Harry
(1942)
Broadway
as Hungry Harry (uncredited)
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
(1942)
The Lady Is Willing
as K.K. Miller
(1942)
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Mr. White
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Government Man (uncredited)
(1942)
A Gentleman at Heart
as Holloway
(1942)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as K.D. Reynolds
(1942)
Friendly Enemies
as Braun
(1942)
Sunday Punch
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
(1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Coroner
(1942)
Thru Different Eyes
as Mott
(1942)
Home in Wyomin'
as Newspaper Editor
(1942)
About Face
as Rental Car Manager
(1942)
Born to Sing
as Johnny
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Private Detective Smith
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
(1942)
They All Kissed the Bride
as Spotter
(1941)
Ball of Fire
as Larsen
(1941)
Birth of the Blues
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
(1941)
Back Street
as Reporter for Associated News
(1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Keating- Florist
(1941)
Barnacle Bill
as Auctioneer
(1941)
Appointment for Love
as Smith (uncredited)
(1941)
You're the One
as Announcer
(1941)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Doc Prouty
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Pierce (uncredited)
(1941)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
(1941)
New York Town
as Census Taker (uncredited)
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Mortician
(1941)
The Big Store
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
(1941)
Sis Hopkins
as Mayor's aide
(1941)
Buy Me That Town
as J. Montague Gainsborough
(1941)
Repent at Leisure
as Clarence Morgan
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Perkins
(1940)
The Crooked Road
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
(1940)
The Great Profile
as Director
(1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Dr. Prouty
(1940)
Primrose Path
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
(1940)
On Their Own
as Johnson
(1940)
Rhythm on the River
as Bernard Schwartz
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Second Lecturer
(1940)
The Leather Pushers
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
(1940)
It's a Date
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Assistant D.A.
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1940)
The Invisible Woman
as Growley
(1940)
Dancing on a Dime
as Freeman Taylor
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Charlie Graham
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Horace Grimley
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Salesman
(1939)
The Cat and the Canary
as Reporter
(1939)
Inside Story
as District Attorney
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Nosey
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Studio Chief
(1939)
Golden Boy
as Reporter Drake
(1939)
Honeymoon in Bali
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1939)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Union Representative (uncredited)
(1939)
Miracles for Sale
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Carpenter
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Sam Kress
(1939)
Television Spy
as Mr. Adler
(1939)
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Charlie's Doctor
(1939)
Beware Spooks!
as Moore (uncredited)
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
(1939)
Boy Slaves
as Albee
(1939)
Let Us Live
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
(1939)
They All Come Out
as Psychiatrist
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
(1938)
Cocoanut Grove
as Weaver
(1938)
Kentucky
as Auctioneer
(1938)
Always in Trouble
as Donald Gower
(1938)
Professor Beware
as Joe - Photographer
(1938)
Joy of Living
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Henderson
(1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
(1938)
Blondie
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
(1937)
Born Reckless
as Barnes's lawyer
(1937)
Nothing Sacred
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
as Attorney (uncredited)
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Gilroy, an attorney
(1937)
One Mile from Heaven
as Webb
(1937)
Hot Water
as Grayson (uncredited)
(1937)
Sea Devils
as Judge (uncredited)
(1937)
Big Business
as Webster - Bank Representative
(1937)
Internes Can't Take Money
as Grote
(1937)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Doctor
(1937)
Bad Guy
as Attorney
(1937)
We're on the Jury
as Horace Smith
(1937)
Venus Makes Trouble
as District Attorney
(1937)
Trapped by G-Men
as Fingers
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Lawyer Rickert
(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)
Easy to Take
as Skip
(1936)
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Joe Gordon
(1936)
Lady Luck
as Feinberg
(1935)
Here Comes the Band
as Mr. Scurry
(1935)
The Florentine Dagger
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
(1935)
Ginger
as Judge (uncredited)
(1935)
One More Spring
as Representative
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Writer
(1935)
Woman Wanted
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
(1934)
Twentieth Century
as Max Jacobs
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
(1934)
Let's Talk It Over
as Reporter
(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)
The Show-Off
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
(1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Process Server (Uncredited)
(1933)
The Bowery
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1933)
42nd Street
as Playwright (uncredited)
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
(1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Columnist #2
(1933)
My Woman
as Conn
(1933)
Mr. Skitch
as Hotel Clerk
(1933)
Central Airport
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1933)
Blondie Johnson
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
(1933)
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
(1933)
Grand Slam
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
(1932)
The Mouthpiece
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
(1932)
Union Depot
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
(1932)
Blessed Event
as Kane
(1931)
Smart Money
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1931)
The Road to Singapore
as Desk Clerk at Club
(1931)
Manhattan Parade
as Desk clerk
(1931)
Blonde Crazy
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1930)
City Girl
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)