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Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Actor · Born 1905-01-26 · San Francisco, California, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Aristocats (1970) — Lawyer (voice)
  2. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Real Estate Salesman
  3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Nosey
  4. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) — Reporter at Marriage License Office
  5. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Mr. Peckinpaugh
  6. Little House on the Prairie (1974)
  7. Bewitched (1964) — Mr. Cushman
  8. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Airport Manager
  9. The Munsters (1964)
  10. You Can't Take It with You (1938) — Henderson
  11. Get Smart (1965) — Uncle Abner
  12. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — Hallor (uncredited)
  13. I Love Lucy (1951) — Mr. Stanley
  14. Ball of Fire (1941) — Larsen
  15. 42nd Street (1933) — Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
  16. The Music Man (1962) — Constable
  17. The Ugly Dachshund (1966) — Judge
  18. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) — Society Reporter (uncredited)
  19. Call Northside 777 (1948) — Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
  20. The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Mr. Frisby
  21. Mork & Mindy (1978)
  22. Perry Mason (1957) — Dr. Williams
  23. The Untouchables (1959) — Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
  24. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Foster Phinney
  25. Mighty Joe Young (1949) — Producer (uncredited)
  26. Twentieth Century (1934) — Max Jacobs
  27. Nothing Sacred (1937) — Rubenstein (uncredited)
  28. Date with an Angel (1987) — Father O'Shea
  29. Teacher's Pet (1958) — Roy
  30. City Girl (1930) — Man at Train Station (uncredited)
  31. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) — Whitlow
  32. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) — Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
  33. Hunter (1984) — Motel Owner
  34. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Richard Welte
  35. The Invisible Woman (1940) — Growley
  36. The Cat and the Canary (1939) — Reporter
  37. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) — Landlord (uncredited)
  38. Strange Invaders (1983) — Prof. Hollister
  39. The Sniper (1952) — Loud Drunk at Club
  40. The Wild Wild West (1965) — Roger Creed