Charles Lane
Known for Acting · 319 credits
- Born
- 1905-01-26
- Died
- 2007-07-09
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Gerstle Levison · Charles L. Lane · Charlie Lane · Charles Levinson · Charles Levison
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
TV Shows (100)
Perry Mason
1957
as Dr. Williams
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Frisby
Bewitched
1964
as Mr. Cushman / Jessie Mortimer / Mr. Roland / Ed Hotchkiss / Shotwell / George Meiklejohn / Mr. Harmon / Harold Jameson
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Maverick
1957
as Proprietor
L.A. Law
1986
as Walter Graf
Get Smart
1965
as Uncle Abner
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Peckinpaugh
Green Acres
1965
as Mr. Wilson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Charles Eckhardt
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Richard Welte
Lawman
1958
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Foster Phinney / Billy Hacker / Homer Bedloe
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Untouchables
1959
as Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Roger Creed
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Stanley / Passport Office Clerk / Casting Director / Mr. Hickox
Hunter
1984
as Motel Owner
The Lucy Show
1962
as Mr. Barnsdahl
Lou Grant
1977
as Mort Farber
Burke's Law
1963
as Dr. Lusk
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Homer Bedloe
The Odd Couple
1970
as Sid
The Munsters
1964
The Rookies
1972
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Charlie
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Surfside 6
1960
as Cyrus Radford
One Day at a Time
1975
Soap
1977
as Judge Petrillo
The Real McCoys
1957
as Mr. Leland
Rhoda
1974
The Flying Nun
1967
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
Mister Ed
1961
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Lawrence Finch
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.
Mork & Mindy
1978
The Millionaire
1955
as Simon Whipple
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Ralph Harrison
Maude
1972
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Studio 57
1954
as Henry
Today
1952
as Self
Honey West
1965
as Ash
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Judge Carter
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Walter Medford
F Troop
1965
Chico and the Man
1974
Bachelor Father
1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Pete and Gladys
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Dr. Shelley
Legends
2006
as Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Fulton Briggs
Nanny and the Professor
1970
The Thin Man
1957
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Pfeiffer
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Pierce
Movies (219)
The Aristocats
1970
as Lawyer (voice)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Real Estate Salesman
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Airport Manager
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Nosey
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Henderson
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
The Carpetbaggers
1964
as Eugene Denby
Moonrise
1948
as Mr. Chandler
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Producer (uncredited)
Date with an Angel
1987
as Father O'Shea
Central Airport
1933
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
My Woman
1933
as Conn
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Hallor (uncredited)
The Music Man
1962
as Constable
Strange Invaders
1983
as Prof. Hollister
Primrose Path
1940
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Grand Slam
1933
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
42nd Street
1933
as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
1938
as Weaver
Sunset Limousine
1983
as Reinhammer
Ball of Fire
1941
as Larsen
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Growley
Hitched
1973
as Round Tree
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
as Jack Bailey
Flying Tigers
1942
as Repkin (uncredited)
State of the Union
1948
as Blink Moran
Call Northside 777
1948
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Assistant D.A.
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Doctor
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Judge
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Editor
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
1941
as Smith (uncredited)
Blondie
1938
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Backfire
1950
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Spotter
The Gnome-Mobile
1967
as Dr. Scoggins
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Mortician
Smart Woman
1948
as Reporter
Teacher's Pet
1958
as Roy
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Landlord (uncredited)
Murphy's Romance
1985
as Amos Abbott
Twentieth Century
1934
as Max Jacobs
Rhythm on the River
1940
as Bernard Schwartz
New York Town
1941
as Census Taker (uncredited)
Riding High
1950
as Erickson
Ginger
1935
as Judge (uncredited)
City Girl
1930
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
1931
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Woman Wanted
1935
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing
1942
as K.K. Miller
Lady Luck
1936
as Feinberg
Billie
1965
as Coach Jones
Second Fiddle
1939
as Studio Chief
The Mouthpiece
1932
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Golden Boy
1939
as Reporter Drake
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995
as Regent Yarborough
Acting on Impulse
1993
as Bellhop
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
City for Conquest
1940
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
The Birds and the Bees
1956
as Charlie Jenkins
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
as Whitlow
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Judge (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Second Lecturer
The Sniper
1952
as Loud Drunk at Club
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
The Mating Game
1959
as Inspector General Bigelow
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Dr. Shapiro
The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Reporter
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
as Mr. Cosgrove
Joy of Living
1938
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
Sea Devils
1937
as Judge (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Sam Kress
Roses Are Red
1947
as Lipton
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Keating- Florist
Strange Behavior
1981
as Donovan
About Face
1942
as Rental Car Manager
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Union Depot
1932
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Hot Water
1937
as Grayson (uncredited)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959
as Standard Bates
Television Spy
1939
as Mr. Adler
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Doc Prouty
Movie Movie
1978
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
Race Street
1948
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
1937
as Attorney (uncredited)
When the Bough Breaks
1986
as Van der Graaf
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Gilroy, an attorney
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Government Man (uncredited)
Boy Slaves
1939
as Albee
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
as Prof. Obispo
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
as Mr. Beeman
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies
1942
as Braun
Broadway Bill
1934
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Intrigue
1947
as Hotel Desk Clerk
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
The Juggler
1953
as Rosenberg
Rendezvous in Space
1964
as Interviewee
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
Smart Money
1931
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way
1947
as Hawkins (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Union Representative (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Cashier (uncredited)
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Newspaper Editor
Kentucky
1938
as Auctioneer
Broadway
1942
as Hungry Harry / Hungry Harry (uncredited)
You're My Everything
1949
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
Two for Tonight
1935
as Writer
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
as Coroner
Private Detective 62
1933
as Process Server (Uncredited)
The Milky Way
1936
as Willard
Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Detective Burns
About Charles Lane
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… With 319 credits spanning from 1925 to 2006, Charles Lane has appeared in 219 films and 100 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Lane Movies
- The Aristocats (1970) — as Lawyer (voice)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Real Estate Salesman
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Airport Manager
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Nosey
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Henderson
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