Charles Lane
January 26, 1905 (119 years old) in San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2006 · Legends as Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005 · The History of Hooterville as Self
- 2003 · TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV as
- 1995 · The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Regent Yarborough
- 1993 · Acting on Impulse as Bellhop
- 1990 · Shannon's Deal as
- 1986 · When the Bough Breaks as Van der Graaf
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Walter Graf
- 1985 · Murphy's Romance as Amos Abbott
- 1985 · Comedy Factory as George McCloskey
- 1985 · Otherworld as Velcrows Widley
- 1984 · Hunter as Motel Owner
- 1983 · Sunset Limousine as Reinhammer
- 1983 · Strange Invaders as Prof. Hollister
- 1983 · The Winds of War as Adm. William Standley
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1981 · Strange Behavior as Donovan
- 1981 · The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies as Chief
- 1980 · The Little Dragons as J.J.
- 1978 · Movie Movie as Judge / Mr. Pennington
- 1978 · Mork & Mindy as
- 1977 · Lou Grant as
- 1977 · Soap as Judge Petrillo
- 1977 · Weekend Special as
- 1976 · Sybil as Dr. Quinoness
- 1976 · Sybil as Dr. Quinoness
- 1975 · One Day at a Time as
- 1975 · The Family Holvak as
- 1975 · Long Way Home as
- 1975 · Karen as
- 1974 · Chico and the Man as
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- 1974 · Rhoda as
- 1973 · Adam's Rib as Mayor
- 1972 · The Sandy Duncan Show as
- 1972 · Maude as
- 1972 · Temperatures Rising as Fulton Briggs
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 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)
- 1970 · The Odd Couple as Sid
- 1970 · Nanny and the Professor as
- 1969 · My Dog the Thief as Mr. Pfeiffer
- 1969 · The Debbie Reynolds Show as
- 1968 · The Doris Day Show as Judge Carter
- 1968 · What's So Bad About Feeling Good? as Dr. Shapiro
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as
- 1967 · The Flying Nun as
- 1967 · He & She as Mr. Simpson
- 1967 · The Gnome-Mobile as Dr. Scoggins
- 1966 · Love on a Rooftop as
- 1966 · The Pruitts of Southampton as Maxwell
- 1966 · The Ugly Dachshund as Judge
- 1966 · The Ghost & Mr. Chicken as Whitlow
- 1965 · Billie as Coach Jones
- 1965 · Get Smart as Uncle Abner
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as Roger Creed
- 1965 · Honey West as Ash
- 1965 · Green Acres as Mr. Wilson
- 1965 · F Troop as
- 1965 · Please Don't Eat the Daisies as Man
- 1965 · John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Editor
- 1964 · Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as
- 1964 · The Munsters as
- 1964 · The Cara Williams Show as
- 1964 · The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as
- 1964 · Bewitched as Mr. Cushman
- 1964 · Bewitched as Jessie Mortimer
- 1964 · Bewitched as Mr. Roland
- 1964 · Bewitched as Harold Jameson
- 1964 · Bewitched as Ed Hotchkiss
- 1964 · Bewitched as Mr. Harmon
- 1964 · Bewitched as Shotwell
- 1964 · Bewitched as George Meiklejohn
- 1964 · The Bing Crosby Show as
- 1964 · Wendy and Me as
- 1964 · Rendezvous in Space as Interviewee
- 1964 · Looking for Love as Director
- 1964 · Good Neighbor Sam as Jack Bailey
- 1964 · The New Interns as Connors
- 1964 · The Carpetbaggers as Eugene Denby
- 1963 · The Wheeler Dealers as Judge (uncredited)
- 1963 · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Airport Manager
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Charles Eckhardt
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Homer Bedloe
- 1963 · The Bill Dana Show as
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Dr. Lusk
- 1963 · The Farmer's Daughter as
- 1963 · Papa's Delicate Condition as Mr. Cosgrove
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Mr. Barnsdahl
- 1962 · Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Foster Phinney
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Billy Hacker
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Homer Bedloe
- 1962 · The Music Man as Constable
- 1961 · The New Bob Cummings Show as
- 1961 · The Wonderful World of Disney as
- 1961 · Mister Ed as
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Mr. Frisby
- 1960 · Guestward, Ho! as
- 1960 · Pete and Gladys as
- 1960 · The Tab Hunter Show as
- 1960 · The Comedy Spot as
- 1959 · Dennis the Menace as
- 1959 · Dennis the Menace as Lawrence Finch
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Mr. Peckinpaugh
- 1959 · The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as
- 1959 · The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Dr. Shelley
- 1959 · Fibber McGee & Molly as Salesman
- 1959 · But Not for Me as Al Atwood
- 1959 · The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock as Standard Bates
- 1959 · The Mating Game as Inspector General Bigelow
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
- 1958 · The Ann Sothern Show as
- 1958 · Lawman as
- 1958 · The Donna Reed Show as
- 1958 · Teacher's Pet as Roy
- 1957 · The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Claims Clerk (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Customs Officer (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Real McCoys as
- 1957 · The Restless Gun as Mayor Peter Mercer
- 1957 · Maverick as Proprietor
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Dr. Williams
- 1957 · The Thin Man as
- 1957 · Bachelor Father as
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
- 1957 · God Is My Partner as Judge Warner
- 1957 · Whirlybirds as
- 1956 · The Gale Storm Show as Pierce
- 1956 · On Trial as
- 1956 · The Birds and the Bees as Charlie Jenkins
- 1955 · The People's Choice as
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as
- 1955 · Star Stage as
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Simon Whipple
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Mr. Pfeiffer
- 1954 · Studio 57 as Henry
- 1954 · Willy as
- 1954 · Dear Phoebe as Mr. Fosdick
- 1953 · Topper as Mr. Kittler
- 1953 · The Affairs of Dobie Gillis as Prof. Obispo
- 1953 · Remains to Be Seen as Delapp
- 1953 · The Juggler as Rosenberg
- 1952 · The Sniper as Loud Drunk at Club
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Mr. Stanley
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Casting Director
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Passport Office Clerk
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Mr. Hickox
- 1951 · Here Comes the Groom as Ralph Burchard
- 1951 · Criminal Lawyer as Frederick Waterman
- 1951 · I Can Get It for You Wholesale as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Second Face as Mr. Westcott
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Walter Medford
- 1950 · Riding High as Erickson
- 1950 · The Yellow Cab Man as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
- 1950 · Backfire as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
- 1949 · Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
- 1949 · The House Across the Street as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
- 1949 · Mighty Joe Young as Producer (uncredited)
- 1949 · You're My Everything as Mr. Eddie Pflum
- 1948 · Moonrise as Mr. Chandler
- 1948 · Apartment for Peggy as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
- 1948 · Race Street as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
- 1948 · Out of the Storm as Mr. Evans
- 1948 · The Gentleman from Nowhere as Fenmore
- 1948 · State of the Union as Blink Moran
- 1948 · Smart Woman as Reporter
- 1948 · Call Northside 777 as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
- 1947 · Intrigue as Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1947 · Louisiana as McCormack
- 1947 · Roses Are Red as Lipton
- 1947 · Bury Me Dead as Brighton
- 1947 · Living in a Big Way as Hawkins (uncredited)
- 1947 · It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Landlord (uncredited)
- 1946 · It's a Wonderful Life as Real Estate Salesman
- 1946 · The Invisible Informer as Nick Steele
- 1946 · Mysterious Intruder as Detective Burns
- 1946 · Just Before Dawn as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
- 1946 · A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
- 1944 · Arsenic and Old Lace as Reporter at Marriage License Office
- 1943 · Mission to Moscow as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
- 1942 · Flying Tigers as Repkin (uncredited)
- 1942 · Pardon My Sarong as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
- 1942 · Friendly Enemies as Braun
- 1942 · Lady in a Jam as Government Man
- 1942 · Thru Different Eyes as Mott
- 1942 · They All Kissed the Bride as Spotter
- 1942 · The Mad Martindales as Virgil Hickling
- 1942 · Sunday Punch as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
- 1942 · Broadway as Hungry Harry
- 1942 · Tarzan's New York Adventure as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
- 1942 · Home in Wyomin' as Newspaper Editor
- 1942 · About Face as Rental Car Manager
- 1942 · The Great Man's Lady as Pierce (uncredited)
- 1942 · Obliging Young Lady as Private Detective Smith
- 1942 · The Adventures of Martin Eden as Mr. White
- 1942 · What's Cookin'? as K.D. Reynolds
- 1942 · Born to Sing as Johnny
- 1942 · Ride 'Em Cowboy as Martin Manning (uncredited)
- 1942 · The Lady Is Willing as K.K. Miller
- 1942 · A Close Call for Ellery Queen as Coroner
- 1942 · A Gentleman at Heart as Holloway
- 1942 · Sealed Lips as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
- 1941 · Ball of Fire as Larsen
- 1941 · Birth of the Blues as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
- 1941 · I Wake Up Screaming as Keating- Florist
- 1941 · Appointment for Love as Smith (uncredited)
- 1941 · New York Town as Census Taker (uncredited)
- 1941 · Three Girls About Town as Mortician
- 1941 · Buy Me That Town as J. Montague Gainsborough
- 1941 · Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
- 1941 · The Big Store as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
- 1941 · Sis Hopkins as Mayor's aide
- 1941 · Barnacle Bill as Auctioneer
- 1941 · Repent at Leisure as Clarence Morgan
- 1941 · Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery as Doc Prouty
- 1941 · Back Street as Reporter for Associated News
- 1940 · The Invisible Woman as Growley
- 1940 · The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- 1940 · Ellery Queen, Master Detective as Dr. Prouty
- 1940 · Dancing on a Dime as Freeman Taylor
- 1940 · Blondie Plays Cupid as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1940 · City for Conquest as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
- 1940 · The Leather Pushers as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
- 1940 · The Great Profile as Director
- 1940 · Rhythm on the River as Bernard Schwartz
- 1940 · We Who Are Young as Perkins
- 1940 · Queen of the Mob as Horace Grimley
- 1940 · Buck Benny Rides Again as Charlie Graham
- 1940 · You Can't Fool Your Wife as Salesman
- 1940 · On Their Own as Johnson
- 1940 · Edison, the Man as Second Lecturer
- 1940 · The Crooked Road as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
- 1940 · The Doctor Takes a Wife as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1940 · Johnny Apollo as Assistant D.A.
- 1940 · Primrose Path as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
- 1940 · It's a Date as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
- 1939 · Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Charlie's Doctor
- 1939 · The Cat and the Canary as Reporter
- 1939 · Beware Spooks! as Moore (uncredited)
- 1939 · Television Spy as Mr. Adler
- 1939 · Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Nosey
- 1939 · Honeymoon in Bali as Photographer (uncredited)
- 1939 · 5th Ave Girl as Union Representative (uncredited)
- 1939 · Golden Boy as Reporter Drake
- 1939 · Miracles for Sale as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
- 1939 · They All Come Out as Psychiatrist
- 1939 · News Is Made at Night as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
- 1939 · Second Fiddle as Studio Chief
- 1939 · Lucky Night as Carpenter
- 1939 · Rose of Washington Square as Sam Kress
- 1939 · Let Us Live as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
- 1939 · Inside Story as District Attorney
- 1939 · Boy Slaves as Albee
- 1938 · Kentucky as Auctioneer
- 1938 · Blondie as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
- 1938 · Always in Trouble as Donald Gower
- 1938 · Three Loves Has Nancy as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
- 1938 · You Can't Take It with You as Henderson
- 1938 · Professor Beware as Joe - Photographer
- 1938 · The Rage of Paris as Department Head (uncredited)
- 1938 · Cocoanut Grove as Weaver
- 1938 · Joy of Living as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
- 1937 · Nothing Sacred as Rubenstein (uncredited)
- 1937 · Ali Baba Goes to Town as Doctor
- 1937 · Danger – Love at Work as Gilroy, an attorney
- 1937 · Hot Water as Grayson (uncredited)
- 1937 · Trapped by G-Men as Fingers
- 1937 · Bad Guy as Attorney
- 1937 · One Mile from Heaven as Webb
- 1937 · Born Reckless as Barnes's lawyer
- 1937 · Big Business as Webster - Bank Representative
- 1937 · Venus Makes Trouble as District Attorney
- 1937 · Internes Can't Take Money as Grote
- 1937 · Sea Devils as Judge (uncredited)
- 1937 · We're on the Jury as Horace Smith
- 1937 · Criminal Lawyer as Attorney (uncredited)
- 1936 · Easy to Take as Skip
- 1936 · Lady Luck as Feinberg
- 1936 · Two-Fisted Gentleman as Joe Gordon
- 1936 · 36 Hours to Kill as Lawyer Rickert
- 1936 · Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Hallor (uncredited)
- 1936 · The Milky Way as Willard
- 1936 · The Milky Way as
- 1936 · The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
- 1935 · Two for Tonight as Writer
- 1935 · Here Comes the Band as Mr. Scurry
- 1935 · Woman Wanted as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
- 1935 · Ginger as Judge (uncredited)
- 1935 · The Florentine Dagger as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
- 1935 · One More Spring as Representative
- 1934 · The Bands Plays On as Shyster Lawyer
- 1934 · A Wicked Woman as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
- 1934 · Broadway Bill as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1934 · I'll Fix It as Al Nathan
- 1934 · Let's Talk It Over as Reporter
- 1934 · Twenty Million Sweethearts as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1934 · Twentieth Century as Max Jacobs
- 1934 · Looking for Trouble as Switchboard Operator
- 1934 · The Show-Off as Mr. Weitzenkorn
- 1933 · Mr. Skitch as Hotel Clerk
- 1933 · Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Columnist #2
- 1933 · The Bowery as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1933 · My Woman as Conn
- 1933 · She Had to Say Yes as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
- 1933 · Private Detective 62 as Process Server (Uncredited)
- 1933 · Gold Diggers of 1933 as Society Reporter (uncredited)
- 1933 · Central Airport as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
- 1933 · 42nd Street as Playwright (uncredited)
- 1933 · Blondie Johnson as Cashier (uncredited)
- 1933 · Grand Slam as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
- 1933 · Employees' Entrance as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
- 1932 · Blessed Event as Kane
- 1932 · The Mouthpiece as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
- 1932 · Union Depot as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
- 1931 · Manhattan Parade as Desk clerk
- 1931 · Blonde Crazy as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1931 · The Road to Singapore as Desk Clerk at Club
- 1931 · Smart Money as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1930 · City Girl as Man at Train Station (uncredited)