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  • BIRTH 26/01/1905
  • DEATH 09/07/2007
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 24
  • MOVIES 50

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 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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Charles Lane

Shows (24)

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Peckinpaugh
Bewitched
Bewitched
Ed Hotchkiss / George Meiklejohn / Harold Jameson / Jessie Mortimer / Mr. Cushman / Mr. Harmon / Mr. Roland / Shotwell
Rick Hunter
Rick Hunter
Motel Owner
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
Mort Farber
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
Roger Creed
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Dr. Williams
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
Mr. Barnsdahl
Green Acres
Green Acres
Mr. Wilson
Soap
Soap
Judge Petrillo
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
Casting Director / Mr. Hickox / Mr. Stanley / Passport Office Clerk
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
Walter Graf
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
Sid
Disneyland
Disneyland
Mr. Pfeiffer
Maverick
Maverick
Proprietor
Get Smart
Get Smart
Uncle Abner
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
Adm. William Standley
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Frisby
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Charles Eckhardt
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
Dr. Lusk
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
Billy Hacker / Foster Phinney / Homer Bedloe
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
Homer Bedloe
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Lawrence Finch
Today
Today
Self

Movies (50)

The Aristocats
The Aristocats
Lawyer (voice)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
Reporter at Marriage License Office
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Nosey
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
Henderson
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund
Judge
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
Repkin (uncredited)
The Music Man
The Music Man
Constable
Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
Society Reporter (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
Larsen
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers
Eugene Denby
Bad Guy
Bad Guy
Attorney
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Chief
The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile
Dr. Scoggins
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Doctor
Rendezvous in Space
Rendezvous in Space
Interviewee
Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance
Amos Abbott
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
Sam Kress
The Big Store
The Big Store
Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet
Roy
The Juggler
The Juggler
Rosenberg
The History of Hooterville
The History of Hooterville
Self
42nd Street
42nd Street
Playwright (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady
Private Detective Smith
State of the Union
State of the Union
Blink Moran
The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary
Reporter
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred
Rubenstein (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
But Not for Me
But Not for Me
Al Atwood
My Dog, the Thief
My Dog, the Thief
Mr. Pfeiffer
Acting on Impulse
Acting on Impulse
Bellhop
Backfire
Backfire
Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
The Little Dragons
The Little Dragons
J.J.
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
Producer (uncredited)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Standard Bates
Kentucky
Kentucky
Auctioneer
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
Jack Bailey
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Landlord (uncredited)
Moonrise
Moonrise
Mr. Chandler
I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming
Keating- Florist
Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century
Max Jacobs
City Girl
City Girl
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
Growley
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition
Mr. Cosgrove
The Sniper
The Sniper
Loud Drunk at Club
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
Assistant D.A.
Strange Behavior
Strange Behavior
Donovan
Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Strange Invaders
Strange Invaders
Prof. Hollister