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Charles Lane
Charles Lane

Charles Lane

ActingBorn January 26, 1905Died July 9, 2007 (age 102)San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Filmography

2006
Legends

as Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
1995
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

as Regent Yarborough

Movie
1994
A Bewitched Christmas

as Jesse Mortimer

Movie
1993Movie
1991
Dark Shadows

as Antique Dealer

TV
1987
Date with an Angel

as Father O'Shea

Movie
1986
When the Bough Breaks

as Van der Graaf

Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as Walter Graf

TV
1985
Murphy's Romance

as Amos Abbott

Movie
1985
The Comedy Factory

as George McCloskey

TV
1985
Otherworld

as Velcrows Widley

TV
1984
Hunter

as Motel Owner

TV
1983
Sunset Limousine

as Reinhammer

Movie
1983
Strange Invaders

as Prof. Hollister

Movie
1983
The Winds of War

as William Standley

TV
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Richard Welte

TV
1981Movie
1980Movie
1978
Movie Movie

as Judge / Mr. Pennington

Movie
1977TV
1977
Lou Grant

as Mort Farber

TV
1977
Soap

as Judge Petrillo

TV
1976
Sybil

as Dr. Quinoness

TV
1975Movie
1975TV
1974TV
1973
Adam's Rib

as Mayor

TV
1973
Hitched

as Round Tree

Movie
1972TV
1972
Temperatures Rising

as Fulton Briggs

TV
1972Movie
1972Movie
1970
The Aristocats

as Lawyer (voice)

Movie
1970TV
1969
My Dog, the Thief

as Mr. Pfeiffer

Movie
1968
The Doris Day Show

as Judge Carter

TV
1968Movie
1967
He & She

as Mr. Simpson

TV
1967
The Gnome-Mobile

as Dr. Scoggins

Movie
1966Movie
1966Movie
1965
Billie

as Coach Jones

Movie
1965
Get Smart

as Uncle Abner

TV
1965
The Wild Wild West

as Roger Creed

TV
1965TV
1965
Green Acres

as Mr. Wilson

TV
1965TV
1964TV
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Ralph Harrison

TV
1964
Bewitched

as Mr. Cushman

TV
1964
Bewitched

as Jessie Mortimer

TV
1964
Bewitched

as Mr. Roland

TV
1964
Bewitched

as Ed Hotchkiss

TV
1964
Bewitched

as Shotwell

TV
1964
Bewitched

as George Meiklejohn

TV
1964
Bewitched

as Mr. Harmon

TV
1964
Bewitched

as Harold Jameson

TV
1964
Rendezvous in Space

as Interviewee

Movie
1964
Looking for Love

as Director

Movie
1964
Good Neighbor Sam

as Jack Bailey

Movie
1964
The New Interns

as Connors

Movie
1964
The Carpetbaggers

as Eugene Denby

Movie
1963
The Wheeler Dealers

as Judge (uncredited)

Movie
1963Movie
1963
Petticoat Junction

as Homer Bedloe

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Dr. Lusk

TV
1963Movie
1962
The Lucy Show

as Mr. Barnsdahl

TV
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies

as Foster Phinney

TV
1962TV
1962TV
1962
The Music Man

as Constable

Movie
1961TV
1960
Surfside 6

as Cyrus Radford

TV
1960TV
1959
The Untouchables

as Alcatraz Official (uncredited)

TV
1959
Dennis the Menace

as Lawrence Finch

TV
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Peckinpaugh

TV
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.

TV
1959TV
1959
But Not for Me

as Al Atwood

Movie
1959Movie
1959
The Mating Game

as Inspector General Bigelow

Movie
1958TV
1958Movie
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Claims Clerk (uncredited)

TV
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Customs Officer (uncredited)

TV
1957
The Real McCoys

as Mr. Leland

TV
1957
The Restless Gun

as Mayor Peter Mercer

TV
1957
Maverick

as Proprietor

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Dr. Williams

TV
1957
God Is My Partner

as Judge Warner

Movie
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)

TV
1956TV
1956TV
1956
The Birds and the Bees

as Charlie Jenkins

Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Simon Whipple

TV
1954TV
1954
Studio 57

as Henry

TV
1954TV
1954
Dear Phoebe

as Mr. Fosdick

TV
1953
Topper

as Mr. Kittler

TV
1953Movie
1953Movie
1953
The Juggler

as Rosenberg

Movie
1952
The Sniper

as Loud Drunk at Club

Movie
1952
Today

as Self

TV
1951
I Love Lucy

as Mr. Stanley

TV
1951
I Love Lucy

as Passport Office Clerk

TV
1951
I Love Lucy

as Casting Director

TV
1951
I Love Lucy

as Mr. Hickox

TV
1951
Here Comes the Groom

as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Criminal Lawyer

as Frederick Waterman

Movie
1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale

as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Second Face

as Mr. Westcott

Movie
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Walter Medford

TV
1950
Riding High

as Erickson

Movie
1950
The Yellow Cab Man

as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)

Movie
1950
Backfire

as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)

Movie
1949
The House Across the Street

as Apartment Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1949
You're My Everything

as Mr. Eddie Pflum

Movie
1949
Mighty Joe Young

as Producer (uncredited)

Movie
1948
Moonrise

as Mr. Chandler

Movie
1948
Apartment for Peggy

as Prof. Collins (uncredited)

Movie
1948
Out of the Storm

as Mr. Evans

Movie
1948
Race Street

as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1948Movie
1948
State of the Union

as Blink Moran

Movie
1948
Smart Woman

as Reporter

Movie
1948
Call Northside 777

as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Intrigue

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Movie
1947
Louisiana

as McCormack

Movie
1947
Roses Are Red

as Lipton

Movie
1947
Bury Me Dead

as Brighton

Movie
1947
Living in a Big Way

as Hawkins (uncredited)

Movie
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Landlord (uncredited)

Movie
1946
It's a Wonderful Life

as Real Estate Salesman

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Mysterious Intruder

as Detective Burns

Movie
1946
Just Before Dawn

as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)

Movie
1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie

as Hack Hagen (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Arsenic and Old Lace

as Reporter at Marriage License Office

Movie
1943
Mission to Moscow

as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Flying Tigers

as Repkin (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Pardon My Sarong

as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Lady in a Jam

as Government Man (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942
The Mad Martindales

as Virgil Hickling

Movie
1942
Broadway

as Hungry Harry

Movie
1942
Sunday Punch

as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Broadway

as Hungry Harry (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure

as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton

Movie
1942
Home in Wyomin'

as Newspaper Editor

Movie
1942
About Face

as Rental Car Manager

Movie
1942
Obliging Young Lady

as Private Detective Smith

Movie
1942Movie
1942
What's Cookin'?

as K.D. Reynolds

Movie
1942
Born to Sing

as Johnny

Movie
1942
The Lady Is Willing

as K.K. Miller

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Sealed Lips

as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon

Movie
1941
Ball of Fire

as Larsen

Movie
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Martin Manning (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Birth of the Blues

as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1941
I Wake Up Screaming

as Keating- Florist

Movie
1941
The Great Man's Lady

as Pierce (uncredited)

Movie
1941
New York Town

as Census Taker (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Appointment for Love

as Smith (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Buy Me That Town

as J. Montague Gainsborough

Movie
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

as Dr. Prouty (coroner)

Movie
1941
The Big Store

as Finance Company Man (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Sis Hopkins

as Mayor's aide

Movie
1941
Barnacle Bill

as Auctioneer

Movie
1941
Repent at Leisure

as Clarence Morgan

Movie
1941Movie
1941
You're the One

as Announcer

Movie
1941
Back Street

as Reporter for Associated News

Movie
1940Movie
1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Dancing on a Dime

as Freeman Taylor

Movie
1940
Blondie Plays Cupid

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Movie
1940
City for Conquest

as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Leather Pushers

as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Rhythm on the River

as Bernard Schwartz

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Queen of the Mob

as Horace Grimley

Movie
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again

as Charlie Graham

Movie
1940Movie
1940
On Their Own

as Johnson

Movie
1940
The Crooked Road

as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney

Movie
1940
Edison, the Man

as Second Lecturer

Movie
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Johnny Apollo

as Assistant D.A.

Movie
1940
It's a Date

as Mr. Horner (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Primrose Path

as Mr. Smith (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as Charlie's Doctor

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Beware Spooks!

as Moore (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Television Spy

as Mr. Adler

Movie
1939
Honeymoon in Bali

as Photographer (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Fifth Avenue Girl

as Union Representative (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Golden Boy

as Reporter Drake

Movie
1939
Miracles for Sale

as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk

Movie
1939
They All Come Out

as Psychiatrist

Movie
1939
News Is Made at Night

as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds

Movie
1939
Second Fiddle

as Studio Chief

Movie
1939
Lucky Night

as Carpenter

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Let Us Live

as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Inside Story

as District Attorney

Movie
1939
Boy Slaves

as Albee

Movie
1938
Kentucky

as Auctioneer

Movie
1938
Blondie

as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Always in Trouble

as Donald Gower

Movie
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy

as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Professor Beware

as Joe - Photographer

Movie
1938
The Rage of Paris

as Department Head (uncredited)

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Joy of Living

as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)

Movie
1937
Nothing Sacred

as Rubenstein (uncredited)

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Danger – Love at Work

as Gilroy, an attorney

Movie
1937
Hot Water

as Grayson (uncredited)

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Bad Guy

as Attorney

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Born Reckless

as Barnes's lawyer

Movie
1937
Big Business

as Webster - Bank Representative

Movie
1937
Venus Makes Trouble

as District Attorney

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Sea Devils

as Judge (uncredited)

Movie
1937
We're on the Jury

as Horace Smith

Movie
1937
Criminal Lawyer

as Attorney (uncredited)

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Lady Luck

as Feinberg

Movie
1936Movie
1936
36 Hours to Kill

as Lawyer Rickert

Movie
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Hallor (uncredited)

Movie
1936
The Milky Way

as Willard

Movie
1936Movie
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

as Man in Front Row (archive footage)

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Here Comes the Band

as Mr. Scurry

Movie
1935
Woman Wanted

as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Ginger

as Judge (uncredited)

Movie
1935
The Florentine Dagger

as Man in Front Row (archive footage)

Movie
1935
One More Spring

as Representative

Movie
1934
The Band Plays On

as Shyster Lawyer

Movie
1934
A Wicked Woman

as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Broadway Bill

as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Movie
1934
I'll Fix It

as Al Nathan

Movie
1934Movie
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts

as Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Twentieth Century

as Max Jacobs

Movie
1934
Looking for Trouble

as Switchboard Operator

Movie
1934
The Show-Off

as Mr. Weitzenkorn

Movie
1933
Mr. Skitch

as Hotel Clerk

Movie
1933Movie
1933
The Bowery

as Doctor (uncredited)

Movie
1933
My Woman

as Conn

Movie
1933
She Had to Say Yes

as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Private Detective 62

as Process Server (Uncredited)

Movie
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933

as Society Reporter (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Central Airport

as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)

Movie
1933
42nd Street

as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Blondie Johnson

as Cashier (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Grand Slam

as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant

Movie
1933
Employees' Entrance

as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Movie
1932Movie
1932
The Mouthpiece

as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

Movie
1932
Union Depot

as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Manhattan Parade

as Desk clerk

Movie
1931
Blonde Crazy

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1931
The Road to Singapore

as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Smart Money

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1930
City Girl

as Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Movie
1925
I Want My Man

as French Doctor

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 26, 1905
Day of DeathJuly 9, 2007
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
Popularity1.4