Charles Lane
Acting
Born January 26, 1905 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died July 9, 2007
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
Filmography
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995 · Regent Yarborough
Date with an Angel
1987 · Father O'Shea
Murphy's Romance
1985 · Amos Abbott
Strange Invaders
1983 · Prof. Hollister
Strange Behavior
1981 · Donovan
Movie Movie
1978 · Judge / Mr. Pennington
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972 · Mr. Beeman
The Aristocats
1970 · Lawyer (voice)
My Dog, the Thief
1969 · Mr. Pfeiffer
The Gnome-Mobile
1967 · Dr. Scoggins
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Judge
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 · Whitlow
Billie
1965 · Coach Jones
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · Editor
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · Jack Bailey
The Carpetbaggers
1964 · Eugene Denby
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Airport Manager
The Wheeler Dealers
1963 · Judge (uncredited)
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 · Mr. Cosgrove
The Music Man
1962 · Constable
The Mating Game
1959 · Inspector General Bigelow
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 · Standard Bates
Teacher's Pet
1958 · Roy
The Juggler
1953 · Rosenberg
The Sniper
1952 · Loud Drunk at Club
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951 · Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
Backfire
1950 · Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · Producer (uncredited)
Moonrise
1948 · Mr. Chandler
Call Northside 777
1948 · Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Race Street
1948 · Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
State of the Union
1948 · Blink Moran
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
Bury Me Dead
1947 · Brighton
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 · Landlord (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Real Estate Salesman
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Detective Burns
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 · Reporter at Marriage License Office
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
Flying Tigers
1942 · Repkin (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942 · Government Man (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
1942 · Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing
1942 · K.K. Miller
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Keating- Florist
Birth of the Blues
1941 · Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
1941 · Pierce (uncredited)
Back Street
1941 · Reporter for Associated News
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 · Martin Manning (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941 · Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
1941 · Larsen
The Invisible Woman
1940 · Growley
Primrose Path
1940 · Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940 · Second Lecturer
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Assistant D.A.
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Reporter (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940 · Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Nosey
The Cat and the Canary
1939 · Reporter
Let Us Live
1939 · Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Union Representative (uncredited)
Golden Boy
1939 · Reporter Drake
Miracles for Sale
1939 · Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
The Rage of Paris
1938 · Department Head (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Henderson
Kentucky
1938 · Auctioneer
Blondie
1938 · Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 · Doctor
Internes Can't Take Money
1937 · Grote
Nothing Sacred
1937 · Rubenstein (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Hallor (uncredited)
The Milky Way
1936 · Willard
Twentieth Century
1934 · Max Jacobs
Broadway Bill
1934 · Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
42nd Street
1933 · Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933 · Cashier (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
1933 · Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 · Society Reporter (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933 · Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Bowery
1933 · Doctor (uncredited)
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
1933 · Process Server (Uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
1932 · Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Union Depot
1932 · Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
The Road to Singapore
1931 · Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
Smart Money
1931 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
1931 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
City Girl
1930 · Man at Train Station (uncredited)