Charles Lane
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 January 1905 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- 9 July 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
Acting 221
- 2005The History of Hooterville as Self
- 1995The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Regent Yarborough
- 1994A Bewitched Christmas as Jesse Mortimer
- 1993Acting on Impulse as Bellhop
- 1987Date with an Angel as Father O'Shea
- 1986When the Bough Breaks as Van der Graaf
- 1985Murphy's Romance as Amos Abbott
- 1983Sunset Limousine as Reinhammer
- 1983Strange Invaders as Prof. Hollister
- 1981Strange Behavior as Donovan
- 1981The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies as Chief
- 1980The Little Dragons as J.J.
- 1978Movie Movie as Judge / Mr. Pennington
- 1976Sybil as Dr. Quinoness
- 1975Long Way Home
- 1973Hitched as Round Tree
- 1972Get to Know Your Rabbit as Mr. Beeman
- 1972The Great Man's Whiskers as Philbrick
- 1970The Aristocats as Lawyer (voice)
- 1969My Dog, the Thief as Mr. Pfeiffer
- 1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good? as Dr. Shapiro
- 1967The Gnome-Mobile as Dr. Scoggins
- 1966The Ugly Dachshund as Judge
- 1966The Ghost and Mr. Chicken as Whitlow
- 1965Billie as Coach Jones
- 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Editor
- 1964Rendezvous in Space as Interviewee
- 1964Looking for Love as Director
- 1964Good Neighbor Sam as Jack Bailey
- 1964The New Interns as Connors
- 1964The Carpetbaggers as Eugene Denby
- 1963The Wheeler Dealers as Judge (uncredited)
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Airport Manager
- 1963Papa's Delicate Condition as Mr. Cosgrove
- 1962The Music Man as Constable
- 1961Alcatraz Express
- 1959But Not for Me as Al Atwood
- 1959The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock as Standard Bates
- 1959The Mating Game as Bigelow
- 1958Teacher's Pet as Roy
- 1957God Is My Partner as Judge Warner
- 1956The Birds and the Bees as Charlie Jenkins
- 1953The Affairs of Dobie Gillis as Prof. Obispo
- 1953Remains to Be Seen as Delapp
- 1953The Juggler as Rosenberg
- 1952The Sniper as Loud Drunk at Club
- 1951Here Comes the Groom as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
- 1951Criminal Lawyer as Frederick Waterman
- 1951I Can Get It for You Wholesale as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
- 1950For Heaven's Sake as Arthur Crane
- 1950The Second Face as Mr. Westcott
- 1950Riding High as Erickson
- 1950The Yellow Cab Man as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
- 1950Backfire as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
- 1949Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
- 1949The House Across the Street as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
- 1949You're My Everything as Mr. Eddie Pflum
- 1949Mighty Joe Young as Producer (uncredited)
- 1948The Boy with Green Hair
- 1948Moonrise as Mr. Chandler
- 1948Apartment for Peggy as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
- 1948Out of the Storm as Mr. Evans
- 1948Race Street as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
- 1948The Gentleman from Nowhere as Fenmore
- 1948State of the Union as Blink Moran
- 1948Smart Woman as Reporter
- 1948Call Northside 777 as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
- 1947Intrigue as Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1947Louisiana as McCormack
- 1947Roses Are Red as Lipton
- 1947Bury Me Dead as Brighton
- 1947Living in a Big Way as Hawkins (uncredited)
- 1947It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Landlord (uncredited)
- 1946It's a Wonderful Life as Real Estate Salesman
- 1946The Invisible Informer as Nick Steele
- 1946Mysterious Intruder as Detective Burns
- 1946Just Before Dawn as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
- 1946A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
- 1944Arsenic and Old Lace as Reporter at Marriage License Office
- 1943Mission to Moscow as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
- 1942Flying Tigers as Repkin (uncredited)
- 1942Pardon My Sarong as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
- 1942Friendly Enemies as Braun
- 1942Lady in a Jam as Government Man (uncredited)
- 1942Thru Different Eyes as Mott
- 1942They All Kissed the Bride as Spotter
- 1942The Mad Martindales as Virgil Hickling
- 1942Sunday Punch as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
- 1942Broadway as Hungry Harry (uncredited)
- 1942Tarzan's New York Adventure as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
- 1942Home in Wyomin' as Newspaper Editor
- 1942About Face as Rental Car Manager
- 1942Obliging Young Lady as Private Detective Smith
- 1942The Adventures of Martin Eden as Mr. White
- 1942What's Cookin'? as K.D. Reynolds
- 1942Born to Sing as Johnny
- 1942The Lady Is Willing as K.K. Miller
- 1942A Close Call for Ellery Queen as Coroner
- 1942A Gentleman at Heart as Holloway
- 1942Sealed Lips as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
- 1941Ball of Fire as Larsen
- 1941Ride 'Em Cowboy as Martin Manning (uncredited)
- 1941Birth of the Blues as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
- 1941Appointment for Love as Smith (uncredited)
- 1941The Great Man's Lady as Pierce (uncredited)
- 1941New York Town as Census Taker (uncredited)
- 1941I Wake Up Screaming as Keating- Florist
- 1941Three Girls About Town as Mortician
- 1941Buy Me That Town as J. Montague Gainsborough
- 1941Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
- 1941The Big Store as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
- 1941Sis Hopkins as Mayor's aide
- 1941Barnacle Bill as Auctioneer
- 1941Repent at Leisure as Clarence Morgan
- 1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery as Doc Prouty
- 1941You're the One as Announcer
- 1941Back Street as Reporter for Associated News
- 1940The Invisible Woman as Growley
- 1940The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Train Passenger (uncredited)
- 1940Ellery Queen, Master Detective as Dr. Prouty
- 1940Dancing on a Dime as Freeman Taylor
- 1940Blondie Plays Cupid as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1940City for Conquest as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
- 1940The Leather Pushers as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
- 1940The Great Profile as Director
- 1940Rhythm on the River as Bernard Schwartz
- 1940We Who Are Young as Perkins
- 1940Queen of the Mob as Horace Grimley
- 1940Buck Benny Rides Again as Charlie Graham
- 1940You Can't Fool Your Wife as Salesman
- 1940On Their Own as Johnson
- 1940The Crooked Road as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
- 1940Edison, the Man as Second Lecturer
- 1940The Doctor Takes a Wife as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1940Johnny Apollo as Assistant D.A.
- 1940It's a Date as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
- 1940Primrose Path as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
- 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Charlie's Doctor
- 1939The Cat and the Canary as Reporter
- 1939Beware Spooks! as Moore (uncredited)
- 1939Television Spy as Mr. Adler
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Nosey
- 1939Honeymoon in Bali as Photographer (uncredited)
- 1939Fifth Avenue Girl as Union Representative (uncredited)
- 1939Golden Boy as Reporter Drake
- 1939Miracles for Sale as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
- 1939They All Come Out as Psychiatrist
- 1939News Is Made at Night as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
- 1939Second Fiddle as Studio Chief
- 1939Lucky Night as Carpenter
- 1939Rose of Washington Square as Sam Kress
- 1939Let Us Live as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
- 1939Inside Story as District Attorney
- 1939Boy Slaves as Albee
- 1938Kentucky as Auctioneer
- 1938Blondie as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
- 1938Always in Trouble as Donald Gower
- 1938Three Loves Has Nancy as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
- 1938You Can't Take It with You as Henderson
- 1938Professor Beware as Joe - Photographer
- 1938The Rage of Paris as Department Head (uncredited)
- 1938Cocoanut Grove as Weaver
- 1938Joy of Living as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
- 1937Nothing Sacred as Rubenstein (uncredited)
- 1937Ali Baba Goes to Town as Doctor
- 1937Danger – Love at Work as Gilroy, an attorney
- 1937Hot Water as Grayson (uncredited)
- 1937Trapped by G-Men as Fingers
- 1937Bad Guy as Attorney
- 1937One Mile from Heaven as Webb
- 1937Born Reckless as Barnes's lawyer
- 1937Big Business as Webster - Bank Representative
- 1937Venus Makes Trouble as District Attorney
- 1937Internes Can't Take Money as Grote
- 1937Sea Devils as Judge (uncredited)
- 1937We're on the Jury as Horace Smith
- 1937Criminal Lawyer as Attorney (uncredited)
- 1936Easy to Take as Skip
- 1936Lady Luck as Feinberg
- 1936Two-Fisted Gentleman as Joe Gordon
- 193636 Hours to Kill as Lawyer Rickert
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Hallor (uncredited)
- 1936The Milky Way
- 1936The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
- 1935Two for Tonight as Writer
- 1935Here Comes the Band as Mr. Scurry
- 1935Woman Wanted as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
- 1935Ginger as Judge (uncredited)
- 1935The Florentine Dagger as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
- 1935One More Spring as Representative
- 1934The Band Plays On as Shyster Lawyer
- 1934A Wicked Woman as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
- 1934Broadway Bill as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1934I'll Fix It as Al Nathan
- 1934Let's Talk It Over as Reporter
- 1934Twenty Million Sweethearts as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1934Twentieth Century as Max Jacobs
- 1934Looking for Trouble as Switchboard Operator
- 1934The Show-Off as Mr. Weitzenkorn
- 1933Mr. Skitch as Hotel Clerk
- 1933Advice to the Lovelorn
- 1933Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Columnist #2
- 1933The Bowery as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1933My Woman as Conn
- 1933She Had to Say Yes as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
- 1933Private Detective 62 as Process Server (Uncredited)
- 1933Gold Diggers of 1933 as Society Reporter (uncredited)
- 1933Central Airport as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
- 193342nd Street as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
- 1933Blondie Johnson as Cashier (uncredited)
- 1933Grand Slam as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
- 1933Employees' Entrance as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
- 1932Blessed Event as Kane
- 1932The Mouthpiece as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
- 1932Union Depot as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
- 1931Manhattan Parade as Desk clerk
- 1931Blonde Crazy as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1931The Road to Singapore as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
- 1931Smart Money as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1930City Girl as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
- 1925I Want My Man as French Doctor