Charles Lane
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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
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Real Estate Salesman
The Aristocats (1970)
as Lawyer (voice)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Airport Manager
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Nosey
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Henderson
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
as Hallor (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
as Producer (uncredited)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
as Whitlow
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
Date with an Angel (1987)
as Father O'Shea
The Music Man (1962)
as Constable
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Actor
State of the Union (1948)
as Blink Moran
42nd Street (1933)
as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
City Girl (1930)
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Boy Slaves (1939)
as Albee
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
The Mating Game (1959)
as Bigelow
The Big Store (1941)
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
as Dr. Scoggins
The Sniper (1952)
as Loud Drunk at Club
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
Edison, the Man (1940)
as Second Lecturer
Call Northside 777 (1948)
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Ball of Fire (1941)
as Larsen
Strange Invaders (1983)
as Prof. Hollister
But Not for Me (1959)
as Al Atwood
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
as Mr. Beeman
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
as Landlord (uncredited)
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
as Dr. Shapiro
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
as Jack Bailey
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
as Delapp
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
as Judge
The Invisible Woman (1940)
as Growley
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
as Reporter
Teacher's Pet (1958)
as Roy
Beware Spooks! (1939)
as Moore (uncredited)
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)
as Chief
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
as Judge (uncredited)
My Dog, the Thief (1969)
as Mr. Pfeiffer
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Billie (1965)
as Coach Jones
Louisiana (1947)
as McCormack
Murphy's Romance (1985)
as Amos Abbott
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
as Mr. Cosgrove
Sis Hopkins (1941)
as Mayor's aide
The Carpetbaggers (1964)
as Eugene Denby
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
as Keating- Florist
Blondie Johnson (1933)
as Cashier (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
as Editor
Movie Movie (1978)
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
Flying Tigers (1942)
as Repkin (uncredited)
Strange Behavior (1981)
as Donovan
Sealed Lips (1942)
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
We Who Are Young (1940)
as Perkins
About Face (1942)
as Rental Car Manager
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
as Doctor
Buy Me That Town (1941)
as J. Montague Gainsborough
Back Street (1941)
as Reporter for Associated News
Three Girls About Town (1941)
as Mortician
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
as Union Representative (uncredited)
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
as Charlie Jenkins
Twentieth Century (1934)
as Max Jacobs
The History of Hooterville (2005)
as Self
Nothing Sacred (1937)
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
Blondie (1938)
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
When the Bough Breaks (1986)
as Van der Graaf
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
as Doc Prouty
Central Airport (1933)
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam (1942)
as Government Man (uncredited)
You're My Everything (1949)
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995)
as Regent Yarborough
Mr. Skitch (1933)
as Hotel Clerk
The Lady Is Willing (1942)
as K.K. Miller
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941)
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
City for Conquest (1940)
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo (1940)
as Assistant D.A.
The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
as Mr. White
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
They All Come Out (1939)
as Psychiatrist
For Heaven's Sake (1950)
as Arthur Crane
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
as Standard Bates
Alcatraz Express (1961)
Actor
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
as Sam Kress
Backfire (1950)
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
as Columnist #2
The Rage of Paris (1938)
as Department Head (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill (1936)
as Lawyer Rickert
The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)
as Philbrick
Queen of the Mob (1940)
as Horace Grimley
Golden Boy (1939)
as Reporter Drake
They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
as Spotter
Broadway Bill (1934)
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Appointment for Love (1941)
as Smith (uncredited)
My Woman (1933)
as Conn
Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)
Actor
Living in a Big Way (1947)
as Hawkins (uncredited)
The Juggler (1953)
as Rosenberg
The Road to Singapore (1931)
as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
as Fenmore
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
as Charlie Graham
Mission to Moscow (1943)
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
The Great Profile (1940)
as Director
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
as Private Detective Smith
Second Fiddle (1939)
as Studio Chief
God Is My Partner (1957)
as Judge Warner
I'll Fix It (1934)
as Al Nathan
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
as Pierce (uncredited)
You're the One (1941)
as Announcer
Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
as Grote
It's a Date (1940)
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
as Dr. Prouty
A Gentleman at Heart (1942)
as Holloway
Let's Talk It Over (1934)
as Reporter
The New Interns (1964)
as Connors
Moonrise (1948)
as Mr. Chandler
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
as Salesman
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
Dancing on a Dime (1940)
as Freeman Taylor
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
as Prof. Obispo
Out of the Storm (1948)
as Mr. Evans
One Mile from Heaven (1937)
as Webb
Rhythm on the River (1940)
as Bernard Schwartz
Smart Money (1931)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
as Coroner
I Want My Man (1925)
as French Doctor
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men (1937)
as Fingers
Birth of the Blues (1941)
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
The House Across the Street (1949)
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Long Way Home (1975)
Actor
Here Comes the Band (1935)
as Mr. Scurry
Looking for Love (1964)
as Director
Acting on Impulse (1993)
as Bellhop
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
Criminal Lawyer (1951)
as Frederick Waterman
Primrose Path (1940)
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Let Us Live (1939)
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Danger – Love at Work (1937)
as Gilroy, an attorney
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
The Band Plays On (1934)
as Shyster Lawyer
Miracles for Sale (1939)
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
News Is Made at Night (1939)
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
We're on the Jury (1937)
as Horace Smith
She Had to Say Yes (1933)
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Broadway (1942)
as Hungry Harry
Joy of Living (1938)
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
A Wicked Woman (1934)
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
New York Town (1941)
as Census Taker (uncredited)
The Show-Off (1934)
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
Born to Sing (1942)
as Johnny
Bury Me Dead (1947)
as Brighton
Union Depot (1932)
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
as Detective Burns
The Milky Way (1936)
as Willard
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
as Attorney (uncredited)
Intrigue (1947)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Race Street (1948)
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
Private Detective 62 (1933)
as Process Server (Uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove (1938)
as Weaver
A Bewitched Christmas (1994)
as Jesse Mortimer
Looking for Trouble (1934)
as Switchboard Operator
The Bowery (1933)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Sunday Punch (1942)
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
Repent at Leisure (1941)
as Clarence Morgan
Woman Wanted (1935)
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
Professor Beware (1938)
as Joe - Photographer
Thru Different Eyes (1942)
as Mott
Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
as Photographer (uncredited)
Roses Are Red (1947)
as Lipton
One More Spring (1935)
as Representative
Hitched (1973)
as Round Tree
Television Spy (1939)
as Mr. Adler
Blessed Event (1932)
as Kane
The Florentine Dagger (1935)
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Rendezvous in Space (1964)
as Interviewee
Sunset Limousine (1983)
as Reinhammer
Riding High (1950)
as Erickson
Easy to Take (1936)
as Skip
Lucky Night (1939)
as Carpenter
Just Before Dawn (1946)
as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
Smart Woman (1948)
as Reporter
Kentucky (1938)
as Auctioneer
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hot Water (1937)
as Grayson (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece (1932)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Manhattan Parade (1931)
as Desk clerk
The Little Dragons (1980)
as J.J.
Sea Devils (1937)
as Judge (uncredited)
Inside Story (1939)
as District Attorney
Born Reckless (1937)
as Barnes's lawyer
Big Business (1937)
as Webster - Bank Representative
The Invisible Informer (1946)
as Nick Steele
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
as Charlie's Doctor
Always in Trouble (1938)
as Donald Gower
Barnacle Bill (1941)
as Auctioneer
Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936)
as Joe Gordon
Two for Tonight (1935)
as Writer
Employees' Entrance (1933)
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers (1940)
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
Ginger (1935)
as Judge (uncredited)
Lady Luck (1936)
as Feinberg
What's Cookin'? (1942)
as K.D. Reynolds
The Mad Martindales (1942)
as Virgil Hickling
Grand Slam (1933)
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Second Face (1950)
as Mr. Westcott
Friendly Enemies (1942)
as Braun
Bad Guy (1937)
as Attorney
The Crooked Road (1940)
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
Home in Wyomin' (1942)
as Newspaper Editor
On Their Own (1940)
as Johnson
Venus Makes Trouble (1937)
as District Attorney