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