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