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