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Charles Lane
Actor
Born January 26, 1905Died July 9, 2007 (102 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes · as Regent Yarborough |
| 1993 | Acting on Impulse · as Bellhop |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows (1991) (TV Series) · as Antique Dealer |
| 1990 | Shannon's Deal (TV Series) |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance (TV Series) · as Adm. William Standley |
| 1987 | Date with an Angel · as Father O'shea |
| 1986 | Vanishing America · as Shopkeeper |
| 1986 | When the Bough Breaks · as Van Der Graaf |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Walter Graf |
| 1986 | The Last Precinct (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1985 | Murphy's Romance · as Amos Abbott |
| 1985 | Otherworld (TV Series) · as Velcrows Widley |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | Sunset Limousine · as Reinhammer |
| 1983 | Strange Invaders · as Prof. Hollister |
| 1983 | The New Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) · as Mr. Strawn |
| 1983 | The Winds of War (TV Series) · as Adm. William Standley |
| 1983 | The Family Tree (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) |
| 1982 | The Devlin Connection (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1981 | Strange Behavior · as Donovan |
| 1981 | The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies · as Chief |
| 1979 | The Little Dragons · as J.j. |
| 1978 | Movie Movie · as Judge / Mr. Pennington |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Soap (TV Series) · as Judge Petrillo |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Sybil (TV Series) · as Dr. Quinoness |
| 1976 | Family (TV Series) · as James Lawrence |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time (TV Series) |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | The Family Holvak (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Karen (1975) (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Rhoda (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1973 | The Girl with Something Extra (TV Series) · as Segram |
| 1973 | Adam's Rib (TV Series) · as Mayor |
| 1972 | The Sandy Duncan Show (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising (TV Series) · as Fulton Briggs |
| 1972 | Maude (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Get to Know Your Rabbit · as Mr. Beeman |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Hitched · as Round Tree |
| 1970 | The AristoCats · as Lawyer (voice) |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Sid |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) |
| 1969 | My Dog the Thief · as Mr. Pfeiffer |
| 1969 | The Debbie Reynolds Show (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Dr. Kelford |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Judge Carter |
| 1968 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV Series) · as Mountain Lion |
| 1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? · as Dr. Shapiro |
| 1968 | Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? · as Mr. Duckworth |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun (TV Series) |
| 1967 | He & She (TV Series) · as Mr. Simpson |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile · as Dr. Scoggins |
| 1967 | Eight on the Lam · as Bank Examiner |
| 1966 | The Pruitts of Southampton (TV Series) · as Maxwell |
| 1966 | Love On A Rooftop (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund · as Judge |
| 1966 | The Ghost and Mr. Chicken · as Whitlow |
| 1965 | Billie · as Coach Jones |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as Uncle Abner |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Roger Creed |
| 1965 | The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) · as Wiggins |
| 1965 | Honey West (TV Series) · as Ash |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) · as Mr. Wilson |
| 1965 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1965 | F Troop (TV Series) |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · as Editor |
| 1964 | Looking for Love · as Director |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers · as Eugene Denby |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Kentucky Jones (TV Series) · as Doc Axby |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Ed Hotchkiss |
| 1964 | Wendy and Me (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Bing Crosby Show (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam · as Jack Bailey |
| 1964 | The New Interns · as Connors |
| 1964 | The Munsters (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers · as Judge (uncredited) |
| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Airport Manager |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Charles Eckhardt |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Homer Bedloe |
| 1963 | The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Dr. Lusk |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Temple Houston (TV Series) · as Amos Riggs |
| 1963 | Papa's Delicate Condition · as Mr. Cosgrove |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Barnsdahl |
| 1962 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Foster Phinney |
| 1962 | McKeever and the Colonel (TV Series) · as Mayor |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners (TV Series) · as Faye |
| 1962 | The Music Man · as Constable |
| 1961 | The New Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Cosgrove |
| 1961 | Mister Ed (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) · as Alfred |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Frisby |
| 1960 | SurfSide 6 (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Guestward Ho! (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Tab Hunter Show (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Crosby Page |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Lawrence Finch |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Mr. Peckinpaugh |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Shelley |
| 1959 | But Not for Me · as Al Atwood |
| 1959 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock · as Standard Bates |
| 1959 | The Mating Game · as Inspector General Bigelow |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Alcatraz Official |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Teacher's Pet · as Roy |
| 1957 | The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Claims Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1957 | How To Marry A Millionaire (TV Series) · as Emil Quincy |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Gray Ghost (TV Series) · as Hall |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Adam |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Mayor Peter Mercer |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Proprietor |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Dr. Williams |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) |
| 1957 | God Is My Partner · as Judge Warner |
| 1957 | Top Secret Affair · as Bill Hadley |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Pierce |
| 1956 | The Birds and the Bees · as Charlie Jenkins |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Josiah |
| 1955 | The People's Choice (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Henry |
| 1955 | Kiss Me Deadly · as Doctor |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Simon Whipple |
| 1955 | The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) · as S. J. Jollisson |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Mr. Pfeiffer |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Gallagher |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Henry |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Mr. Kittler |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Mr. Baker |
| 1953 | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis · as Prof. Obispo |
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen · as Delapp |
| 1953 | The Juggler · as Rosenberg |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Joe Greer |
| 1952 | Three for Bedroom C · as Trainman |
| 1952 | The Sniper · as Loud Drunk At Club |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Mr. Stanley |
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom · as Ralph Burchard |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer · as Frederick Waterman |
| 1951 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale · as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited) |
| 1950 | For Heaven's Sake · as Arthur Crane (irs) |
| 1950 | The Second Face · as Mr. Westcott |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Arthur Stebbins |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Walter Medford |
| 1950 | Love That Brute · as Joe Evans - Cigar Store Owner |
| 1950 | Riding High · as Erickson |
| 1950 | The Yellow Cab Man · as L.a. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Borderline · as Peterson - U.s. Customs Man |
| 1950 | Backfire · as Dr. Nolan (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond · as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The House Across the Street · as Apartment Manager (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young · as Producer (uncredited) |
| 1949 | You're My Everything · as Mr. Eddie Pflum |
| 1949 | Mother Is a Freshman · as Mr. De Haven |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair · as Passerby |
| 1948 | |
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy · as Prof. Collins (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Gentleman from Nowhere · as Fenmore |
| 1948 | Race Street · as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1948 | State of the Union · as Blink Moran |
| 1948 | Smart Woman · as Reporter |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 · as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Roses Are Red · as Lipton |
| 1947 | Bury Me Dead · as Brighton |
| 1947 | Intrigue · as Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way · as Hawkins (uncredited) |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue · as Landlord (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughter · as Jackson |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life · as Real Estate Salesman |
| 1946 | Swell Guy · as Ben Tilwell |
| 1946 | The Show-Off · as Quiz Master |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder · as Detective Burns |
| 1946 | Just Before Dawn · as Dr. Steiner (uncredited) |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie · as Hack Hagen (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace · as Reporter At Marriage License Office |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow · as Man In Kitchenin Montage (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Broadway · as Hungry Harry |
| 1942 | Flying Tigers · as Repkin (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong · as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Friendly Enemies · as Braun |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam · as Government Man |
| 1942 | Thru Different Eyes · as Mott |
| 1942 | Are Husbands Necessary? · as Mr. Brooks |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Bride · as Spotter |
| 1942 | Sunday Punch · as Ringside Spectator At Ole's First Fight (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Tarzan's New York Adventure · as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' · as Newspaper Editor |
| 1942 | Yokel Boy · as Cynic |
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden · as Mr. White |
| 1942 | What's Cookin' · as K.d. Reynolds |
| 1942 | Born to Sing · as Johnny |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy · as Martin Manning (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing · as K.k. Miller |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady · as Private Detective Smith |
| 1942 | A Close Call for Ellery Queen · as Coroner |
| 1942 | A Gentleman at Heart · as Holloway |
| 1942 | Sealed Lips · as Attorney Emanuel 'manny' T. Dixon |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire · as Larsen |
| 1941 | Look Who's Laughing · as Club Secretary |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues · as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming · as Keating- Florist |
| 1941 | Appointment for Love · as Smith (uncredited) |
| 1941 | New York Town · as Census Taker (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady · as Pierce (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town · as Mortician |
| 1941 | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break · as Man |
| 1941 | Buy Me That Town · as J. Montague Gainsborough |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime · as Dr. Prouty (coroner) |
| 1941 | Blondie in Society · as Washing Machine Salesman |
| 1941 | The Big Store · as Finance Company Man (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sis Hopkins · as Mayor's Aide |
| 1941 | Barnacle Bill · as Auctioneer |
| 1941 | Repent at Leisure · as Clarence Morgan |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery · as Doc Prouty |
| 1941 | Footlight Fever · as Link - Insurance Agent |
| 1941 | Back Street · as Reporter For Associated News |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman · as Growley |
| 1940 | Texas Rangers Ride Again · as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective · as Dr. Prouty |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid · as Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | City for Conquest · as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Rhythm on the River · as Bernard Schwartz |
| 1940 | The Great Profile · as Director |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young · as Perkins |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob · as Horace Grimley |
| 1940 | You Can't Fool Your Wife · as Salesman |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as Second Lecturer |
| 1940 | The Crooked Road · as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again · as Charlie Graham |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo · as Assistant D.a. |
| 1940 | Primrose Path · as Mr. Smith (uncredited) |
| 1940 | It's a Date · as Mr. Horner (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Parole Fixer · as Florist's Customer |
| 1939 | Charlie McCarthy, Detective · as Charlie's Doctor |
| 1939 | The Cat and the Canary · as Reporter |
| 1939 | Beware Spooks! · as Moore (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Television Spy · as Mr. Adler |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Nosey |
| 1939 | Honeymoon in Bali · as Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Fifth Avenue Girl · as Union Representative (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Golden Boy · as Reporter Drake |
| 1939 | Miracles for Sale · as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk |
| 1939 | They All Come Out · as Psychiatrist |
| 1939 | Let Us Live · as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night · as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle · as Studio Chief |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Sam Kress |
| 1939 | Lucky Night · as Carpenter |
| 1939 | Boy Slaves · as Albee |
| 1938 | Kentucky · as Auctioneer |
| 1938 | Thanks for Everything · as Dr. Olson |
| 1938 | Blondie · as Furniture Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Always in Trouble · as Donald Gower |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Henderson |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy · as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris · as Department Head (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Professor Beware · as Joe - Photographer |
| 1938 | Cocoanut Grove · as Weaver |
| 1938 | Joy of Living · as Fan In Margaret's Dressing Room (uncredited) |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago · as Booking Agent |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred · as Rubenstein (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to Town · as Doctor |
| 1937 | Danger - Love at Work · as Gilroy, An Attorney |
| 1937 | Fit for a King · as Spears |
| 1937 | Bad Guy · as Attorney |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven · as Webb |
| 1937 | Born Reckless · as Barnes's Lawyer |
| 1937 | Internes Can't Take Money · as Grote |
| 1937 | Sea Devils · as Judge (uncredited) |
| 1937 | We're on the Jury · as Horace Smith |
| 1937 | Criminal Lawyer · as Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Three Men on a Horse · as Cleaner |
| 1936 | Easy to Take · as Skip |
| 1936 | Lady Luck · as Feinberg |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Kill · as Lawyer Rickert |
| 1936 | The Bride Walks Out · as Judge |
| 1936 | The Crime of Dr. Forbes · as Defense Attorney |
| 1936 | Ticket to Paradise · as Shyster |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as Hallor (uncredited) |
| 1936 | It Had to Happen · as State Examiner |
| 1936 | The Milky Way · as Willard |
| 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell · as Man In Front Row (archive Footage) |
| 1935 | Two for Tonight · as Writer |
| 1935 | Here Comes the Band · as Mr. Scurry |
| 1935 | Woman Wanted · as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Ginger · as Judge (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Florentine Dagger · as Man In Front Row (archive Footage) |
| 1935 | One More Spring · as Representative |
| 1934 | The Band Plays On · as Shyster Lawyer |
| 1934 | A Wicked Woman · as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill · as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century · as Max Jacobs |
| 1934 | Looking for Trouble · as Switchboard Operator |
| 1934 | The Show-Off · as Mr. Weitzenkorn |
| 1933 | Mr. Skitch · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1933 | Advice to the Forlorn · as Circulation Manager |
| 1933 | Broadway Thru a Keyhole · as Columnist #2 |
| 1933 | The Bowery · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1933 | My Woman · as Conn |
| 1933 | She Had to Say Yes · as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 · as Process Server (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 · as Society Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Central Airport · as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Grand Slam · as Waiter At Nicolai Restaurant |
| 1933 | 42nd Street · as Playwright (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Blondie Johnson · as Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Employees' Entrance · as Shoe Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Blessed Event · as Kane |
| 1932 | The Mouthpiece · as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Union Depot · as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Manhattan Parade · as Desk Clerk |
| 1931 | Blonde Crazy · as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Road to Singapore · as Desk Clerk At Club |
| 1931 | Smart Money · as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1930 | City Girl · as Man At Train Station (uncredited) |