Charles Lane
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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Films (220)
The History of Hooterville
2005 · Self
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995 · Regent Yarborough
A Bewitched Christmas
1994 · Jesse Mortimer
Acting on Impulse
1993 · Bellhop
Date with an Angel
1987 · Father O'Shea
When the Bough Breaks
1986 · Van der Graaf
Murphy's Romance
1985 · Amos Abbott
Sunset Limousine
1983 · Reinhammer
Strange Invaders
1983 · Prof. Hollister
Dead Kids
1981 · Donovan
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981 · Chief
The Little Dragons
1980 · J.J.
Movie Movie
1978 · Judge / Mr. Pennington
Long Way Home
1975
Hitched
1973 · Round Tree
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972 · Mr. Beeman
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972 · Philbrick
The Aristocats
1970 · Lawyer (voice)
My Dog, the Thief
1969 · Mr. Pfeiffer
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968 · Dr. Shapiro
The Gnome-Mobile
1967 · Dr. Scoggins
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Judge
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 · Whitlow
Billie
1965 · Coach Jones
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · Editor
Rendezvous in Space
1964 · Interviewee
Looking for Love
1964 · Director
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · Jack Bailey
The New Interns
1964 · Connors
The Carpetbaggers
1964 · Eugene Denby
The Wheeler Dealers
1963 · Judge (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Airport Manager
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 · Mr. Cosgrove
The Music Man
1962 · Constable
Alcatraz Express
1961
But Not for Me
1959 · Al Atwood
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 · Standard Bates
The Mating Game
1959 · Bigelow
Teacher's Pet
1958 · Roy
God Is My Partner
1957 · Judge Warner
The Birds and the Bees
1956 · Charlie Jenkins
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953 · Prof. Obispo
Remains to Be Seen
1953 · Delapp
The Juggler
1953 · Rosenberg
The Sniper
1952 · Loud Drunk at Club
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
1951 · Frederick Waterman
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951 · Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
For Heaven's Sake
1950 · Arthur Crane
The Second Face
1950 · Mr. Westcott
Riding High
1950 · Erickson
The Yellow Cab Man
1950 · L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
Backfire
1950 · Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 · Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
The House Across the Street
1949 · Apartment Manager (uncredited)
You're My Everything
1949 · Mr. Eddie Pflum
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · Producer (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
Moonrise
1948 · Mr. Chandler
Apartment for Peggy
1948 · Prof. Collins (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
1948 · Mr. Evans
Race Street
1948 · Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 · Fenmore
State of the Union
1948 · Blink Moran
Smart Woman
1948 · Reporter
Call Northside 777
1948 · Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Intrigue
1947 · Hotel Desk Clerk
Louisiana
1947 · McCormack
Roses Are Red
1947 · Lipton
Bury Me Dead
1947 · Brighton
Living in a Big Way
1947 · Hawkins (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 · Landlord (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Real Estate Salesman
The Invisible Informer
1946 · Nick Steele
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Detective Burns
Just Before Dawn
1946 · Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 · Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 · Reporter at Marriage License Office
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
Flying Tigers
1942 · Repkin (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
1942 · Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies
1942 · Braun
Lady in a Jam
1942 · Government Man (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes
1942 · Mott
They All Kissed the Bride
1942 · Spotter
The Mad Martindales
1942 · Virgil Hickling
Broadway
1942 · Hungry Harry, Hungry Harry (uncredited)
Sunday Punch
1942 · Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
Home in Wyomin'
1942 · Newspaper Editor
About Face
1942 · Rental Car Manager
Obliging Young Lady
1942 · Private Detective Smith
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942 · Mr. White
What's Cookin'?
1942 · K.D. Reynolds
Born to Sing
1942 · Johnny
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942 · Martin Manning (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing
1942 · K.K. Miller
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942 · Coroner
A Gentleman at Heart
1942 · Holloway
Sealed Lips
1942 · Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
Ball of Fire
1941 · Larsen
Birth of the Blues
1941 · Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Keating- Florist
The Great Man's Lady
1941 · Pierce (uncredited)
New York Town
1941 · Census Taker (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
1941 · Smith (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
1941 · Mortician
Buy Me That Town
1941 · J. Montague Gainsborough
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941 · Dr. Prouty (coroner)
The Big Store
1941 · Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Sis Hopkins
1941 · Mayor's aide
Barnacle Bill
1941 · Auctioneer
Repent at Leisure
1941 · Clarence Morgan
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941 · Doc Prouty
You're the One
1941 · Announcer
Back Street
1941 · Reporter for Associated News
The Invisible Woman
1940 · Growley
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940 · Train Passenger (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940 · Dr. Prouty
Dancing on a Dime
1940 · Freeman Taylor
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 · Train Conductor (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940 · Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers
1940 · Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
The Great Profile
1940 · Director
Rhythm on the River
1940 · Bernard Schwartz
We Who Are Young
1940 · Perkins
Queen of the Mob
1940 · Horace Grimley
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Charlie Graham
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 · Salesman
On Their Own
1940 · Johnson
The Crooked Road
1940 · Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
Edison, the Man
1940 · Second Lecturer
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Assistant D.A.
It's a Date
1940 · Mr. Horner (uncredited)
Primrose Path
1940 · Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939 · Charlie's Doctor
The Cat and the Canary
1939 · Reporter
Beware Spooks!
1939 · Moore (uncredited)
Television Spy
1939 · Mr. Adler
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Nosey
Honeymoon in Bali
1939 · Photographer (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Union Representative (uncredited)
Golden Boy
1939 · Reporter Drake
Miracles for Sale
1939 · Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
They All Come Out
1939 · Psychiatrist
News Is Made at Night
1939 · District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
Second Fiddle
1939 · Studio Chief
Lucky Night
1939 · Carpenter
Rose of Washington Square
1939 · Sam Kress
Let Us Live
1939 · Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Inside Story
1939 · District Attorney
Boy Slaves
1939 · Albee
Kentucky
1938 · Auctioneer
Blondie
1938 · Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Always in Trouble
1938 · Donald Gower
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 · Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Henderson
Professor Beware
1938 · Joe - Photographer
The Rage of Paris
1938 · Department Head (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
1938 · Weaver
Joy of Living
1938 · Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
1937 · Rubenstein (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 · Doctor
Danger – Love at Work
1937 · Gilroy, an attorney
Hot Water
1937 · Grayson (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men
1937 · Fingers
Bad Guy
1937 · Attorney
One Mile from Heaven
1937 · Webb
Born Reckless
1937 · Barnes's lawyer
Big Business
1937 · Webster - Bank Representative
Venus Makes Trouble
1937 · District Attorney
Internes Can't Take Money
1937 · Grote
Sea Devils
1937 · Judge (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
1937 · Horace Smith
Criminal Lawyer
1937 · Attorney (uncredited)
Easy to Take
1936 · Skip
Lady Luck
1936 · Feinberg
Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936 · Joe Gordon
36 Hours to Kill
1936 · Lawyer Rickert
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Hallor (uncredited)
The Milky Way
1936 · Willard
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936 · Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Two for Tonight
1935 · Writer
Here Comes the Band
1935 · Mr. Scurry
Woman Wanted
1935 · Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
Ginger
1935 · Judge (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger
1935 · Man in Front Row (archive footage)
One More Spring
1935 · Representative
The Band Plays On
1934 · Shyster Lawyer
A Wicked Woman
1934 · Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
1934 · Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
1934 · Al Nathan
Let's Talk It Over
1934 · Reporter
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934 · Reporter (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
1934 · Max Jacobs
Looking for Trouble
1934 · Switchboard Operator
The Show-Off
1934 · Mr. Weitzenkorn
Mr. Skitch
1933 · Hotel Clerk
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933 · Columnist #2
The Bowery
1933 · Doctor (uncredited)
My Woman
1933 · Conn
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
1933 · Process Server (Uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 · Society Reporter (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933 · Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
42nd Street
1933 · Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933 · Cashier (uncredited)
Grand Slam
1933 · Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Employees' Entrance
1933 · Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Blessed Event
1932 · Kane
The Mouthpiece
1932 · Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Union Depot
1932 · Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
1931 · Desk clerk
Blonde Crazy
1931 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Road to Singapore
1931 · Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
Smart Money
1931 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
City Girl
1930 · Man at Train Station (uncredited)
I Want My Man
1925 · French Doctor
Séries (101)
Legends
2006 · Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
Dark Shadows
1991 · Antique Dealer
Shannon's Deal
1990
L.A. Law
1986 · Walter Graf
The Comedy Factory
1985 · George McCloskey
Otherworld
1985 · Velcrows Widley
Hunter
1984 · Motel Owner
The Winds of War
1983 · William Standley
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Richard Welte
The Devlin Connection
1982
Mork & Mindy
1978
Lou Grant
1977 · Mort Farber
Soap
1977 · Judge Petrillo
ABC Weekend Specials
1977
Sybil
1976 · Dr. Quinoness
One Day at a Time
1975
The Family Holvak
1975
Karen
1975
Chico and the Man
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Rhoda
1974
Adam's Rib
1973 · Mayor
The Sandy Duncan Show
1972
Maude
1972
Temperatures Rising
1972 · Fulton Briggs
The Rookies
1972
The Odd Couple
1970 · Sid
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Medical Center
1969 · Dr. Kelford
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
The Doris Day Show
1968 · Judge Carter
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Flying Nun
1967
He & She
1967 · Mr. Simpson
Love on a Rooftop
1966
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966 · Maxwell
Get Smart
1965 · Uncle Abner
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Roger Creed
Honey West
1965 · Ash
Green Acres
1965 · Mr. Wilson
F Troop
1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965 · Man
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Charlie
The Munsters
1964
The Cara Williams Show
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Ralph Harrison
Bewitched
1964 · Mr. Cushman, Jessie Mortimer, Mr. Roland, Mr. Harmon, Harold Jameson, Ed Hotchkiss, George Meiklejohn, Shotwell
Wendy and Me
1964
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Charles Eckhardt
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Homer Bedloe
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Burke's Law
1963 · Dr. Lusk
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
The Lucy Show
1962 · Mr. Barnsdahl
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Foster Phinney, Billy Hacker, Homer Bedloe
The New Bob Cummings Show
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Mister Ed
1961
Surfside 6
1960 · Cyrus Radford
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Mr. Frisby
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
The Comedy Spot
1960
The Untouchables
1959 · Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
Dennis the Menace
1959 · Lawrence Finch
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Mr. Peckinpaugh
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Dr. Shelley
Fibber McGee & Molly
1959 · Salesman
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Ann Sothern Show
1958
Lawman
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Claims Clerk (uncredited), Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
1957 · Mr. Leland
The Restless Gun
1957 · Mayor Peter Mercer
Maverick
1957 · Proprietor
Perry Mason
1957 · Dr. Williams
The Thin Man
1957
Bachelor Father
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
Whirlybirds
1957
The Gale Storm Show
1956 · Pierce
On Trial
1956
The People's Choice
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Star Stage
1955
The Millionaire
1955 · Simon Whipple
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Mr. Pfeiffer
Studio 57
1954 · Henry
Willy
1954
Dear Phoebe
1954 · Mr. Fosdick
Topper
1953 · Mr. Kittler
Today
1952 · Self
I Love Lucy
1951 · Mr. Stanley, Passport Office Clerk, Casting Director, Mr. Hickox
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Walter Medford