Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Actor Jan 26 (died age 102) San Francisco, California, USA 1925–2006 (81 year career)

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Biography

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 h…

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

Real Estate Salesman

The Aristocats

The Aristocats

Lawyer (voice)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Nosey

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

Reporter at Marriage License Office

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

Henderson

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Airport Manager

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Hallor (uncredited)

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

Larsen

Filmography

Acting (316)

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Movies (217)

The History of Hooterville

The History of Hooterville

as Self

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

as Regent Yarborough

A Bewitched Christmas

A Bewitched Christmas

as Jesse Mortimer

Acting on Impulse

Acting on Impulse

as Bellhop

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

as Van der Graaf

Murphy's Romance

Murphy's Romance

as Amos Abbott

Strange Invaders

Strange Invaders

as Prof. Hollister

Sunset Limousine

Sunset Limousine

as Reinhammer

Strange Behavior

Strange Behavior

as Donovan

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

as Chief

The Little Dragons

The Little Dragons

as J.J.

Movie Movie

Movie Movie

as Judge / Mr. Pennington

Long Way Home

Long Way Home

Hitched

Hitched

as Round Tree

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Get to Know Your Rabbit

as Mr. Beeman

The Great Man's Whiskers

The Great Man's Whiskers

as Philbrick

The Aristocats

The Aristocats

as Lawyer (voice)

My Dog, the Thief

My Dog, the Thief

as Mr. Pfeiffer

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

as Dr. Shapiro

The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

as Dr. Scoggins

The Ugly Dachshund

The Ugly Dachshund

as Judge

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

as Whitlow

Billie

Billie

as Coach Jones

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Editor

The New Interns

The New Interns

as Connors

Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

as Jack Bailey

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

as Eugene Denby

Looking for Love

Looking for Love

as Director

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

as Interviewee

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Airport Manager

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

as Mr. Cosgrove

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers

as Judge (uncredited)

The Music Man

The Music Man

as Constable

Alcatraz Express

But Not for Me

But Not for Me

as Al Atwood

The Mating Game

The Mating Game

as Inspector General Bigelow

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

as Standard Bates

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

as Roy

God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner

as Judge Warner

The Birds and the Bees

The Birds and the Bees

as Charlie Jenkins

The Juggler

The Juggler

as Rosenberg

Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

as Delapp

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

as Prof. Obispo

The Sniper

The Sniper

as Loud Drunk at Club

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)

Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

as Frederick Waterman

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)

Riding High

Riding High

as Erickson

Backfire

Backfire

as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)

The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man

as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)

The Second Face

The Second Face

as Mr. Westcott

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

as Producer (uncredited)

You're My Everything

You're My Everything

as Mr. Eddie Pflum

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)

The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street

as Apartment Manager (uncredited)

Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

State of the Union

State of the Union

as Blink Moran

Race Street

Race Street

as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)

Apartment for Peggy

Apartment for Peggy

as Prof. Collins (uncredited)

Smart Woman

Smart Woman

as Reporter

Moonrise

Moonrise

as Mr. Chandler

The Gentleman from Nowhere

The Gentleman from Nowhere

as Fenmore

Out of the Storm

Out of the Storm

as Mr. Evans

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Landlord (uncredited)

Intrigue

Intrigue

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Bury Me Dead

Bury Me Dead

as Brighton

Louisiana

Louisiana

as McCormack

Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red

as Lipton

Living in a Big Way

Living in a Big Way

as Hawkins (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

as Real Estate Salesman

Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder

as Detective Burns

Just Before Dawn

Just Before Dawn

as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)

The Invisible Informer

The Invisible Informer

as Nick Steele

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

as Hack Hagen (uncredited)

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Reporter at Marriage License Office

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)

A Gentleman at Heart

A Gentleman at Heart

as Holloway

Flying Tigers

Flying Tigers

as Repkin (uncredited)

Tarzan's New York Adventure

Tarzan's New York Adventure

as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton

About Face

About Face

as Rental Car Manager

Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

as Mott

Sealed Lips

Sealed Lips

as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon

The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

as K.K. Miller

Broadway

Broadway

as Hungry Harry

They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride

as Spotter

Pardon My Sarong

Pardon My Sarong

as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

as Private Detective Smith

The Mad Martindales

The Mad Martindales

as Virgil Hickling

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

as Government Man (uncredited)

What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'?

as K.D. Reynolds

The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Adventures of Martin Eden

as Mr. White

Home in Wyomin'

Home in Wyomin'

as Newspaper Editor

Sunday Punch

Sunday Punch

as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)

Born to Sing

Born to Sing

as Johnny

Friendly Enemies

Friendly Enemies

as Braun

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Coroner

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

as Doc Prouty

Sis Hopkins

Sis Hopkins

as Mayor's aide

Back Street

Back Street

as Reporter for Associated News

Buy Me That Town

Buy Me That Town

as J. Montague Gainsborough

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

as Larsen

New York Town

New York Town

as Census Taker (uncredited)

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Martin Manning (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

as Keating- Florist

Appointment for Love

Appointment for Love

as Smith (uncredited)

The Big Store

The Big Store

as Finance Company Man (uncredited)

The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

as Pierce (uncredited)

Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

You're the One

You're the One

as Announcer

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

as Mortician

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

as Dr. Prouty (coroner)

Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

as Auctioneer

Repent at Leisure

Repent at Leisure

as Clarence Morgan

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

as Second Lecturer

The Crooked Road

The Crooked Road

as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

as Mr. Smith (uncredited)

It's a Date

It's a Date

as Mr. Horner (uncredited)

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)

We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

as Perkins

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

as Growley

The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Reporter (uncredited)

Queen of the Mob

Queen of the Mob

as Horace Grimley

The Great Profile

as Director

Dancing on a Dime

Dancing on a Dime

as Freeman Taylor

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

as Dr. Prouty

Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

as Charlie Graham

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

as Salesman

Blondie Plays Cupid

Blondie Plays Cupid

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

as Assistant D.A.

Rhythm on the River

Rhythm on the River

as Bernard Schwartz

On Their Own

On Their Own

as Johnson

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

as Sam Kress

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Nosey

Honeymoon in Bali

Honeymoon in Bali

as Photographer (uncredited)

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

as Carpenter

Let Us Live

Let Us Live

as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as Charlie's Doctor

Television Spy

Television Spy

as Mr. Adler

Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

as Union Representative (uncredited)

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

as Reporter Drake

Boy Slaves

Boy Slaves

as Albee

Beware Spooks!

Beware Spooks!

as Moore (uncredited)

They All Come Out

They All Come Out

as Psychiatrist

Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale

as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

as Reporter

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

as Studio Chief

News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds

Inside Story

Inside Story

as District Attorney

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

as Henderson

Blondie

Blondie

as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)

Kentucky

Kentucky

as Auctioneer

Always in Trouble

Always in Trouble

as Donald Gower

Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy

as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)

Joy of Living

Joy of Living

as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)

The Rage of Paris

The Rage of Paris

as Department Head (uncredited)

Professor Beware

Professor Beware

as Joe - Photographer

Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove

as Weaver

Big Business

Big Business

as Webster - Bank Representative

Venus Makes Trouble

as District Attorney

Hot Water

Hot Water

as Grayson (uncredited)

Bad Guy

Bad Guy

as Attorney

Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work

as Gilroy, an attorney

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

as Rubenstein (uncredited)

Sea Devils

Sea Devils

as Judge (uncredited)

Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

as Attorney (uncredited)

One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven

as Webb

We're on the Jury

We're on the Jury

as Horace Smith

Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money

as Grote

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town

as Doctor

Born Reckless

Born Reckless

as Barnes's lawyer

Trapped by G-Men

Trapped by G-Men

as Fingers

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Hallor (uncredited)

Easy to Take

Easy to Take

as Skip

The Milky Way

The Milky Way

as Willard

Lady Luck

Lady Luck

as Feinberg

36 Hours to Kill

36 Hours to Kill

as Lawyer Rickert

Two-Fisted Gentleman

Two-Fisted Gentleman

as Joe Gordon

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

as Man in Front Row (archive footage)

Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

as Writer

Ginger

Ginger

as Judge (uncredited)

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)

One More Spring

One More Spring

as Representative

Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

as Mr. Scurry

The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger

as Man in Front Row (archive footage)

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

as Reporter

A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman

as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

as Max Jacobs

The Show-Off

The Show-Off

as Mr. Weitzenkorn

I'll Fix It

I'll Fix It

as Al Nathan

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

as Switchboard Operator

The Band Plays On

The Band Plays On

as Shyster Lawyer

Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts

as Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. Skitch

Mr. Skitch

as Hotel Clerk

Blondie Johnson

Blondie Johnson

as Cashier (uncredited)

My Woman

My Woman

as Conn

42nd Street

42nd Street

as Playwright (uncredited)

Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62

as Process Server (Uncredited)

Central Airport

Central Airport

as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

as Society Reporter (uncredited)

Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

The Bowery

The Bowery

as Doctor (uncredited)

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

as Columnist #2

She Had to Say Yes

She Had to Say Yes

as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)

Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn

Grand Slam

Grand Slam

as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant

Blessed Event

Blessed Event

as Kane

Union Depot

Union Depot

as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)

The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece

as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Smart Money

Smart Money

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Road to Singapore

The Road to Singapore

as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)

Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade

as Desk clerk

City Girl

City Girl

as Man at Train Station (uncredited)

I Want My Man

I Want My Man

as French Doctor

Television (99)

Legends

Legends

as Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

Shannon's Deal

Shannon's Deal

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as Walter Graf

Otherworld

Otherworld

as Velcrows Widley

The Comedy Factory

The Comedy Factory

as George McCloskey

Hunter

Hunter

as Motel Owner

The Winds of War

The Winds of War

as Adm. William Standley

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as Richard Welte

The Devlin Connection

The Devlin Connection

Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as Mort Farber

Soap

Soap

as Judge Petrillo

Weekend Special

Sybil

Sybil

as Dr. Quinoness

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

The Family Holvak

Karen

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Rhoda

Rhoda

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

as Mayor

Maude

Maude

The Rookies

The Rookies

Temperatures Rising

as Fulton Briggs

The Sandy Duncan Show

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

as Sid

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

The Debbie Reynolds Show

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as Judge Carter

The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

He & She

He & She

as Mr. Simpson

Love on a Rooftop

Love on a Rooftop

The Pruitts of Southampton

The Pruitts of Southampton

as Maxwell

Green Acres

Green Acres

as Mr. Wilson

Get Smart

Get Smart

as Uncle Abner

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as Roger Creed

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as Man

F Troop

F Troop

Honey West

Honey West

as Ash

Bewitched

Bewitched

as Ed Hotchkiss

The Munsters

The Munsters

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Ralph Harrison

The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

Wendy and Me

Wendy and Me

The Cara Williams Show

The Cara Williams Show

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as Homer Bedloe

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Charles Eckhardt

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Dr. Lusk

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

The Bill Dana Show

The Bill Dana Show

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Billy Hacker

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as Mr. Barnsdahl

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The New Bob Cummings Show

The New Bob Cummings Show

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as Mr. Frisby

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

Guestward, Ho!

Guestward, Ho!

The Tab Hunter Show

The Tab Hunter Show

The Comedy Spot

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Peckinpaugh

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as Alcatraz Official (uncredited)

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

as Lawrence Finch

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Dr. Shelley

Fibber McGee & Molly

Fibber McGee & Molly

as Salesman

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Lawman

Lawman

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

The Ann Sothern Show

The Ann Sothern Show

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Dr. Williams

Maverick

Maverick

as Proprietor

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)

Bachelor Father

Bachelor Father

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as Mayor Peter Mercer

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Claims Clerk (uncredited)

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds

The Gale Storm Show

as Pierce

On Trial

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as Simon Whipple

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

The People's Choice

The People's Choice

Star Stage

Studio 57

Studio 57

as Henry

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mr. Pfeiffer

Willy

Dear Phoebe

Dear Phoebe

as Mr. Fosdick

Topper

Topper

as Mr. Kittler

Today

Today

as Self

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as Mr. Stanley

Lux Video Theatre

as Walter Medford