Acting
Charles Lane
EN cinema · 220 credits
Born
26 January 1905
Died
9 July 2007 (aged 102)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Charles Gerstle Levison · Charles L. Lane · Charlie Lane · Charles Levinson · Charles Levison
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
Filmography
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Regent Yarborough
A Bewitched Christmas
as Jesse Mortimer
Acting on Impulse
as Bellhop
Date with an Angel
as Father O'Shea
When the Bough Breaks
as Van der Graaf
Murphy's Romance
as Amos Abbott
Strange Invaders
as Prof. Hollister
Sunset Limousine
as Reinhammer
Strange Behavior
as Donovan
Movie Movie
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
Hitched
as Round Tree
Get to Know Your Rabbit
as Mr. Beeman
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Philbrick
The Aristocats
as Lawyer (voice)
My Dog, the Thief
as Mr. Pfeiffer
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Dr. Shapiro
The Gnome-Mobile
as Dr. Scoggins
The Ugly Dachshund
as Judge
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Whitlow
Billie
as Coach Jones
Good Neighbor Sam
as Jack Bailey
Looking for Love
as Director
The Carpetbaggers
as Eugene Denby
Rendezvous in Space
as Interviewee
The New Interns
as Connors
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Airport Manager
The Wheeler Dealers
as Judge (uncredited)
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mr. Cosgrove
The Music Man
as Constable
The Mating Game
as Bigelow
But Not for Me
as Al Atwood
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Standard Bates
God Is My Partner
as Judge Warner
The Birds and the Bees
as Charlie Jenkins
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Prof. Obispo
Remains to Be Seen
as Delapp
The Juggler
as Rosenberg
The Sniper
as Loud Drunk at Club
Here Comes the Groom
as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
as Frederick Waterman
Riding High
as Erickson
Backfire
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
The Yellow Cab Man
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
The Second Face
as Mr. Westcott
For Heaven's Sake
as Arthur Crane
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
as Producer (uncredited)
You're My Everything
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
The House Across the Street
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
as Mr. Evans
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Fenmore
Moonrise
as Mr. Chandler
Call Northside 777
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Apartment for Peggy
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
Race Street
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
State of the Union
as Blink Moran
Smart Woman
as Reporter
Bury Me Dead
as Brighton
Intrigue
as Hotel Desk Clerk
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Landlord (uncredited)
Roses Are Red
as Lipton
Louisiana
as McCormack
Living in a Big Way
as Hawkins (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Real Estate Salesman
Mysterious Intruder
as Detective Burns
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Just Before Dawn
as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
as Nick Steele
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
Mission to Moscow
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
Sealed Lips
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
Broadway
as Hungry Harry, as Hungry Harry (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
as Private Detective Smith
Flying Tigers
as Repkin (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Government Man (uncredited)
What's Cookin'?
as K.D. Reynolds
A Gentleman at Heart
as Holloway
Sunday Punch
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
Home in Wyomin'
as Newspaper Editor
About Face
as Rental Car Manager
The Mad Martindales
as Virgil Hickling
Born to Sing
as Johnny
Friendly Enemies
as Braun
They All Kissed the Bride
as Spotter
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing
as K.K. Miller
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Mr. White
I Wake Up Screaming
as Keating- Florist
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Doc Prouty
Birth of the Blues
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
as Pierce (uncredited)
Back Street
as Reporter for Associated News
Sis Hopkins
as Mayor's aide
Barnacle Bill
as Auctioneer
Three Girls About Town
as Mortician
The Big Store
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Repent at Leisure
as Clarence Morgan
Ball of Fire
as Larsen
Buy Me That Town
as J. Montague Gainsborough
New York Town
as Census Taker (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
as Smith (uncredited)
You're the One
as Announcer
The Invisible Woman
as Growley
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Dr. Prouty
Rhythm on the River
as Bernard Schwartz
Dancing on a Dime
as Freeman Taylor
The Great Profile
as Director
It's a Date
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
The Crooked Road
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
On Their Own
as Johnson
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Primrose Path
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Second Lecturer
Johnny Apollo
as Assistant D.A.
The Leather Pushers
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
We Who Are Young
as Perkins
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Charlie Graham
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Salesman
Queen of the Mob
as Horace Grimley
The Cat and the Canary
as Reporter
Honeymoon in Bali
as Photographer (uncredited)
Lucky Night
as Carpenter
Beware Spooks!
as Moore (uncredited)
They All Come Out
as Psychiatrist
Boy Slaves
as Albee
Television Spy
as Mr. Adler
Inside Story
as District Attorney
Rose of Washington Square
as Sam Kress
Let Us Live
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Union Representative (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
as Studio Chief
Golden Boy
as Reporter Drake
News Is Made at Night
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
Miracles for Sale
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Charlie's Doctor
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
as Weaver
You Can't Take It with You
as Henderson
Always in Trouble
as Donald Gower
Kentucky
as Auctioneer
Blondie
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Professor Beware
as Joe - Photographer
Joy of Living
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
as Attorney (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Doctor
Sea Devils
as Judge (uncredited)
Danger – Love at Work
as Gilroy, an attorney
Trapped by G-Men
as Fingers
We're on the Jury
as Horace Smith
Nothing Sacred
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
Big Business
as Webster - Bank Representative
Born Reckless
as Barnes's lawyer
Venus Makes Trouble
1937
Venus Makes Trouble
as District Attorney
Hot Water
as Grayson (uncredited)
Bad Guy
as Attorney
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Hallor (uncredited)
The Milky Way
as Willard, Actor
36 Hours to Kill
as Lawyer Rickert
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Joe Gordon
Lady Luck
as Feinberg
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Easy to Take
as Skip
Two for Tonight
as Writer
One More Spring
as Representative
Woman Wanted
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
as Mr. Scurry
The Florentine Dagger
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Ginger
as Judge (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
as Max Jacobs
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Looking for Trouble
as Switchboard Operator
The Show-Off
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
The Band Plays On
as Shyster Lawyer
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Reporter (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
Let's Talk It Over
as Reporter
I'll Fix It
as Al Nathan
42nd Street
as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Cashier (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
as Hotel Clerk
My Woman
as Conn
Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Columnist #2
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
Central Airport
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Bowery
as Doctor (uncredited)
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
as Process Server (Uncredited)
Grand Slam
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Blessed Event
as Kane
The Mouthpiece
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Union Depot
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
as Desk clerk
The Road to Singapore
as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
Smart Money
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
City Girl
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
I Want My Man
as French Doctor