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Charles Lane
- Name: Charles Lane
- Birthday: 1905-01-26
- Also known as: Charles Gerstle Levison,Charles L. Lane,Charlie Lane,Charles Levinson,Charles Levison
- Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
- Popularity: 4.012
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 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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The History of Hooterville as Self | 2005-10-19 |
| The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Regent Yarborough | 1995-01-18 |
| Acting on Impulse as Bellhop | 1993-07-10 |
| When the Bough Breaks as Van der Graaf | 1986-10-12 |
| Murphy's Romance as Amos Abbott | 1985-12-25 |
| Sunset Limousine as Reinhammer | 1983-10-12 |
| Strange Invaders as Prof. Hollister | 1983-09-16 |
| Strange Behavior as Donovan | 1981-10-16 |
| The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies as Chief | 1981-10-06 |
| The Little Dragons as J.J. | 1980-07-18 |
| Movie Movie as Judge / Mr. Pennington | 1978-11-01 |
| Sybil as Dr. Quinoness | 1976-11-14 |
| Long Way Home | 1975-09-07 |
| Get to Know Your Rabbit as Mr. Beeman | 1972-06-07 |
| The Great Man's Whiskers as Philbrick | 1972-05-02 |
| Hitched as Round Tree | 1971-03-31 |
| The Aristocats as Lawyer (voice) | 1970-11-13 |
| My Dog the Thief as Mr. Pfeiffer | 1969-09-21 |
| What's So Bad About Feeling Good? as Dr. Shapiro | 1968-05-24 |
| The Gnome-Mobile as Dr. Scoggins | 1967-07-19 |
| The Ugly Dachshund as Judge | 1966-02-16 |
| The Ghost & Mr. Chicken as Whitlow | 1966-01-20 |
| Billie as Coach Jones | 1965-12-13 |
| John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Editor | 1965-03-24 |
| Rendezvous in Space as Interviewee | 1964-09-10 |
| Looking for Love as Director | 1964-08-05 |
| Good Neighbor Sam as Jack Bailey | 1964-07-22 |
| The New Interns as Connors | 1964-06-01 |
| The Carpetbaggers as Eugene Denby | 1964-04-08 |
| The Wheeler Dealers as Judge (uncredited) | 1963-11-14 |
| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Airport Manager | 1963-11-07 |
| Papa's Delicate Condition as Mr. Cosgrove | 1963-03-06 |
| The Music Man as Constable | 1962-06-19 |
| But Not for Me as Al Atwood | 1959-08-19 |
| The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock as Standard Bates | 1959-08-06 |
| The Mating Game as Inspector General Bigelow | 1959-04-29 |
| Teacher's Pet as Roy | 1958-04-01 |
| God Is My Partner as Judge Warner | 1957-07-01 |
| The Birds and the Bees as Charlie Jenkins | 1956-05-11 |
| The Affairs of Dobie Gillis as Prof. Obispo | 1953-08-14 |
| Remains to Be Seen as Delapp | 1953-05-15 |
| The Juggler as Rosenberg | 1953-05-11 |
| The Sniper as Loud Drunk at Club | 1952-05-09 |
| Here Comes the Groom as Ralph Burchard | 1951-09-20 |
| Criminal Lawyer as Frederick Waterman | 1951-08-23 |
| I Can Get It for You Wholesale as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited) | 1951-04-05 |
| The Second Face as Mr. Westcott | 1950-12-01 |
| Riding High as Erickson | 1950-04-12 |
| The Yellow Cab Man as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited) | 1950-03-25 |
| Backfire as Dr. Nolan (uncredited) | 1950-01-26 |
| Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited) | 1949-10-20 |
| The House Across the Street as Apartment Manager (uncredited) | 1949-09-10 |
| Mighty Joe Young as Producer (uncredited) | 1949-07-27 |
| You're My Everything as Mr. Eddie Pflum | 1949-07-22 |
| Moonrise as Mr. Chandler | 1948-10-01 |
| Apartment for Peggy as Prof. Collins (uncredited) | 1948-09-30 |
| Race Street as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited) | 1948-09-11 |
| Out of the Storm as Mr. Evans | 1948-09-11 |
| The Gentleman from Nowhere as Fenmore | 1948-09-09 |
| State of the Union as Blink Moran | 1948-04-30 |
| Smart Woman as Reporter | 1948-04-30 |
| Call Northside 777 as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) | 1948-02-13 |
| Intrigue as Hotel Desk Clerk | 1947-12-06 |
| Louisiana as McCormack | 1947-11-15 |
| Roses Are Red as Lipton | 1947-11-10 |
| Bury Me Dead as Brighton | 1947-10-18 |
| Living in a Big Way as Hawkins (uncredited) | 1947-06-10 |
| It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Landlord (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
| It's a Wonderful Life as Real Estate Salesman | 1946-12-20 |
| The Invisible Informer as Nick Steele | 1946-08-19 |
| Mysterious Intruder as Detective Burns | 1946-04-11 |
| Just Before Dawn as Dr. Steiner (uncredited) | 1946-03-07 |
| A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Hack Hagen (uncredited) | 1946-01-24 |
| Arsenic and Old Lace as Reporter at Marriage License Office | 1944-09-01 |
| Mission to Moscow as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
| Flying Tigers as Repkin (uncredited) | 1942-10-08 |
| Pardon My Sarong as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited) | 1942-08-07 |
| Friendly Enemies as Braun | 1942-06-21 |
| Thru Different Eyes as Mott | 1942-06-19 |
| Lady in a Jam as Government Man | 1942-06-19 |
| They All Kissed the Bride as Spotter | 1942-06-11 |
| The Mad Martindales as Virgil Hickling | 1942-05-15 |
| Broadway as Hungry Harry | 1942-05-08 |
| Sunday Punch as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
| Tarzan's New York Adventure as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton | 1942-05-01 |
| Home in Wyomin' as Newspaper Editor | 1942-04-29 |
| About Face as Rental Car Manager | 1942-04-16 |
| The Great Man's Lady as Pierce (uncredited) | 1942-04-15 |
| Obliging Young Lady as Private Detective Smith | 1942-04-01 |
| The Adventures of Martin Eden as Mr. White | 1942-02-26 |
| What's Cookin'? as K.D. Reynolds | 1942-02-20 |
| Born to Sing as Johnny | 1942-02-18 |
| Ride 'Em Cowboy as Martin Manning (uncredited) | 1942-02-13 |
| The Lady Is Willing as K.K. Miller | 1942-02-12 |
| A Close Call for Ellery Queen as Coroner | 1942-01-29 |
| A Gentleman at Heart as Holloway | 1942-01-16 |
| Sealed Lips as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon | 1942-01-02 |
| Ball of Fire as Larsen | 1941-12-02 |
| Birth of the Blues as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited) | 1941-11-07 |
| New York Town as Census Taker (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
| Appointment for Love as Smith (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
| I Wake Up Screaming as Keating- Florist | 1941-10-31 |
| Three Girls About Town as Mortician | 1941-10-23 |
| Buy Me That Town as J. Montague Gainsborough | 1941-10-03 |
| Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime as Dr. Prouty (coroner) | 1941-08-14 |
| The Big Store as Finance Company Man (uncredited) | 1941-06-20 |
| Sis Hopkins as Mayor's aide | 1941-04-12 |
| Barnacle Bill as Auctioneer | 1941-04-07 |
| Repent at Leisure as Clarence Morgan | 1941-04-04 |
| Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery as Doc Prouty | 1941-03-24 |
| Back Street as Reporter for Associated News | 1941-02-07 |
| The Invisible Woman as Growley | 1940-12-28 |
| The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1940-12-13 |
| Ellery Queen, Master Detective as Dr. Prouty | 1940-11-30 |
| Dancing on a Dime as Freeman Taylor | 1940-11-01 |
| Blondie Plays Cupid as Train Conductor (uncredited) | 1940-10-31 |
| City for Conquest as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
| The Leather Pushers as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell | 1940-09-13 |
| The Great Profile as Director | 1940-08-30 |
| Rhythm on the River as Bernard Schwartz | 1940-08-28 |
| We Who Are Young as Perkins | 1940-07-19 |
| Queen of the Mob as Horace Grimley | 1940-06-28 |
| Buck Benny Rides Again as Charlie Graham | 1940-05-31 |
| You Can't Fool Your Wife as Salesman | 1940-05-21 |
| On Their Own as Johnson | 1940-05-17 |
| The Crooked Road as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney | 1940-05-10 |
| Edison, the Man as Second Lecturer | 1940-05-10 |
| The Doctor Takes a Wife as Reporter (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
| Johnny Apollo as Assistant D.A. | 1940-04-19 |
| It's a Date as Mr. Horner (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
| Primrose Path as Mr. Smith (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
| Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Charlie's Doctor | 1939-12-22 |
| The Cat and the Canary as Reporter | 1939-10-27 |
| Beware Spooks! as Moore (uncredited) | 1939-10-24 |
| Television Spy as Mr. Adler | 1939-10-20 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Nosey | 1939-10-19 |
| Honeymoon in Bali as Photographer (uncredited) | 1939-09-29 |
| 5th Ave Girl as Union Representative (uncredited) | 1939-09-22 |
| Golden Boy as Reporter Drake | 1939-09-05 |
| Miracles for Sale as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk | 1939-08-10 |
| They All Come Out as Psychiatrist | 1939-08-04 |
| News Is Made at Night as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds | 1939-07-20 |
| Second Fiddle as Studio Chief | 1939-06-30 |
| Lucky Night as Carpenter | 1939-05-05 |
| Rose of Washington Square as Sam Kress | 1939-05-05 |
| Let Us Live as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
| Inside Story as District Attorney | 1939-03-10 |
| Boy Slaves as Albee | 1939-02-02 |
| Kentucky as Auctioneer | 1938-12-30 |
| Blondie as Furniture Salesman (uncredited) | 1938-11-30 |
| Always in Trouble as Donald Gower | 1938-10-28 |
| Three Loves Has Nancy as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
| You Can't Take It with You as Henderson | 1938-09-01 |
| Professor Beware as Joe - Photographer | 1938-07-29 |
| The Rage of Paris as Department Head (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
| Cocoanut Grove as Weaver | 1938-05-20 |
| Joy of Living as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited) | 1938-05-06 |
| Nothing Sacred as Rubenstein (uncredited) | 1937-11-25 |
| Ali Baba Goes to Town as Doctor | 1937-10-29 |
| Danger – Love at Work as Gilroy, an attorney | 1937-09-30 |
| Hot Water as Grayson (uncredited) | 1937-09-24 |
| Trapped by G-Men as Fingers | 1937-09-09 |
| Bad Guy as Attorney | 1937-08-27 |
| One Mile from Heaven as Webb | 1937-08-18 |
| Born Reckless as Barnes's lawyer | 1937-06-25 |
| Big Business as Webster - Bank Representative | 1937-06-18 |
| Venus Makes Trouble as District Attorney | 1937-05-14 |
| Internes Can't Take Money as Grote | 1937-04-16 |
| Sea Devils as Judge (uncredited) | 1937-02-19 |
| We're on the Jury as Horace Smith | 1937-02-12 |
| Criminal Lawyer as Attorney (uncredited) | 1937-01-29 |
| Easy to Take as Skip | 1936-11-06 |
| Lady Luck as Feinberg | 1936-09-13 |
| Two-Fisted Gentleman as Joe Gordon | 1936-08-15 |
| 36 Hours to Kill as Lawyer Rickert | 1936-07-24 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Hallor (uncredited) | 1936-04-09 |
| The Milky Way | 1936-02-07 |
| The Milky Way as Willard | 1936-02-07 |
| The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Man in Front Row (archive footage) | 1936-01-13 |
| Two for Tonight as Writer | 1935-09-12 |
| Here Comes the Band as Mr. Scurry | 1935-08-30 |
| Woman Wanted as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited) | 1935-08-02 |
| Ginger as Judge (uncredited) | 1935-07-04 |
| The Florentine Dagger as Man in Front Row (archive footage) | 1935-03-30 |
| One More Spring as Representative | 1935-02-15 |
| The Bands Plays On as Shyster Lawyer | 1934-12-21 |
| A Wicked Woman as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited) | 1934-12-07 |
| Broadway Bill as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) | 1934-11-30 |
| I'll Fix It as Al Nathan | 1934-11-10 |
| Let's Talk It Over as Reporter | 1934-06-01 |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts as Reporter (uncredited) | 1934-05-26 |
| Twentieth Century as Max Jacobs | 1934-05-11 |
| Looking for Trouble as Switchboard Operator | 1934-03-28 |
| The Show-Off as Mr. Weitzenkorn | 1934-03-09 |
| Mr. Skitch as Hotel Clerk | 1933-12-22 |
| Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Columnist #2 | 1933-11-02 |
| The Bowery as Doctor (uncredited) | 1933-10-07 |
| My Woman as Conn | 1933-10-04 |
| She Had to Say Yes as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited) | 1933-07-15 |
| Private Detective 62 as Process Server (Uncredited) | 1933-06-10 |
| Gold Diggers of 1933 as Society Reporter (uncredited) | 1933-05-27 |
| Central Airport as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited) | 1933-04-15 |
| 42nd Street as Playwright (uncredited) | 1933-03-11 |
| Blondie Johnson as Cashier (uncredited) | 1933-02-25 |
| Grand Slam as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant | 1933-02-22 |
| Employees' Entrance as Shoe Salesman (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
| Blessed Event as Kane | 1932-09-10 |
| The Mouthpiece as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited) | 1932-03-21 |
| Union Depot as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
| Manhattan Parade as Desk clerk | 1931-12-24 |
| Blonde Crazy as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1931-09-16 |
| The Road to Singapore as Desk Clerk at Club | 1931-09-02 |
| Smart Money as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1931-06-11 |
| City Girl as Man at Train Station (uncredited) | 1930-01-12 |
