Charles Lane
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 26, 1905
- Died
- July 9, 2007
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Filmography
The History of Hooterville 2005
as Self
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 1995
as Regent Yarborough
A Bewitched Christmas 1994
as Jesse Mortimer
Acting on Impulse 1993
as Bellhop
Date with an Angel 1987
as Father O'Shea
When the Bough Breaks 1986
as Van der Graaf
Murphy's Romance 1985
as Amos Abbott
Sunset Limousine 1983
as Reinhammer
Strange Invaders 1983
as Prof. Hollister
Dead Kids 1981
as Donovan
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies 1981
as Chief
The Little Dragons 1980
as J.J.
Movie Movie 1978
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
Long Way Home 1975
Actor
Hitched 1973
as Round Tree
Get to Know Your Rabbit 1972
as Mr. Beeman
The Great Man's Whiskers 1972
as Philbrick
The Aristocats 1970
as Lawyer (voice)
My Dog, the Thief 1969
as Mr. Pfeiffer
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? 1968
as Dr. Shapiro
The Gnome-Mobile 1967
as Dr. Scoggins
The Ugly Dachshund 1966
as Judge
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966
as Whitlow
Billie 1965
as Coach Jones
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965
as Editor
Rendezvous in Space 1964
as Interviewee
Looking for Love 1964
as Director
Good Neighbor Sam 1964
as Jack Bailey
The New Interns 1964
as Connors
The Carpetbaggers 1964
as Eugene Denby
The Wheeler Dealers 1963
as Judge (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Airport Manager
Papa's Delicate Condition 1963
as Mr. Cosgrove
The Music Man 1962
as Constable
- Alcatraz Express
Alcatraz Express 1961
Actor
But Not for Me 1959
as Al Atwood
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock 1959
as Standard Bates
The Mating Game 1959
as Bigelow
Teacher's Pet 1958
as Roy
God Is My Partner 1957
as Judge Warner
The Birds and the Bees 1956
as Charlie Jenkins
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis 1953
as Prof. Obispo
Remains to Be Seen 1953
as Delapp
The Juggler 1953
as Rosenberg
The Sniper 1952
as Loud Drunk at Club
Here Comes the Groom 1951
as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer 1951
as Frederick Waterman
I Can Get It for You Wholesale 1951
as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
For Heaven's Sake 1950
as Arthur Crane
The Second Face 1950
as Mr. Westcott
Riding High 1950
as Erickson
The Yellow Cab Man 1950
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
Backfire 1950
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
The House Across the Street 1949
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
You're My Everything 1949
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
Mighty Joe Young 1949
as Producer (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair 1948
Actor
Moonrise 1948
as Mr. Chandler
Apartment for Peggy 1948
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
Race Street 1948
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
Out of the Storm 1948
as Mr. Evans
The Gentleman from Nowhere 1948
as Fenmore
Smart Woman 1948
as Reporter
State of the Union 1948
as Blink Moran
Call Northside 777 1948
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Intrigue 1947
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Louisiana 1947
as McCormack
Roses Are Red 1947
as Lipton
Bury Me Dead 1947
as Brighton
Living in a Big Way 1947
as Hawkins (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue 1947
as Landlord (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
as Real Estate Salesman
The Invisible Informer 1946
as Nick Steele
Mysterious Intruder 1946
as Detective Burns
Just Before Dawn 1946
as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie 1946
as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
Flying Tigers 1942
as Repkin (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong 1942
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies 1942
as Braun
Thru Different Eyes 1942
as Mott
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Government Man (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride 1942
as Spotter
The Mad Martindales 1942
as Virgil Hickling
Sunday Punch 1942
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
Broadway 1942
as Hungry Harry, as Hungry Harry (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure 1942
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
Home in Wyomin' 1942
as Newspaper Editor
About Face 1942
as Rental Car Manager
Obliging Young Lady 1942
as Private Detective Smith
The Adventures of Martin Eden 1942
as Mr. White
What's Cookin'? 1942
as K.D. Reynolds
Born to Sing 1942
as Johnny
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1942
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing 1942
as K.K. Miller
A Close Call for Ellery Queen 1942
as Coroner
A Gentleman at Heart 1942
as Holloway
Sealed Lips 1942
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
Ball of Fire 1941
as Larsen
Birth of the Blues 1941
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
Appointment for Love 1941
as Smith (uncredited)
New York Town 1941
as Census Taker (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady 1941
as Pierce (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming 1941
as Keating- Florist
Three Girls About Town 1941
as Mortician
Buy Me That Town 1941
as J. Montague Gainsborough
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime 1941
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
The Big Store 1941
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Sis Hopkins 1941
as Mayor's aide
Barnacle Bill 1941
as Auctioneer
Repent at Leisure 1941
as Clarence Morgan
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery 1941
as Doc Prouty
You're the One 1941
as Announcer
Back Street 1941
as Reporter for Associated News
The Invisible Woman 1940
as Growley
The Texas Rangers Ride Again 1940
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective 1940
as Dr. Prouty
Dancing on a Dime 1940
as Freeman Taylor
Blondie Plays Cupid 1940
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
City for Conquest 1940
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers 1940
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
The Great Profile 1940
as Director
Rhythm on the River 1940
as Bernard Schwartz
We Who Are Young 1940
as Perkins
Queen of the Mob 1940
as Horace Grimley
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940
as Charlie Graham
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940
as Salesman
On Their Own 1940
as Johnson
Edison, the Man 1940
as Second Lecturer
The Crooked Road 1940
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940
as Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo 1940
as Assistant D.A.
Primrose Path 1940
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
It's a Date 1940
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
Charlie McCarthy, Detective 1939
as Charlie's Doctor
The Cat and the Canary 1939
as Reporter
Beware Spooks! 1939
as Moore (uncredited)
Television Spy 1939
as Mr. Adler
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Nosey
Honeymoon in Bali 1939
as Photographer (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl 1939
as Union Representative (uncredited)
Golden Boy 1939
as Reporter Drake
Miracles for Sale 1939
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
They All Come Out 1939
as Psychiatrist
News Is Made at Night 1939
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
Second Fiddle 1939
as Studio Chief
Rose of Washington Square 1939
as Sam Kress
Lucky Night 1939
as Carpenter
Let Us Live 1939
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Inside Story 1939
as District Attorney
Boy Slaves 1939
as Albee
Kentucky 1938
as Auctioneer
Blondie 1938
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Always in Trouble 1938
as Donald Gower
Three Loves Has Nancy 1938
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You 1938
as Henderson
Professor Beware 1938
as Joe - Photographer
The Rage of Paris 1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove 1938
as Weaver
Joy of Living 1938
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
Nothing Sacred 1937
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town 1937
as Doctor
Danger – Love at Work 1937
as Gilroy, an attorney
Hot Water 1937
as Grayson (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men 1937
as Fingers
Bad Guy 1937
as Attorney
One Mile from Heaven 1937
as Webb
Born Reckless 1937
as Barnes's lawyer
Big Business 1937
as Webster - Bank Representative
- Venus Makes Trouble
Venus Makes Trouble 1937
as District Attorney
Internes Can't Take Money 1937
as Grote
Sea Devils 1937
as Judge (uncredited)
We're on the Jury 1937
as Horace Smith
Criminal Lawyer 1937
as Attorney (uncredited)
Easy to Take 1936
as Skip
Lady Luck 1936
as Feinberg
Two-Fisted Gentleman 1936
as Joe Gordon
36 Hours to Kill 1936
as Lawyer Rickert
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as Hallor (uncredited)
The Milky Way 1936
as Willard, Actor
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 1936
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Two for Tonight 1935
as Writer
Here Comes the Band 1935
as Mr. Scurry
Woman Wanted 1935
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
Ginger 1935
as Judge (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger 1935
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
One More Spring 1935
as Representative
The Band Plays On 1934
as Shyster Lawyer
A Wicked Woman 1934
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
Broadway Bill 1934
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
I'll Fix It 1934
as Al Nathan
Let's Talk It Over 1934
as Reporter
Twenty Million Sweethearts 1934
as Reporter (uncredited)
Twentieth Century 1934
as Max Jacobs
Looking for Trouble 1934
as Switchboard Operator
The Show-Off 1934
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
Mr. Skitch 1933
as Hotel Clerk
Advice to the Lovelorn 1933
Actor
Broadway Thru a Keyhole 1933
as Columnist #2
The Bowery 1933
as Doctor (uncredited)
My Woman 1933
as Conn
She Had to Say Yes 1933
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Private Detective 62 1933
as Process Server (Uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933 1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
Central Airport 1933
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
42nd Street 1933
as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson 1933
as Cashier (uncredited)
Grand Slam 1933
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Employees' Entrance 1933
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Blessed Event 1932
as Kane
The Mouthpiece 1932
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Union Depot 1932
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade 1931
as Desk clerk
Blonde Crazy 1931
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Road to Singapore 1931
as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
Smart Money 1931
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
City Girl 1930
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
I Want My Man 1925
as French Doctor
Credits from TMDB.