Charles Lane
Acting
- Born:
- 1905-01-26
- Died:
- 2007-07-09
- Place of birth:
- San Francisco, California, USA
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 was as a hotel clerk in Smart Money (1931) starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
Filmography
Legends
The History of Hooterville
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
A Bewitched Christmas
Acting on Impulse
Dark Shadows
Shannon's Deal
Date with an Angel
When the Bough Breaks
L.A. Law
Murphy's Romance
The Comedy Factory
Otherworld
Hunter
Sunset Limousine
Strange Invaders
The Winds of War
St. Elsewhere
The Devlin Connection
Dead Kids
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
The Little Dragons
Movie Movie
Mork & Mindy
Lou Grant
Soap
ABC Weekend Specials
Sybil
One Day at a Time
Long Way Home
The Family Holvak
Karen
Chico and the Man
Little House on the Prairie
Rhoda
Adam's Rib
Hitched
The Sandy Duncan Show
Maude
Temperatures Rising
The Rookies
Get to Know Your Rabbit
The Great Man's Whiskers
The Aristocats
The Odd Couple
Nanny and the Professor
Medical Center
My Dog, the Thief
The Debbie Reynolds Show
The Doris Day Show
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Judd, for the Defense
The Flying Nun
He & She
The Gnome-Mobile
Love on a Rooftop
The Pruitts of Southampton
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Billie
Get Smart
The Wild Wild West
Honey West
Green Acres
F Troop
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Munsters
The Cara Williams Show
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bewitched
Wendy and Me
The Bing Crosby Show
Rendezvous in Space
Looking for Love
Good Neighbor Sam
The New Interns
The Carpetbaggers
The Wheeler Dealers
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Petticoat Junction
The Bill Dana Show
Burke's Law
The Farmer's Daughter
Papa's Delicate Condition
The Lucy Show
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Music Man
The New Bob Cummings Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
Alcatraz Express
Mister Ed
Surfside 6
The Andy Griffith Show
Guestward, Ho!
Pete and Gladys
The Tab Hunter Show
The Comedy Spot
The Untouchables
Dennis the Menace
The Twilight Zone
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Fibber McGee & Molly
But Not for Me
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
The Mating Game
77 Sunset Strip
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Ann Sothern Show
Lawman
The Donna Reed Show
Teacher's Pet
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Real McCoys
The Restless Gun
Maverick
Perry Mason
The Thin Man
Bachelor Father
God Is My Partner
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Whirlybirds
The Gale Storm Show
On Trial
The Birds and the Bees
The People's Choice
Screen Director's Playhouse
Star Stage
The Millionaire
The Wonderful World of Disney
Studio 57
Willy
Dear Phoebe
Topper
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Remains to Be Seen
The Juggler
The Sniper
Today
I Love Lucy
Here Comes the Groom
Criminal Lawyer
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
For Heaven's Sake
The Second Face
Lux Video Theatre
Riding High
The Yellow Cab Man
Backfire
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
The House Across the Street
You're My Everything
Mighty Joe Young
The Boy with Green Hair
Moonrise
Apartment for Peggy
Out of the Storm
Race Street
The Gentleman from Nowhere
State of the Union
Smart Woman
Call Northside 777
Intrigue
Louisiana
Roses Are Red
Bury Me Dead
Living in a Big Way
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It's a Wonderful Life
The Invisible Informer
Mysterious Intruder
Just Before Dawn
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mission to Moscow
Flying Tigers
Pardon My Sarong
Friendly Enemies
Lady in a Jam
Thru Different Eyes
They All Kissed the Bride
The Mad Martindales
Broadway
Sunday Punch
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Home in Wyomin'
About Face
Obliging Young Lady
The Adventures of Martin Eden
What's Cookin'?
Born to Sing
Ride 'Em Cowboy
The Lady Is Willing
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
A Gentleman at Heart
Sealed Lips
Ball of Fire
Birth of the Blues
I Wake Up Screaming
The Great Man's Lady
New York Town
Appointment for Love
Three Girls About Town
Buy Me That Town
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
The Big Store
Sis Hopkins
Barnacle Bill
Repent at Leisure
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
You're the One
Back Street
The Invisible Woman
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Dancing on a Dime
Blondie Plays Cupid
City for Conquest
The Leather Pushers
The Great Profile
Rhythm on the River
We Who Are Young
Queen of the Mob
Buck Benny Rides Again
You Can't Fool Your Wife
On Their Own
The Crooked Road
Edison, the Man
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Johnny Apollo
It's a Date
Primrose Path
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
The Cat and the Canary
Beware Spooks!
Television Spy
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Honeymoon in Bali
Fifth Avenue Girl
Golden Boy
Miracles for Sale
They All Come Out
News Is Made at Night
Second Fiddle
Lucky Night
Rose of Washington Square
Let Us Live
Inside Story
Boy Slaves
Kentucky
Blondie
Always in Trouble
Three Loves Has Nancy
You Can't Take It with You
Professor Beware
The Rage of Paris
Cocoanut Grove
Joy of Living
Nothing Sacred
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Danger – Love at Work
Hot Water
Trapped by G-Men
Bad Guy
One Mile from Heaven
Born Reckless
Big Business
Venus Makes Trouble
Internes Can't Take Money
Sea Devils
We're on the Jury
Criminal Lawyer
Easy to Take
Lady Luck
Two-Fisted Gentleman
36 Hours to Kill
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
The Milky Way
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Two for Tonight
Here Comes the Band
Woman Wanted
Ginger
The Florentine Dagger
One More Spring
The Band Plays On
A Wicked Woman
Broadway Bill
I'll Fix It
Let's Talk It Over
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twentieth Century
Looking for Trouble
The Show-Off
Mr. Skitch
Advice to the Lovelorn
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
The Bowery
My Woman
She Had to Say Yes
Private Detective 62
Gold Diggers of 1933
Central Airport
42nd Street
Blondie Johnson
Grand Slam
Employees' Entrance
Blessed Event
The Mouthpiece
Union Depot
Manhattan Parade
Blonde Crazy
The Road to Singapore
Smart Money
City Girl
I Want My Man