Charles Lane
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-01-26
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Charles Lane
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.
Also Known For
Arsenic and Old Lace
Sep 01, 1944
It's a Wonderful Life
Dec 20, 1946
Good Neighbor Sam
Jul 22, 1964
42nd Street
Mar 11, 1933
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Oct 19, 1939
Blondie Johnson
Feb 25, 1933
The Ugly Dachshund
Feb 16, 1966
I Wake Up Screaming
Oct 31, 1941
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Nov 07, 1963
Twentieth Century
May 11, 1934
Three Loves Has Nancy
Sep 02, 1938
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Apr 09, 1936
The Gnome-Mobile
Jul 19, 1967
Criminal Lawyer
Jan 29, 1937
Sealed Lips
Jan 02, 1942
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
Jan 20, 1966
Murphy's Romance
Dec 25, 1985
Tarzan's New York Adventure
May 01, 1942
The Music Man
Jun 19, 1962
The Invisible Woman
Dec 28, 1940
Out of the Storm
Sep 11, 1948
The Milky Way
Feb 07, 1936
Mysterious Intruder
Apr 11, 1946
Bury Me Dead
Oct 18, 1947
The Mating Game
Apr 29, 1959
Teacher's Pet
Apr 01, 1958
Blessed Event
Sep 10, 1932
36 Hours to Kill
Jul 24, 1936
The Rage of Paris
Jun 09, 1938
Intrigue
Dec 06, 1947
Strange Invaders
Sep 16, 1983
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Sep 09, 1948
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Jan 24, 1946
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Jan 29, 1942
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Aug 14, 1941
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Nov 30, 1940
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Mar 24, 1941
The Cat and the Canary
Oct 27, 1939
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Apr 17, 1947
Broadway Bill
Nov 30, 1934
Birth of the Blues
Nov 07, 1941
The Great Man's Lady
Oct 31, 1941
Honeymoon in Bali
Sep 29, 1939
Broadway
May 08, 1942
But Not for Me
Aug 19, 1959
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Oct 29, 1937
The Aristocats
Dec 24, 1970
Sea Devils
Feb 19, 1937
Back Street
Feb 07, 1941
Riding High
Apr 12, 1950
The Mouthpiece
Mar 21, 1932
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Aug 06, 1959
Rhythm on the River
Aug 28, 1940
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
May 24, 1968
Roses Are Red
Nov 10, 1947
Danger – Love at Work
Sep 30, 1937
Trapped by G-Men
Sep 09, 1937
Two-Fisted Gentleman
Aug 15, 1936
Obliging Young Lady
Apr 01, 1942
Sis Hopkins
Apr 12, 1941
Moonrise
Oct 01, 1948
Barnacle Bill
Apr 07, 1941
Lucky Night
May 05, 1939
Manhattan Parade
Dec 24, 1931
Looking for Love
Aug 05, 1964
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Jan 18, 1995
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Aug 14, 1953
Lady Luck
Sep 13, 1936
Backfire
Jan 26, 1950
Beware Spooks!
Oct 24, 1939
Louisiana
Nov 15, 1947
The Little Dragons
Jul 18, 1980
They All Come Out
Aug 04, 1939
Two for Tonight
Sep 12, 1935
We're on the Jury
Feb 12, 1937
Remains to Be Seen
May 15, 1953
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Oct 20, 1949
Mr. Skitch
Dec 22, 1933
Cocoanut Grove
May 20, 1938
Dancing on a Dime
Nov 01, 1940
You Can't Take It with You
Sep 01, 1938
Always in Trouble
Oct 28, 1938
Three Girls About Town
Oct 23, 1941
Union Depot
Jan 14, 1932
The Yellow Cab Man
Mar 25, 1950
Strange Behavior
Oct 16, 1981
Boy Slaves
Feb 02, 1939
The Road to Singapore
Sep 02, 1931
The Second Face
Dec 01, 1950
The Juggler
May 11, 1953
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Jun 07, 1972
The Birds and the Bees
May 11, 1956
Television Spy
Oct 20, 1939
Looking for Trouble
Mar 28, 1934
Inside Story
Mar 10, 1939
My Woman
Oct 04, 1933
When the Bough Breaks
Oct 12, 1986
The Wheeler Dealers
Nov 14, 1963
Kentucky
Dec 30, 1938
Rose of Washington Square
May 05, 1939
Call Northside 777
Feb 13, 1948
Apartment for Peggy
Sep 30, 1948
The Great Profile
Aug 30, 1940
Papa's Delicate Condition
Mar 06, 1963
Billie
Dec 13, 1965
Flying Tigers
Oct 08, 1942
It's a Date
Mar 22, 1940
The Show-Off
Mar 09, 1934
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Oct 06, 1981
God Is My Partner
Jul 01, 1957
The Band Plays On
Dec 21, 1934
The Carpetbaggers
Apr 08, 1964
Blondie
Nov 30, 1938
One More Spring
Feb 15, 1935
Woman Wanted
Aug 02, 1935
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Nov 17, 1941
Living in a Big Way
Jun 10, 1947
The Big Store
Jun 20, 1941
Employees' Entrance
Feb 11, 1933
Mighty Joe Young
Jul 27, 1949
Here Comes the Band
Aug 30, 1935
The Milky Way
Feb 07, 1936
Repent at Leisure
Apr 04, 1941
Let Us Live
Mar 29, 1939
Fifth Avenue Girl
Sep 22, 1939
Second Fiddle
Jun 30, 1939
Golden Boy
Sep 05, 1939
News Is Made at Night
Jul 20, 1939
Miracles for Sale
Aug 10, 1939
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Nov 02, 1933
Professor Beware
Jul 29, 1938
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Dec 22, 1939
The Great Man's Whiskers
May 02, 1972
The Crooked Road
May 10, 1940
Race Street
Sep 11, 1948
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Jan 13, 1936
On Their Own
May 17, 1940
Lady in a Jam
Jun 19, 1942
Blondie Plays Cupid
Oct 31, 1940
Ball of Fire
Dec 02, 1941
Primrose Path
Mar 22, 1940
Edison, the Man
May 10, 1940
What's Cookin'?
Feb 20, 1942
A Gentleman at Heart
Jan 16, 1942
Johnny Apollo
Apr 19, 1940
Sunday Punch
May 08, 1942
The Sniper
May 09, 1952
The Leather Pushers
Sep 13, 1940
Buy Me That Town
Oct 03, 1941
Just Before Dawn
Mar 07, 1946
We Who Are Young
Jul 19, 1940
Thru Different Eyes
Jun 19, 1942
Internes Can't Take Money
Apr 16, 1937
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Dec 13, 1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
May 31, 1940
Gold Diggers of 1933
May 27, 1933
Smart Money
Jun 11, 1931
Here Comes the Groom
Sep 20, 1951
The Florentine Dagger
Mar 30, 1935
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Apr 25, 1940
One Mile from Heaven
Aug 18, 1937
City for Conquest
Sep 21, 1940
Acting on Impulse
Jul 10, 1993
Nothing Sacred
Nov 25, 1937
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Apr 05, 1951
State of the Union
Apr 30, 1948
Central Airport
Apr 15, 1933
The Bowery
Oct 07, 1933
You're My Everything
Jul 22, 1949
Twenty Million Sweethearts
May 26, 1934
Big Business
Jun 18, 1937
She Had to Say Yes
Jul 15, 1933
The Invisible Informer
Aug 19, 1946
Ginger
Jul 04, 1935
Home in Wyomin'
Apr 29, 1942
Born Reckless
Jun 25, 1937
You Can't Fool Your Wife
May 21, 1940
Movie Movie
Nov 01, 1978
Private Detective 62
Jun 10, 1933
Blonde Crazy
Sep 16, 1931
New York Town
Oct 31, 1941
About Face
Apr 16, 1942
A Wicked Woman
Dec 07, 1934
Smart Woman
Apr 30, 1948
The Mad Martindales
May 15, 1942
Venus Makes Trouble
May 14, 1937
Born to Sing
Feb 18, 1942
The House Across the Street
Sep 10, 1949
Friendly Enemies
Jun 21, 1942
Grand Slam
Feb 22, 1933
Hot Water
Sep 24, 1937
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Mar 24, 1965
Mission to Moscow
Apr 29, 1943
City Girl
Jan 12, 1930
Bad Guy
Aug 27, 1937
Long Way Home
Sep 07, 1975
They All Kissed the Bride
Jun 11, 1942
Let's Talk It Over
Jun 01, 1934
Sunset Limousine
Oct 12, 1983
Easy to Take
Nov 06, 1936
Joy of Living
May 06, 1938
Pardon My Sarong
Aug 07, 1942
I'll Fix It
Nov 10, 1934
The Lady Is Willing
Feb 12, 1942
The History of Hooterville
Oct 19, 2005
Appointment for Love
Oct 31, 1941
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Feb 26, 1942
Queen of the Mob
Jun 28, 1940
Rendezvous in Space
Sep 10, 1964
My Dog, the Thief
Sep 21, 1969
The New Interns
Jun 01, 1964
Criminal Lawyer
Aug 23, 1951
Hitched
Mar 31, 1973
Broadway
May 08, 1942
You're the One
Feb 19, 1941
Advice to the Lovelorn
Dec 01, 1933
A Bewitched Christmas
Jun 23, 1994
I Want My Man
Mar 22, 1925
St. Elsewhere
Oct 26, 1982
Mister Ed
Jan 05, 1961
Lou Grant
Sep 20, 1977
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Sep 29, 1959
77 Sunset Strip
Oct 10, 1958
Burke's Law
Sep 20, 1963
Love on a Rooftop
Sep 06, 1966
The Rookies
Sep 11, 1972
Rhoda
Sep 09, 1974
F Troop
Sep 14, 1965
L.A. Law
Sep 15, 1986
Otherworld
Jan 26, 1985
Little House on the Prairie
Sep 11, 1974
The Odd Couple
Sep 24, 1970
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Nov 06, 1957
The Munsters
Sep 24, 1964
The Flying Nun
Sep 07, 1967
Today
Jan 14, 1952
The Lucy Show
Oct 01, 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Sep 26, 1962
Chico and the Man
Sep 13, 1974
Maude
Sep 12, 1972
One Day at a Time
Dec 16, 1975
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Sep 25, 1964
I Love Lucy
Oct 15, 1951
Petticoat Junction
Sep 24, 1963
Mork & Mindy
Sep 14, 1978
Surfside 6
Oct 06, 1960
Perry Mason
Sep 21, 1957
Bewitched
Sep 17, 1964
Soap
Sep 13, 1977
Hunter
Sep 18, 1984
The Twilight Zone
Oct 02, 1959
Weekend Special
Sep 10, 1977
The Tab Hunter Show
Sep 18, 1960
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Oct 06, 1958
The Sandy Duncan Show
Sep 17, 1972
Dennis the Menace
Oct 04, 1959
Temperatures Rising
Sep 12, 1972
Nanny and the Professor
Jan 21, 1970
Bachelor Father
Sep 15, 1957
The Millionaire
Jan 19, 1955
The Farmer's Daughter
Sep 20, 1963
I Love Lucy
Oct 15, 1951
I Love Lucy
Oct 15, 1951
Adam's Rib
Sep 14, 1973
The Thin Man
Sep 20, 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Jul 01, 1957
The Real McCoys
Oct 03, 1957
The Debbie Reynolds Show
Sep 16, 1969
Karen
Jan 30, 1975
Pete and Gladys
Sep 19, 1960
The New Bob Cummings Show
Oct 05, 1961
Shannon's Deal
Apr 16, 1990
Judd for the Defense
Sep 08, 1967
The Donna Reed Show
Sep 24, 1958
Wendy and Me
Sep 14, 1964
Guestward, Ho!
Sep 29, 1960
Lawman
Oct 05, 1958
Whirlybirds
Jan 03, 1957
The Ann Sothern Show
Oct 06, 1958
The Bill Dana Show
Sep 22, 1963
The People's Choice
Oct 06, 1955
The Cara Williams Show
Sep 23, 1964
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sep 24, 1961
Willy
Sep 18, 1954
Star Stage
Sep 09, 1955
The Bing Crosby Show
Sep 14, 1964
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Sep 29, 1962
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Sep 21, 1959
On Trial
Sep 14, 1956
The Comedy Spot
Jul 19, 1960
Screen Director's Playhouse
Oct 05, 1955
The Family Holvak
Sep 07, 1975
Dear Phoebe
Sep 10, 1954
The Comedy Factory
Jun 21, 1985
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Mar 12, 2003
The Winds of War
Feb 06, 1983
Bewitched
Sep 17, 1964
The Restless Gun
Sep 23, 1957
Topper
Oct 09, 1953
He & She
Sep 06, 1967
The Beverly Hillbillies
Sep 26, 1962
Dennis the Menace
Oct 04, 1959
The Wild Wild West
Sep 17, 1965
Bewitched
Sep 17, 1964
Get Smart
Sep 18, 1965
Honey West
Sep 17, 1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Sep 14, 1965
The Beverly Hillbillies
Sep 26, 1962
Sybil
Nov 14, 1976
Fibber McGee & Molly
Sep 15, 1959
Lux Video Theatre
Oct 02, 1950
The Gale Storm Show
Sep 29, 1956
The Pruitts of Southampton
Sep 06, 1966
Legends
Nov 17, 2006
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Nov 06, 1957
The Wonderful World of Disney
Oct 27, 1954
The Andy Griffith Show
Oct 03, 1960
Maverick
Sep 22, 1957
The Doris Day Show
Sep 24, 1968
Bewitched
Sep 17, 1964
Bewitched
Sep 17, 1964
Bewitched
Sep 17, 1964
Bewitched
Sep 17, 1964
Bewitched
Sep 17, 1964
I Love Lucy
Oct 15, 1951
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
Green Acres
Sep 15, 1965
Studio 57
Sep 21, 1954
The Untouchables
Oct 15, 1959
The Real McCoys
Oct 03, 1957
Lou Grant
Sep 20, 1977
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sep 22, 1964
The Devlin Connection
Oct 02, 1982
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Sep 29, 1959