Charles Lane

Acting

January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007 (died at 102)

San Francisco, California, USA

Male

221 Movies

118 TV Shows

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.

The Ugly Dachshund

1966 6.7

as Judge

Age 61 (now 102)

The Aristocats

1970 7.3

as Lawyer (voice)

Age 65 (now 102)

Twentieth Century

1934 6.8

as Max Jacobs

Age 29 (now 102)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 7.8

as Nosey

Age 34 (now 102)

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 7.6

as Reporter at Marriage License Office

Age 39 (now 102)

Teacher's Pet

1958 6.8

as Roy

Age 53 (now 102)

Petticoat Junction

1963 5.8

as Homer Bedloe

Age 58 (now 102) 24 eps

24 eps

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 7.2

as Society Reporter (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966 6.8

as Whitlow

Age 60 (now 102)

The Gnome-Mobile

1967 6.3

as Dr. Scoggins

Age 62 (now 102)

State of the Union

1948 6.7

as Blink Moran

Age 43 (now 102)

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 8.3

as Real Estate Salesman

Age 41 (now 102)

Ball of Fire

1941 7.4

as Larsen

Age 36 (now 102)

The Music Man

1962 7.1

as Constable

Age 57 (now 102)

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942 6.4

as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton

Age 37 (now 102)

Date with an Angel

1987 6.8

as Father O'Shea

Age 82 (now 102)

The History of Hooterville

2005

as Self

Age 100 (now 102)

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1995 4.7

as Regent Yarborough

Age 89 (now 102)

A Bewitched Christmas

1994

as Jesse Mortimer

Age 89 (now 102)

Acting on Impulse

1993 4.8

as Bellhop

Age 88 (now 102)

Date with an Angel

1987 6.8

as Father O'Shea

Age 82 (now 102)

When the Bough Breaks

1986 6.4

as Van der Graaf

Age 81 (now 102)

Murphy's Romance

1985 6.2

as Amos Abbott

Age 80 (now 102)

Sunset Limousine

1983 4.5

as Reinhammer

Age 78 (now 102)

Strange Invaders

1983 4.8

as Prof. Hollister

Age 78 (now 102)

Strange Behavior

1981 5.5

as Donovan

Age 76 (now 102)

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

1981 5.8

as Chief

Age 76 (now 102)

The Little Dragons

1980 5.4

as J.J.

Age 75 (now 102)

Movie Movie

1978 6.0

as Judge / Mr. Pennington

Age 73 (now 102)

Long Way Home

1975

Age 70 (now 102)

Hitched

1973 7.3

as Round Tree

Age 68 (now 102)

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972 5.0

as Mr. Beeman

Age 67 (now 102)

The Great Man's Whiskers

1972 8.0

as Philbrick

Age 67 (now 102)

The Aristocats

1970 7.3

as Lawyer (voice)

Age 65 (now 102)

My Dog, the Thief

1969 6.8

as Mr. Pfeiffer

Age 64 (now 102)

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968 6.7

as Dr. Shapiro

Age 63 (now 102)

The Gnome-Mobile

1967 6.3

as Dr. Scoggins

Age 62 (now 102)

The Ugly Dachshund

1966 6.7

as Judge

Age 61 (now 102)

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966 6.8

as Whitlow

Age 60 (now 102)

Billie

1965 5.0

as Coach Jones

Age 60 (now 102)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965 3.8

as Editor

Age 60 (now 102)

Rendezvous in Space

1964

as Interviewee

Age 59 (now 102)

Looking for Love

1964 5.8

as Director

Age 59 (now 102)

Good Neighbor Sam

1964 6.6

as Jack Bailey

Age 59 (now 102)

The New Interns

1964 4.8

as Connors

Age 59 (now 102)

The Carpetbaggers

1964 5.9

as Eugene Denby

Age 59 (now 102)

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 6.3

as Judge (uncredited)

Age 58 (now 102)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963 7.0

as Airport Manager

Age 58 (now 102)

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963 5.6

as Mr. Cosgrove

Age 58 (now 102)

The Music Man

1962 7.1

as Constable

Age 57 (now 102)

Alcatraz Express

1961 7.0

Age 55 (now 102)

But Not for Me

1959 6.3

as Al Atwood

Age 54 (now 102)

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

1959 5.9

as Standard Bates

Age 54 (now 102)

The Mating Game

1959 6.4

as Inspector General Bigelow

Age 54 (now 102)

Teacher's Pet

1958 6.8

as Roy

Age 53 (now 102)

God Is My Partner

1957 7.5

as Judge Warner

Age 52 (now 102)

The Birds and the Bees

1956 7.4

as Charlie Jenkins

Age 51 (now 102)

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

1953 6.1

as Prof. Obispo

Age 48 (now 102)

Remains to Be Seen

1953 6.0

as Delapp

Age 48 (now 102)

The Juggler

1953 6.8

as Rosenberg

Age 48 (now 102)

The Sniper

1952 6.7

as Loud Drunk at Club

Age 47 (now 102)

Here Comes the Groom

1951 5.4

as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 102)

Criminal Lawyer

1951 7.4

as Frederick Waterman

Age 46 (now 102)

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951 6.0

as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 102)

The Second Face

1950 7.0

as Mr. Westcott

Age 45 (now 102)

Riding High

1950 6.1

as Erickson

Age 45 (now 102)

The Yellow Cab Man

1950 6.9

as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 102)

Backfire

1950 5.9

as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 102)

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949 5.3

as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 102)

The House Across the Street

1949 4.8

as Apartment Manager (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 102)

You're My Everything

1949 4.8

as Mr. Eddie Pflum

Age 44 (now 102)

Mighty Joe Young

1949 6.4

as Producer (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 102)

The Boy with Green Hair

1948 6.2

Age 43 (now 102)

Moonrise

1948 6.3

as Mr. Chandler

Age 43 (now 102)

Apartment for Peggy

1948 8.2

as Prof. Collins (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 102)

Race Street

1948 6.0

as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 102)

Out of the Storm

1948 7.3

as Mr. Evans

Age 43 (now 102)

The Gentleman from Nowhere

1948 7.5

as Fenmore

Age 43 (now 102)

State of the Union

1948 6.7

as Blink Moran

Age 43 (now 102)

Smart Woman

1948 5.5

as Reporter

Age 43 (now 102)

Call Northside 777

1948 6.7

as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 102)

Intrigue

1947 5.6

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Age 42 (now 102)

Louisiana

1947 9.0

as McCormack

Age 42 (now 102)

Roses Are Red

1947 5.7

as Lipton

Age 42 (now 102)

Bury Me Dead

1947 4.7

as Brighton

Age 42 (now 102)

Living in a Big Way

1947 6.0

as Hawkins (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 102)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947 7.1

as Landlord (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 102)

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 8.3

as Real Estate Salesman

Age 41 (now 102)

The Invisible Informer

1946 8.0

as Nick Steele

Age 41 (now 102)

Mysterious Intruder

1946 5.9

as Detective Burns

Age 41 (now 102)

Just Before Dawn

1946 6.9

as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 102)

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946 5.4

as Hack Hagen (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 102)

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 7.6

as Reporter at Marriage License Office

Age 39 (now 102)

Mission to Moscow

1943 5.7

as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 102)

Flying Tigers

1942 6.2

as Repkin (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 102)

Pardon My Sarong

1942 6.5

as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 102)

Friendly Enemies

1942 6.0

as Braun

Age 37 (now 102)

Lady in a Jam

1942 5.6

as Government Man (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 102)

Thru Different Eyes

1942 8.0

as Mott

Age 37 (now 102)

They All Kissed the Bride

1942 5.9

as Spotter

Age 37 (now 102)

The Mad Martindales

1942 7.5

as Virgil Hickling

Age 37 (now 102)

Sunday Punch

1942 6.0

as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 102)

Broadway

1942 6.4

as Hungry Harry (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 102)

Broadway

1942 6.4

as Hungry Harry

Age 37 (now 102)

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942 6.4

as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton

Age 37 (now 102)

Home in Wyomin'

1942 8.5

as Newspaper Editor

Age 37 (now 102)

About Face

1942 6.5

as Rental Car Manager

Age 37 (now 102)

Obliging Young Lady

1942 6.0

as Private Detective Smith

Age 37 (now 102)

The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942 8.0

as Mr. White

Age 37 (now 102)

What's Cookin'?

1942 7.0

as K.D. Reynolds

Age 37 (now 102)

Born to Sing

1942 5.4

as Johnny

Age 37 (now 102)

The Lady Is Willing

1942 6.5

as K.K. Miller

Age 37 (now 102)

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942 6.1

as Coroner

Age 37 (now 102)

A Gentleman at Heart

1942 7.5

as Holloway

Age 36 (now 102)

Sealed Lips

1942 6.0

as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon

Age 36 (now 102)

Ball of Fire

1941 7.4

as Larsen

Age 36 (now 102)

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 6.0

as Martin Manning (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 102)

Birth of the Blues

1941 6.2

as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 102)

Appointment for Love

1941 5.8

as Smith (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 102)

I Wake Up Screaming

1941 6.9

as Keating- Florist

Age 36 (now 102)

New York Town

1941 8.5

as Census Taker (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 102)

The Great Man's Lady

1941 6.3

as Pierce (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 102)

Three Girls About Town

1941 6.5

as Mortician

Age 36 (now 102)

Buy Me That Town

1941 6.3

as J. Montague Gainsborough

Age 36 (now 102)

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941 5.8

as Dr. Prouty (coroner)

Age 36 (now 102)

The Big Store

1941 6.2

as Finance Company Man (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 102)

Sis Hopkins

1941 6.3

as Mayor's aide

Age 36 (now 102)

Barnacle Bill

1941 7.8

as Auctioneer

Age 36 (now 102)

Repent at Leisure

1941 6.3

as Clarence Morgan

Age 36 (now 102)

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

1941 6.5

as Doc Prouty

Age 36 (now 102)

You're the One

1941 4.7

as Announcer

Age 36 (now 102)

Back Street

1941 7.3

as Reporter for Associated News

Age 36 (now 102)

The Invisible Woman

1940 5.7

as Growley

Age 35 (now 102)

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940 5.6

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 102)

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940 5.8

as Dr. Prouty

Age 35 (now 102)

Dancing on a Dime

1940 5.0

as Freeman Taylor

Age 35 (now 102)

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940 6.9

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 102)

City for Conquest

1940 6.9

as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 102)

The Leather Pushers

1940 8.0

as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell

Age 35 (now 102)

The Great Profile

1940 6.8

as Director

Age 35 (now 102)

Rhythm on the River

1940 6.9

as Bernard Schwartz

Age 35 (now 102)

We Who Are Young

1940 6.3

as Perkins

Age 35 (now 102)

Queen of the Mob

1940 6.2

as Horace Grimley

Age 35 (now 102)

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940 5.0

as Charlie Graham

Age 35 (now 102)

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940 5.6

as Salesman

Age 35 (now 102)

On Their Own

1940 8.0

as Johnson

Age 35 (now 102)

Edison, the Man

1940 6.8

as Second Lecturer

Age 35 (now 102)

The Crooked Road

1940 6.0

as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney

Age 35 (now 102)

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 6.8

as Reporter (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 102)

Johnny Apollo

1940 6.9

as Assistant D.A.

Age 35 (now 102)

Primrose Path

1940 6.7

as Mr. Smith (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 102)

It's a Date

1940 6.4

as Mr. Horner (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 102)

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939 8.0

as Charlie's Doctor

Age 34 (now 102)

The Cat and the Canary

1939 6.9

as Reporter

Age 34 (now 102)

Beware Spooks!

1939 8.5

as Moore (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 102)

Television Spy

1939 7.5

as Mr. Adler

Age 34 (now 102)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 7.8

as Nosey

Age 34 (now 102)

Honeymoon in Bali

1939 7.5

as Photographer (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 102)

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939 7.0

as Union Representative (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 102)

Golden Boy

1939 6.5

as Reporter Drake

Age 34 (now 102)

Miracles for Sale

1939 6.5

as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk

Age 34 (now 102)

They All Come Out

1939 5.9

as Psychiatrist

Age 34 (now 102)

News Is Made at Night

1939 4.8

as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds

Age 34 (now 102)

Second Fiddle

1939 5.1

as Studio Chief

Age 34 (now 102)

Rose of Washington Square

1939 6.7

as Sam Kress

Age 34 (now 102)

Lucky Night

1939 6.8

as Carpenter

Age 34 (now 102)

Let Us Live

1939 6.8

as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 102)

Inside Story

1939 9.0

as District Attorney

Age 34 (now 102)

Boy Slaves

1939 6.8

as Albee

Age 34 (now 102)

Kentucky

1938 6.1

as Auctioneer

Age 33 (now 102)

Blondie

1938 7.2

as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 102)

Always in Trouble

1938 7.3

as Donald Gower

Age 33 (now 102)

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938 4.2

as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 102)

You Can't Take It with You

1938 7.5

as Henderson

Age 33 (now 102)

Professor Beware

1938 6.4

as Joe - Photographer

Age 33 (now 102)

The Rage of Paris

1938 5.8

as Department Head (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 102)

Cocoanut Grove

1938 9.0

as Weaver

Age 33 (now 102)

Joy of Living

1938 5.9

as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)

Age 33 (now 102)

Nothing Sacred

1937 6.3

as Rubenstein (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 102)

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937 6.0

as Doctor

Age 32 (now 102)

Danger – Love at Work

1937 7.0

as Gilroy, an attorney

Age 32 (now 102)

Hot Water

1937 6.5

as Grayson (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 102)

Trapped by G-Men

1937 7.0

as Fingers

Age 32 (now 102)

Bad Guy

1937 8.0

as Attorney

Age 32 (now 102)

One Mile from Heaven

1937 6.6

as Webb

Age 32 (now 102)

Born Reckless

1937 5.4

as Barnes's lawyer

Age 32 (now 102)

Big Business

1937 7.5

as Webster - Bank Representative

Age 32 (now 102)

Venus Makes Trouble

1937 5.0

as District Attorney

Age 32 (now 102)

Internes Can't Take Money

1937 6.5

as Grote

Age 32 (now 102)

Sea Devils

1937 6.0

as Judge (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 102)

We're on the Jury

1937 6.2

as Horace Smith

Age 32 (now 102)

Criminal Lawyer

1937 6.5

as Attorney (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 102)

Easy to Take

1936 10.0

as Skip

Age 31 (now 102)

Lady Luck

1936 6.3

as Feinberg

Age 31 (now 102)

Two-Fisted Gentleman

1936 9.0

as Joe Gordon

Age 31 (now 102)

36 Hours to Kill

1936 6.1

as Lawyer Rickert

Age 31 (now 102)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 7.5

as Hallor (uncredited)

Age 31 (now 102)

The Milky Way

1936 6.1

as Willard

Age 31 (now 102)

The Milky Way

1936 6.1

Age 31 (now 102)

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936 5.7

as Man in Front Row (archive footage)

Age 30 (now 102)

Two for Tonight

1935 7.7

as Writer

Age 30 (now 102)

Here Comes the Band

1935 7.0

as Mr. Scurry

Age 30 (now 102)

Woman Wanted

1935 6.8

as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 102)

Ginger

1935 4.8

as Judge (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 102)

The Florentine Dagger

1935 6.8

as Man in Front Row (archive footage)

Age 30 (now 102)

One More Spring

1935 6.2

as Representative

Age 30 (now 102)

The Band Plays On

1934 8.3

as Shyster Lawyer

Age 29 (now 102)

A Wicked Woman

1934 5.0

as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 102)

Broadway Bill

1934 6.0

as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 102)

I'll Fix It

1934 9.0

as Al Nathan

Age 29 (now 102)

Let's Talk It Over

1934 10.0

as Reporter

Age 29 (now 102)

Twenty Million Sweethearts

1934 6.6

as Reporter (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 102)

Twentieth Century

1934 6.8

as Max Jacobs

Age 29 (now 102)

Looking for Trouble

1934 6.7

as Switchboard Operator

Age 29 (now 102)

The Show-Off

1934 6.3

as Mr. Weitzenkorn

Age 29 (now 102)

Mr. Skitch

1933 7.0

as Hotel Clerk

Age 28 (now 102)

Advice to the Lovelorn

1933 7.3

Age 28 (now 102)

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933 6.3

as Columnist #2

Age 28 (now 102)

The Bowery

1933 5.4

as Doctor (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

My Woman

1933 4.2

as Conn

Age 28 (now 102)

She Had to Say Yes

1933 5.7

as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

Private Detective 62

1933 6.1

as Process Server (Uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 7.2

as Society Reporter (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

Central Airport

1933 6.0

as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

42nd Street

1933 6.9

as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

Blondie Johnson

1933 5.9

as Cashier (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

Grand Slam

1933 4.6

as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant

Age 28 (now 102)

Employees' Entrance

1933 6.1

as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 102)

Blessed Event

1932 6.9

as Kane

Age 27 (now 102)

The Mouthpiece

1932 6.1

as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

Age 27 (now 102)

Union Depot

1932 6.0

as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)

Age 26 (now 102)

Manhattan Parade

1931 3.2

as Desk clerk

Age 26 (now 102)

Blonde Crazy

1931 7.0

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Age 26 (now 102)

The Road to Singapore

1931 5.6

as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)

Age 26 (now 102)

Smart Money

1931 6.8

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Age 26 (now 102)

City Girl

1930 7.5

as Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Age 24 (now 102)

I Want My Man

1925 7.0

as French Doctor

Age 20 (now 102)