Charles Lane

Jan 26, 1905 - Jul 09, 2007 (102 years old) in 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.

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Known For

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Perry Mason

Dr. Williams

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It's a Wonderful Life

Real Estate Salesman

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Union Depot

Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)

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Bewitched

Mr. Cushman

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Maverick

Proprietor

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The Andy Griffith Show

Mr. Frisby

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L.A. Law

Walter Graf

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Little House on the Prairie

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The Beverly Hillbillies

Foster Phinney

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I Love Lucy

Mr. Stanley

Credits

Legends 2006

Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5
The History of Hooterville 2005

Self

★ NR
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV 2003

★ NR
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 1995

Regent Yarborough

★ 4.4
Acting on Impulse 1993

Bellhop

★ 3.8
Shannon's Deal 1990

★ 8
When the Bough Breaks 1986

Van der Graaf

★ 5.5
L.A. Law 1986

Walter Graf

★ 7
Murphy's Romance 1985

Amos Abbott

★ 6.1
The Comedy Factory 1985

George McCloskey

★ NR
Otherworld 1985

Velcrows Widley

★ 5.4
Hunter 1984

Motel Owner

★ 7.1
Sunset Limousine 1983

Reinhammer

★ 4
Strange Invaders 1983

Prof. Hollister

★ 4.8
The Winds of War 1983

Adm. William Standley

★ 7.2
St. Elsewhere 1982

★ 5.6
The Devlin Connection 1982

★ 5
Strange Behavior 1981

Donovan

★ 5.4
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies 1981

Chief

★ 4.8
The Little Dragons 1980

J.J.

★ 4.7
Movie Movie 1978

Judge / Mr. Pennington

★ 6
Mork & Mindy 1978

★ 7.1
Lou Grant 1977

★ 7.3
Soap 1977

Judge Petrillo

★ 7.3
Weekend Special 1977

★ 7.6
Sybil 1976

Dr. Quinoness

★ NR
One Day at a Time 1975

★ 6.7
Long Way Home 1975

★ NR
The Family Holvak 1975

★ NR
Karen 1975

★ 5.5
Chico and the Man 1974

★ 5.8
Little House on the Prairie 1974

★ 7.9
Rhoda 1974

★ 6.2
Adam's Rib 1973

Mayor

★ 5
Hitched 1973

Round Tree

★ 6
The Sandy Duncan Show 1972

★ NR
Maude 1972

★ 6.7
Temperatures Rising 1972

Fulton Briggs

★ 5
The Rookies 1972

★ 6.8
Get to Know Your Rabbit 1972

Mr. Beeman

★ 4.9
The Great Man's Whiskers 1972

Philbrick

★ NR
The Aristocats 1970

Lawyer (voice)

★ 7.3
The Odd Couple 1970

Sid

★ 7.8
Nanny and the Professor 1970

★ 6
My Dog, the Thief 1969

Mr. Pfeiffer

★ 6.7
The Debbie Reynolds Show 1969

★ 7
The Doris Day Show 1968

Judge Carter

★ 5.3
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? 1968

Dr. Shapiro

★ 6.6
Judd for the Defense 1967

★ 7.5
The Flying Nun 1967

★ 6.3
He & She 1967

Mr. Simpson

★ 4.5
The Gnome-Mobile 1967

Dr. Scoggins

★ 6.2
Love on a Rooftop 1966

★ 5
The Pruitts of Southampton 1966

Maxwell

★ 5.3
The Ugly Dachshund 1966

Judge

★ 6.7
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken 1966

Whitlow

★ 6.7
Billie 1965

Coach Jones

★ 4.7
Get Smart 1965

Uncle Abner

★ 7.9
The Wild Wild West 1965

Roger Creed

★ 7.5
Honey West 1965

Ash

★ 7
Green Acres 1965

Mr. Wilson

★ 7.3
F Troop 1965

★ 6.2
Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1965

Man

★ 6.6
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965

Editor

★ 3.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 1964

★ 7
The Munsters 1964

★ 7.9
The Cara Williams Show 1964

★ 5
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1964

Ralph Harrison

★ 7.1
Bewitched 1964

Mr. Cushman

★ 7.9
Wendy and Me 1964

★ NR
The Bing Crosby Show 1964

★ 5
Rendezvous in Space 1964

Interviewee

★ NR
Looking for Love 1964

Director

★ 5
Good Neighbor Sam 1964

Jack Bailey

★ 6.5
The New Interns 1964

Connors

★ 4
The Carpetbaggers 1964

Eugene Denby

★ 5.8
The Wheeler Dealers 1963

Judge (uncredited)

★ 6.2
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963

Airport Manager

★ 7
Petticoat Junction 1963

Homer Bedloe

★ 5.7
The Bill Dana Show 1963

★ 6
Burke's Law 1963

Dr. Lusk

★ 6
The Farmer's Daughter 1963

★ 5
Papa's Delicate Condition 1963

Mr. Cosgrove

★ 5.4
The Lucy Show 1962

Mr. Barnsdahl

★ 7
The Beverly Hillbillies 1962

Foster Phinney

★ 6.9
The Music Man 1962

Constable

★ 7.1
The New Bob Cummings Show 1961

★ NR
The Wonderful World of Disney 1961

★ 8
Mister Ed 1961

★ 6.8
Surfside 6 1960

★ 5
The Andy Griffith Show 1960

Mr. Frisby

★ 7.6
Guestward, Ho! 1960

★ 4
Pete and Gladys 1960

★ 6.5
The Tab Hunter Show 1960

★ 5
The Comedy Spot 1960

★ NR
The Untouchables 1959

Alcatraz Official (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Dennis the Menace 1959

★ 6.5
The Twilight Zone 1959

Mr. Peckinpaugh

★ 8.5
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 1959

★ 6
The DuPont Show with June Allyson 1959

Dr. Shelley

★ 6.3
Fibber McGee & Molly 1959

Salesman

★ 5
But Not for Me 1959

Al Atwood

★ 6
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock 1959

Standard Bates

★ 5.9
The Mating Game 1959

Inspector General Bigelow

★ 5.9
77 Sunset Strip 1958

★ 6.7
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958

★ 5.8
The Ann Sothern Show 1958

★ 6.5
Lawman 1958

★ 5.6
The Donna Reed Show 1958

★ 6.2
Teacher's Pet 1958

Roy

★ 6.8
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour 1957

Claims Clerk (uncredited)

★ 8.6
The Real McCoys 1957

★ 5.6
The Restless Gun 1957

Mayor Peter Mercer

★ 3
Maverick 1957

Proprietor

★ 6.8
Perry Mason 1957

Dr. Williams

★ 7.7
The Thin Man 1957

★ 7.1
Bachelor Father 1957

★ 6
God Is My Partner 1957

Judge Warner

★ 5
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1957

Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Whirlybirds 1957

★ 5.4
The Gale Storm Show 1956

Pierce

★ 5.5
On Trial 1956

★ 5
The Birds and the Bees 1956

Charlie Jenkins

★ 6.8
The People's Choice 1955

★ 5.5
Screen Director's Playhouse 1955

★ 6.5
Star Stage 1955

★ NR
The Millionaire 1955

Simon Whipple

★ 5
Studio 57 1954

Henry

★ NR
Willy 1954

★ NR
Dear Phoebe 1954

Mr. Fosdick

★ NR
Topper 1953

Mr. Kittler

★ 5.8
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis 1953

Prof. Obispo

★ 5.5
Remains to Be Seen 1953

Delapp

★ 5.7
The Juggler 1953

Rosenberg

★ 6.5
The Sniper 1952

Loud Drunk at Club

★ 6.6
I Love Lucy 1951

Mr. Stanley

★ 7.9
Here Comes the Groom 1951

FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)

★ 5.2
I Can Get It for You Wholesale 1951

Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Second Face 1950

Mr. Westcott

★ 6.8
Lux Video Theatre 1950

Walter Medford

★ 6.3
Riding High 1950

Erickson

★ 5.8
The Yellow Cab Man 1950

L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Backfire 1950

Dr. Nolan (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949

Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)

★ 5
The House Across the Street 1949

Apartment Manager (uncredited)

★ 4
Mighty Joe Young 1949

Producer (uncredited)

★ 6.4
You're My Everything 1949

Mr. Eddie Pflum

★ 3.8
Moonrise 1948

Mr. Chandler

★ 6.2
Apartment for Peggy 1948

Prof. Collins (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Out of the Storm 1948

Mr. Evans

★ 6.5
Race Street 1948

Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Gentleman from Nowhere 1948

Fenmore

★ 6
State of the Union 1948

Blink Moran

★ 6.6
Smart Woman 1948

Reporter

★ 5
Call Northside 777 1948

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Intrigue 1947

Hotel Desk Clerk

★ 5
Louisiana 1947

McCormack

★ NR
Roses Are Red 1947

Lipton

★ 5.5
Bury Me Dead 1947

Brighton

★ 4.6
Living in a Big Way 1947

Hawkins (uncredited)

★ 5
It Happened on Fifth Avenue 1947

Landlord (uncredited)

★ 7
It's a Wonderful Life 1946

Real Estate Salesman

★ 8.3
The Invisible Informer 1946

Nick Steele

★ 6
Mysterious Intruder 1946

Detective Burns

★ 5.9
Just Before Dawn 1946

Dr. Steiner (uncredited)

★ 6.3
A Close Call for Boston Blackie 1946

Hack Hagen (uncredited)

★ 4.9
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944

Reporter at Marriage License Office

★ 7.6
Mission to Moscow 1943

Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Flying Tigers 1942

Repkin (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Pardon My Sarong 1942

Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Friendly Enemies 1942

Braun

★ 5.7
Lady in a Jam 1942

Government Man (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Thru Different Eyes 1942

Mott

★ NR
They All Kissed the Bride 1942

Spotter

★ 5.8
The Mad Martindales 1942

Virgil Hickling

★ 5
Broadway 1942

Hungry Harry

★ 5.5
Sunday Punch 1942

Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)

★ 5
Tarzan's New York Adventure 1942

Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton

★ 6.3
Home in Wyomin' 1942

Newspaper Editor

★ 8
About Face 1942

Rental Car Manager

★ 6
Obliging Young Lady 1942

Private Detective Smith

★ 5
The Adventures of Martin Eden 1942

Mr. White

★ 6
What's Cookin'? 1942

K.D. Reynolds

★ 5.5
Born to Sing 1942

Johnny

★ 5
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1942

Martin Manning (uncredited)

★ 5.9
The Lady Is Willing 1942

K.K. Miller

★ 6.4
A Close Call for Ellery Queen 1942

Coroner

★ 5.2
A Gentleman at Heart 1942

Holloway

★ 6
Sealed Lips 1942

Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon

★ 5.8
Ball of Fire 1941

Larsen

★ 7.3
Birth of the Blues 1941

Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

★ 6
I Wake Up Screaming 1941

Keating- Florist

★ 6.9
The Great Man's Lady 1941

Pierce (uncredited)

★ 6.3
New York Town 1941

Census Taker (uncredited)

★ 10
Appointment for Love 1941

Smith (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Three Girls About Town 1941

Mortician

★ 5.3
Buy Me That Town 1941

J. Montague Gainsborough

★ 6
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime 1941

Dr. Prouty (coroner)

★ 5.8
The Big Store 1941

Finance Company Man (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Sis Hopkins 1941

Mayor's aide

★ 6
Barnacle Bill 1941

Auctioneer

★ 7.7
Repent at Leisure 1941

Clarence Morgan

★ 5.7
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery 1941

Doc Prouty

★ 5.3
You're the One 1941

Announcer

★ 1
Back Street 1941

Reporter for Associated News

★ 7.2
The Invisible Woman 1940

Growley

★ 5.7
The Texas Rangers Ride Again 1940

Train Passenger (uncredited)

★ 5.5
Ellery Queen, Master Detective 1940

Dr. Prouty

★ 5.5
Dancing on a Dime 1940

Freeman Taylor

★ 4.5
Blondie Plays Cupid 1940

Train Conductor (uncredited)

★ 6.7
City for Conquest 1940

Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Leather Pushers 1940

Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell

★ NR
The Great Profile 1940

Director

★ 6.3
Rhythm on the River 1940

Bernard Schwartz

★ 6.8
We Who Are Young 1940

Perkins

★ 5.8
Queen of the Mob 1940

Horace Grimley

★ 4.5
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940

Charlie Graham

★ NR
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940

Salesman

★ 4.5
On Their Own 1940

Johnson

★ NR
The Crooked Road 1940

Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney

★ 5.5
Edison, the Man 1940

Second Lecturer

★ 6.8
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940

Reporter (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Johnny Apollo 1940

Assistant D.A.

★ 6.8
It's a Date 1940

Mr. Horner (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Primrose Path 1940

Mr. Smith (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Charlie McCarthy, Detective 1939

Charlie's Doctor

★ 6
The Cat and the Canary 1939

Reporter

★ 6.9
Beware Spooks! 1939

Moore (uncredited)

★ 7
Television Spy 1939

Mr. Adler

★ 5
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939

Nosey

★ 7.8
Honeymoon in Bali 1939

Photographer (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Fifth Avenue Girl 1939

Union Representative (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Golden Boy 1939

Reporter Drake

★ 6.4
Miracles for Sale 1939

Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk

★ 6.4
They All Come Out 1939

Psychiatrist

★ 5.6
News Is Made at Night 1939

District Attorney Rufe Reynolds

★ 4
Second Fiddle 1939

Studio Chief

★ 4.9
Lucky Night 1939

Carpenter

★ 6.6
Rose of Washington Square 1939

Sam Kress

★ 5.8
Let Us Live 1939

Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Inside Story 1939

District Attorney

★ NR
Boy Slaves 1939

Albee

★ 6.8
Kentucky 1938

Auctioneer

★ 5.8
Blondie 1938

Furniture Salesman (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Always in Trouble 1938

Donald Gower

★ 6
Three Loves Has Nancy 1938

Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)

★ 3.8
You Can't Take It with You 1938

Henderson

★ 7.5
Professor Beware 1938

Joe - Photographer

★ 6.1
The Rage of Paris 1938

Department Head (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Cocoanut Grove 1938

Weaver

★ NR
Joy of Living 1938

Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)

★ 5.7
Nothing Sacred 1937

Rubenstein (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Ali Baba Goes to Town 1937

Doctor

★ 5.9
Danger – Love at Work 1937

Gilroy, an attorney

★ 7.3
Hot Water 1937

Grayson (uncredited)

★ 5
Trapped by G-Men 1937

Fingers

★ NR
Bad Guy 1937

Attorney

★ 6
One Mile from Heaven 1937

Webb

★ 6.7
Born Reckless 1937

Barnes's lawyer

★ 5.1
Big Business 1937

Webster - Bank Representative

★ 5
Venus Makes Trouble 1937

District Attorney

★ 3.5
Internes Can't Take Money 1937

Grote

★ 6.3
Sea Devils 1937

Judge (uncredited)

★ 5.7
We're on the Jury 1937

Horace Smith

★ 5.8
Criminal Lawyer 1937

Attorney (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Easy to Take 1936

Skip

★ NR
Lady Luck 1936

Feinberg

★ 5
Two-Fisted Gentleman 1936

Joe Gordon

★ NR
36 Hours to Kill 1936

Lawyer Rickert

★ 5.3
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936

Hallor (uncredited)

★ 7.5
The Milky Way 1936

Willard

★ 6
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell 1936

Man in Front Row (archive footage)

★ 4
Two for Tonight 1935

Writer

★ 6.5
Here Comes the Band 1935

Mr. Scurry

★ 5
Woman Wanted 1935

Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Ginger 1935

Judge (uncredited)

★ 4.3
The Florentine Dagger 1935

Man in Front Row (archive footage)

★ 5.7
One More Spring 1935

Representative

★ 5.8
The Band Plays On 1934

Shyster Lawyer

★ 8.5
A Wicked Woman 1934

Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)

★ 4
Broadway Bill 1934

Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

★ 6
I'll Fix It 1934

Al Nathan

★ NR
Let's Talk It Over 1934

Reporter

★ NR
Twenty Million Sweethearts 1934

Reporter (uncredited)

★ 6
Twentieth Century 1934

Max Jacobs

★ 6.8
Looking for Trouble 1934

Switchboard Operator

★ 6.2
The Show-Off 1934

Mr. Weitzenkorn

★ 5.7
Mr. Skitch 1933

Hotel Clerk

★ 6
Advice to the Lovelorn 1933

★ 7
Broadway Thru a Keyhole 1933

Columnist #2

★ 5.7
The Bowery 1933

Doctor (uncredited)

★ 4.7
My Woman 1933

Conn

★ 3.6
She Had to Say Yes 1933

Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Private Detective 62 1933

Process Server (Uncredited)

★ 5.9
Gold Diggers of 1933 1933

Society Reporter (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Central Airport 1933

Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)

★ 6.1
42nd Street 1933

Playwright (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Blondie Johnson 1933

Cashier (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Grand Slam 1933

Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant

★ 4
Employees' Entrance 1933

Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Blessed Event 1932

Kane

★ 6.5
The Mouthpiece 1932

Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

★ 5.9
Union Depot 1932

Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Manhattan Parade 1931

Desk clerk

★ 1.8
Blonde Crazy 1931

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

★ 7
The Road to Singapore 1931

Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Smart Money 1931

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6.9
City Girl 1930

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

★ 7.4