Charles Lane
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.
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
St. Elsewhere
5.5
Mister Ed
6.8
Lou Grant
7.25
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
5.8
77 Sunset Strip
6.7
Burke's Law
6
Love on a Rooftop
5
The Rookies
6.8
Rhoda
6.25
F Troop
6.2
L.A. Law
7.1
Otherworld
5
Little House on the Prairie
7.937
The Odd Couple
7.8
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.643
The Munsters
7.9
The Flying Nun
6.4
Today
5.6
The Lucy Show
7
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8
Chico and the Man
5.8
Maude
6.8
One Day at a Time
6.717
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.15
I Love Lucy
7.916
Petticoat Junction
5.8
Mork & Mindy
7.1
Surfside 6
5
Perry Mason
7.7
Bewitched
7.864
Soap
7.3
Hunter
7.2
The Twilight Zone
8.447
Weekend Special
7.571
The Tab Hunter Show
5
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.8
The Sandy Duncan Show
0
Dennis the Menace
6.5
Temperatures Rising
5
Nanny and the Professor
6
Bachelor Father
6
The Millionaire
5
The Farmer's Daughter
5
I Love Lucy
7.916
I Love Lucy
7.916
Adam's Rib
5
The Thin Man
7.6
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.2
The Real McCoys
5.6
The Debbie Reynolds Show
7
Karen
5
Pete and Gladys
6.5
The New Bob Cummings Show
0
Shannon's Deal
8
Judd for the Defense
7.5
The Donna Reed Show
6.2
Wendy and Me
0
Guestward, Ho!
4
Lawman
5.6
Whirlybirds
5.5
The Ann Sothern Show
6.5
The Bill Dana Show
6
The People's Choice
5.5
The Cara Williams Show
5
The Wonderful World of Disney
8
Willy
0
Star Stage
0
The Bing Crosby Show
5
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
9
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.3
On Trial
5
The Comedy Spot
0
Screen Director's Playhouse
6.5
The Family Holvak
0
Dear Phoebe
0
The Comedy Factory
0
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
0
The Winds of War
7.275
Bewitched
7.864
The Restless Gun
3.7
Topper
6
He & She
4.7
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8
Dennis the Menace
6.5
The Wild Wild West
7.5
Bewitched
7.864
Get Smart
7.922
Honey West
7
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.6
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8
Sybil
7.4
Fibber McGee & Molly
5
Lux Video Theatre
6.333
The Gale Storm Show
5.5
The Pruitts of Southampton
5.3
Legends
5
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.643
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.774
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
Maverick
6.8
The Doris Day Show
5.3
Bewitched
7.864
Bewitched
7.864
Bewitched
7.864
Bewitched
7.864
Bewitched
7.864
I Love Lucy
7.916
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Green Acres
7.3
Studio 57
0
The Untouchables
7.9
The Real McCoys
5.6
Movies
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.634
It's a Wonderful Life
8.28
Good Neighbor Sam
6.457
42nd Street
6.9
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.849
Blondie Johnson
6.1
The Ugly Dachshund
6.63
I Wake Up Screaming
6.868
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
6.971
Twentieth Century
6.8
Three Loves Has Nancy
4.2
The Gnome-Mobile
6.2
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5
Criminal Lawyer
5.9
Sealed Lips
5.8
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
6.7
Murphy's Romance
6.101
Tarzan's New York Adventure
6.4
The Music Man
7.061
The Invisible Woman
5.721
Out of the Storm
6.5
The Milky Way
6
Mysterious Intruder
5.882
Bury Me Dead
4.8
The Mating Game
5.9
Teacher's Pet
6.8
Blessed Event
6.5
36 Hours to Kill
5.3
The Rage of Paris
5.778
Intrigue
5
Strange Invaders
4.8
The Gentleman from Nowhere
6
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
5.2
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
4.9
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
5.8
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
5.3
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
5.7
The Cat and the Canary
7
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7
Broadway Bill
5.976
Birth of the Blues
5.5
The Great Man's Lady
6.3
Honeymoon in Bali
6.2
Broadway
5.5
But Not for Me
6
Ali Baba Goes to Town
5.895
The Aristocats
7.286
Sea Devils
5.7
Back Street
7.182
Riding High
5.8
The Mouthpiece
5.9
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
5.9
Rhythm on the River
6
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
6.571
Roses Are Red
5.5
Danger – Love at Work
7.3
Two-Fisted Gentleman
0
Trapped by G-Men
0
Obliging Young Lady
5
Sis Hopkins
6
Moonrise
6.264
Barnacle Bill
7.7
Lucky Night
6.6
Manhattan Parade
2
Looking for Love
5
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
4.5
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
5.5
Lady Luck
5
Backfire
5.914
Beware Spooks!
7
Louisiana
0
The Little Dragons
4.7
They All Come Out
5.6
Two for Tonight
6.5
We're on the Jury
5.8
Remains to Be Seen
5.7
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
5.4
Mr. Skitch
6
Cocoanut Grove
0
Dancing on a Dime
5
You Can't Take It with You
7.487
Always in Trouble
6
Three Girls About Town
5.3
Union Depot
6.1
The Yellow Cab Man
6.3
Strange Behavior
5.429
Boy Slaves
6.8
The Road to Singapore
5.6
The Second Face
6.8
The Juggler
6.5
Get to Know Your Rabbit
5.075
The Birds and the Bees
6.8
Television Spy
5
Looking for Trouble
6.2
Inside Story
0
My Woman
3.667
When the Bough Breaks
5.5
The Wheeler Dealers
6.2
Kentucky
5.833
Rose of Washington Square
5.75
Call Northside 777
6.6
Apartment for Peggy
7.8
The Great Profile
6.3
Papa's Delicate Condition
5.4
Billie
5
Flying Tigers
6.1
It's a Date
6.4
The Show-Off
5.7
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
5
God Is My Partner
5
The Band Plays On
8.5
The Carpetbaggers
5.8
Blondie
7.1
One More Spring
5.75
Woman Wanted
6.3
Ride 'Em Cowboy
5.8
Living in a Big Way
5
The Big Store
6.225
Employees' Entrance
6.3
Mighty Joe Young
6.333
Here Comes the Band
5
The Milky Way
6
Repent at Leisure
5.7
Let Us Live
6.8
Fifth Avenue Girl
7
Second Fiddle
4.857
Golden Boy
6.5
News Is Made at Night
4.5
Miracles for Sale
6.4
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
5.7
Professor Beware
6.1
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
6
The Great Man's Whiskers
0
The Crooked Road
5.5
Race Street
5.8
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
4
On Their Own
0
Lady in a Jam
5.5
Blondie Plays Cupid
6.7
Ball of Fire
7.364
Primrose Path
6.5
Edison, the Man
6.6
What's Cookin'?
5.5
A Gentleman at Heart
6
Johnny Apollo
6.8
Sunday Punch
5
The Sniper
6.7
The Leather Pushers
0
Buy Me That Town
6
Just Before Dawn
6.333
We Who Are Young
5.8
Thru Different Eyes
0
Internes Can't Take Money
6.3
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
5.5
Buck Benny Rides Again
0
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2
Smart Money
6.9
Here Comes the Groom
5.2
The Florentine Dagger
5.7
The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.444
One Mile from Heaven
6.7
City for Conquest
6.833
Acting on Impulse
3.8
Nothing Sacred
6.2
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
5.8
State of the Union
6.657
Central Airport
6.136
The Bowery
5.1
You're My Everything
3.75
Twenty Million Sweethearts
6
Big Business
5
She Had to Say Yes
5.8
The Invisible Informer
6
Ginger
4.7
Home in Wyomin'
8
Born Reckless
5.5
You Can't Fool Your Wife
4.5
Movie Movie
5.8
Private Detective 62
6.091
Blonde Crazy
7
New York Town
10
About Face
6
A Wicked Woman
5
Smart Woman
5.5
The Mad Martindales
5
Venus Makes Trouble
3.5
Born to Sing
5
The House Across the Street
4.5
Friendly Enemies
5.667
Grand Slam
3.7
Hot Water
5
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.4
Mission to Moscow
5.306
City Girl
7.408
Bad Guy
6
Long Way Home
0
They All Kissed the Bride
5.8
Let's Talk It Over
0
Sunset Limousine
4
Easy to Take
0
Joy of Living
5.7
Pardon My Sarong
6.5
I'll Fix It
0
The Lady Is Willing
6.6
The History of Hooterville
0
Appointment for Love
5.667
The Adventures of Martin Eden
6
Queen of the Mob
4.5
Rendezvous in Space
0
My Dog, the Thief
6.714
The New Interns
5
Criminal Lawyer
6.7
Hitched
6
Broadway
5.5
You're the One
1