Actor

Charles Lane

220 movies as actor

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

The Aristocats

1970 · Animation, Comedy

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Drama, Family

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Comedy, Drama

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 · Comedy, Crime

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

1963 · Adventure, Comedy

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Comedy, Romance

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · Comedy, Drama

Ball of Fire

1941 · Comedy, Romance

42nd Street

1933 · Comedy, Drama

The Music Man

1962 · Comedy, Family

The Ugly Dachshund

1966 · Comedy, Drama

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 · Comedy, Drama

Charles Lane movies

The History of Hooterville

2005 · Self

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1995 · Regent Yarborough

A Bewitched Christmas

1994 · Jesse Mortimer

Acting on Impulse

1993 · Bellhop

Date with an Angel

1987 · Father O'Shea

When the Bough Breaks

1986 · Van der Graaf

Murphy's Romance

1985 · Amos Abbott

Sunset Limousine

1983 · Reinhammer

Strange Invaders

1983 · Prof. Hollister

Strange Behavior

1981 · Donovan

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

1981 · Chief

The Little Dragons

1980 · J.J.

Movie Movie

1978 · Judge / Mr. Pennington

Long Way Home

1975

Hitched

1973 · Round Tree

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972 · Mr. Beeman

The Great Man's Whiskers

1972 · Philbrick

The Aristocats

1970 · Lawyer (voice)

My Dog, the Thief

1969 · Mr. Pfeiffer

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968 · Dr. Shapiro

The Gnome-Mobile

1967 · Dr. Scoggins

The Ugly Dachshund

1966 · Judge

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966 · Whitlow

Billie

1965 · Coach Jones

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965 · Editor

Rendezvous in Space

1964 · Interviewee

Looking for Love

1964

Good Neighbor Sam

1964 · Jack Bailey

The New Interns

1964 · Connors

The Carpetbaggers

1964 · Eugene Denby

The Wheeler Dealers

1963 · Judge (uncredited)

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

1963 · Airport Manager

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963 · Mr. Cosgrove

The Music Man

1962 · Constable

Alcatraz Express

Alcatraz Express

1961

But Not for Me

1959 · Al Atwood

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

1959 · Standard Bates

The Mating Game

1959 · Bigelow

Teacher's Pet

1958 · Roy

God Is My Partner

1957 · Judge Warner

The Birds and the Bees

1956 · Charlie Jenkins

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

1953 · Prof. Obispo

Remains to Be Seen

1953 · Delapp

The Juggler

1953 · Rosenberg

The Sniper

1952 · Loud Drunk at Club

Here Comes the Groom

1951 · FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)

Criminal Lawyer

1951 · Frederick Waterman

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951 · Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)

For Heaven's Sake

1950 · Arthur Crane

The Second Face

1950 · Mr. Westcott

Riding High

1950 · Erickson

The Yellow Cab Man

1950 · L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)

Backfire

1950 · Dr. Nolan (uncredited)

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949 · Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)

The House Across the Street

1949 · Apartment Manager (uncredited)

You're My Everything

1949 · Mr. Eddie Pflum

Mighty Joe Young

1949 · Producer (uncredited)

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

Moonrise

1948 · Mr. Chandler

Apartment for Peggy

1948 · Prof. Collins (uncredited)

Out of the Storm

1948 · Mr. Evans

Race Street

1948 · Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)

The Gentleman from Nowhere

1948 · Fenmore

State of the Union

1948 · Blink Moran

Smart Woman

1948 · Reporter

Call Northside 777

1948 · Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

Intrigue

1947 · Hotel Desk Clerk

Louisiana

1947 · McCormack

Roses Are Red

1947 · Lipton

Bury Me Dead

1947 · Brighton

Living in a Big Way

1947 · Hawkins (uncredited)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947 · Landlord (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Real Estate Salesman

The Invisible Informer

1946 · Nick Steele

Mysterious Intruder

1946 · Detective Burns

Just Before Dawn

1946 · Dr. Steiner (uncredited)

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946 · Hack Hagen (uncredited)

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 · Reporter at Marriage License Office

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)

Flying Tigers

1942 · Repkin (uncredited)

Pardon My Sarong

1942 · Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)

Friendly Enemies

1942 · Braun

Lady in a Jam

1942 · Government Man (uncredited)

Thru Different Eyes

1942 · Mott

They All Kissed the Bride

1942 · Spotter

The Mad Martindales

1942 · Virgil Hickling

Broadway

1942 · Hungry Harry, Hungry Harry (uncredited)

Sunday Punch

1942 · Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942 · Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton

Home in Wyomin'

1942 · Newspaper Editor

About Face

1942 · Rental Car Manager

Obliging Young Lady

1942 · Private Detective Smith

The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942 · Mr. White

What's Cookin'?

1942 · K.D. Reynolds

Born to Sing

1942 · Johnny

The Lady Is Willing

1942 · K.K. Miller

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942 · Coroner

A Gentleman at Heart

1942 · Holloway

Sealed Lips

1942 · Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon

Ball of Fire

1941 · Larsen

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 · Martin Manning (uncredited)

Birth of the Blues

1941 · Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming

1941 · Keating- Florist

The Great Man's Lady

1941 · Pierce (uncredited)

New York Town

1941 · Census Taker (uncredited)

Appointment for Love

1941 · Smith (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town

1941 · Mortician

Buy Me That Town

1941 · J. Montague Gainsborough

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941 · Dr. Prouty (coroner)

The Big Store

1941 · Finance Company Man (uncredited)

Sis Hopkins

1941 · Mayor's aide

Barnacle Bill

1941 · Auctioneer

Repent at Leisure

1941 · Clarence Morgan

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

1941 · Doc Prouty

You're the One

1941 · Announcer

Back Street

1941 · Reporter for Associated News

The Invisible Woman

1940 · Growley

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940 · Train Passenger (uncredited)

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940 · Dr. Prouty

Dancing on a Dime

1940 · Freeman Taylor

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940 · Train Conductor (uncredited)

City for Conquest

1940 · Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)

The Leather Pushers

1940 · Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell

The Great Profile

1940

Rhythm on the River

1940 · Bernard Schwartz

We Who Are Young

1940 · Perkins

Queen of the Mob

1940 · Horace Grimley

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940 · Charlie Graham

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940 · Salesman

On Their Own

1940 · Johnson

The Crooked Road

1940 · Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney

Edison, the Man

1940 · Second Lecturer

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940 · Reporter (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo

1940 · Assistant D.A.

It's a Date

1940 · Mr. Horner (uncredited)

Primrose Path

1940 · Mr. Smith (uncredited)

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939 · Charlie's Doctor

The Cat and the Canary

1939 · Reporter

Beware Spooks!

1939 · Moore (uncredited)

Television Spy

1939 · Mr. Adler

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Nosey

Honeymoon in Bali

1939 · Photographer (uncredited)

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939 · Union Representative (uncredited)

Golden Boy

1939 · Reporter Drake

Miracles for Sale

1939 · Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk

They All Come Out

1939 · Psychiatrist

News Is Made at Night

1939 · District Attorney Rufe Reynolds

Second Fiddle

1939 · Studio Chief

Lucky Night

1939 · Carpenter

Rose of Washington Square

1939 · Sam Kress

Let Us Live

1939 · Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)

Inside Story

1939 · District Attorney

Boy Slaves

1939 · Albee

Kentucky

1938 · Auctioneer

Blondie

1938 · Furniture Salesman (uncredited)

Always in Trouble

1938 · Donald Gower

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938 · Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Henderson

Professor Beware

1938 · Joe - Photographer

The Rage of Paris

1938 · Department Head (uncredited)

Cocoanut Grove

1938 · Weaver

Joy of Living

1938 · Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)

Nothing Sacred

1937 · Rubenstein (uncredited)

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937 · Doctor

Danger – Love at Work

1937 · Gilroy, an attorney

Hot Water

1937 · Grayson (uncredited)

Trapped by G-Men

1937 · Fingers

Bad Guy

1937 · Attorney

One Mile from Heaven

1937 · Webb

Born Reckless

1937 · Barnes's lawyer

Big Business

1937 · Webster - Bank Representative

Venus Makes Trouble

Venus Makes Trouble

1937 · District Attorney

Internes Can't Take Money

1937 · Grote

Sea Devils

1937 · Judge (uncredited)

We're on the Jury

1937 · Horace Smith

Criminal Lawyer

1937 · Attorney (uncredited)

Easy to Take

1936 · Skip

Lady Luck

1936 · Feinberg

Two-Fisted Gentleman

1936 · Joe Gordon

36 Hours to Kill

1936 · Lawyer Rickert

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · Hallor (uncredited)

The Milky Way

1936 · Willard

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936 · Man in Front Row (archive footage)

Two for Tonight

1935 · Writer

Here Comes the Band

1935 · Mr. Scurry

Woman Wanted

1935 · Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)

Ginger

1935 · Judge (uncredited)

The Florentine Dagger

1935 · Man in Front Row (archive footage)

One More Spring

1935 · Representative

The Band Plays On

1934 · Shyster Lawyer

A Wicked Woman

1934 · Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)

Broadway Bill

1934 · Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

I'll Fix It

1934 · Al Nathan

Let's Talk It Over

1934 · Reporter

Twenty Million Sweethearts

1934 · Reporter (uncredited)

Twentieth Century

1934 · Max Jacobs

Looking for Trouble

1934 · Switchboard Operator

The Show-Off

1934 · Mr. Weitzenkorn

Mr. Skitch

1933 · Hotel Clerk

Advice to the Lovelorn

1933

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933 · Columnist #2

The Bowery

1933 · Doctor (uncredited)

My Woman

1933 · Conn

She Had to Say Yes

1933 · Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)

Private Detective 62

1933 · Process Server (Uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 · Society Reporter (uncredited)

Central Airport

1933 · Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)

42nd Street

1933 · Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)

Blondie Johnson

1933 · Cashier (uncredited)

Grand Slam

1933 · Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant

Employees' Entrance

1933 · Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

Blessed Event

1932 · Kane

The Mouthpiece

1932 · Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

Union Depot

1932 · Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)

Manhattan Parade

1931 · Desk clerk

Blonde Crazy

1931 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Road to Singapore

1931 · Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)

Smart Money

1931 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

City Girl

1930 · Man at Train Station (uncredited)

I Want My Man

1925 · French Doctor

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