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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Movies
Arsenic and Old Lace
Reporter at Marriage License Office
It's a Wonderful Life
Real Estate Salesman
Good Neighbor Sam
Jack Bailey
42nd Street
Playwright (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Nosey
Blondie Johnson
Cashier (uncredited)
The Ugly Dachshund
Judge
I Wake Up Screaming
Keating- Florist
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Airport Manager
Twentieth Century
Max Jacobs
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Hallor (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile
Dr. Scoggins
Sealed Lips
Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
Whitlow
Murphy's Romance
Amos Abbott
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
The Music Man
Constable
The Invisible Woman
Growley
The Milky Way
Willard
Out of the Storm
Mr. Evans
Mysterious Intruder
Detective Burns
Bury Me Dead
Brighton
The Mating Game
Inspector General Bigelow
Teacher's Pet
Roy
Blessed Event
Kane
36 Hours to Kill
Lawyer Rickert
The Rage of Paris
Department Head (uncredited)
Intrigue
Hotel Desk Clerk
Strange Invaders
Prof. Hollister
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Hack Hagen (uncredited)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Coroner
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Dr. Prouty (coroner)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Dr. Prouty
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Doc Prouty
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Landlord (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues
Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
Pierce (uncredited)
Honeymoon in Bali
Photographer (uncredited)
Broadway
Hungry Harry
But Not for Me
Al Atwood
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Doctor
Back Street
Reporter for Associated News
Riding High
Erickson
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Standard Bates
The Mouthpiece
Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Rhythm on the River
Bernard Schwartz
Roses Are Red
Lipton
Danger – Love at Work
Gilroy, an attorney
Trapped by G-Men
Fingers
Sis Hopkins
Mayor's aide
Barnacle Bill
Auctioneer
Lucky Night
Carpenter
Manhattan Parade
Desk clerk
Looking for Love
Director
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Regent Yarborough
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Prof. Obispo
Lady Luck
Feinberg
The Little Dragons
J.J.
Two for Tonight
Writer
We're on the Jury
Horace Smith
Remains to Be Seen
Delapp
Beware Spooks!
Moore (uncredited)
They All Come Out
Psychiatrist
Mr. Skitch
Hotel Clerk
Cocoanut Grove
Weaver
Dancing on a Dime
Freeman Taylor
Three Girls About Town
Mortician
You Can't Take It with You
Henderson
Always in Trouble
Donald Gower
Union Depot
Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
Sam Kress
The Yellow Cab Man
L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
Strange Behavior
Donovan
The Road to Singapore
Desk Clerk at Club
Boy Slaves
Albee
The Second Face
Mr. Westcott
Obliging Young Lady
Private Detective Smith
Looking for Trouble
Switchboard Operator
Inside Story
District Attorney
Television Spy
Mr. Adler
The Juggler
Rosenberg
My Woman
Conn
Kentucky
Auctioneer
The Great Profile
Director
Papa's Delicate Condition
Mr. Cosgrove
Call Northside 777
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Apartment for Peggy
Prof. Collins (uncredited)
Billie
Coach Jones
It's a Date
Mr. Horner (uncredited)
The Show-Off
Mr. Weitzenkorn
God Is My Partner
Judge Warner
The Carpetbaggers
Eugene Denby
One More Spring
Representative
Woman Wanted
Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
The Bands Plays On
Shyster Lawyer
Blondie
Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Martin Manning (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way
Hawkins (uncredited)
The Big Store
Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
Producer (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
Mr. Scurry
Repent at Leisure
Clarence Morgan
Let Us Live
Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
5th Ave Girl
Union Representative (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
Studio Chief
Golden Boy
Reporter Drake
News Is Made at Night
District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
Miracles for Sale
Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Columnist #2
Professor Beware
Joe - Photographer
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Charlie's Doctor
The Crooked Road
Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Primrose Path
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
Second Lecturer
Lady in a Jam
Government Man
Blondie Plays Cupid
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
Larsen
What's Cookin'?
K.D. Reynolds
A Gentleman at Heart
Holloway
Johnny Apollo
Assistant D.A.
The Leather Pushers
Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
Buy Me That Town
J. Montague Gainsborough
Sunday Punch
Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
The Sniper
Loud Drunk at Club
Just Before Dawn
Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
Perkins
Internes Can't Take Money
Grote
Thru Different Eyes
Mott
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
Charlie Graham
Gold Diggers of 1933
Society Reporter (uncredited)
Smart Money
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
Ralph Burchard
The Florentine Dagger
Man in Front Row (archive footage)
One Mile from Heaven
Webb
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Reporter
Acting on Impulse
Bellhop
Nothing Sacred
Rubenstein (uncredited)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
City for Conquest
Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
State of the Union
Blink Moran
The Bowery
Doctor (uncredited)
Central Airport
Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
You're My Everything
Mr. Eddie Pflum
Big Business
Webster - Bank Representative
She Had to Say Yes
Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Reporter (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
Nick Steele
Ginger
Judge (uncredited)
Born Reckless
Barnes's lawyer
Home in Wyomin'
Newspaper Editor
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Salesman
Movie Movie
Judge / Mr. Pennington
Private Detective 62
Process Server (Uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
New York Town
Census Taker (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
About Face
Rental Car Manager
Smart Woman
Reporter
The Mad Martindales
Virgil Hickling
Venus Makes Trouble
District Attorney
Born to Sing
Johnny
The House Across the Street
Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies
Braun
Hot Water
Grayson (uncredited)
Grand Slam
Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Mission to Moscow
Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
City Girl
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Editor
Bad Guy
Attorney
Long Way Home
They All Kissed the Bride
Spotter
Sunset Limousine
Reinhammer
Let's Talk It Over
Reporter
Easy to Take
Skip
Joy of Living
Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
Al Nathan
The Lady Is Willing
K.K. Miller
The History of Hooterville
Self
Appointment for Love
Smith (uncredited)
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Mr. White
Queen of the Mob
Horace Grimley
Rendezvous in Space
Interviewee
My Dog the Thief
Mr. Pfeiffer
The New Interns
Connors
Criminal Lawyer
Frederick Waterman
Three Loves Has Nancy
Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
Attorney (uncredited)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Fenmore
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Dr. Shapiro
Two-Fisted Gentleman
Joe Gordon
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Mr. Beeman
When the Bough Breaks
Van der Graaf
The Wheeler Dealers
Judge (uncredited)
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Chief
Race Street
Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
On Their Own
Johnson
The Cat and the Canary
Reporter
The Aristocats
Lawyer
Sea Devils
Judge (uncredited)
Moonrise
Mr. Chandler
Backfire
Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Louisiana
McCormack
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
The Birds and the Bees
Charlie Jenkins
Flying Tigers
Repkin (uncredited)
The Milky Way
The Great Man's Whiskers
Philbrick
Shows
Lou Grant
Love on a Rooftop
The Munsters
Today
Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Claims Clerk (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
Foster Phinney
The Flying Nun
The Lucy Show
Mr. Barnsdahl
One Day at a Time
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Mork & Mindy
Surfside 6
Petticoat Junction
Homer Bedloe
Nanny and the Professor
Dennis the Menace
The Farmer's Daughter
The Real McCoys
Pete and Gladys
Guestward, Ho!
The Ann Sothern Show
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Wonderful World of Disney
Star Stage
The Comedy Spot
Screen Director's Playhouse
Comedy Factory
The Winds of War
Adm. William Standley
St. Elsewhere
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mister Ed
Green Acres
Rhoda
L.A. Law
Walter Graf
77 Sunset Strip
Burke's Law
Dr. Lusk
The Rookies
F Troop
Otherworld
Velcrows Widley
Little House on the Prairie
The Odd Couple
Sid
Chico and the Man
Maude
I Love Lucy
Mr. Stanley
Perry Mason
Dr. Williams
Bewitched
Hunter
Motel Owner
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Peckinpaugh
Weekend Special
The Tab Hunter Show
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Sandy Duncan Show
Temperatures Rising
Fulton Briggs
Adam's Rib
Mayor
Karen
The Donna Reed Show
Bachelor Father
The Thin Man
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Debbie Reynolds Show
The New Bob Cummings Show
Shannon's Deal
Judd for the Defense
The Millionaire
Simon Whipple
Wendy and Me
Lawman
Whirlybirds
The Bill Dana Show
The People's Choice
The Bing Crosby Show
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dr. Shelley
On Trial
The Cara Williams Show
Willy
The Family Holvak
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Dear Phoebe
Mr. Fosdick
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Sybil
Dr. Quinoness
I Love Lucy
Mr. Hickox
Soap
Judge Petrillo
I Love Lucy
Passport Office Clerk
I Love Lucy
Casting Director
He & She
Mr. Simpson
Honey West
Ash
Legends
Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Mr. Pfeiffer
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Frisby
The Doris Day Show
Judge Carter
Bewitched
Jessie Mortimer
Topper
Mr. Kittler
The Restless Gun
Mayor Peter Mercer
The Beverly Hillbillies
Billy Hacker
The Wild Wild West
Roger Creed
Dennis the Menace
Lawrence Finch
Get Smart
Uncle Abner
Bewitched
Mr. Roland
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Man
The Beverly Hillbillies
Homer Bedloe
The Gale Storm Show
Pierce
Lux Video Theatre
Walter Medford
Fibber McGee & Molly
Salesman
The Pruitts of Southampton
Maxwell
Maverick
Proprietor