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Birthday
January 26, 1905
Day of Death
2007-07-09
(102 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Charles Gerstle Levison
Charles L. Lane
Charlie Lane
Charles Levinson
Charles Levison
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.
Perry Mason
The Andy Griffith Show
Maverick
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bewitched
The Twilight Zone
Get Smart
The Lucy Show
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Flying Tigers
as Repkin (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies
as Braun
Lady in a Jam
as Government Man (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes
as Mott
They All Kissed the Bride
as Spotter
The Mad Martindales
as Virgil Hickling
Broadway
as Hungry Harry
Sunday Punch
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
Home in Wyomin'
as Newspaper Editor
About Face
as Rental Car Manager
Obliging Young Lady
as Private Detective Smith
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Mr. White
What's Cookin'?
as K.D. Reynolds
Born to Sing
as Johnny
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing
as K.K. Miller
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Coroner
A Gentleman at Heart
as Holloway
Sealed Lips
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
1941
Ball of Fire
as Larsen
Birth of the Blues
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
as Pierce (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Keating- Florist
New York Town
as Census Taker (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
as Smith (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
as Mortician
Buy Me That Town
as J. Montague Gainsborough
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
The Big Store
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Sis Hopkins
as Mayor's aide
Barnacle Bill
as Auctioneer
Repent at Leisure
as Clarence Morgan
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Doc Prouty
You're the One
as Announcer
Back Street
as Reporter for Associated News
1940
The Invisible Woman
as Growley
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Dr. Prouty
Dancing on a Dime
as Freeman Taylor
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
The Great Profile
as Director
Rhythm on the River
as Bernard Schwartz
We Who Are Young
as Perkins
Queen of the Mob
as Horace Grimley
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Charlie Graham
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Salesman
On Their Own
as Johnson
Edison, the Man
as Second Lecturer
The Crooked Road
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Assistant D.A.
Primrose Path
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
It's a Date
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Charlie's Doctor
The Cat and the Canary
as Reporter
Beware Spooks!
as Moore (uncredited)
Television Spy
as Mr. Adler
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Nosey
Honeymoon in Bali
as Photographer (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Union Representative (uncredited)
Golden Boy
as Reporter Drake
Miracles for Sale
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
They All Come Out
as Psychiatrist
News Is Made at Night
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
Second Fiddle
as Studio Chief
Lucky Night
as Carpenter
Rose of Washington Square
as Sam Kress
Let Us Live
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Inside Story
as District Attorney
Boy Slaves
as Albee
1938
Kentucky
as Auctioneer
Blondie
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Always in Trouble
as Donald Gower
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Henderson
Professor Beware
as Joe - Photographer
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
as Weaver
Joy of Living
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
1937
Nothing Sacred
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Doctor
Danger – Love at Work
as Gilroy, an attorney
Hot Water
as Grayson (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men
as Fingers
Bad Guy
as Attorney
One Mile from Heaven
as Webb
Born Reckless
as Barnes's lawyer
Big Business
as Webster - Bank Representative
Venus Makes Trouble
as District Attorney
Internes Can't Take Money
as Grote
Sea Devils
as Judge (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
as Horace Smith
1936
1935
1934
The Band Plays On
as Shyster Lawyer
A Wicked Woman
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
as Al Nathan
Let's Talk It Over
as Reporter
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Reporter (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
as Max Jacobs
Looking for Trouble
as Switchboard Operator
The Show-Off
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
1933
Mr. Skitch
as Hotel Clerk
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Columnist #2
The Bowery
as Doctor (uncredited)
My Woman
as Conn
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
as Process Server (Uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
Central Airport
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
42nd Street
as Playwright (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Cashier (uncredited)
Grand Slam
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
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