Charles Lane
Acting
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...
Best Performances
Highest rated appearances
Filmography
Date with an Angel
as Father O'Shea
When the Bough Breaks
as Van der Graaf
Murphy's Romance
as Amos Abbott
Sunset Limousine
as Reinhammer
Strange Invaders
as Prof. Hollister
Strange Behavior
as Donovan
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
as Chief
The Little Dragons
as J.J.
My Dog, the Thief
as Mr. Pfeiffer
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Dr. Shapiro
The Gnome-Mobile
as Dr. Scoggins
The Ugly Dachshund
as Judge
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Whitlow
Billie
as Coach Jones
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Editor
Rendezvous in Space
as Interviewee
Looking for Love
as Director
Good Neighbor Sam
as Jack Bailey
The New Interns
as Connors
The Carpetbaggers
as Eugene Denby
The Wheeler Dealers
as Judge (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Airport Manager
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mr. Cosgrove
The Music Man
as Constable
Alcatraz Express
But Not for Me
as Al Atwood
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Standard Bates
The Mating Game
as Bigelow
Teacher's Pet
as Roy
God Is My Partner
as Judge Warner
The Birds and the Bees
as Charlie Jenkins
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Prof. Obispo
Remains to Be Seen
as Delapp
The Juggler
as Rosenberg
The Sniper
as Loud Drunk at Club
Here Comes the Groom
as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
as Frederick Waterman
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
For Heaven's Sake
as Arthur Crane
The Second Face
as Mr. Westcott
Riding High
as Erickson
The Yellow Cab Man
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
Backfire
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
The House Across the Street
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
You're My Everything
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
Mighty Joe Young
as Producer (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair
Moonrise
as Mr. Chandler
Apartment for Peggy
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
as Mr. Evans
Race Street
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Fenmore
State of the Union
as Blink Moran
Smart Woman
as Reporter
Call Northside 777
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Intrigue
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Louisiana
as McCormack
Roses Are Red
as Lipton
Bury Me Dead
as Brighton
Living in a Big Way
as Hawkins (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Landlord (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Real Estate Salesman
The Invisible Informer
as Nick Steele
Mysterious Intruder
as Detective Burns
Just Before Dawn
as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
Mission to Moscow
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
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)
Broadway
as Hungry Harry (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
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
Ball of Fire
as Larsen
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Keating- Florist
The Great Man's Lady
as Pierce (uncredited)
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
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
The Crooked Road
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
Edison, the Man
as Second Lecturer
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Assistant D.A.
It's a Date
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
Primrose Path
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
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
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)
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
Criminal Lawyer
as Attorney (uncredited)
Easy to Take
as Skip
Lady Luck
as Feinberg
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Joe Gordon
36 Hours to Kill
as Lawyer Rickert
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Hallor (uncredited)
The Milky Way
as Willard
The Milky Way
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
Two for Tonight
as Writer
Here Comes the Band
as Mr. Scurry
Woman Wanted
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
Ginger
as Judge (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
One More Spring
as Representative
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
Mr. Skitch
as Hotel Clerk
Advice to the Lovelorn
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 Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Cashier (uncredited)
Grand Slam
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Blessed Event
as Kane
The Mouthpiece
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Union Depot
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
as Desk clerk
Blonde Crazy
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Road to Singapore
as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
Smart Money
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
City Girl
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
