
Charles Lane
Biography
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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Acting (216 movies)

Arsenic and Old Lace
1944

It's a Wonderful Life
1946

Good Neighbor Sam
1964

42nd Street
1933

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

Blondie Johnson
1933

The Ugly Dachshund
1966

I Wake Up Screaming
1941

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963

Twentieth Century
1934

Three Loves Has Nancy
1938

The Gnome-Mobile
1967

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936

Criminal Lawyer
1937

Sealed Lips
1942

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
1966

Murphy's Romance
1985

Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942

The Music Man
1962

The Invisible Woman
1940

Out of the Storm
1948

The Milky Way
1936

Mysterious Intruder
1946

Bury Me Dead
1947

The Mating Game
1959

Teacher's Pet
1958

Blessed Event
1932

36 Hours to Kill
1936

The Rage of Paris
1938

Intrigue
1947

Strange Invaders
1983

The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948

A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941

The Cat and the Canary
1939

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947

Broadway Bill
1934

Birth of the Blues
1941

The Great Man's Lady
1941

Honeymoon in Bali
1939

Broadway
1942

But Not for Me
1959

Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937

The Aristocats
1970

Sea Devils
1937

Back Street
1941

Riding High
1950

The Mouthpiece
1932

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959

Rhythm on the River
1940

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968

Roses Are Red
1947

Danger – Love at Work
1937

Trapped by G-Men
1937

Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936

Obliging Young Lady
1942

Sis Hopkins
1941

Moonrise
1948

Barnacle Bill
1941

Lucky Night
1939

Manhattan Parade
1931

Looking for Love
1964

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953

Lady Luck
1936

Backfire
1950

Beware Spooks!
1939

Louisiana
1947

The Little Dragons
1980

They All Come Out
1939

Two for Tonight
1935

We're on the Jury
1937

Remains to Be Seen
1953

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949

Mr. Skitch
1933

Cocoanut Grove
1938

Dancing on a Dime
1940

You Can't Take It with You
1938

Always in Trouble
1938

Three Girls About Town
1941

Union Depot
1932

The Yellow Cab Man
1950

Strange Behavior
1981

Boy Slaves
1939

The Road to Singapore
1931

The Second Face
1950

The Juggler
1953

Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972

The Birds and the Bees
1956

Television Spy
1939

Looking for Trouble
1934

Inside Story
1939

My Woman
1933

When the Bough Breaks
1986

The Wheeler Dealers
1963

Kentucky
1938

Rose of Washington Square
1939
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