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Charles Lane

Charles Lane

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

Born

Jan 26, 1905

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

Jul 09, 2007

Known For

Acting

Movies

220 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 as Real Estate Salesman
★ 8.3
The Aristocats
The Aristocats
1970 as Lawyer (voice)
★ 7.3
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 as Airport Manager
★ 7.0
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 as Reporter at Marriage License Office
★ 7.6
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
★ 7.8
Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance
1985 as Amos Abbott
★ 6.1
Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777
1948 as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
1949 as Producer (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Music Man
The Music Man
1962 as Constable
★ 7.1
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 as Henderson
★ 7.5
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet
1958 as Roy
★ 6.8
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 as Hallor (uncredited)
★ 7.5
42nd Street
42nd Street
1933 as Playwright (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile
1967 as Dr. Scoggins
★ 6.2
State of the Union
State of the Union
1948 as Blink Moran
★ 6.7
The Sniper
The Sniper
1952 as Loud Drunk at Club
★ 6.7
Date with an Angel
Date with an Angel
1987 as Father O'Shea
★ 6.8
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 as Whitlow
★ 6.8
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
1941 as Larsen
★ 7.4
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 as Jack Bailey
★ 6.6
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
★ 6.4
When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks
1986 as Van der Graaf
★ 6.4
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers
1964 as Eugene Denby
★ 5.9
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
1942 as Repkin (uncredited)
★ 6.2
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 as Landlord (uncredited)
★ 7.1
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
★ 3.8
The Big Store
The Big Store
1941 as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
★ 6.3
City Girl
City Girl
1930 as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Moonrise
Moonrise
1948 as Mr. Chandler
★ 6.3
Smart Money
Smart Money
1931 as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred
1937 as Rubenstein (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Hitched
Hitched
1973 as Round Tree
★ 7.3
Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy
1931 as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Strange Invaders
Strange Invaders
1983 as Prof. Hollister
★ 4.8
Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century
1934 as Max Jacobs
★ 6.8
Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson
1933 as Cashier (uncredited)
★ 5.9
My Woman
My Woman
1933 as Conn
★ 4.2
Strange Behavior
Strange Behavior
1981 as Donovan
★ 5.5
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
1939 as Reporter Drake
★ 6.5
The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris
1938 as Department Head (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Sunset Limousine
Sunset Limousine
1983 as Reinhammer
★ 4.5
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939 as Studio Chief
★ 5.1
The Juggler
The Juggler
1953 as Rosenberg
★ 6.8
Kentucky
Kentucky
1938 as Auctioneer
★ 6.1
Sea Devils
Sea Devils
1937 as Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Wheeler Dealers
The Wheeler Dealers
1963 as Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995 as Regent Yarborough
★ 4.7
Riding High
Riding High
1950 as Erickson
★ 6.1
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972 as Mr. Beeman
★ 5.0
City for Conquest
City for Conquest
1940 as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
1940 as Growley
★ 5.7
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940 as Train Passenger (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
1933 as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Blondie
Blondie
1938 as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary
1939 as Reporter
★ 6.9
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 as Society Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Union Depot
Union Depot
1932 as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Blessed Event
Blessed Event
1932 as Kane
★ 6.9
Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong
1942 as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Back Street
Back Street
1941 as Reporter for Associated News
★ 7.3
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 as Pierce (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 as Assistant D.A.
★ 6.9
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob
1940 as Horace Grimley
★ 6.2
Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove
1938 as Weaver
★ 9.0
The Mating Game
The Mating Game
1959 as Inspector General Bigelow
★ 6.4
Central Airport
Central Airport
1933 as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 as Mr. Cosgrove
★ 5.7
Looking for Love
Looking for Love
1964 as Director
★ 5.8
Movie Movie
Movie Movie
1978 as Judge / Mr. Pennington
★ 6.0
Broadway
Broadway
1942 as Hungry Harry
★ 6.4
Broadway
Broadway
1942 as Hungry Harry (uncredited)
★ 6.4
About Face
About Face
1942 as Rental Car Manager
★ 6.5
Backfire
Backfire
1950 as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
★ 5.9
A Gentleman at Heart
A Gentleman at Heart
1942 as Holloway
★ 7.5
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund
1966 as Judge
★ 6.7
Primrose Path
Primrose Path
1940 as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
★ 6.7
They All Kissed the Bride
They All Kissed the Bride
1942 as Spotter
★ 5.9
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer
1951 as Frederick Waterman
★ 7.4
Smart Woman
Smart Woman
1948 as Reporter
★ 5.5
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
1940 as Second Lecturer
★ 6.8
It's a Date
It's a Date
1940 as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
★ 6.4
You're My Everything
You're My Everything
1949 as Mr. Eddie Pflum
★ 4.8
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town
1941 as Mortician
★ 6.5
Billie
Billie
1965 as Coach Jones
★ 5.0
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Bowery
The Bowery
1933 as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Acting on Impulse
Acting on Impulse
1993 as Bellhop
★ 4.8
Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
★ 4.2
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
1935 as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
★ 6.0
New York Town
New York Town
1941 as Census Taker (uncredited)
★ 8.5
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
1942 as Government Man (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Mouthpiece
The Mouthpiece
1932 as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Milky Way
The Milky Way
1936 as Willard
★ 6.1
The Milky Way
★ 6.1
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941 as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
★ 5.8
Let Us Live
Let Us Live
1939 as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
1951 as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Joy of Living
Joy of Living
1938 as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
★ 5.9
What's Cookin'?
What's Cookin'?
1942 as K.D. Reynolds
★ 7.0
Sis Hopkins
Sis Hopkins
1941 as Mayor's aide
★ 6.3
The New Interns
The New Interns
1964 as Connors
★ 4.8
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady
1942 as Private Detective Smith
★ 6.0
Born Reckless
Born Reckless
1937 as Barnes's lawyer
★ 5.4
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 as Doctor
★ 6.0
Sunday Punch
Sunday Punch
1942 as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Beware Spooks!
Beware Spooks!
1939 as Moore (uncredited)
★ 8.5
Lucky Night
Lucky Night
1939 as Carpenter
★ 6.8
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer
1937 as Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.5
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968 as Dr. Shapiro
★ 6.7
I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 as Keating- Florist
★ 6.9
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
1939 as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
★ 4.8
Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band
1935 as Mr. Scurry
★ 7.0
Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work
1937 as Gilroy, an attorney
★ 7.0
Manhattan Parade
Manhattan Parade
1931 as Desk clerk
★ 3.2
Intrigue
Intrigue
1947 as Hotel Desk Clerk
★ 5.6
Television Spy
Television Spy
1939 as Mr. Adler
★ 7.5
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
★ 5.8
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues
1941 as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Louisiana
Louisiana
1947 as McCormack
★ 9.0
Two for Tonight
Two for Tonight
1935 as Writer
★ 7.7
But Not for Me
But Not for Me
1959 as Al Atwood
★ 6.3
My Dog, the Thief
My Dog, the Thief
1969 as Mr. Pfeiffer
★ 6.8
Inside Story
Inside Story
1939 as District Attorney
★ 9.0
Fifth Avenue Girl
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 as Union Representative (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 as Standard Bates
★ 5.9
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 as Martin Manning (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale
1939 as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
★ 6.5
Buck Benny Rides Again
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 as Charlie Graham
★ 5.0
The Band Plays On
The Band Plays On
1934 as Shyster Lawyer
★ 8.3
Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River
1940 as Bernard Schwartz
★ 6.8
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
1939 as Sam Kress
★ 6.7
Ginger
Ginger
1935 as Judge (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Professor Beware
Professor Beware
1938 as Joe - Photographer
★ 6.4
Living in a Big Way
Living in a Big Way
1947 as Hawkins (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Home in Wyomin'
Home in Wyomin'
1942 as Newspaper Editor
★ 8.5
The Yellow Cab Man
The Yellow Cab Man
1950 as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Hot Water
Hot Water
1937 as Grayson (uncredited)
★ 6.5
One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven
1937 as Webb
★ 6.6
The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers
1940 as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
★ 8.0
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951 as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Little Dragons
The Little Dragons
1980 as J.J.
★ 5.4
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing
1942 as K.K. Miller
★ 6.6
Honeymoon in Bali
Honeymoon in Bali
1939 as Photographer (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939 as Charlie's Doctor
★ 8.0
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940 as Dr. Prouty
★ 5.8
36 Hours to Kill
36 Hours to Kill
1936 as Lawyer Rickert
★ 6.1
Grand Slam
Grand Slam
1933 as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
★ 4.6
Remains to Be Seen
Remains to Be Seen
1953 as Delapp
★ 6.0
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love
1941 as Smith (uncredited)
★ 5.8
We Who Are Young
We Who Are Young
1940 as Perkins
★ 6.3
The Road to Singapore
The Road to Singapore
1931 as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Mysterious Intruder
Mysterious Intruder
1946 as Detective Burns
★ 5.9
Let's Talk It Over
Let's Talk It Over
1934 as Reporter
★ 10.0
Looking for Trouble
Looking for Trouble
1934 as Switchboard Operator
★ 6.7
The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees
1956 as Charlie Jenkins
★ 7.4
You're the One
You're the One
1941 as Announcer
★ 4.7
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
★ 5.4
The Second Face
The Second Face
1950 as Mr. Westcott
★ 7.0
Always in Trouble
Always in Trouble
1938 as Donald Gower
★ 7.3
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
★ 5.3
A Wicked Woman
A Wicked Woman
1934 as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933 as Columnist #2
★ 6.3
The Invisible Informer
The Invisible Informer
1946 as Nick Steele
★ 8.0
They All Come Out
They All Come Out
1939 as Psychiatrist
★ 5.9
I'll Fix It
I'll Fix It
1934 as Al Nathan
★ 9.0
Buy Me That Town
Buy Me That Town
1941 as J. Montague Gainsborough
★ 6.3
On Their Own
On Their Own
1940 as Johnson
★ 8.0
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Venus Makes Trouble
1937 as District Attorney
★ 5.0
Boy Slaves
Boy Slaves
1939 as Albee
★ 6.8
Lady Luck
Lady Luck
1936 as Feinberg
★ 6.3
Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips
1942 as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
★ 6.0
The Great Man's Whiskers
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972 as Philbrick
★ 8.0
Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money
1937 as Grote
★ 6.5
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941 as Doc Prouty
★ 6.5
Bad Guy
Bad Guy
1937 as Attorney
★ 8.0
She Had to Say Yes
She Had to Say Yes
1933 as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
★ 5.7
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 as Salesman
★ 5.6
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes
1942 as Mott
★ 8.0
The Great Profile
The Great Profile
1940 as Director
★ 6.8
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953 as Prof. Obispo
★ 6.1
The Florentine Dagger
The Florentine Dagger
1935 as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Big Business
Big Business
1937 as Webster - Bank Representative
★ 7.5
God Is My Partner
God Is My Partner
1957 as Judge Warner
★ 7.5
Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies
1942 as Braun
★ 6.0
The Adventures of Martin Eden
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942 as Mr. White
★ 8.0
Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch
1933 as Hotel Clerk
★ 7.0
Private Detective 62
Private Detective 62
1933 as Process Server (Uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Gentleman from Nowhere
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 as Fenmore
★ 7.5
The Mad Martindales
The Mad Martindales
1942 as Virgil Hickling
★ 7.5
Repent at Leisure
Repent at Leisure
1941 as Clarence Morgan
★ 6.3
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936 as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
★ 5.7
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
★ 6.1
Trapped by G-Men
Trapped by G-Men
1937 as Fingers
★ 7.0
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
1947 as Lipton
★ 5.7
We're on the Jury
We're on the Jury
1937 as Horace Smith
★ 6.2
One More Spring
One More Spring
1935 as Representative
★ 6.2
Two-Fisted Gentleman
Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936 as Joe Gordon
★ 9.0
Dancing on a Dime
Dancing on a Dime
1940 as Freeman Taylor
★ 5.0
The Show-Off
The Show-Off
1934 as Mr. Weitzenkorn
★ 6.3
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934 as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Bury Me Dead
Bury Me Dead
1947 as Brighton
★ 4.7
The House Across the Street
The House Across the Street
1949 as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Just Before Dawn
Just Before Dawn
1946 as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Easy to Take
Easy to Take
1936 as Skip
★ 10.0
Out of the Storm
Out of the Storm
1948 as Mr. Evans
★ 7.3
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
1941 as Auctioneer
★ 7.8
Blondie Plays Cupid
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 as Train Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Born to Sing
Born to Sing
1942 as Johnny
★ 5.4
The Crooked Road
The Crooked Road
1940 as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
★ 6.0
Rendezvous in Space
Rendezvous in Space
1964 as Interviewee
Race Street
Race Street
1948 as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
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★ 7.0
Apartment for Peggy
Apartment for Peggy
1948 as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
★ 8.2
A Bewitched Christmas
A Bewitched Christmas
1994 as Jesse Mortimer
I Want My Man
I Want My Man
1925 as French Doctor
★ 7.0