Birthday
1905/01/26
Day of death
2007/07/09 (102 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also know 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 h...Read more
(1944) Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reporter at Marriage License Office
(1946) It's a Wonderful Life
as Real Estate Salesman
(1964) Good Neighbor Sam
as Jack Bailey
(1933) 42nd Street
as Playwright (uncredited)
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Nosey
(1933) Blondie Johnson
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1966) The Ugly Dachshund
as Judge
(1941) I Wake Up Screaming
as Keating- Florist
(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Airport Manager
(1934) Twentieth Century
as Max Jacobs
(1938) Three Loves Has Nancy
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
(1967) The Gnome-Mobile
as Dr. Scoggins
(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Hallor (uncredited)
(1937) Criminal Lawyer
as Attorney (uncredited)
(1942) Sealed Lips
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
(1966) The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
as Whitlow
(1985) Murphy's Romance
as Amos Abbott
(1942) Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
(1962) The Music Man
as Constable
(1940) The Invisible Woman
as Growley
(1948) Out of the Storm
as Mr. Evans
(1936) The Milky Way
as Willard
(1946) Mysterious Intruder
as Detective Burns
(1947) Bury Me Dead
as Brighton
(1959) The Mating Game
as Inspector General Bigelow
(1958) Teacher's Pet
as Roy
(1932) Blessed Event
as Kane
(1936) 36 Hours to Kill
as Lawyer Rickert
(1938) The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
(1947) Intrigue
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1983) Strange Invaders
as Prof. Hollister
(1948) The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Fenmore
(1942) A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Coroner
(1946) A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
(1941) Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
(1941) Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Doc Prouty
(1940) Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Dr. Prouty
(1939) The Cat and the Canary
as Reporter
(1947) It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Landlord (uncredited)
(1934) Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
(1941) Birth of the Blues
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
(1941) The Great Man's Lady
as Pierce (uncredited)
(1939) Honeymoon in Bali
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1942) Broadway
as Hungry Harry
(1959) But Not for Me
as Al Atwood
(1937) Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Doctor
(1970) The Aristocats
as Lawyer (voice)
(1937) Sea Devils
as Judge (uncredited)
(1941) Back Street
as Reporter for Associated News
(1950) Riding High
as Erickson
(1932) The Mouthpiece
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
(1959) The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Standard Bates
(1940) Rhythm on the River
as Bernard Schwartz
(1968) What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Dr. Shapiro
(1947) Roses Are Red
as Lipton
(1937) Danger – Love at Work
as Gilroy, an attorney
(1936) Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Joe Gordon
(1937) Trapped by G-Men
as Fingers
(1942) Obliging Young Lady
as Private Detective Smith
(1941) Sis Hopkins
as Mayor's aide
(1948) Moonrise
as Mr. Chandler
(1941) Barnacle Bill
as Auctioneer
(1939) Lucky Night
as Carpenter
(1931) Manhattan Parade
as Desk clerk
(1964) Looking for Love
as Director
(1995) The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Regent Yarborough
(1953) The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Prof. Obispo
(1936) Lady Luck
as Feinberg
(1950) Backfire
as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
(1939) Beware Spooks!
as Moore (uncredited)
(1947) Louisiana
as McCormack
(1980) The Little Dragons
as J.J.
(1939) They All Come Out
as Psychiatrist
(1935) Two for Tonight
as Writer
(1937) We're on the Jury
as Horace Smith
(1953) Remains to Be Seen
as Delapp
(1949) Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
(1933) Mr. Skitch
as Hotel Clerk
(1938) Cocoanut Grove
as Weaver
(1940) Dancing on a Dime
as Freeman Taylor
(1938) You Can't Take It with You
as Henderson
(1938) Always in Trouble
as Donald Gower
(1941) Three Girls About Town
as Mortician
(1932) Union Depot
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
(1950) The Yellow Cab Man
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
(1981) Strange Behavior
as Donovan
(1939) Boy Slaves
as Albee
(1931) The Road to Singapore
as Desk Clerk at Club
(1950) The Second Face
as Mr. Westcott
(1953) The Juggler
as Rosenberg
(1972) Get to Know Your Rabbit
as Mr. Beeman
(1956) The Birds and the Bees
as Charlie Jenkins
(1939) Television Spy
as Mr. Adler
(1934) Looking for Trouble
as Switchboard Operator
(1939) Inside Story
as District Attorney
(1933) My Woman
as Conn
(1986) When the Bough Breaks
as Van der Graaf
(1963) The Wheeler Dealers
as Judge (uncredited)
(1938) Kentucky
as Auctioneer
(1939) Rose of Washington Square
as Sam Kress
(1948) Call Northside 777
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
(1948) Apartment for Peggy
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
(1940) The Great Profile
as Director
(1963) Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mr. Cosgrove
(1965) Billie
as Coach Jones
(1942) Flying Tigers
as Repkin (uncredited)
(1940) It's a Date
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
(1934) The Show-Off
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
(1981) The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
as Chief
(1957) God Is My Partner
as Judge Warner
(1934) The Bands Plays On
as Shyster Lawyer
(1964) The Carpetbaggers
as Eugene Denby
(1938) Blondie
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
(1935) One More Spring
as Representative
(1935) Woman Wanted
as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
(1942) Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
(1947) Living in a Big Way
as Hawkins (uncredited)
(1941) The Big Store
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
(1933) Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
(1949) Mighty Joe Young
as Producer (uncredited)
(1935) Here Comes the Band
as Mr. Scurry
(1936) The Milky Way
as ---
(1941) Repent at Leisure
as Clarence Morgan
(1939) Let Us Live
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
(1939) Fifth Avenue Girl
as Union Representative (uncredited)
(1939) Second Fiddle
as Studio Chief
(1939) Golden Boy
as Reporter Drake
(1939) News Is Made at Night
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
(1939) Miracles for Sale
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
(1933) Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Columnist #2
(1938) Professor Beware
as Joe - Photographer
(1939) Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Charlie's Doctor
(1972) The Great Man's Whiskers
as Philbrick
(1940) The Crooked Road
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
(1948) Race Street
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
(1936) The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
(1940) On Their Own
as Johnson
(1942) Lady in a Jam
as Government Man (uncredited)
(1940) Blondie Plays Cupid
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1941) Ball of Fire
as Larsen
(1940) Primrose Path
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
(1940) Edison, the Man
as Second Lecturer
(1942) What's Cookin'?
as K.D. Reynolds
(1942) A Gentleman at Heart
as Holloway
(1940) Johnny Apollo
as Assistant D.A.
(1942) Sunday Punch
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
(1952) The Sniper
as Loud Drunk at Club
(1940) The Leather Pushers
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
(1941) Buy Me That Town
as J. Montague Gainsborough
(1946) Just Before Dawn
as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
(1940) We Who Are Young
as Perkins
(1942) Thru Different Eyes
as Mott
(1937) Internes Can't Take Money
as Grote
(1940) The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again
as Charlie Graham
(1933) Gold Diggers of 1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
(1931) Smart Money
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1951) Here Comes the Groom
as Ralph Burchard
(1935) The Florentine Dagger
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
(1940) The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1937) One Mile from Heaven
as Webb
(1940) City for Conquest
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
(1993) Acting on Impulse
as Bellhop
(1937) Nothing Sacred
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
(1951) I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
(1948) State of the Union
as Blink Moran
(1933) Central Airport
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1933) The Bowery
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1949) You're My Everything
as Mr. Eddie Pflum
(1934) Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1937) Big Business
as Webster - Bank Representative
(1933) She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
(1946) The Invisible Informer
as Nick Steele
(1935) Ginger
as Judge (uncredited)
(1976) Sybil
as Dr. Quinoness
(1942) Home in Wyomin'
as Newspaper Editor
(1937) Born Reckless
as Barnes's lawyer
(1940) You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Salesman
(1978) Movie Movie
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
(1933) Private Detective 62
as Process Server (Uncredited)
(1931) Blonde Crazy
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1941) New York Town
as Census Taker (uncredited)
(1942) About Face
as Rental Car Manager
(1934) A Wicked Woman
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
(1948) Smart Woman
as Reporter
(1942) The Mad Martindales
as Virgil Hickling
(1937) Venus Makes Trouble
as District Attorney
(1942) Born to Sing
as Johnny
(1949) The House Across the Street
as Apartment Manager (uncredited)
(1942) Friendly Enemies
as Braun
(1933) Grand Slam
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
(1937) Hot Water
as Grayson (uncredited)
(1965) John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Editor
(1943) Mission to Moscow
as Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
(1930) City Girl
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
(1937) Bad Guy
as Attorney
(1975) Long Way Home
as ---
(1942) They All Kissed the Bride
as Spotter
(1934) Let's Talk It Over
as Reporter
(1983) Sunset Limousine
as Reinhammer
(1936) Easy to Take
as Skip
(1938) Joy of Living
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
(1942) Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
(1934) I'll Fix It
as Al Nathan
(1942) The Lady Is Willing
as K.K. Miller
(2005) The History of Hooterville
as Self
(1941) Appointment for Love
as Smith (uncredited)
(1942) The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Mr. White
(1940) Queen of the Mob
as Horace Grimley
(1964) Rendezvous in Space
as Interviewee
(1969) My Dog, the Thief
as Mr. Pfeiffer
(1964) The New Interns
as Connors
(1951) Criminal Lawyer
as Frederick Waterman
(1971) Hitched
as Round Tree
(1982) St. Elsewhere
as ---
(1961) Mister Ed
as ---
(1977) Lou Grant
as ---
(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as ---
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as ---
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as ---
(1963) Burke's Law
as Dr. Lusk
(1966) Love on a Rooftop
as ---
(1972) The Rookies
as ---
(1974) Rhoda
as ---
(1965) F Troop
as ---
(1986) L.A. Law
as Walter Graf
(1985) Otherworld
as Velcrows Widley
(1974) Little House on the Prairie
as ---
(1970) The Odd Couple
as Sid
(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Claims Clerk (uncredited)
(1964) The Munsters
as ---
(1967) The Flying Nun
as ---
(1952) Today
as Self
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Mr. Barnsdahl
(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies
as Foster Phinney
(1974) Chico and the Man
as ---
(1972) Maude
as ---
(1975) One Day at a Time
as ---
(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as ---
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Mr. Stanley
(1963) Petticoat Junction
as Homer Bedloe
(1978) Mork & Mindy
as ---
(1960) Surfside 6
as ---
(1957) Perry Mason
as Dr. Williams
(1964) Bewitched
as Mr. Cushman
(1977) Soap
as Judge Petrillo
(1984) Hunter
as Motel Owner
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Peckinpaugh
(1977) Weekend Special
as ---
(1960) The Tab Hunter Show
as ---
(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as ---
(1972) The Sandy Duncan Show
as ---
(1959) Dennis the Menace
as ---
(1970) Nanny and the Professor
as ---
(1972) Temperatures Rising
as Fulton Briggs
(1957) Bachelor Father
as ---
(1955) The Millionaire
as Simon Whipple
(1963) The Farmer's Daughter
as ---
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Passport Office Clerk
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Casting Director
(1973) Adam's Rib
as Mayor
(1957) The Thin Man
as ---
(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
(1957) The Real McCoys
as ---
(1969) The Debbie Reynolds Show
as ---
(1975) Karen
as ---
(1961) The New Bob Cummings Show
as ---
(1960) Pete and Gladys
as ---
(1967) Judd for the Defense
as ---
(1990) Shannon's Deal
as ---
(1958) The Donna Reed Show
as ---
(1964) Wendy and Me
as ---
(1960) Guestward, Ho!
as ---
(1958) Lawman
as ---
(1957) Whirlybirds
as ---
(1958) The Ann Sothern Show
as ---
(1963) The Bill Dana Show
as ---
(1955) The People's Choice
as ---
(1964) The Cara Williams Show
as ---
(1961) The Wonderful World of Disney
as ---
(1954) Willy
as ---
(1964) The Bing Crosby Show
as ---
(1955) Star Stage
as ---
(1962) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as ---
(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Dr. Shelley
(1956) On Trial
as ---
(1960) The Comedy Spot
as ---
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as ---
(1954) Dear Phoebe
as Mr. Fosdick
(1975) The Family Holvak
as ---
(1985) Comedy Factory
as George McCloskey
(2003) TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
as ---
(1983) The Winds of War
as Adm. William Standley
(1964) Bewitched
as Jessie Mortimer
(1957) The Restless Gun
as Mayor Peter Mercer
(1953) Topper
as Mr. Kittler
(1967) He & She
as Mr. Simpson
(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies
as Billy Hacker
(1959) Dennis the Menace
as Lawrence Finch
(1965) The Wild Wild West
as Roger Creed
(1965) Get Smart
as Uncle Abner
(1964) Bewitched
as Mr. Roland
(1965) Honey West
as Ash
(1965) Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Man
(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies
as Homer Bedloe
(1976) Sybil
as Dr. Quinoness
(1959) Fibber McGee & Molly
as Salesman
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Walter Medford
(1956) The Gale Storm Show
as Pierce
(1966) The Pruitts of Southampton
as Maxwell
(2006) Legends
as Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mr. Pfeiffer
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Frisby
(1957) Maverick
as Proprietor
(1968) The Doris Day Show
as Judge Carter
(1964) Bewitched
as Mr. Harmon
(1964) Bewitched
as Harold Jameson
(1964) Bewitched
as Ed Hotchkiss
(1964) Bewitched
as George Meiklejohn
(1964) Bewitched
as Shotwell
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Mr. Hickox
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Charles Eckhardt
(1965) Green Acres
as Mr. Wilson
(1954) Studio 57
as Henry
(1959) The Untouchables
as Alcatraz Official (uncredited)