Charles Lane
Known for: 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 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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Dr. Williams
1957
Series
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Series
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Frisby
1960
Series
Bewitched
Mr. Cushman
1964
Series
Bewitched
Jessie Mortimer
1964
Series
Bewitched
Mr. Roland
1964
Series
Bewitched
Mr. Harmon
1964
Series
Bewitched
Harold Jameson
1964
Series
Bewitched
Ed Hotchkiss
1964
Series
Bewitched
George Meiklejohn
1964
Series
Bewitched
Shotwell
1964
Series
Hunter
Motel Owner
1984
Series
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Peckinpaugh
1959
Series
The Lucy Show
Mr. Barnsdahl
1962
Series
Maverick
Proprietor
1957
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Charles Eckhardt
1963
Series
Get Smart
Uncle Abner
1965
Series
The Wild Wild West
Roger Creed
1965
Series
L.A. Law
Walter Graf
1986
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Foster Phinney
1962
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Billy Hacker
1962
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Homer Bedloe
1962
Series
I Love Lucy
Mr. Stanley
1951
Series
I Love Lucy
Passport Office Clerk
1951
Series
I Love Lucy
Casting Director
1951
Series
I Love Lucy
Mr. Hickox
1951
Series
Green Acres
Mr. Wilson
1965
Series
St. Elsewhere
Richard Welte
1982
Series
Petticoat Junction
Homer Bedloe
1963
Series
One Day at a Time
1975
Series
Lawman
1958
Series
Burke's Law
Dr. Lusk
1963
Series
The Untouchables
Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
1959
Film
It's a Wonderful Life
Real Estate Salesman
1946
Series
Medical Center
Dr. Kelford
1969
Series
The Real McCoys
1957
Series
The Real McCoys
Mr. Leland
1957
Series
The Munsters
1964
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
Lou Grant
Mort Farber
1977
Series
The Flying Nun
1967
Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Charlie
1964
Series
The Rookies
1972
Series
The Odd Couple
Sid
1970
Series
Mister Ed
1961
Series
Dennis the Menace
1959
Series
Dennis the Menace
Lawrence Finch
1959
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.
1959
Series
Surfside 6
1960
Series
Surfside 6
Cyrus Radford
1960
Series
Rhoda
1974
Series
Mork & Mindy
1978
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
1957
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
The Aristocats
Lawyer (voice)
1970
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
The Millionaire
Simon Whipple
1955
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Ralph Harrison
1964
Series
Soap
Judge Petrillo
1977
Series
Maude
1972
Series
The Doris Day Show
Judge Carter
1968
Series
Honey West
Ash
1965
Series
F Troop
1965
Series
The Winds of War
William Standley
1983
Series
Bachelor Father
1957
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Series
Studio 57
Henry
1954
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dr. Shelley
1959
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
Chico and the Man
1974
Series
The Thin Man
1957
Series
Pete and Gladys
1960
Series
The Gale Storm Show
Pierce
1956
Series
Topper
Mr. Kittler
1953
Series
The Restless Gun
Mayor Peter Mercer
1957
Series
Whirlybirds
1957
Lux Video Theatre
Walter Medford
1950
Series
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Series
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
Series
Temperatures Rising
Fulton Briggs
1972
Series
Legends
Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Series
The Comedy Factory
George McCloskey
1985
Series
Dark Shadows
Antique Dealer
1991
Film
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Airport Manager
1963
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Pfeiffer
1954
Series
The People's Choice
1955
Series
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Man
1965
Weekend Special
1977
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Series
The Pruitts of Southampton
Maxwell
1966
Series
He & She
Mr. Simpson
1967
Series
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Claims Clerk (uncredited)
1957
Series
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Customs Officer (uncredited)
1957
Series
Wendy and Me
1964
Series
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Series
Love on a Rooftop
1966
Series
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Series
The Ann Sothern Show
1958
Film
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Nosey
1939
On Trial
1956
Series
Adam's Rib
Mayor
1973
The Debbie Reynolds Show
1969
Film
You Can't Take It with You
Henderson
1938
Series
Otherworld
Velcrows Widley
1985
Series
Shannon's Deal
1990
Film
Arsenic and Old Lace
Reporter at Marriage License Office
1944
Film
Ball of Fire
Larsen
1941
Series
Sybil
Dr. Quinoness
1976
Series
The Cara Williams Show
1964
Film
Mighty Joe Young
Producer (uncredited)
1949
Series
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Film
The Big Store
Finance Company Man (uncredited)
1941
Series
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
Film
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Hallor (uncredited)
1936
The Sandy Duncan Show
1972
Series
Dear Phoebe
Mr. Fosdick
1954
Film
The Music Man
Constable
1962
Film
The Gnome-Mobile
Dr. Scoggins
1967
Series
The Devlin Connection
1982
Film
Teacher's Pet
Roy
1958
Film
Date with an Angel
Father O'Shea
1987
Film
The Ugly Dachshund
Judge
1966
Series
Star Stage
1955
Film
Gold Diggers of 1933
Society Reporter (uncredited)
1933
Series
The New Bob Cummings Show
1961
Film
Good Neighbor Sam
Jack Bailey
1964
Film
Call Northside 777
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
1948
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
Willy
1954
Film
City Girl
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
1930
Film
Murphy's Romance
Amos Abbott
1985
Film
Flying Tigers
Repkin (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Carpetbaggers
Eugene Denby
1964
Film
The Sniper
Loud Drunk at Club
1952
Film
42nd Street
Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
1933
Film
Strange Invaders
Prof. Hollister
1983
Film
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Whitlow
1966
Film
Edison, the Man
Second Lecturer
1940
Film
The Invisible Woman
Growley
1940
Film
Backfire
Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
1950
Film
State of the Union
Blink Moran
1948
Series
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1962
Film
Johnny Apollo
Assistant D.A.
1940
Film
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
1942
Film
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Martin Manning (uncredited)
1941
Film
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Editor
1965
Film
Movie Movie
Judge / Mr. Pennington
1978
Film
Blondie
Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
1938
Film
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
Film
City for Conquest
Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
1940
Film
Nothing Sacred
Rubenstein (uncredited)
1937
Film
Back Street
Reporter for Associated News
1941
Film
The Mating Game
Bigelow
1959
Film
Twentieth Century
Max Jacobs
1934
Film
Strange Behavior
Donovan
1981
Film
Mission to Moscow
Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
1943
Film
Pardon My Sarong
Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
1942
The Family Holvak
1975
Series
Karen
1975
Film
Boy Slaves
Albee
1939
Film
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Landlord (uncredited)
1947
Film
Blondie Johnson
Cashier (uncredited)
1933
Film
Moonrise
Mr. Chandler
1948
Film
The Juggler
Rosenberg
1953
Film
Mr. Skitch
Hotel Clerk
1933
Film
Broadway Bill
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
1934
Film
They All Kissed the Bride
Spotter
1942
Film
Beware Spooks!
Moore (uncredited)
1939
Film
Lady in a Jam
Government Man (uncredited)
1942
Series
Fibber McGee & Molly
Salesman
1959
Film
The Cat and the Canary
Reporter
1939
Film
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Doc Prouty
1941
Film
The Wheeler Dealers
Judge (uncredited)
1963
Film
Fifth Avenue Girl
Union Representative (uncredited)
1939
Film
Riding High
Erickson
1950
Film
Sealed Lips
Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
1942
Film
Smart Money
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1931
Film
Blonde Crazy
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1931
Film
Second Fiddle
Studio Chief
1939
Film
Primrose Path
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
1940
Film
Billie
Coach Jones
1965
Film
Let Us Live
Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Regent Yarborough
1995
Film
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Dr. Shapiro
1968
Film
Rose of Washington Square
Sam Kress
1939
Film
Here Comes the Groom
FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
1951
Film
I Wake Up Screaming
Keating- Florist
1941
Film
Obliging Young Lady
Private Detective Smith
1942
Film
A Gentleman at Heart
Holloway
1942
Film
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
1951
Film
Looking for Love
Director
1964
Film
But Not for Me
Al Atwood
1959
Film
My Woman
Conn
1933
Film
Union Depot
Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
1932
Film
Papa's Delicate Condition
Mr. Cosgrove
1963
Film
Joy of Living
Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
1938
Film
The Bowery
Doctor (uncredited)
1933
Film
Golden Boy
Reporter Drake
1939
Film
The Lady Is Willing
K.K. Miller
1942
Film
Employees' Entrance
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
1933
Film
Sis Hopkins
Mayor's aide
1941
Film
Central Airport
Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
1933
Film
Lucky Night
Carpenter
1939
Film
Remains to Be Seen
Delapp
1953
Film
Buck Benny Rides Again
Charlie Graham
1940
Film
The Rage of Paris
Department Head (uncredited)
1938
Film
The Milky Way
Willard
1936
Film
The Milky Way
1936
Film
Honeymoon in Bali
Photographer (uncredited)
1939
Film
My Dog, the Thief
Mr. Pfeiffer
1969
Film
Blessed Event
Kane
1932
Film
Two for Tonight
Writer
1935
Film
Louisiana
McCormack
1947
Film
About Face
Rental Car Manager
1942
Film
You're My Everything
Mr. Eddie Pflum
1949
Alcatraz Express
1961
Film
New York Town
Census Taker (uncredited)
1941
Film
It's a Date
Mr. Horner (uncredited)
1940
Film
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Doctor
1937
Film
Kentucky
Auctioneer
1938
Film
They All Come Out
Psychiatrist
1939
Film
Race Street
Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
1948
Film
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Mr. Beeman
1972
Film
The Great Man's Lady
Pierce (uncredited)
1941
Film
Private Detective 62
Process Server (Uncredited)
1933
The Comedy Spot
1960
Film
The New Interns
Connors
1964
Film
The Road to Singapore
Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
1931
Film
Danger – Love at Work
Gilroy, an attorney
1937
Film
The Great Profile
Director
1940
Film
Mysterious Intruder
Detective Burns
1946
Film
Apartment for Peggy
Prof. Collins (uncredited)
1948
Film
36 Hours to Kill
Lawyer Rickert
1936
Film
Rhythm on the River
Bernard Schwartz
1940
Film
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1940
Film
Here Comes the Band
Mr. Scurry
1935
Film
The Great Man's Whiskers
Philbrick
1972
Film
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Dr. Prouty (coroner)
1941
Film
When the Bough Breaks
Van der Graaf
1986
Film
She Had to Say Yes
Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
1933
Film
Three Loves Has Nancy
Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
1938
Film
Appointment for Love
Smith (uncredited)
1941
Film
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Reporter (uncredited)
1934
Film
Living in a Big Way
Hawkins (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Mouthpiece
Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
1932
Film
Broadway
Hungry Harry
1942
Film
Broadway
Hungry Harry (uncredited)
1942
Film
Sunday Punch
Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
1942
Film
Three Girls About Town
Mortician
1941
Film
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Chief
1981
Film
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Reporter (uncredited)
1940
Film
Grand Slam
Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
1933
Film
Buy Me That Town
J. Montague Gainsborough
1941
Film
A Wicked Woman
Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
1934
Film
The Yellow Cab Man
L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
1950
Film
Dancing on a Dime
Freeman Taylor
1940
Film
Internes Can't Take Money
Grote
1937
Film
The Birds and the Bees
Charlie Jenkins
1956
Film
On Their Own
Johnson
1940
Film
Thru Different Eyes
Mott
1942
Film
News Is Made at Night
District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
1939
Film
Long Way Home
1975
Film
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Salesman
1940
Film
Hot Water
Grayson (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Mr. White
1942
Film
Criminal Lawyer
Frederick Waterman
1951
Film
What's Cookin'?
K.D. Reynolds
1942
Film
The Leather Pushers
Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
1940
Film
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Hack Hagen (uncredited)
1946
Film
Trapped by G-Men
Fingers
1937
Film
Woman Wanted
Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
1935
Film
Cocoanut Grove
Weaver
1938
Film
Queen of the Mob
Horace Grimley
1940
Film
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Columnist #2
1933
Film
Inside Story
District Attorney
1939
Film
We Who Are Young
Perkins
1940
Film
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Dr. Prouty
1940
Film
Criminal Lawyer
Attorney (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Mad Martindales
Virgil Hickling
1942
Film
Birth of the Blues
Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
1941
Film
A Bewitched Christmas
Jesse Mortimer
1994
Film
The History of Hooterville
Self
2005
Film
Television Spy
Mr. Adler
1939
Film
Acting on Impulse
Bellhop
1993
Film
Born to Sing
Johnny
1942
Film
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933
Film
Blondie Plays Cupid
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Band Plays On
Shyster Lawyer
1934
Film
Roses Are Red
Lipton
1947
Film
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Standard Bates
1959
Film
The Invisible Informer
Nick Steele
1946
Film
I'll Fix It
Al Nathan
1934
Film
Bad Guy
Attorney
1937
Film
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
1949
Film
Born Reckless
Barnes's lawyer
1937
Film
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Coroner
1942
Film
Home in Wyomin'
Newspaper Editor
1942
Film
Bury Me Dead
Brighton
1947
Film
One More Spring
Representative
1935
Film
Two-Fisted Gentleman
Joe Gordon
1936
Film
Easy to Take
Skip
1936
Film
Let's Talk It Over
Reporter
1934
Film
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Charlie's Doctor
1939
Film
I Want My Man
French Doctor
1925
Film
The Florentine Dagger
Man in Front Row (archive footage)
1935
Film
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Man in Front Row (archive footage)
1936
Film
You're the One
Announcer
1941
Film
Intrigue
Hotel Desk Clerk
1947
Film
Lady Luck
Feinberg
1936
Film
Miracles for Sale
Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
1939
Film
The Show-Off
Mr. Weitzenkorn
1934
Film
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Prof. Obispo
1953
Film
Smart Woman
Reporter
1948
Film
Big Business
Webster - Bank Representative
1937
Film
Manhattan Parade
Desk clerk
1931
Film
Rendezvous in Space
Interviewee
1964
Film
God Is My Partner
Judge Warner
1957
Film
Sunset Limousine
Reinhammer
1983
Film
Hitched
Round Tree
1973
Film
Professor Beware
Joe - Photographer
1938
Film
The House Across the Street
Apartment Manager (uncredited)
1949
Film
Friendly Enemies
Braun
1942
Film
The Little Dragons
J.J.
1980
Film
Always in Trouble
Donald Gower
1938
Film
Just Before Dawn
Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
1946
Film
We're on the Jury
Horace Smith
1937
Film
Repent at Leisure
Clarence Morgan
1941
Film
The Second Face
Mr. Westcott
1950
Film
Sea Devils
Judge (uncredited)
1937
Film
Looking for Trouble
Switchboard Operator
1934
Film
Barnacle Bill
Auctioneer
1941
Film
One Mile from Heaven
Webb
1937
Film
Out of the Storm
Mr. Evans
1948
Film
Ginger
Judge (uncredited)
1935
Venus Makes Trouble
District Attorney
1937
Film
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Fenmore
1948
Film
The Crooked Road
Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
1940