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 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.

Actor

1925

[ ] I Want My Man (French Doctor)

1930

[ ] City Girl (Man at Train Station (uncredited))

1931

[ ] Manhattan Parade (Desk clerk)
[ ] The Road to Singapore (Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited))
[ ] Smart Money (Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited))
[ ] Blonde Crazy (Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited))

1932

[ ] Blessed Event (Kane)
[ ] The Mouthpiece (Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited))
[ ] Union Depot (Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited))

1933

[ ] 42nd Street (Playwright (uncredited))
[ ] Blondie Johnson (Cashier (uncredited))
[ ] Mr. Skitch (Hotel Clerk)
[ ] My Woman (Conn)
[ ] Employees' Entrance (Shoe Salesman (uncredited))
[ ] Broadway Thru a Keyhole (Columnist #2)
[ ] Gold Diggers of 1933 (Society Reporter (uncredited))
[ ] Central Airport (Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited))
[ ] The Bowery (Doctor (uncredited))
[ ] She Had to Say Yes (Mr. Bernstein (uncredited))
[ ] Private Detective 62 (Process Server (Uncredited))
[ ] Grand Slam (Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant)
[ ] Advice to the Lovelorn (????)

1934

[ ] Twentieth Century (Max Jacobs)
[ ] Broadway Bill (Morgan's Henchman (uncredited))
[ ] Looking for Trouble (Switchboard Operator)
[ ] The Show-Off (Mr. Weitzenkorn)
[ ] The Band Plays On (Shyster Lawyer)
[ ] Twenty Million Sweethearts (Reporter (uncredited))
[ ] A Wicked Woman (Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited))
[ ] Let's Talk It Over (Reporter)
[ ] I'll Fix It (Al Nathan)

1935

[ ] Two for Tonight (Writer)
[ ] One More Spring (Representative)
[ ] Woman Wanted (Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited))
[ ] Here Comes the Band (Mr. Scurry)
[ ] The Florentine Dagger (Man in Front Row (archive footage))
[ ] Ginger (Judge (uncredited))

1936

[ ] Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Hallor (uncredited))
[ ] The Milky Way (Willard)
[ ] 36 Hours to Kill (Lawyer Rickert)
[ ] Two-Fisted Gentleman (Joe Gordon)
[ ] Lady Luck (Feinberg)
[ ] The Milky Way (????)
[ ] The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (Man in Front Row (archive footage))
[ ] Easy to Take (Skip)

1937

[ ] Criminal Lawyer (Attorney (uncredited))
[ ] Ali Baba Goes to Town (Doctor)
[ ] Sea Devils (Judge (uncredited))
[ ] Danger – Love at Work (Gilroy, an attorney)
[ ] Trapped by G-Men (Fingers)
[ ] We're on the Jury (Horace Smith)
[ ] Internes Can't Take Money (Grote)
[ ] One Mile from Heaven (Webb)
[ ] Nothing Sacred (Rubenstein (uncredited))
[ ] Big Business (Webster - Bank Representative)
[ ] Born Reckless (Barnes's lawyer)
[ ] Venus Makes Trouble (District Attorney)
[ ] Hot Water (Grayson (uncredited))
[ ] Bad Guy (Attorney)

1938

[ ] Three Loves Has Nancy (Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited))
[ ] The Rage of Paris (Department Head (uncredited))
[ ] Cocoanut Grove (Weaver)
[ 5/10 ] You Can't Take It with You (Henderson)
[ ] Always in Trouble (Donald Gower)
[ ] Kentucky (Auctioneer)
[ ] Blondie (Furniture Salesman (uncredited))
[ ] Professor Beware (Joe - Photographer)
[ ] Joy of Living (Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited))

1939

[ 5/10 ] Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Nosey)
[ ] The Cat and the Canary (Reporter)
[ ] Honeymoon in Bali (Photographer (uncredited))
[ ] Lucky Night (Carpenter)
[ ] Beware Spooks! (Moore (uncredited))
[ ] They All Come Out (Psychiatrist)
[ ] Boy Slaves (Albee)
[ ] Television Spy (Mr. Adler)
[ ] Inside Story (District Attorney)
[ ] Rose of Washington Square (Sam Kress)
[ ] Let Us Live (Auto Show Salesman (uncredited))
[ ] Fifth Avenue Girl (Union Representative (uncredited))
[ ] Second Fiddle (Studio Chief)
[ ] Golden Boy (Reporter Drake)
[ ] News Is Made at Night (District Attorney Rufe Reynolds)
[ ] Miracles for Sale (Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk)
[ ] Charlie McCarthy, Detective (Charlie's Doctor)

1940

[ ] The Invisible Woman (Growley)
[ ] Ellery Queen, Master Detective (Dr. Prouty)
[ ] Rhythm on the River (Bernard Schwartz)
[ ] Dancing on a Dime (Freeman Taylor)
[ ] The Great Profile (Director)
[ ] It's a Date (Mr. Horner (uncredited))
[ ] The Crooked Road (Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney)
[ ] On Their Own (Johnson)
[ ] Blondie Plays Cupid (Train Conductor (uncredited))
[ ] Primrose Path (Mr. Smith (uncredited))
[ ] Edison, the Man (Second Lecturer)
[ ] Johnny Apollo (Assistant D.A.)
[ ] The Leather Pushers (Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell)
[ ] We Who Are Young (Perkins)
[ ] The Texas Rangers Ride Again (Train Passenger (uncredited))
[ ] Buck Benny Rides Again (Charlie Graham)
[ ] The Doctor Takes a Wife (Reporter (uncredited))
[ ] City for Conquest (Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited))
[ ] You Can't Fool Your Wife (Salesman)
[ ] Queen of the Mob (Horace Grimley)

1941

[ ] I Wake Up Screaming (Keating- Florist)
[ ] Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (Dr. Prouty (coroner))
[ ] Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (Doc Prouty)
[ ] Birth of the Blues (Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited))
[ ] The Great Man's Lady (Pierce (uncredited))
[ ] Back Street (Reporter for Associated News)
[ ] Sis Hopkins (Mayor's aide)
[ ] Barnacle Bill (Auctioneer)
[ ] Three Girls About Town (Mortician)
[ ] Ride 'Em Cowboy (Martin Manning (uncredited))
[ ] The Big Store (Finance Company Man (uncredited))
[ ] Repent at Leisure (Clarence Morgan)
[ ] Ball of Fire (Larsen)
[ ] Buy Me That Town (J. Montague Gainsborough)
[ ] New York Town (Census Taker (uncredited))
[ ] Appointment for Love (Smith (uncredited))
[ ] You're the One (Announcer)

1942

[ ] Sealed Lips (Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon)
[ ] Tarzan's New York Adventure (Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton)
[ ] A Close Call for Ellery Queen (Coroner)
[ ] Broadway (Hungry Harry)
[ ] Obliging Young Lady (Private Detective Smith)
[ ] Flying Tigers (Repkin (uncredited))
[ ] Lady in a Jam (Government Man (uncredited))
[ ] What's Cookin'? (K.D. Reynolds)
[ ] A Gentleman at Heart (Holloway)
[ ] Sunday Punch (Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited))
[ ] Thru Different Eyes (Mott)
[ ] Home in Wyomin' (Newspaper Editor)
[ ] About Face (Rental Car Manager)
[ ] The Mad Martindales (Virgil Hickling)
[ ] Born to Sing (Johnny)
[ ] Friendly Enemies (Braun)
[ ] They All Kissed the Bride (Spotter)
[ ] Pardon My Sarong (Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited))
[ ] The Lady Is Willing (K.K. Miller)
[ ] The Adventures of Martin Eden (Mr. White)
[ ] Broadway (Hungry Harry (uncredited))

1943

[ ] Mission to Moscow (Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited))

1944

[ ] Arsenic and Old Lace (Reporter at Marriage License Office)

1946

[ ] It's a Wonderful Life (Real Estate Salesman)
[ ] Mysterious Intruder (Detective Burns)
[ ] A Close Call for Boston Blackie (Hack Hagen (uncredited))
[ ] Just Before Dawn (Dr. Steiner (uncredited))
[ ] The Invisible Informer (Nick Steele)

1947

[ ] Bury Me Dead (Brighton)
[ ] Intrigue (Hotel Desk Clerk)
[ ] It Happened on Fifth Avenue (Landlord (uncredited))
[ ] Roses Are Red (Lipton)
[ ] Louisiana (McCormack)
[ ] Living in a Big Way (Hawkins (uncredited))

1948

[ ] Out of the Storm (Mr. Evans)
[ ] The Gentleman from Nowhere (Fenmore)
[ ] Moonrise (Mr. Chandler)
[ 6/10 ] Call Northside 777 (Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited))
[ ] Apartment for Peggy (Prof. Collins (uncredited))
[ ] Race Street (Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited))
[ 6/10 ] State of the Union (Blink Moran)
[ ] Smart Woman (Reporter)

1949

[ ] Miss Grant Takes Richmond (Mr. Woodruff (uncredited))
[ ] Mighty Joe Young (Producer (uncredited))
[ ] You're My Everything (Mr. Eddie Pflum)
[ ] The House Across the Street (Apartment Manager (uncredited))

1950

[ ] Riding High (Erickson)
[ ] Backfire (Dr. Nolan (uncredited))
[ ] The Yellow Cab Man (L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited))
[ ] The Second Face (Mr. Westcott)

1951

[ ] Here Comes the Groom (FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited))
[ ] I Can Get It for You Wholesale (Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited))
[ ] Criminal Lawyer (Frederick Waterman)

1952

[ ] The Sniper (Loud Drunk at Club)

1953

[ ] The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (Prof. Obispo)
[ ] Remains to Be Seen (Delapp)
[ ] The Juggler (Rosenberg)

1956

[ ] The Birds and the Bees (Charlie Jenkins)

1957

[ ] God Is My Partner (Judge Warner)

1958

[ ] Teacher's Pet (Roy)

1959

[ ] The Mating Game (Inspector General Bigelow)
[ ] But Not for Me (Al Atwood)
[ ] The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (Standard Bates)

1961

[ ] Alcatraz Express (????)

1962

[ ] The Music Man (Constable)

1963

[ ] It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Airport Manager)
[ ] The Wheeler Dealers (Judge (uncredited))
[ ] Papa's Delicate Condition (Mr. Cosgrove)

1964

[ ] Good Neighbor Sam (Jack Bailey)
[ ] Looking for Love (Director)
[ ] The Carpetbaggers (Eugene Denby)
[ ] Rendezvous in Space (Interviewee)
[ ] The New Interns (Connors)

1965

[ ] Billie (Coach Jones)
[ ] John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (Editor)

1966

[ ] The Ugly Dachshund (Judge)
[ ] The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (Whitlow)

1967

[ ] The Gnome-Mobile (Dr. Scoggins)

1968

[ ] What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (Dr. Shapiro)

1969

[ ] My Dog, the Thief (Mr. Pfeiffer)

1970

[ ] The Aristocats (Lawyer (voice))

1972

[ ] Get to Know Your Rabbit (Mr. Beeman)
[ ] The Great Man's Whiskers (Philbrick)

1973

[ ] Hitched (Round Tree)

1975

[ ] Long Way Home (????)

1978

[ ] Movie Movie (Judge / Mr. Pennington)

1980

[ ] The Little Dragons (J.J.)

1981

[ ] Strange Behavior (Donovan)
[ ] The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (Chief)

1983

[ ] Strange Invaders (Prof. Hollister)
[ ] Sunset Limousine (Reinhammer)

1985

[ ] Murphy's Romance (Amos Abbott)