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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Filmography
The History of Hooterville
2005
as Self
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995
as Regent Yarborough
A Bewitched Christmas
1994
as Jesse Mortimer
Acting on Impulse
1993
as Bellhop
Date with an Angel
1987
as Father O'Shea
When the Bough Breaks
1986
as Van der Graaf
Murphy's Romance
1985
as Amos Abbott
Sunset Limousine
1983
as Reinhammer
Strange Invaders
1983
as Prof. Hollister
Strange Behavior
1981
as Donovan
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981
as Chief
The Little Dragons
1980
as J.J.
Movie Movie
1978
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
Long Way Home
1975
Hitched
1973
as Round Tree
Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972
as Mr. Beeman
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972
as Philbrick
The Aristocats
1970
as Lawyer (voice)
My Dog, the Thief
1969
as Mr. Pfeiffer
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Dr. Shapiro
The Gnome-Mobile
1967
as Dr. Scoggins
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Judge
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
as Whitlow
Billie
1965
as Coach Jones