Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Birthday

26.01.1905

Deathday

09.07.2007

Place of birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Movies

Easy to Take

Easy to Take

11/6/1936

Inside Story

Inside Story

3/10/1939

Louisiana

Louisiana

11/15/1947

I'll Fix It

I'll Fix It

11/10/1934

Beware Spooks!

Beware Spooks!

10/24/1939

New York Town

New York Town

10/31/1941

Bad Guy

Bad Guy

8/27/1937

On Their Own

On Their Own

5/17/1940

Television Spy

Television Spy

10/20/1939

Big Business

Big Business

6/18/1937

City Girl

City Girl

1/12/1930

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

12/2/1941

Hitched

Hitched

3/31/1973

Back Street

Back Street

2/7/1941

The Aristocats

The Aristocats

12/24/1970

Blondie

Blondie

11/30/1938

The Music Man

The Music Man

6/19/1962

Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

9/16/1931

I Want My Man

I Want My Man

3/22/1925

Mr. Skitch

Mr. Skitch

12/22/1933

42nd Street

42nd Street

3/11/1933

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

4/19/1940

Blessed Event

Blessed Event

9/10/1932

The Juggler

The Juggler

5/11/1953

Smart Money

Smart Money

6/11/1931

Boy Slaves

Boy Slaves

2/2/1939

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

5/5/1939

Let Us Live

Let Us Live

3/29/1939

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

8/2/1935

The Sniper

The Sniper

5/9/1952

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

3/22/1940

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

9/5/1939

Hot Water

Hot Water

9/24/1937

About Face

About Face

4/16/1942

It's a Date

It's a Date

3/22/1940

Broadway

Broadway

5/8/1942

Sis Hopkins

Sis Hopkins

4/12/1941

Lady Luck

Lady Luck

9/13/1936

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

11/25/1937

The Big Store

The Big Store

6/20/1941

Moonrise

Moonrise

10/1/1948

The Show-Off

The Show-Off

3/9/1934

Flying Tigers

Flying Tigers

10/8/1942

Kentucky

Kentucky

12/30/1938

Riding High

Riding High

4/12/1950

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

11/17/1941

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

11/30/1934

Sunday Punch

Sunday Punch

5/8/1942

Sea Devils

Sea Devils

2/19/1937

Union Depot

Union Depot

1/14/1932

Sealed Lips

Sealed Lips

1/2/1942

Race Street

Race Street

9/11/1948

Movie Movie

Movie Movie

11/1/1978

Backfire

Backfire

1/26/1950

Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red

11/10/1947

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

6/19/1942

Intrigue

Intrigue

12/6/1947

Smart Woman

Smart Woman

4/30/1948

Born to Sing

Born to Sing

2/18/1942

The Bowery

The Bowery

10/7/1933

Born Reckless

Born Reckless

6/25/1937

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

6/30/1939

Billie

Billie

12/13/1965

Ginger

Ginger

7/4/1935

Bury Me Dead

Bury Me Dead

10/18/1947

Grand Slam

Grand Slam

2/22/1933

My Woman

My Woman

10/4/1933

TV Series

Willy

Willy

9/18/1954

Dear Phoebe

Dear Phoebe

9/10/1954

Studio 57

Studio 57

9/21/1954

Wendy and Me

Wendy and Me

9/14/1964

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

10/15/1951

The Munsters

The Munsters

9/24/1964

Get Smart

Get Smart

9/18/1965

Bewitched

Bewitched

9/17/1964

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

1/13/1991

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

9/21/1957

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

9/20/1957

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

9/14/1973

Sybil

Sybil

11/14/1976

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

9/20/1977

Soap

Soap

9/13/1977

Green Acres

Green Acres

9/15/1965

Honey West

Honey West

9/17/1965

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

10/1/1962

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

10/10/1958

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

9/15/1986

Hunter

Hunter

9/18/1984

Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy

9/14/1978

Karen

Karen

1/30/1975

Maverick

Maverick

9/22/1957

Maude

Maude

9/12/1972

The Rookies

The Rookies

9/11/1972

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

1/5/1961

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

10/6/1960

F Troop

F Troop

9/14/1965

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

9/20/1963

Rhoda

Rhoda

9/9/1974

Topper

Topper

10/9/1953

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds

1/3/1957

Lawman

Lawman

10/5/1958

Today

Today

1/14/1952

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

10/26/1982

Otherworld

Otherworld

1/26/1985

He & She

He & She

9/6/1967

Legends

Legends

11/17/2006

On Trial

On Trial

9/14/1956

Star Stage

Star Stage

9/9/1955

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