Charles Lane

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Charles Lane

Acting January 26, 1905

San Francisco, California, USA

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 perf…

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The Aristocats

The Aristocats

7.3 1970 Movie
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

8.3 1946 Movie
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

8.0 1974 TV Show
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8 1939 Movie
Bewitched

Bewitched

7.8 1964 TV Show
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

7.6 1944 Movie
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7 1957 TV Show
Get Smart

Get Smart

8.0 1965 TV Show
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

7.0 1963 Movie
Maverick

Maverick

7.0 1957 TV Show
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

7.0 1986 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2006
    Legends

    TV show Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 2005
    The History of Hooterville

    Movie Self

  3. 2003
    TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

    TV show

  4. 1995
    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    Movie Regent Yarborough

  5. 1994
    A Bewitched Christmas

    Movie Jesse Mortimer

  6. 1993
    Acting on Impulse

    Movie Bellhop

  7. 1991
    Dark Shadows

    TV show Antique Dealer

  8. 1990
    Shannon's Deal

    TV show

  9. 1987
    Date with an Angel

    Movie Father O'Shea

  10. 1986
    When the Bough Breaks

    Movie Van der Graaf

  11. 1986
    L.A. Law

    TV show Walter Graf

  12. 1985
    Murphy's Romance

    Movie Amos Abbott

  13. 1985
    The Comedy Factory

    TV show George McCloskey

  14. 1985
    Otherworld

    TV show Velcrows Widley

  15. 1984
    Hunter

    TV show Motel Owner

  16. 1983
    Sunset Limousine

    Movie Reinhammer

More credits
  1. 1983
    Strange Invaders

    Movie Prof. Hollister

  2. 1983
    The Winds of War

    TV show William Standley

  3. 1982
    St. Elsewhere

    TV show Richard Welte

  4. 1982
    The Devlin Connection

    TV show

  5. 1981
    Strange Behavior

    Movie Donovan

  6. 1981
    The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

    Movie Chief

  7. 1980
    The Little Dragons

    Movie J.J.

  8. 1978
    Movie Movie

    Movie Judge / Mr. Pennington

  9. 1978
    Mork & Mindy

    TV show

  10. 1977
    Lou Grant

    TV show

  11. 1977
    Soap

    TV show Judge Petrillo

  12. 1977
    ABC Weekend Specials

    TV show

  13. 1976
    Sybil

    TV show Dr. Quinoness

  14. 1975
    One Day at a Time

    TV show

  15. 1975
    The Family Holvak

    TV show

  16. 1975
    Long Way Home

    Movie

  17. 1975
    Karen

    TV show

  18. 1974
    Chico and the Man

    TV show

  19. 1974
    Little House on the Prairie

    TV show

  20. 1974
    Rhoda

    TV show

  21. 1973
    Adam's Rib

    TV show Mayor

  22. 1973
    Hitched

    Movie Round Tree

  23. 1972
    The Sandy Duncan Show

    TV show

  24. 1972
    Maude

    TV show