Charles Lane
Acting
- Born:
- 1905-01-26
- Died:
- 2007-07-09
- Place of birth:
- San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Legends
The History of Hooterville
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
A Bewitched Christmas
Acting on Impulse
Dark Shadows
Shannon's Deal
Date with an Angel
When the Bough Breaks
L.A. Law
Murphy's Romance
The Comedy Factory
Otherworld
Hunter
Sunset Limousine
Strange Invaders
The Winds of War
St. Elsewhere
The Devlin Connection
Dead Kids
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
The Little Dragons
Movie Movie
Mork & Mindy
Lou Grant
Soap
ABC Weekend Specials
Sybil
One Day at a Time
Long Way Home
The Family Holvak
Karen
Chico and the Man
Little House on the Prairie
Rhoda
Adam's Rib
Hitched
The Sandy Duncan Show
Maude
Temperatures Rising
The Rookies
Get to Know Your Rabbit
The Great Man's Whiskers
The Aristocats
The Odd Couple
Nanny and the Professor
Medical Center
My Dog, the Thief
The Debbie Reynolds Show
The Doris Day Show
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Judd, for the Defense
The Flying Nun
He & She
The Gnome-Mobile
Love on a Rooftop
The Pruitts of Southampton
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken