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

• Legends — Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
• TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
• 1995The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes — Regent Yarborough
• 1994A Bewitched Christmas — Jesse Mortimer
• 1993Acting on Impulse — Bellhop
• Dark Shadows — Antique Dealer
• Shannon's Deal
• 1987Date with an Angel — Father O'Shea
• L.A. Law — Walter Graf
• 1986When the Bough Breaks — Van der Graaf
• 1985Murphy's Romance — Amos Abbott
• Otherworld — Velcrows Widley
• The Comedy Factory — George McCloskey
• Hunter — Motel Owner
• 1983Strange Invaders — Prof. Hollister
• 1983Sunset Limousine — Reinhammer
• The Winds of War — William Standley
• St. Elsewhere — Richard Welte
• The Devlin Connection
• 1981Strange Behavior — Donovan
• 1981The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies — Chief
• 1980The Little Dragons — J.J.
• Mork & Mindy
• 1978Movie Movie — Judge / Mr. Pennington
• ABC Weekend Specials
• Lou Grant — Mort Farber
• Soap — Judge Petrillo
• Sybil — Dr. Quinoness
• Karen
• 1975Long Way Home
• One Day at a Time
• The Family Holvak
• Chico and the Man
• Little House on the Prairie
• Rhoda
• Adam's Rib — Mayor
• 1973Hitched — Round Tree
• 1972Get to Know Your Rabbit — Mr. Beeman
• Maude
• Temperatures Rising — Fulton Briggs
• 1972The Great Man's Whiskers — Philbrick
• The Rookies
• The Sandy Duncan Show
• Nanny and the Professor
• 1970The Aristocats — Lawyer (voice)
• The Odd Couple — Sid
• Medical Center — Dr. Kelford
• 1969My Dog, the Thief — Mr. Pfeiffer
• The Debbie Reynolds Show
• The Doris Day Show — Judge Carter
• 1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good? — Dr. Shapiro
• He & She — Mr. Simpson
• Judd, for the Defense
• The Flying Nun
• 1967The Gnome-Mobile — Dr. Scoggins
• Love on a Rooftop
• 1966The Ghost and Mr. Chicken — Whitlow
• The Pruitts of Southampton — Maxwell
• 1966The Ugly Dachshund — Judge
• 1965Billie — Coach Jones
• F Troop
• Get Smart — Uncle Abner
• Green Acres — Mr. Wilson
• Honey West — Ash
• 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! — Editor
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies — Man
• The Wild Wild West — Roger Creed
• Bewitched — Mr. Cushman, Jessie Mortimer, Mr. Roland, Ed Hotchkiss, Shotwell, George Meiklejohn, Mr. Harmon, Harold Jameson
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. — Charlie
• 1964Good Neighbor Sam — Jack Bailey
• 1964Looking for Love — Director
• 1964Rendezvous in Space — Interviewee
• The Bing Crosby Show
• The Cara Williams Show
• 1964The Carpetbaggers — Eugene Denby
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Ralph Harrison
• The Munsters
• 1964The New Interns — Connors
• Wendy and Me
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Charles Eckhardt
• Burke's Law — Dr. Lusk
• 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World — Airport Manager
• 1963Papa's Delicate Condition — Mr. Cosgrove
• Petticoat Junction — Homer Bedloe
• The Bill Dana Show
• The Farmer's Daughter
• 1963The Wheeler Dealers — Judge (uncredited)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
• The Beverly Hillbillies — Foster Phinney, Billy Hacker, Homer Bedloe
• The Lucy Show — Mr. Barnsdahl
• 1962The Music Man — Constable
• 1961Alcatraz Express
• Mister Ed
• The New Bob Cummings Show
• The Wonderful World of Disney
• Guestward, Ho!
• Pete and Gladys
• Surfside 6 — Cyrus Radford
• The Andy Griffith Show — Mr. Frisby
• The Comedy Spot
• The Tab Hunter Show
• 1959But Not for Me — Al Atwood
• Dennis the Menace — Lawrence Finch
• Fibber McGee & Molly — Salesman
• 1959The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock — Standard Bates
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson — Dr. Shelley
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis — Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.
• 1959The Mating Game — Bigelow
• The Twilight Zone — Mr. Peckinpaugh
• The Untouchables — Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
• 77 Sunset Strip
• Lawman
• 1958Teacher's Pet — Roy
• The Ann Sothern Show
• The Donna Reed Show
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
• Bachelor Father
• 1957God Is My Partner — Judge Warner
• Maverick — Proprietor
• Perry Mason — Dr. Williams
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
• The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour — Claims Clerk (uncredited), Customs Officer (uncredited)
• The Real McCoys — Mr. Leland
• The Restless Gun — Mayor Peter Mercer
• The Thin Man
• Whirlybirds
• On Trial
• 1956The Birds and the Bees — Charlie Jenkins
• The Gale Storm Show — Pierce
• Screen Director's Playhouse
• Star Stage
• The Millionaire — Simon Whipple
• The People's Choice
• Dear Phoebe — Mr. Fosdick
• Studio 57 — Henry
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Mr. Pfeiffer
• Willy
• 1953Remains to Be Seen — Delapp
• 1953The Affairs of Dobie Gillis — Prof. Obispo
• 1953The Juggler — Rosenberg
• Topper — Mr. Kittler
• 1952The Sniper — Loud Drunk at Club
• 1951Criminal Lawyer — Frederick Waterman
• 1951Here Comes the Groom — FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
• 1951I Can Get It for You Wholesale — Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
• I Love Lucy — Mr. Stanley, Passport Office Clerk, Casting Director, Mr. Hickox
• 1950Backfire — Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
• 1950For Heaven's Sake — Arthur Crane
• Lux Video Theatre — Walter Medford
• 1950Riding High — Erickson
• 1950The Second Face — Mr. Westcott
• 1950The Yellow Cab Man — L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
• 1949Mighty Joe Young — Producer (uncredited)
• 1949Miss Grant Takes Richmond — Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
• 1949The House Across the Street — Apartment Manager (uncredited)
• 1949You're My Everything — Mr. Eddie Pflum
• 1948Apartment for Peggy — Prof. Collins (uncredited)
• 1948Call Northside 777 — Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
• 1948Moonrise — Mr. Chandler
• 1948Out of the Storm — Mr. Evans
• 1948Race Street — Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
• 1948Smart Woman — Reporter
• 1948State of the Union — Blink Moran
• 1948The Boy with Green Hair
• 1948The Gentleman from Nowhere — Fenmore
• 1947Bury Me Dead — Brighton
• 1947Intrigue — Hotel Desk Clerk
• 1947It Happened on Fifth Avenue — Landlord (uncredited)
• 1947Living in a Big Way — Hawkins (uncredited)
• 1947Louisiana — McCormack
• 1947Roses Are Red — Lipton
• 1946A Close Call for Boston Blackie — Hack Hagen (uncredited)
• 1946It's a Wonderful Life — Real Estate Salesman
• 1946Just Before Dawn — Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
• 1946Mysterious Intruder — Detective Burns
• 1946The Invisible Informer — Nick Steele
• 1944Arsenic and Old Lace — Reporter at Marriage License Office
• 1943Mission to Moscow — Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
• 1942A Close Call for Ellery Queen — Coroner
• 1942A Gentleman at Heart — Holloway
• 1942About Face — Rental Car Manager
• 1942Born to Sing — Johnny
• 1942Broadway — Hungry Harry, Hungry Harry (uncredited)
• 1942Flying Tigers — Repkin (uncredited)
• 1942Friendly Enemies — Braun
• 1942Home in Wyomin' — Newspaper Editor
• 1942Lady in a Jam — Government Man (uncredited)
• 1942Obliging Young Lady — Private Detective Smith
• 1942Pardon My Sarong — Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
• 1942Sealed Lips — Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
• 1942Sunday Punch — Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
• 1942Tarzan's New York Adventure — Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
• 1942The Adventures of Martin Eden — Mr. White
• 1942The Lady Is Willing — K.K. Miller
• 1942The Mad Martindales — Virgil Hickling
• 1942They All Kissed the Bride — Spotter
• 1942Thru Different Eyes — Mott
• 1942What's Cookin'? — K.D. Reynolds
• 1941Appointment for Love — Smith (uncredited)
• 1941Back Street — Reporter for Associated News
• 1941Ball of Fire — Larsen
• 1941Barnacle Bill — Auctioneer
• 1941Birth of the Blues — Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
• 1941Buy Me That Town — J. Montague Gainsborough
• 1941Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime — Dr. Prouty (coroner)
• 1941Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery — Doc Prouty
• 1941I Wake Up Screaming — Keating- Florist
• 1941New York Town — Census Taker (uncredited)
• 1941Repent at Leisure — Clarence Morgan
• 1941Ride 'Em Cowboy — Martin Manning (uncredited)
• 1941Sis Hopkins — Mayor's aide
• 1941The Big Store — Finance Company Man (uncredited)
• 1941The Great Man's Lady — Pierce (uncredited)
• 1941Three Girls About Town — Mortician
• 1941You're the One — Announcer
• 1940Blondie Plays Cupid — Train Conductor (uncredited)
• 1940Buck Benny Rides Again — Charlie Graham
• 1940City for Conquest — Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
• 1940Dancing on a Dime — Freeman Taylor
• 1940Edison, the Man — Second Lecturer
• 1940Ellery Queen, Master Detective — Dr. Prouty
• 1940It's a Date — Mr. Horner (uncredited)
• 1940Johnny Apollo — Assistant D.A.
• 1940On Their Own — Johnson
• 1940Primrose Path — Mr. Smith (uncredited)
• 1940Queen of the Mob — Horace Grimley
• 1940Rhythm on the River — Bernard Schwartz
• 1940The Crooked Road — Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
• 1940The Doctor Takes a Wife — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1940The Great Profile — Director
• 1940The Invisible Woman — Growley
• 1940The Leather Pushers — Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
• 1940The Texas Rangers Ride Again — Train Passenger (uncredited)
• 1940We Who Are Young — Perkins
• 1940You Can't Fool Your Wife — Salesman
• 1939Beware Spooks! — Moore (uncredited)
• 1939Boy Slaves — Albee
• 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective — Charlie's Doctor
• 1939Fifth Avenue Girl — Union Representative (uncredited)
• 1939Golden Boy — Reporter Drake
• 1939Honeymoon in Bali — Photographer (uncredited)
• 1939Inside Story — District Attorney
• 1939Let Us Live — Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
• 1939Lucky Night — Carpenter
• 1939Miracles for Sale — Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
• 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — Nosey
• 1939News Is Made at Night — District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
• 1939Rose of Washington Square — Sam Kress
• 1939Second Fiddle — Studio Chief
• 1939Television Spy — Mr. Adler
• 1939The Cat and the Canary — Reporter
• 1939They All Come Out — Psychiatrist
• 1938Always in Trouble — Donald Gower
• 1938Blondie — Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
• 1938Cocoanut Grove — Weaver
• 1938Joy of Living — Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
• 1938Kentucky — Auctioneer
• 1938Professor Beware — Joe - Photographer
• 1938The Rage of Paris — Department Head (uncredited)
• 1938Three Loves Has Nancy — Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
• 1938You Can't Take It with You — Henderson
• 1937Ali Baba Goes to Town — Doctor
• 1937Bad Guy — Attorney
• 1937Big Business — Webster - Bank Representative
• 1937Born Reckless — Barnes's lawyer
• 1937Criminal Lawyer — Attorney (uncredited)
• 1937Danger – Love at Work — Gilroy, an attorney
• 1937Hot Water — Grayson (uncredited)
• 1937Internes Can't Take Money — Grote
• 1937Nothing Sacred — Rubenstein (uncredited)
• 1937One Mile from Heaven — Webb
• 1937Sea Devils — Judge (uncredited)
• 1937Trapped by G-Men — Fingers
• 1937Venus Makes Trouble — District Attorney
• 1937We're on the Jury — Horace Smith
• 193636 Hours to Kill — Lawyer Rickert
• 1936Easy to Take — Skip
• 1936Lady Luck — Feinberg
• 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town — Hallor (uncredited)
• 1936The Adventures of Frank Merriwell — Man in Front Row (archive footage)
• 1936The Milky Way — Willard
• 1936Two-Fisted Gentleman — Joe Gordon
• 1935Ginger — Judge (uncredited)
• 1935Here Comes the Band — Mr. Scurry
• 1935One More Spring — Representative
• 1935The Florentine Dagger — Man in Front Row (archive footage)
• 1935Two for Tonight — Writer
• 1935Woman Wanted — Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
• 1934A Wicked Woman — Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
• 1934Broadway Bill — Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
• 1934I'll Fix It — Al Nathan
• 1934Let's Talk It Over — Reporter
• 1934Looking for Trouble — Switchboard Operator
• 1934The Band Plays On — Shyster Lawyer
• 1934The Show-Off — Mr. Weitzenkorn
• 1934Twentieth Century — Max Jacobs
• 1934Twenty Million Sweethearts — Reporter (uncredited)
• 193342nd Street — Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)
• 1933Advice to the Lovelorn
• 1933Blondie Johnson — Cashier (uncredited)
• 1933Broadway Thru a Keyhole — Columnist #2
• 1933Central Airport — Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
• 1933Employees' Entrance — Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
• 1933Gold Diggers of 1933 — Society Reporter (uncredited)
• 1933Grand Slam — Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
• 1933Mr. Skitch — Hotel Clerk
• 1933My Woman — Conn
• 1933Private Detective 62 — Process Server (Uncredited)
• 1933She Had to Say Yes — Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
• 1933The Bowery — Doctor (uncredited)
• 1932Blessed Event — Kane
• 1932The Mouthpiece — Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
• 1932Union Depot — Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
• 1931Blonde Crazy — Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• 1931Manhattan Parade — Desk clerk
• 1931Smart Money — Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• 1931The Road to Singapore — Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)
• 1930City Girl — Man at Train Station (uncredited)
• 1925I Want My Man — French Doctor

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2005The History of Hooterville — Self
• Today — Self