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 ...
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Arsenic and Old Lace
As Reporter at Marriage License Office
It's a Wonderful Life
As Real Estate Salesman
Good Neighbor Sam
As Jack Bailey
42nd Street
As Playwright (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
As Nosey
Blondie Johnson
As Cashier (uncredited)
The Ugly Dachshund
As Judge
I Wake Up Screaming
As Keating- Florist
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
As Airport Manager
Twentieth Century
As Max Jacobs
Three Loves Has Nancy
As Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile
As Dr. Scoggins
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
As Hallor (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
As Attorney (uncredited)
Sealed Lips
As Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
As Whitlow
Murphy's Romance
As Amos Abbott
Tarzan's New York Adventure
As Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
The Music Man
As Constable
The Invisible Woman
As Growley
Out of the Storm
As Mr. Evans
The Milky Way
As Willard
Mysterious Intruder
As Detective Burns
Bury Me Dead
As Brighton
The Mating Game
As Inspector General Bigelow
Teacher's Pet
As Roy
Blessed Event
As Kane
36 Hours to Kill
As Lawyer Rickert
The Rage of Paris
As Department Head (uncredited)
Intrigue
As Hotel Desk Clerk
Strange Invaders
As Prof. Hollister
The Gentleman from Nowhere
As Fenmore
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
As Coroner
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
As Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
As Dr. Prouty (coroner)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
As Doc Prouty
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
As Dr. Prouty
The Cat and the Canary
As Reporter
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
As Landlord (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
As Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues
As Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
As Pierce (uncredited)
Honeymoon in Bali
As Photographer (uncredited)
Broadway
As Hungry Harry
But Not for Me
As Al Atwood
Ali Baba Goes to Town
As Doctor
The Aristocats
As Lawyer (voice)
Sea Devils
As Judge (uncredited)
Back Street
As Reporter for Associated News
Riding High
As Erickson
The Mouthpiece
As Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
As Standard Bates
Rhythm on the River
As Bernard Schwartz
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
As Dr. Shapiro
Roses Are Red
As Lipton
Danger – Love at Work
As Gilroy, an attorney
Two-Fisted Gentleman
As Joe Gordon
Trapped by G-Men
As Fingers
Obliging Young Lady
As Private Detective Smith
Sis Hopkins
As Mayor's aide
Moonrise
As Mr. Chandler
Barnacle Bill
As Auctioneer
Lucky Night
As Carpenter
Manhattan Parade
As Desk clerk
Looking for Love
As Director
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
As Regent Yarborough
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
As Prof. Obispo
Lady Luck
As Feinberg
Backfire
As Dr. Nolan (uncredited)
Beware Spooks!
As Moore (uncredited)
Louisiana
As McCormack
The Little Dragons
As J.J.
They All Come Out
As Psychiatrist
Two for Tonight
As Writer
We're on the Jury
As Horace Smith
Remains to Be Seen
As Delapp
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
As Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
As Hotel Clerk
Cocoanut Grove
As Weaver
Dancing on a Dime
As Freeman Taylor
You Can't Take It with You
As Henderson
Always in Trouble
As Donald Gower
Three Girls About Town
As Mortician
Union Depot
As Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
The Yellow Cab Man
As L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
Strange Behavior
As Donovan
Boy Slaves
As Albee
The Road to Singapore
As Desk Clerk at Club
The Second Face
As Mr. Westcott
The Juggler
As Rosenberg
Get to Know Your Rabbit
As Mr. Beeman
The Birds and the Bees
As Charlie Jenkins
Television Spy
As Mr. Adler
Looking for Trouble
As Switchboard Operator
Inside Story
As District Attorney
My Woman
As Conn
When the Bough Breaks
As Van der Graaf
The Wheeler Dealers
As Judge (uncredited)
Kentucky
As Auctioneer
Rose of Washington Square
As Sam Kress
Call Northside 777
As Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Apartment for Peggy
As Prof. Collins (uncredited)
The Great Profile
As Director
Papa's Delicate Condition
As Mr. Cosgrove
Billie
As Coach Jones
Flying Tigers
As Repkin (uncredited)
It's a Date
As Mr. Horner (uncredited)
The Show-Off
As Mr. Weitzenkorn
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
As Chief
God Is My Partner
As Judge Warner
The Bands Plays On
As Shyster Lawyer
The Carpetbaggers
As Eugene Denby
Blondie
As Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
One More Spring
As Representative
Woman Wanted
As Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
As Martin Manning (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way
As Hawkins (uncredited)
The Big Store
As Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
As Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
As Producer (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
As Mr. Scurry
Repent at Leisure
As Clarence Morgan
Let Us Live
As Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
As Union Representative (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
As Studio Chief
Golden Boy
As Reporter Drake
News Is Made at Night
As District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
Miracles for Sale
As Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
As Columnist #2
Professor Beware
As Joe - Photographer
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
As Charlie's Doctor
The Great Man's Whiskers
As Philbrick
The Crooked Road
As Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
Race Street
As Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
As Man in Front Row (archive footage)
On Their Own
As Johnson
Lady in a Jam
As Government Man (uncredited)
Blondie Plays Cupid
As Train Conductor (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
As Larsen
Primrose Path
As Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
As Second Lecturer
What's Cookin'?
As K.D. Reynolds
A Gentleman at Heart
As Holloway
Johnny Apollo
As Assistant D.A.
Sunday Punch
As Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
The Sniper
As Loud Drunk at Club
The Leather Pushers
As Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
Buy Me That Town
As J. Montague Gainsborough
Just Before Dawn
As Dr. Steiner (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
As Perkins
Thru Different Eyes
As Mott
Internes Can't Take Money
As Grote
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
As Train Passenger (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
As Charlie Graham
Gold Diggers of 1933
As Society Reporter (uncredited)
Smart Money
As Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
As Ralph Burchard
The Florentine Dagger
As Man in Front Row (archive footage)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
As Reporter (uncredited)
One Mile from Heaven
As Webb
City for Conquest
As Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
Acting on Impulse
As Bellhop
Nothing Sacred
As Rubenstein (uncredited)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
As Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)
State of the Union
As Blink Moran
Central Airport
As Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Bowery
As Doctor (uncredited)
You're My Everything
As Mr. Eddie Pflum
Twenty Million Sweethearts
As Reporter (uncredited)
Big Business
As Webster - Bank Representative
She Had to Say Yes
As Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
As Nick Steele
Ginger
As Judge (uncredited)
Sybil
As Dr. Quinoness
Home in Wyomin'
As Newspaper Editor
Born Reckless
As Barnes's lawyer
You Can't Fool Your Wife
As Salesman
Movie Movie
As Judge / Mr. Pennington
Private Detective 62
As Process Server (Uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
As Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
New York Town
As Census Taker (uncredited)
About Face
As Rental Car Manager
A Wicked Woman
As Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
Smart Woman
As Reporter
The Mad Martindales
As Virgil Hickling
Venus Makes Trouble
As District Attorney
Born to Sing
As Johnny
The House Across the Street
As Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies
As Braun
Grand Slam
As Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Hot Water
As Grayson (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
As Editor
Mission to Moscow
As Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
City Girl
As Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Bad Guy
As Attorney
Long Way Home
They All Kissed the Bride
As Spotter
Let's Talk It Over
As Reporter
Sunset Limousine
As Reinhammer
Easy to Take
As Skip
Joy of Living
As Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
As Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
As Al Nathan
The Lady Is Willing
As K.K. Miller
The History of Hooterville
As Self
Appointment for Love
As Smith (uncredited)
The Adventures of Martin Eden
As Mr. White
Queen of the Mob
As Horace Grimley
Rendezvous in Space
As Interviewee
My Dog, the Thief
As Mr. Pfeiffer
The New Interns
As Connors
Criminal Lawyer
As Frederick Waterman
Hitched
As Round Tree
St. Elsewhere
Mister Ed
Lou Grant
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
77 Sunset Strip
Burke's Law
As Dr. Lusk
Love on a Rooftop
The Rookies
Rhoda
F Troop
L.A. Law
As Walter Graf
Otherworld
As Velcrows Widley
Little House on the Prairie
The Odd Couple
As Sid
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
As Claims Clerk (uncredited)
The Munsters
The Flying Nun
Today
As Self
The Lucy Show
As Mr. Barnsdahl
Chico and the Man
The Beverly Hillbillies
As Foster Phinney
Maude
One Day at a Time
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
I Love Lucy
As Mr. Stanley
Petticoat Junction
As Homer Bedloe
Mork & Mindy
Surfside 6
Perry Mason
As Dr. Williams
Bewitched
As Mr. Cushman
Soap
As Judge Petrillo
Hunter
As Motel Owner
The Twilight Zone
As Mr. Peckinpaugh
Weekend Special
The Tab Hunter Show
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Sandy Duncan Show
Dennis the Menace
Nanny and the Professor
Temperatures Rising
As Fulton Briggs
Bachelor Father
The Millionaire
As Simon Whipple
The Farmer's Daughter
Adam's Rib
As Mayor
The Thin Man
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
As Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
The Debbie Reynolds Show
Karen
Pete and Gladys
The New Bob Cummings Show
Shannon's Deal
Judd for the Defense
The Donna Reed Show
Wendy and Me
Guestward, Ho!
Lawman
Whirlybirds
The Ann Sothern Show
The Bill Dana Show
The People's Choice
The Cara Williams Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
Willy
Star Stage
The Bing Crosby Show
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
As Dr. Shelley
On Trial
The Comedy Spot
Screen Director's Playhouse
Dear Phoebe
As Mr. Fosdick
The Family Holvak
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Comedy Factory
As George McCloskey
The Winds of War
As Adm. William Standley
The Restless Gun
As Mayor Peter Mercer
Topper
As Mr. Kittler
He & She
As Mr. Simpson
The Wild Wild West
As Roger Creed
Get Smart
As Uncle Abner
Honey West
As Ash
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
As Man
Sybil
As Dr. Quinoness
Fibber McGee & Molly
As Salesman
Lux Video Theatre
As Walter Medford
The Gale Storm Show
As Pierce
The Pruitts of Southampton
As Maxwell
Legends
As Roy (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
As Mr. Pfeiffer
The Andy Griffith Show
As Mr. Frisby
Maverick
As Proprietor
The Doris Day Show
As Judge Carter
Green Acres
As Mr. Wilson
Studio 57
As Henry