
Known for
Acting
Born
January 26, 1905
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Died
July 9, 2007 (aged 102)
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 a...
2006
2005
as Self
2003
1995
as Regent Yarborough
1994
as Jesse Mortimer
1993
as Bellhop
1991
1990
1987
as Father O'Shea
1986
as Van der Graaf
1986
1985
as Amos Abbott
1985
1985
1984
1983
as Reinhammer
1983
as Prof. Hollister
1983
1982
1982
1981
as Donovan
1981
1980
as J.J.
1978
as Judge / Mr. Pennington
1978