Charles Lane
Born: 1905-01-26 San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 2007-07-09
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 ...
Acting (in our collection)
Murphy's Romance
(1985)
Strange Invaders
(1983)
The Winds of War
(1983)
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
(1966)
The Ugly Dachshund
(1966)
Billie
(1965)
The Carpetbaggers
(1964)
The Music Man
(1962)
Teacher's Pet
(1958)
The Sniper
(1952)
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Call Northside 777
(1948)
State of the Union
(1948)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944)
Ball of Fire
(1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
City for Conquest
(1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Nothing Sacred
(1937)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(1936)
Twentieth Century
(1934)
42nd Street
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
(1933)
The Road to Singapore
(1931)