
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1905-01-26
Deathday
2007-07-09
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Charles Lane
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

The Aristocats
as Lawyer (voice)

It's a Wonderful Life
as Real Estate Salesman

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Nosey

Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reporter at Marriage License Office

The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Peckinpaugh

Little House on the Prairie

Bewitched
as Mr. Cushman

Bewitched
as Jessie Mortimer

Bewitched
as Mr. Roland

Bewitched
as Mr. Harmon