Actor info
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Name :
Charles Lane
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Born :
January 26, 1905 in San Francisco, California, USA (102 years at death)
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Died :
July 9, 2007
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
221 films (1925–2005)
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Also known as :
Charles Gerstle Levison, Charles L. Lane, Charlie Lane, Charles Levinson, Charles Levison
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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.
Notable films
- The Aristocats (1970) as Lawyer (voice)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) as Airport Manager
- The Music Man (1962) as Constable
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Real Estate Salesman
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Nosey
