Acting
Charles Lane
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.
Acting
- 2006LegendsRoy (archive footage) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2003TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV1 ep.
- 1991Dark ShadowsAntique Dealer1 ep.
- 1990Shannon's Deal1 ep.
- 1985The Comedy FactoryGeorge McCloskey1 ep.
- 1985OtherworldVelcrows Widley1 ep.
- 1983The Winds of WarWilliam Standley1 ep.
- 1982The Devlin Connection1 ep.
- 1978Mork & Mindy1 ep.
- 1977Lou GrantMort Farber2 ep.
- 1977SoapJudge Petrillo7 ep.
- 1977ABC Weekend Specials1 ep.
- 1976SybilDr. Quinoness2 ep.
- 1975One Day at a Time1 ep.
- 1975The Family Holvak1 ep.
- 1975Karen13 ep.
- 1974Chico and the Man1 ep.
- 1974Rhoda1 ep.
- 1973Adam's RibMayor1 ep.
- 1972The Sandy Duncan Show1 ep.
- 1972Temperatures RisingFulton Briggs1 ep.
- 1972Maude1 ep.
- 1970The Odd CoupleSid1 ep.
- 1970Nanny and the Professor2 ep.
- 1969The Debbie Reynolds Show1 ep.
- 1968The Doris Day ShowJudge Carter1 ep.
- 1967Judd, for the Defense1 ep.
- 1967The Flying Nun1 ep.
- 1967He & SheMr. Simpson1 ep.
- 1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonMaxwell3 ep.
- 1966Love on a Rooftop2 ep.
- 1965Honey WestAsh1 ep.
- 1965Green AcresMr. Wilson1 ep.
- 1965F Troop1 ep.
- 1965Please Don't Eat the DaisiesMan1 ep.
- 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Charlie2 ep.
- 1964The Munsters1 ep.
- 1964The Cara Williams Show1 ep.
- 1964BewitchedMr. Roland8 ep.
- 1964The Bing Crosby Show1 ep.
- 1964Wendy and Me1 ep.
- 1963Petticoat JunctionHomer Bedloe24 ep.
- 1963The Bill Dana Show1 ep.
- 1963The Farmer's Daughter1 ep.
- 1962The Lucy ShowMr. Barnsdahl4 ep.
- 1962Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1 ep.
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesFoster Phinney7 ep.
- 1961The New Bob Cummings Show1 ep.
- 1961The Wonderful World of Disney2 ep.
- 1961Mister Ed1 ep.
- 1960Surfside 6Cyrus Radford2 ep.
- 1960Guestward, Ho!1 ep.
- 1960Pete and Gladys2 ep.
- 1960The Tab Hunter Show1 ep.
- 1960The Comedy Spot1 ep.
- 1959Dennis the Menace6 ep.
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis5 ep.
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonDr. Shelley1 ep.
- 1959Fibber McGee & MollySalesman1 ep.
- 1958The Ann Sothern Show1 ep.
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 ep.
- 1958Lawman1 ep.
- 1958The Donna Reed Show1 ep.
- 1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourCustoms Officer (uncredited)2 ep.
- 1957The Real McCoys3 ep.
- 1957The Restless GunMayor Peter Mercer1 ep.
- 1957The Thin Man1 ep.
- 1957Bachelor Father1 ep.
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveLt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1957Whirlybirds1 ep.
- 1956The Gale Storm ShowPierce1 ep.
- 1956On Trial1 ep.
- 1955The People's Choice1 ep.
- 1955Screen Director's Playhouse1 ep.
- 1955Star Stage1 ep.
- 1954Studio 57Henry1 ep.
- 1954Willy1 ep.
- 1954Dear PhoebeMr. Fosdick31 ep.
- 1953TopperMr. Kittler1 ep.
- 1952TodaySelf1 ep.
- 1951I Love LucyMr. Stanley4 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2008TodaySelf1 ep.
- 2007LegendsRoy (archive footage) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2005TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV1 ep.
- 1991Shannon's Deal1 ep.
- 1991Dark ShadowsAntique Dealer1 ep.
- 1989L.A. LawWalter Graf1 ep.
- 1987St. ElsewhereRichard Welte1 ep.
- 1987HunterMotel Owner1 ep.
- 1985The Comedy FactoryGeorge McCloskey1 ep.
- 1985OtherworldVelcrows Widley1 ep.
- 1983The Winds of WarWilliam Standley1 ep.
- 1982The Devlin Connection1 ep.
- 1982Little House on the Prairie1 ep.
- 1979Lou GrantMort Farber2 ep.
- 1980Mork & Mindy1 ep.
- 1978ABC Weekend Specials1 ep.
- 1978SoapJudge Petrillo7 ep.
- 1977Maude1 ep.
- 1976Chico and the Man1 ep.
- 1976One Day at a Time1 ep.
- 1975The Family Holvak1 ep.
- 1974Rhoda1 ep.
- 1974Medical CenterDr. Kelford1 ep.
- 1973The Rookies1 ep.
- 1973Adam's RibMayor1 ep.
- 1973The Odd CoupleSid1 ep.
- 1972The Sandy Duncan Show1 ep.
- 1972Temperatures RisingFulton Briggs1 ep.
- 1965BewitchedEd Hotchkiss, George Meiklejohn, Harold Jameson, Jessie Mortimer8 ep.
- 1970Nanny and the Professor2 ep.
- 1963The Beverly HillbilliesBilly Hacker, Foster Phinney, Homer Bedloe7 ep.
- 1970The Doris Day ShowJudge Carter1 ep.
- 1970The Debbie Reynolds Show1 ep.
- 1969The Wonderful World of Disney2 ep.
- 1969The Wonderful World of DisneyMr. Pfeiffer1 ep.
- 1969The Flying Nun1 ep.
- 1963Petticoat JunctionHomer Bedloe24 ep.
- 1968Green AcresMr. Wilson1 ep.
- 1968Judd, for the Defense1 ep.
- 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Charlie2 ep.
- 1967The Wild Wild WestRoger Creed1 ep.
- 1967He & SheMr. Simpson1 ep.
- 1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonMaxwell3 ep.
- 1966Love on a Rooftop2 ep.
- 1966Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreCharles Eckhardt1 ep.
- 1966The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Ralph Harrison1 ep.
- 1966F Troop1 ep.
- 1966The Munsters1 ep.
- 1966Honey WestAsh1 ep.
- 1966Please Don't Eat the DaisiesMan1 ep.
- 1965Get SmartUncle Abner1 ep.
- 1965The Donna Reed Show1 ep.
- 1965The Farmer's Daughter1 ep.
- 1965The Cara Williams Show1 ep.
- 1965Wendy and Me1 ep.
- 1964The Bing Crosby Show1 ep.
- 1964The Andy Griffith ShowMr. Frisby1 ep.
- 1963The Bill Dana Show1 ep.
- 1963Burke's LawDr. Lusk1 ep.
- 1961The Many Loves of Dobie GillisChester L. Wayzack, Esq.5 ep.
- 1963Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1 ep.
- 196377 Sunset Strip1 ep.
- 1962The Lucy ShowMr. Barnsdahl4 ep.
- 1960Dennis the MenaceLawrence Finch6 ep.
- 1962Mister Ed1 ep.
- 1962Lawman1 ep.
- 1961Surfside 6Cyrus Radford2 ep.
- 1962MaverickProprietor1 ep.
- 1961Pete and Gladys2 ep.
- 1961The New Bob Cummings Show1 ep.
- 1957The Real McCoysMr. Leland3 ep.
- 1961The Tab Hunter Show1 ep.
- 1961Guestward, Ho!1 ep.
- 1961The DuPont Show with June AllysonDr. Shelley1 ep.
- 1961The UntouchablesAlcatraz Official (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1960The Twilight ZoneMr. Peckinpaugh1 ep.
- 1960Bachelor Father1 ep.
- 1959Fibber McGee & MollySalesman1 ep.
- 1959Whirlybirds1 ep.
- 1959The Ann Sothern Show1 ep.
- 1958The MillionaireSimon Whipple1 ep.
- 1958The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourClaims Clerk (uncredited), Customs Officer (uncredited)2 ep.
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 ep.
- 1958Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveLt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1958Perry MasonDr. Williams1 ep.
- 1958The Restless GunMayor Peter Mercer1 ep.
- 1957The Gale Storm ShowPierce1 ep.
- 1957The Thin Man1 ep.
- 1957On Trial1 ep.
- 1957The People's Choice1 ep.
- 1957Studio 57Henry1 ep.
- 1957Lux Video TheatreWalter Medford1 ep.
- 1956Star Stage1 ep.
- 1953I Love LucyCasting Director, Mr. Hickox, Mr. Stanley, Passport Office Clerk4 ep.
- 1955Screen Director's Playhouse1 ep.
- 1954Willy1 ep.
- 1954TopperMr. Kittler1 ep.
- —The Comedy Spot1 ep.
Also known as: Charles Gerstle Levison · Charles L. Lane · Charlie Lane · Charles Levinson · Charles Levison