Charles Lane
1905-2007
Known for The Aristocats, It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
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.
Movie Credits
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
Twentieth Century (1934)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Strange Behavior (1981)
State of the Union (1948)
Strange Invaders (1983)
Bury Me Dead (1947)
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
Murphy's Romance (1985)
The Sniper (1952)
Smart Woman (1948)
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
The Music Man (1962)
Ball of Fire (1941)
The Carpetbaggers (1964)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Aristocats (1970)
Backfire (1950)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Moonrise (1948)
Flying Tigers (1942)
Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941)
