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Charles Lane — Movies and TV Shows
Also known as: Charles Gerstle Levison, Charles L. Lane, Charlie Lane, Charles Levinson, Charles Levison
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.
Popular movie credits
It's a Wonderful Life
The Aristocats
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Arsenic and Old Lace
Ball of Fire
Mighty Joe Young
The Big Store
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
The Music Man
The Gnome-Mobile
Teacher's Pet
Date with an Angel
The Ugly Dachshund
Popular TV credits
Perry Mason
The Donna Reed Show
Little House on the Prairie
The Andy Griffith Show
Bewitched
Hunter
The Twilight Zone
The Lucy Show
Maverick
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Get Smart
The Wild Wild West
L.A. Law
The Beverly Hillbillies
I Love Lucy
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