Charles Lane
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-01-26 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died
2007-07-09
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.
Most Known For
Perry Mason
as Dr. Williams
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 Harold Jameson
Bewitched
as Ed Hotchkiss
Bewitched
as Mr. Harmon
Bewitched
as Shotwell
Bewitched
as George Meiklejohn
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Frisby
Get Smart
as Uncle Abner
St. Elsewhere
as Richard Welte
The Wild Wild West
as Roger Creed
I Love Lucy
as Mr. Stanley
I Love Lucy
as Casting Director
I Love Lucy
as Passport Office Clerk
I Love Lucy
as Mr. Hickox
Maverick
as Proprietor