As Actor
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995
4.5
Charles Lane
Acting
Birth date
January 26, 1905
Birth place
San Francisco, California, USA
Death date
July 9, 2007
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.
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When the Bough Breaks
1986
5.5
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Strange Invaders
1983
4.8
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Strange Behavior
1981
5.4
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The Little Dragons
1980
4.7
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My Dog, the Thief
1969
6.7
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What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
6.6
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The Gnome-Mobile
1967
6.2
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The Ugly Dachshund
1966
6.6
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The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
1966
6.7
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Billie
1965
5.0
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Good Neighbor Sam
1964
6.6
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Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
5.4
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The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959
5.9
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The Juggler
1953
6.5
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Apartment for Peggy
1948
7.8
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The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948
6.0
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State of the Union
1948
6.7
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The Invisible Informer
1946
6.0
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Mysterious Intruder
1946
5.9