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{{Short description|American actor (1905–2007)}}

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| name = Charles Lane

| image = Charles Lane in Lady Luck (1936).jpg

| caption = Lane in ''[[Lady Luck (1936 film)|Lady Luck]]'' (1936)

| birth_name = Charles Gerstle Levison

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|01|26|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|07|09|1905|01|26|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| resting_place =

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1930–2006

| spouse = {{marriage|Ruth Covell Lane|1931|2002|end=died}}

| children = 2

}}

'''Charles Lane''' (born '''Charles Gerstle Levison'''; January 26, 1905&nbsp;– July 9, 2007)<ref name="deadoralive">{{cite web|title=Charles Lane| work=Dead or Alive?|publisher=Kentix Computing|url=http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/lnames-nf/Lane+Charles|access-date=October 9, 2009}}</ref> was an American [[character actor]] and [[centenarian]] whose career spanned 76 years.

'''Charles Lane''' (born [[January 26]], [[1905]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] as '''Charles Gerstle Levinson''') is an [[United States|American]] character actor, seen on countless movies and TV shows.

A prolific actor who played hundreds of roles in both film and TV, Lane often played sour, scowling and disagreeable clerks, doctors, judges, and middle-management authority figures. Recalling in 1981 his many roles, he said "They were all good parts, but they were jerks. If you have a type established, though, and you're any good, it can mean considerable work for you."<ref>{{cite news| last=Luther| first=Claudia| date=July 11, 2007| title=Charles Lane, 102; perfected role of meanie| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-11-me-lane11-story.html| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date=2021-10-16| archive-date=2021-10-16| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016123010/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-11-me-lane11-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that Lane's persona was so familiar to the public, "that people would come up to him in the street and greet him, because they thought they knew him from their hometowns."<ref name=nyt>{{cite news| last=Berkvist| first=Robert| title=Charles Lane, Hollywood Character Actor, Dies at 102| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/movies/11lane.html| newspaper=The New York Times| date=July 11, 2007| access-date=2021-10-16| archive-date=2021-10-16| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016123009/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/movies/11lane.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Lane's first film role, of more than 250, was as a hotel clerk in ''[[Smart Money (1931 film)|Smart Money]]'' (1931) starring [[Edward G. Robinson]] and [[James Cagney]]. Lane appeared in many [[Frank Capra]] films, including ''[[Mr. Deeds Goes to Town]]'' (1936), ''[[You Can't Take It with You (film)|You Can't Take It with You]]'' (1938), ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939), ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (film)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' (1944), ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946) and ''[[Riding High (1950 film)|Riding High]]'' (1950).

He appeared in most [[Frank Capra]] films, including ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'', ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (film)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'', and ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''.

Lane transitioned smoothly into television, and is probably best remembered to TV viewers for his recurring role as the ever-scheming Homer Bedloe on ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''. As well, [[Lucille Ball]] frequently cast Lane 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]]''. Lane gave his last performance at the age of 101 as a narrator in 2006.<ref name="foxnews"/>

Among his many roles as a character actor, Lane is perhaps most widely remembered for his portrayal of [[J. Homer Bedlow]] on ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''. Bedlow was a mean-spirited, yet somehow also gentle, railroad executive who visited the Shady Rest Hotel periodically attempting to find justification for ending the train service of the Hooterville Cannonball (and never succeeding).

==Early life==

Despite his stern, hardhearted demeanor in films and television, friends and acquaintances seem to unanimously describe Lane as warm, funny, and kind. He has never been arrested, never been fodder for the Hollywood press. He was a founding member of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] in [[1933]].

Lane was born Charles Gerstle Levison on January 26, 1905, in San Francisco, California, to [[Jewish]] parents Alice (née Gerstle) and Jacob B. Levison,<ref name="CLbiSF">{{cite news| title=Obituary: Charles Lane: Prolific actor who was typecast for scowling bit-parts in films and on television| author=Bergan, Ronald| date=September 27, 2007| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| ___location=London| page=39| quote=Lane was born in San Francisco as Charles Gerstle Levison. Appropriately, he started out as an insurance salesman until an acquaintance, film director Irving Pichel suggested he try acting.| url= https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/sep/27/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries1}}</ref> an executive at the [[Fireman's Fund Insurance Company]] who was instrumental in rebuilding the city after the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]].<ref name=jweekly32988 >{{cite news| url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/32988/celebrity-jews/| newspaper=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]]| title=Celebrity Jews| first=Nate| last=Bloom| date=July 20, 2007| access-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref>

==Career==

In [[1990]], Lane was rushed to the hospital, having difficulty breathing. A doctor asked if he was still smoking, and Lane replied that he had kicked the habit 45 minutes earlier. He never smoked again.

Lane spent a short time as an insurance salesman before taking to the stage at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]]. Actor/director [[Irving Pichel]] first suggested that Lane go into acting in 1929, and four years later Lane was a founding member of the [[Screen Actors Guild]]. He appeared unbilled but always making his presence known in many famous early-1930s [[Warner Bros.]] films, beginning with ''[[Smart Money (1931 film)|Smart Money]]'' then going on to other [[Pre-Code]] classics such as ''[[Blonde Crazy]]'', ''[[Employees' Entrance]]'', ''[[Blessed Event]]'', ''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]'', ''[[Gold Diggers of 1933]]'', and ''[[She Had to Say Yes]]'', finally getting billing when away from Warners' in ''[[My Woman (film)|My Woman]]'', ''[[Looking for Trouble (1934 film)|Looking for Trouble]]'', and ''[[Twentieth Century (film)|Twentieth Century]]''. He became a favorite of director [[Frank Capra]]; in ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'', Capra gave Lane a twist on his usual screen persona by casting him as an apparently hard-nosed rent collector who startles his employer, Mr. Potter (played by [[Lionel Barrymore]]) by speaking highly of [[James Stewart]]'s character.<ref name="AP"/> Lane also appeared in the film ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1949) as one of the reporters cajoling Max O'Hara ([[Robert Armstrong (actor)|Robert Armstrong]]) for information about the identity of "Mr. Joseph Young", the persona given featured billing on the front of the building, on opening night.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

Among his many roles as a character actor, Lane played Mr. Fosdick in ''[[Dear Phoebe]]'', which aired on [[NBC]] in 1954–1955. He also portrayed mean-spirited railroad executive Homer Bedloe in the situation comedy ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''.<ref name="foxnews"/> He guest starred on such series as [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Guestward, Ho!]]'', starring [[Joanne Dru]], and ''[[The Bing Crosby Show (1964 TV series)|The Bing Crosby Show]]'', as well as the syndicated drama of the [[American Civil War]], ''[[The Gray Ghost (TV series)|The Gray Ghost]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

Concurrent with his big break into movies as an extra, Lane married his sweetheart [[Ruth Covell]] in [[1931]]. They remained together until her death in [[2002]]. Lane still lives in the Brentwood home he bought with her, for $46,000, in [[1964]]. He walks with a cane, but remains healthy, and says he is still available for work.

He was a good friend of [[Lucille Ball]], and his specialty in playing scowling, short tempered, no-nonsense professionals provided a comic foil for Ball's scatterbrained television character. He played several guest roles on ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', including an appearance in the episode "Lucy Goes To the Hospital", where he is seated in the waiting room with Ricky while Lucy gives birth to their son; he later cited this as one of his favorite parts.<ref name="AP"/> He also played the title role in the episode "The Business Manager", the casting director in "Lucy Tells The Truth," and the passport clerk in "Staten Island Ferry." Lane appeared twice in ''[[The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour]]''. He later had recurring roles as shopkeeper Mr. Finch on ''[[Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' and during the first season (1962–1963) of Ball's ''[[The Lucy Show]]'', playing banker Mr. Barnsdahl. According to ''The Lucy Book'' by Geoffrey Fidelman, Lane was let go because he had trouble reciting his lines correctly. However, Lane was in reality a placeholder for Ball's original choice, [[Gale Gordon]], who joined the program in 1963 as [[Theodore J. Mooney|Mr. Mooney]] after he was free from other contractual obligations.{{citation needed |date=May 2020}}

As for being typecast, Lane described it as "a pain in the ass. You did something that was pretty good, and the picture was pretty good. But that pedigreed you into that type of part, which I thought was stupid, and unfair, too. It didn't give me a chance, but it made the casting easier for the studio."

In 1963, Lane appeared in the classic comedy ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'', playing the airport manager. (On the DVD commentary track, historian Michael Schlesinger wryly noted, "You do not have a comedy unless you have Charles Lane in it.") His final acting role was at the age of 101 in 2006's ''The Night Before Christmas''. His last television appearance was at the age of 90, when he appeared in the 1995 [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] TV remake of its 1970 teen comedy ''[[The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995 film)|The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes]]'', with [[Kirk Cameron]]. In 2005, the [[TV Land Awards]] paid tribute to Lane by celebrating his 100th birthday. Seated in a [[wheelchair]] in the audience, which had sung [[Happy Birthday to You|''Happy Birthday'']] to him, Lane was presented with his award by [[Haley Joel Osment]] and then announced "If you're interested, I'm still available [for work]!" The audience gave him a standing ovation.

All told, Lane appeared in more than 150 films and hundreds of television shows. On his busiest days, Lane said he sometimes played more than one role -- getting into costume and filming his two or three lines, they hurrying off to another set for a different costume and a different role.

Lane appeared in more than 250 films and hundreds of television shows and was uncredited in many of them. On his busiest days, Lane said he sometimes played more than one role, getting into costume and filming his two or three lines, then hurrying off to another set or studio for a different [[costume]] and a different role.<ref name="foxnews" /> As for being typecast, Lane described it as "...&nbsp;a pain in the ass. You did something that was pretty good, and the picture was pretty good. But that pedigreed you into that type of part, which I thought was stupid and unfair, too. It didn't give me a chance, but it made the casting easier for the studio."<ref name="AP"/> Lane is recorded as having appeared in sixty-seven parts in a span of just two years, 1940 to 1942.<ref name=nyt/>

His last film was ''[[Date With An Angel]]'', with [[Phoebe Cates]] and [[Emmanuelle Béart]]. His last TV performance was in the 1995 remake of Disney's ''[[The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes]]'' with [[Kirk Cameron]]. His last professional appearance was a pre-recorded segment in a 2005 TV Land tribute, celebrating his 100th birthday.

==Personal life==

Pichel, the moviemaker who first suggested that Lane go into acting, made the same suggestion many years later, to Natalie Wood.

In 1931, Lane married Ruth Covell, and they remained together for 70 years until her death in 2002. They had a son, Charles Jr., and a daughter, Alice.<ref name="AP"/>

==Filmography==

# Date with an Angel (1987) .... Father O'Shea

# Vanishing America (1986) (V) .... Shopkeeper

... aka Rich Hall's Vanishing America (USA: complete title)

# When the Bough Breaks (1986) (TV) .... Van der Graaf

# Murphy's Romance (1985) .... Amos Abbott

# Strange Invaders (1983) .... Prof. Hollister

# "The Winds of War" (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Adm. William Standley

# Sunset Limousine (1983) (TV) .... Reinhammer

# Strange Behavior (1981) .... Donovan

... aka Dead Kids (USA: video title)

... aka Human Experiments (UK: reissue title)

... aka Small Town Massacre

# The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981) (TV) .... Chief

# The Little Dragons (1980) .... J.J.

... aka Dragons (UK: video title)

... aka Karate Kids USA

On January 26, 2007, Lane celebrated his 102nd birthday. He continued to live in the [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]] home he bought with Ruth (for $46,000 in 1964, equal to $471,382 in 2025 dollars) until his death. In the end, his son, Charles Lane Jr., said he was talking with his father at 9 p.m. on the evening of July 9, 2007, "He was lying in bed with his eyes real wide open. Then he closed his eyes and stopped breathing."<ref name="AP"/>

# Movie Movie (1978) .... Judge/Mr. Pennington

# Sybil (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Quinoness

# "Karen" (1975) TV Series .... Dale Busch (II - 1975)

# Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) .... Mr. Beeman

# The Great Man's Whiskers (1972) (TV) .... Philbrick

# Hitched (1971) (TV) .... Round Tree

... aka Westward the Wagon (UK)

# The Aristocats (1970) (voice) .... Georges Hautecourt, Madame's Lawyer

==Filmography==

# My Dog, the Thief (1969) (TV) .... Mr. Pfeiffer

# Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968) .... Mr. Duckworth

# What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) .... Dr. Shapiro

# The Gnome-Mobile (1967) .... Dr. Scoggins

# Eight on the Lam (1967) (uncredited) .... Bank Examiner

... aka Eight on the Run (UK)

# "The Pruitts of Southampton" (1966) TV Series .... Maxwell

... aka The Phyllis Diller Show (new title)

# The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) .... Whitlow

# The Ugly Dachshund (1966) .... Judge

# Billie (1965) .... Coach Jones

# John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965) .... 'Strife' Magazine editor

# Looking for Love (1964) .... Screen Test Director

# Good Neighbor Sam (1964) .... Jack Bailey

# The New Interns (1964) .... Connors

# The Carpetbaggers (1964) .... Denby

# "Petticoat Junction" (1963) TV Series .... Homer Bedloe (1963-1968) (original cast)

# The Wheeler Dealers (1963) (uncredited) .... Judge

... aka Separate Beds (UK)

# It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Airport manager

... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)

# Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) .... Mr. Cosgrove

# Ernestine (1962) (TV)

# The Music Man (1962) .... Constable Locke

# Alcatraz Express (1960) (TV)

... aka The Big Train (USA)

===1930s===

# But Not for Me (1959) .... Atwood

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# The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) .... Standard Bates

*''[[City Girl (1930 film)|City Girl]]'' (1930) as Pedestrian walking in train station (uncredited)

... aka Lou Costello and His 30 Foot Bride

*''[[Smart Money (1931 film)|Smart Money]]'' (1931) as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

... aka The Secret Bride of Candy Rock

*''[[The Road to Singapore]]'' (1931) as Desk Clerk at Club (uncredited)

# The Mating Game (1959) .... Bigelow

*''[[Blonde Crazy]]'' (1931) as Four-Eyes (uncredited)

# No Time for Sergeants (1958) (uncredited) .... Dave (draft board driver)

*''[[Manhattan Parade]]'' (1932) as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

# Teacher's Pet (1958) .... Roy

*''[[Union Depot (film)|Union Depot]]'' (1932) as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)

# "The Real McCoys" (1957) TV Series .... Harry Purvis

*''[[The Mouthpiece]]'' (1932) as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

... aka The McCoys

*''[[Blessed Event]]'' (1932) as Kane (uncredited)

# God Is My Partner (1957) .... Judge Warner

*''[[Employees' Entrance]]'' (1933) as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)

# Top Secret Affair (1957) .... Bill Hadley

*''[[Grand Slam (1933 film)|Grand Slam]]'' (1933) as Ivan (uncredited)

... aka Their Secret Affair (UK)

*''[[Blondie Johnson]]'' (1933) as Cashier (uncredited)

# The Birds and the Bees (1956) .... Jenkins

*''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]'' (1933) as Author of 'Pretty Lady' (uncredited)

# "Dear Phoebe" (1954) TV Series .... Mr. Fosdick

*''[[Central Airport (film)|Central Airport]]'' (1933) as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)

# Francis Joins the WACS (1954) (uncredited) .... Reporter

*''[[Gold Diggers of 1933]]'' (1933) as Society Reporter (uncredited)

# The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953) .... Prof. Obispo

*''[[Private Detective 62]]'' (1933) as Process Server (uncredited)

# Remains to Be Seen (1953) .... Delapp (examiner)

*''[[She Had to Say Yes]]'' (1933) as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)

# The Juggler (1953) .... Rosenberg

*''[[My Woman (film)|My Woman]]'' (1933) as Conn - Bothersome Agent

# Three for Bedroom C (1952) (uncredited) .... Trainman

*''[[The Bowery (film)|The Bowery]]'' (1933) as Doctor (uncredited)

# The Sniper (1952) (uncredited) .... Drunk

*''[[Broadway Through a Keyhole]]'' (1933) as Columnist #2 (replaced by Andrew Tombes) (uncredited)

# The Du Pont Story (1952)

*''[[Advice to the Lovelorn]]'' (1933) as Circulation Manager (uncredited)

# Here Comes the Groom (1951) (uncredited) .... FBI agent Ralph Burchard

*''[[Mr. Skitch]]'' (1933) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

# Criminal Lawyer (1951) .... Frederick Waterman

*''[[The Show-Off (1934 film)|The Show-Off]]'' (1934) as Mr. Weitzenkorn (uncredited)

# I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) (uncredited) .... Herman Pulvermacher

*''[[Looking for Trouble (1934 film)|Looking for Trouble]]'' (1934) as Switchboard Operator

... aka Only the Best (USA: TV title)

*''[[Twenty Million Sweethearts]]'' (1934) as Reporter (uncredited)

... aka This Is My Affair (UK)

*''[[Twentieth Century (film)|Twentieth Century]]'' (1934) as Max Jacobs aka Max Mandelbaum

# For Heaven's Sake (1950) (uncredited) .... Arthur Crane (IRS)

*''[[Let's Talk It Over]]'' (1934) as Reporter (uncredited)

# The Second Face (1950) .... Mr. West, Insurance Claims Adjustor

*''[[I'll Fix It]]'' (1934) as Al Nathan

# Love That Brute (1950) .... Joe

*''[[Broadway Bill]]'' (1934) as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

# Riding High (1950) .... Erickson

*''[[A Wicked Woman]]'' (1934) as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)

# The Yellow Cab Man (1950) (uncredited) .... L.A. Casualty Co. executive

*''[[The Band Plays On (film)|The Band Plays On]]'' (1934) as Shyster Lawyer (uncredited)

# Borderline (1950) (uncredited) .... Peterson

*''[[One More Spring]]'' (1935) as Representative (uncredited)

# Backfire (1950) (uncredited) .... Dr. Nolan

*''[[Princess O'Hara]]'' (1935) as Morris Goldberg (uncredited)

*''[[Ginger (1935 film)|Ginger]]'' (1935) as Judge (uncredited)

*''[[Woman Wanted (1935 film)|Woman Wanted]]'' (1935) as Defense Attorney Herman (uncredited)

*''[[Here Comes the Band (film)|Here Comes the Band]]'' (1935) as Mr. Scurry

*''[[Two for Tonight]]'' (1935) as Writer

*''[[The Milky Way (1936 film)|The Milky Way]]'' (1936) as Willard

*''It Had Happened'' (1936) as State Examiner (uncredited)

*''[[Mr. Deeds Goes to Town]]'' (1936) as Hallor, crook lawyer (uncredited)

*''[[Neighborhood House (film)|Neighborhood House]]'' (1936) (uncredited)

*''[[Ticket to Paradise (1936 film)|Ticket to Paradise]]'' (1936) as Shyster (uncredited)

*''[[The Crime of Dr. Forbes]]'' (1936) as Defense Attorney

*''[[The Bride Walks Out]]'' (1936) as Judge (uncredited)

*''[[36 Hours to Kill]]'' (1936) as Rickert

*''[[Two-Fisted Gentleman]]'' (1936) as Joe Gordon

*''[[Lady Luck (1936 film)|Lady Luck]]'' (1936) as Feinberg

*''[[Easy to Take]]'' (1936) as Skip - Reporter

*''[[Come Closer, Folks]]'' (1936) as Prosecutor (uncredited)

*''[[Three Men on a Horse]]'' (1936) as Cleaner (uncredited)

*''[[Criminal Lawyer (1937 film)|Criminal Lawyer]]'' (1937) as Nora's Attorney (uncredited)

*''[[We're on the Jury]]'' (1937) as Mr. Horace Smith

*''[[Sea Devils (1937 film)|Sea Devils]]'' (1937) as Judge (uncredited)

*''[[Internes Can't Take Money]]'' (1937) as Grote

*''[[Venus Makes Trouble]]'' (1937) as District Attorney

*''[[The Jones Family in Big Business]]'' (1937) as Webster - Bank Representative (uncredited)

*''[[Born Reckless (1937 film)|Born Reckless]]'' (1937) as Walden's Lawyer (uncredited)

*''[[One Mile From Heaven]]'' (1937) as Webb (uncredited)

*''[[Bad Guy (1937 film)|Bad Guy]]'' (1937) as Walden's Lawyer (uncredited)

*''[[Fit for a King]]'' (1937) as Spears (uncredited)

*''[[Trapped by G-Men]]'' (1937) as Fingers

*''[[Hot Water (1937 film)|Hot Water]]'' (1937) as Grayson (uncredited)

*''[[Danger – Love at Work]]'' (1937) as Gilroy

*''[[Partners in Crime (short story collection)|Partners in Crime]]'' (1937) as Druggist (uncredited)

*''[[Ali Baba Goes to Town]]'' (1937) as Doctor

*''[[Nothing Sacred (film)|Nothing Sacred]]'' (1937) as Rubenstein (uncredited)

*''[[In Old Chicago]]'' (1937) as Booking Agent (scenes deleted)

*''[[City Girl (1938 film)|City Girl]]'' (1938) as Dr. Abbott (uncredited)

*''[[Joy of Living]]'' (1938) as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (uncredited)

*''[[Cocoanut Grove (film)|Cocoanut Grove]]'' (1938) as Weaver (uncredited)

*''[[The Rage of Paris]]'' (1938) as Department Head (uncredited)

*''[[Professor Beware]]'' (1938) as Joe - Photographer (uncredited)

*''[[You Can't Take It with You (film)|You Can't Take It with You]]'' (1938) as Wilbur G. Henderson

*''[[Three Loves Has Nancy]]'' (1938) as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)

*''[[Always in Trouble]]'' (1938) as Donald Gower

*''[[Blondie (1938 film)|Blondie]]'' (1938) as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)

*''[[Thanks for Everything (1938 film)|Thanks for Everything]]'' (1938) as Dr. Olson

*''[[Kentucky (film)|Kentucky]]'' (1938) as Auctioneer

*''[[Boy Slaves]]'' (1939) as Albee

*''[[Inside Story (film)|Inside Story]]'' (1939) as District Attorney

*''[[Let Us Live]]'' (1939) as Auto Salesman (uncredited)

*''[[Lucky Night]]'' (1939) as Carpenter

*''[[Rose of Washington Square]]'' (1939) as Sam Kress, booking agent<ref name=google>Reid, John Howard (July 1, 2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=GP7GAwAAQBAJ&dq=I%27m+always+chasing+rainbows+alice+faye+Rose+of+Washington+square+DVD&pg=PA65 "Great Movie Musicals on DVD"]. Lulu. p. 65. {{isbn|978-1-1058-6044-7}} via Google Books.</ref>

*''[[Unexpected Father]]'' (1939) as Department of Health Quarantine Man (uncredited)

*''[[Second Fiddle (1939 film)|Second Fiddle]]'' (1939) as Studio Chief (voice, uncredited)

*''[[News Is Made at Night]]'' (1939) as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds

*''[[They All Come Out]]'' (1939) as Psychiatrist

*''[[Miracles for Sale]]'' (1939) as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk (uncredited)

*''[[Fifth Avenue Girl]]'' (1939) as Union Representative (uncredited)

*''[[Golden Boy (1939 film)|Golden Boy]]'' (1939) as Drake - Reporter (uncredited)

*''[[Thunder Afloat]]'' (1939) (scenes deleted)

*''[[Honeymoon in Bali]]'' (1939) as Photographer for Morrissey's (uncredited)

*''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939) as "Nosey", reporter

*''[[Television Spy]]'' (1939) as Mr. Adler

*''Beware Spooks!'' (1939) as Mr. Moore, Credit Man (uncredited)

*''[[The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]'' (1939) as Reporter (uncredited)

*''[[The Honeymoon's Over (film)|The Honeymoon's Over]]'' (1939) as D.W. O'Connor (uncredited)

*''[[Charlie McCarthy, Detective]]'' (1939) as Charlie's Doctor (uncredited)

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===1940s===

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*''[[Moonrise]]'' (1948)

*''[[Parole Fixer]]'' (1940) as Florist's Customer (uncredited)

*''[[Out of the Storm]]'' (1948)

*''[[Johnny Apollo (film)|Johnny Apollo]]'' (1940) as Assistant District Attorney

*''[[State of the Union]]'' (1948)

*''[[IntrigueIt's a Date]]'' (19471940) as Mr. Horner (uncredited)

*''[[Primrose Path (1940 film)|Primrose Path]]'' (1940) as Mr. 'Smitty' Smith / Hawkins (uncredited)

*''[[Roses Are Red]]'' (1947)

*''[[LouisianaBuck Benny Rides Again]]'' (19471940) as Charlie Graham

*''[[The Farmer'sDoctor DaughterTakes a Wife]]'' (19471940) as Reporter (uncredited)

*''[[I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby]]'' (1940) as Gannon (uncredited)

*''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946)

*''[[The Crooked Road (1940 film)|The Crooked Road]]'' (1940) as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney

*''[[Swell Guy]]'' (1946)

*''[[TheEdison, Invisiblethe InformerMan]]'' (19461940) as Second Lecturer (uncredited)

*''[[Alias the Deacon (1940 film)|Alias the Deacon]]'' (1940) as Supervisor (uncredited)

*''[[Mysterious Intruder]]'' (1946)

*''[[JustOn BeforeTheir DawnOwn]]'' (19461940) as Johnson

*''[[AYou CloseCan't CallFool forYour Boston BlackieWife]]'' (19461940) as Salesman (scenes deleted)

*''[[ArsenicQueen andof Oldthe LaceMob]]'' (19441940) as Horace Grimley

*''[[FriendlyWe EnemiesWho Are Young]]'' (19421940) as Perkins

*''[[ThruRhythm Differenton Eyesthe River]]'' (19421940) as Bernard Schwartz

*''[[AreThe HusbandsGreat Necessary?Profile]]'' (19421940) as Director

*''[[The Leather Pushers (1940 film)|The Leather Pushers]]'' (1940) as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell

*''[[Tarzan's New York Adventure]]'' (1942)

*''[[City for Conquest]]'' (1940) as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)

*''[[The Mad Martindales]]'' (1942)

*''[[A Little Bit of Heaven (1940 film)|A Little Bit of Heaven]]'' (1940) as Stafford (uncredited)

*''[[Home in Wyomin']]'' (1942)

*''[[AboutBlondie FacePlays Cupid]]'' (19421940) as Train Conductor (uncredited)

*''[[What'sDancing Cookin'?on a Dime]]'' (19421940) as Freeman Taylor

*''[[TheEllery LadyQueen, IsMaster WillingDetective]]'' (19421940) as Dr. Prouty

*''[[Texas Rangers Ride Again]]'' (1940) as Train Passenger (uncredited)

*''[[Obliging Young Lady]]'' (1942)

*''[[AThe CloseInvisible CallWoman for(1940 Elleryfilm)|The QueenInvisible Woman]]'' (19421940) as Growley

*''[[ABack GentlemanStreet at(1941 film)|Back HeartStreet]]'' (19421941) as Blake (uncredited)

*''[[You're the One (1941 film)|You're the One]]'' (1941) as Announcer

*''[[Sealed Lips]]'' (1942)

*''[[BallFootlight of FireFever]]'' (1941) as Link - Insurance Agent (uncredited)

*''[[IEllery WakeQueen's UpPenthouse ScreamingMystery]]'' (1941) as Doc Prouty

*''[[BuyRepent Meat That TownLeisure]]'' (1941) as Clarence Morgan

*''[[SingBarnacle AnotherBill Chorus(1941 film)|Barnacle Bill]]'' (1941) as Auctioneer (uncredited)

*''[[EllerySis QueenHopkins and(1941 thefilm)|Sis Perfect CrimeHopkins]]'' (1941) as Rollo

*''[[Blondie (1938 film)#Blondie film series|Blondie in Society]]'' (1941) as Washing Machine Salesman (uncredited)

*''[[Sis Hopkins]]'' (1941)

*''[[RepentThe atBig LeisureStore]]'' (1941) as Finance Company Agent (uncredited)

*''[[Ellery Queen's Penthouseand Mysterythe Perfect Crime]]'' (1941) as Dr. Prouty

*''[[FootlightSing FeverAnother Chorus]]'' (1941) as Ryan

*''[[You'reBuy theMe OneThat Town]]'' (1941) as J. Montague Gainsborough

*''[[TheThree InvisibleGirls WomanAbout Town]]'' (19401941) as Mortician (uncredited)

*''[[Birth of the Blues]]'' (1941) as Wilbur - Theater Manager (uncredited)

*''[[Ellery Queen, Master Detective]]'' (1940)

*''[[DancingI onWake aUp DimeScreaming]]'' (19401941) as Keating—Florist

*''[[TheNew LeatherYork PushersTown]]'' (19401941) as Census Taker (uncredited)

*''[[Appointment for Love]]'' (1941) as Smith (uncredited)

*''The Great Profile]]'' (1940)

*''[[RhythmLook on theWho's RiverLaughing]]'' (19401941) as Club Secretary (uncredited)

*''[[WeBall Whoof Are YoungFire]]'' (19401941) as Larsen

*''[[Sealed Lips]]'' (1942) as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon

*''[[Buck Benny Rides Again]]'' (1940)

*''[[YouA Can'tGentleman Foolat Your WifeHeart]]'' (19401942) (scenesas deleted)Holloway

*''[[A Close Call for Ellery Queen]]'' (1942) as Coroner (uncredited)

*''[[Obliging Young Lady]]'' (1942) as Private Detective Smith

*''[[The Lady Is Willing (1934 film)|The Lady Is Willing]]'' (1942) as K.K. Miller

*''[[Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942 film)|Ride 'Em Cowboy]]'' (1942) as Martin Manning (uncredited)

*''[[Born to Sing (1942 film)|Born to Sing]]'' (1942) as Johnny (uncredited)

*''[[What's Cookin'?]]'' (1942) as K.D. Reynolds

*''[[The Great Man's Lady]]'' (1942) as Pierce (uncredited)

*''[[The Adventures of Martin Eden]]'' (1942) as Mr. White, Publisher (uncredited)

*''[[Yokel Boy]]'' (1942) as Cynic (uncredited)

*''[[About Face (1942 film)|About Face]]'' (1942) as Rental Car Manager

*''[[Home in Wyomin']]'' (1942) as Newspaper Editor

*''[[Tarzan's New York Adventure]]'' (1942) as Gould Beaton

*''[[Broadway (1942 film)|Broadway]]'' (1942) as Hungry Harry (uncredited)

*''[[Sunday Punch (film)|Sunday Punch]]'' (1942) as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)

*''[[The Mad Martindales]]'' (1942) as Virgil Hickling

*''[[They All Kissed the Bride]]'' (1942) as Spotter (uncredited)

*''[[Are Husbands Necessary? (1942 film)|Are Husbands Necessary?]]'' (1942) as Mr. Brooks

*''[[Lady in a Jam]]'' (1942) as Government Man (uncredited)

*''[[Thru Different Eyes]]'' (1942) as Mott

*''[[Friendly Enemies (1942 film)|Friendly Enemies]]'' (1942) as Braun

*''[[Pardon My Sarong]]'' (1942) as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)

*''[[Flying Tigers (film)|Flying Tigers]]'' (1942) as Repkin (uncredited)

*''[[Mission to Moscow]]'' (1943) as Man in Kitchen in Montage (uncredited)

*''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (film)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' (1944) as Reporter

*''[[A Close Call for Boston Blackie]]'' (1946) as Hack Hagen (uncredited)

*''[[Just Before Dawn (1946 film)|Just Before Dawn]]'' (1946) as Dr. Steiner (uncredited)

*''[[Mysterious Intruder]]'' (1946) as Detective Burns

*''[[The Invisible Informer]]'' (1946) as Nick Steele

*''[[The Show-Off (1946 film)|The Show Off]]'' (1946) as Quiz Master (uncredited)

*''[[Swell Guy]]'' (1946) as Ben Tilwell (uncredited)

*''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946) as Potter's Rent Collector

*''[[The Farmer's Daughter (1947 film)|The Farmer's Daughter]]'' (1947) as Jackson - Campaign Reporter

*''[[It Happened on Fifth Avenue]]'' (1947) as Landlord (uncredited)

*''[[Living in a Big Way]]'' (1947) as Hawkins (uncredited)

*''[[Bury Me Dead]]'' (1947) as Mr. Brighton (uncredited)

*''[[Louisiana (1947 film)|Louisiana]]'' (1947) as McCormack

*''[[Roses Are Red (film)|Roses Are Red]]'' (1947) as Lipton

*''[[Intrigue (1947 film)|Intrigue]]'' (1947) as Hotel Desk Clerk

*''[[Call Northside 777]]'' (1948) as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

*''[[State of the Union (film)|State of the Union]]'' (1948) as Blink Moran

*''[[Smart Woman (1948 film)|Smart Woman]]'' (1948) as Reporter (uncredited)

*''[[Race Street]]'' (1948) as Switchboard Operator-Clerk (uncredited)

*''[[The Gentleman from Nowhere]]'' (1948) as Fenmore

*''[[Out of the Storm (1948 film)|Out of the Storm]]'' (1948) as Mr. Evans

*''[[Apartment for Peggy]]'' (1948) as Prof. Collins (uncredited)

*''[[Moonrise (film)|Moonrise]]'' (1948) as Mr. Chandler - Man in Black

*''[[The Boy with Green Hair]]'' (1948) as Passerby (uncredited)

*''[[Mother Is a Freshman]]'' (1949) as Mr. De Haven (uncredited)

*''[[You're My Everything (film)|You're My Everything]]'' (1949) as Mr. Eddie Pflum (uncredited)

*''[[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1949) as Producer (uncredited)

*''[[The House Across the Street]]'' (1949) as Apartment Manager (uncredited)

*''[[Miss Grant Takes Richmond]]'' (1949) as Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)

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===1930s1950s===

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*''[[Television Spy]]'' (1939)

*''[[Backfire (1950 film)|Backfire]]'' (1950) as Dr. Nolan (uncredited)

*''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (1939)

*''[[Borderline (1950 film)|Borderline]]'' (1950) as Peterson—U.S. Customs Man (uncredited)

*''[[Thunder Afloat]]'' (1939) (scenes deleted)

*''[[The Yellow Cab Man]]'' (1950) as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)

*''[[They All Come Out]]'' (1939)

*''[[NewsRiding IsHigh Made(1950 atfilm)|Riding NightHigh]]'' (19391950) as Erickson

*''[[Love That Brute]]'' (1950) as Joe Evans - Cigar Store Owner (uncredited)

*''[[Second Fiddle]]'' (1939) (voice)

*''[[The Second Face]]'' (1950) as Mr. West - Insurance Claims Adjustor

*''[[Lucky Night]]'' (1939)

*''[[InsideThe Du Pont Story]]'' (19391950) as Lammot du Pont

*''[[For Heaven's Sake (1950 film)|For Heavens Sake]]'' (1950) as Arthur Crane (IRS) (uncredited)

*''[[Boy Slaves]]'' (1939)

*''[[I Can Get It for You Wholesale]]'' (1951) as Herman Pulvermacher (uncredited)

*''[[Kentucky]]'' (1938)

*''[[Criminal Lawyer (1951 film)|Criminal Lawyer]]'' (1951) as Frederick Waterman (uncredited)

*''[[Thanks for Everything]]'' (1938)

*''[[Here Comes the Groom (1951 film)|Here Comes the Groom]]'' (1951) as FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)

*''[[Always in Trouble]]'' (1938)

*''[[AliThe BabaSniper Goes(1952 tofilm)|The TownSniper]]'' (19371952) as Drunk in Bar (uncredited)

*''[[Danger-LoveThree atfor WorkBedroom "C"]]'' (19371952) as Trainman (uncredited)

*Burns & Allen TV Series (Jan 1, 1953) as Mr. Fitzpatrick

*''[[Trapped by G-Men]]'' (1937)

*''[[FitI forLove a KingLucy]]'' (1937TV series)

**(1953: Lucy Goes to the Hospital)

*''[[Venus Makes Trouble]]'' (1937)

**(1953: Lucy Tells the Truth)

*''[[Internes Can't Take Money]]'' (1937)

**(1954: The Business Manager)

*''[[We're on the Jury]]'' (1937)

**(1956: Staten Island Ferry)

*''[[In Old Chicago]]'' (1937)

*''[[EasyThe toJuggler Take(film)|The Juggler]]'' (19361953) as Rosenberg

*''[[Remains to Be Seen (film)|Remains to Be Seen]]'' (1953) as Delapp (examiner)

*''[[Lady Luck]]'' (1936)

*''[[The Affairs of Dobie Gillis]]'' (1953) as Chemistry Professor Obispo

*''[[Two-Fisted Gentleman]]'' (1936)

*''[[36Francis HoursJoins tothe KillWACS]]'' (19361954) (uncredited)

*''[[TheDear Crime of Dr. ForbesPhoebe]]'' (19361954, TV series)

*''[[Willy (TV series)|Willy]]'' (1954–1955) in episode "First Case" (1954)

*''[[Ticket to Paradise]]'' (1936)

*''[[TheKiss MilkyMe WayDeadly]]'' (19361955) as Doctor (uncredited)

*''[[The Birds and the Bees (film)|The Birds and the Bees]]'' (1956) as Charlie Jenkins - Bartender

*''[[Two for Tonight]]'' (1935)

*''[[HereTop ComesSecret the BandAffair]]'' (19351957) as Bill Hadley

*''[[I'llGod FixIs ItMy Partner]]'' (19341957) as Judge Warner

*''[[The People's Choice (TV series)|The People's Choice]]'' (1957) as Manager

*''[[Twentieth Century (movie)|Twentieth Century]]''(1934)

*''[[The Real McCoys]]'' (1957–1958) (ABC-TV, two episodes) as Harry Poulson

*''[[Looking for Trouble]]'' (1934)

*''[[AdviceTeacher's toPet the(1958 Lovelornfilm)|Teacher's Pet]]'' (19331958) as Roy

*''[[The Restless Gun]]'' (1958) as Mayor Pete Mercer in Episode "The Suffragette"

*''[[My Woman]]'' (1933)

*''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' in the Fiery Fingers (1958) as Dr. Williams

*''[[Private Detective 62]]'' (1933)

*''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'' in "One Foot in the Grave" (CBS-TV, 1958) as Kevin Anders

*''[[Blondie Johnson]]'' (1933)

*''[[The Mating Game (film)|The Mating Game]]'' (1959) as Inspector General Bigelow

*''[[The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock]]'' (1959) as Stanford Bates

*''[[But Not for Me (film)|But Not for Me]]'' (1959) as Al Atwood

*''[[Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series)|Dennis The Menace]]'' (1959–1963) TV series&nbsp; as Mr. Finch

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*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0485272/ IMDB and Charles Lane]

*''[[The Tab Hunter Show]]'' (1960–1961)&nbsp;— Dr. Spike in "Personal Appearance" (1961)

*[http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/10727056.htm "Veteran character actor Charles Lane marks 100th birthday"] - [[Associated Press]], Jan. 25, 2005

*''[[Pete and Gladys]]'' (1960–1962)&nbsp;— Mr. Vincent in "The House Next Door" (1961) and Slater in "Garden Wedding" (1962)

*''[[The DuPont Show with June Allyson]]'' with [[June Allyson]] as Elsa Wilson, in "The Old-Fashioned Way" (1961) as Dr. Shelley

*''[[The Lucy Show]]'' (1962) as Mr. Barnstahl

*''[[Mister Ed]]'' - "Wilbur in the Lion's Den" (1962)

*''[[The Music Man (1962 film)|The Music Man]]'' (1962) as Constable Locke

*''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)|Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' TV series (1963) as Caleb

*''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963) as Airport Manager

*''[[Papa's Delicate Condition]]'' (1963) as Mr. Cosgrove

*''[[The Wheeler Dealers]]'' (1963) as Judge (uncredited)

*''[[Petticoat Junction]]''&nbsp;— (1963–1968) (24 episodes) as Homer Bedloe

*''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' (1963–1971) as Foster Phinney / Homer Bedloe / Billy Hacker

*''[[Bewitched]]'' (1964–1972, TV series) as Mr. Roland / Mr. Cushman / Harold Jameson / Mr. Harmon / Mr. Meikeljohn / Shotwell / Jessie Mortimer / Ed Hotchkiss

*''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' in episode "Aunt Bee the Crusader" (1964) as Mr. Frisby

*''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]'' in episode 106 "Pay Day" (1964) as General Richards

*''[[The Carpetbaggers (film)|The Carpetbaggers]]'' (1964) as Denby

*''[[The New Interns]]'' (1964) as Connors

*''[[Good Neighbor Sam]]'' (1964) as Jack Bailey

*''[[Looking for Love (film)|Looking for Love]]'' (1964) as Screen Test Director

*''[[The Cara Williams Show]]'' in episode "Variety is the Spice of Wife" (1965) as McAvie

*''[[Get Smart]]'' in "My Nephew the Spy" (1965) as Uncle Abner

*''[[Kentucky Jones]]'' in "The Big Speech" (1965) as Doc Axby

*''[[John Goldfarb, Please Come Home]]'' (1965) as 'Strife' Magazine Editor

*''[[Billie (1965 film)|Billie]]'' (1965) as Coach Jones

*''[[The Donna Reed Show]]'' in "The Big League Shock" (1965) as Mr. Sampson

*''[[The Munsters]]'' in "The Most Beautiful Ghoul in the World" (1966) as Mr. Edgar Z. Holmes

*''[[The Ghost and Mr. Chicken]]'' (1966) as Lawyer Whitlow

*''[[The Ugly Dachshund]]'' (1966) as Judge

*''[[The Pruitts of Southampton]]'' (1966–1967, TV series) as Maxwell

*''[[F Troop]]'' (1966) as Mr. S. A. MacGuire

*''[[He & She (TV series)|He and She]]'' (1967) as Mr. Julius Simpson, US Immigration officer

*''[[Eight on the Lam]]'' (1967) as Bank Examiner (uncredited)

*''[[The Gnome-Mobile]]'' (1967) as Dr. Scoggins

* Wild Wild West S3 E7 "The Night of the Hangman" as the scheming Roger Creed (1967)

*''[[What's So Bad About Feeling Good?]]'' (1968) as Dr. Shapiro

*''[[Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?]]'' (1968) as Mr. Duckworth

*''[[Green Acres]]'' in episode "The Rummage Sale" (1968) as Mr Wilson

*''My Dog, the Thief'' (1969) as Mr. Pfeiffer

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===1970s===

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*''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970) as Georges Hautecourt (voice)

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*''[[Nanny and the Professor]]'' (1970–1971, TV series) as Ticket Seller / Driving Inspector

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*''[[Hitched (1971 film)|Hitched]]'' (1971) as Round Tree

*''[[The Great Man's Whiskers]]'' (1972) as Philbrick

*''[[Get to Know Your Rabbit]]'' (1972) as Mr. Beeman

*''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' in "Take my Furniture, Please" (1973) as Sid

*''[[Karen (1975 TV series)|Karen]]'' TV series (1975) as Dale Busch

*''[[Sybil (1976 film)|Sybil]]'' (1976) as Dr. Quinoness

*''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'' (1976) as James Lawrence / Thursday's Child

*''[[Movie Movie]]'' (1978) as Judge / Mr. Pennington

*''[[Soap (TV series)|Soap]]'' (1977–1978, TV series) as Judge Petrillo

*''[[The Little Dragons]]'' (1979) as J.J.

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===1980s===

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* ''[[Return of the Beverly Hillbillies]]'' (1981) as Chief

* ''[[Strange Behavior]]'' (1981) as Donovan

* ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' episode "Welcome to Olsenville" (1982) as Jess Moffet

* ''[[The Winds of War (miniseries)|The Winds of War]]'' (mini) series (1983) as Adm. William Standley

* ''[[Strange Invaders]]'' (1983) as Professor Hollister

* ''[[Sunset Limousine]]'' (1983) as Reinhammer

* ''[[Murphy's Romance]]'' (1985) as Amos Abbott

* ''[[When the Bough Breaks (1986 film)|When the Bough Breaks]]'' (1986) as Van der Graaf

* ''Vanishing America'' (1986) as Shopkeeper

* ''[[Date with an Angel]]'' (1987) as Father O'Shea

* [[St. Elsewhere (TV series)|St. Elsewhere]] episode "Weigh In, Way Out" (1987) as Mr. Welte

* ''[[War and Remembrance (miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]'' (mini) series (1988) as Adm. William Standley

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===1990s===

* ''[[Dark Shadows (1991 TV series)|Dark Shadows]]'' (1991, episode #6) as Antique Dealer

* ''[[Acting on Impulse]]'' (1993) as Bellhop

* ''[[The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995 film)|The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes]]'' (1995) as Regent Yarborough

===2000s===

* ''The Night Before Christmas'' (2006) (holiday [[short film|short]]) as Narrator (voice)

==References==

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<ref name="AP">{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Bob |title=Character Actor Charles Lane Dies |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=July 10, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001307.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108223601/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001307.html |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>

<ref name="foxnews">{{cite web |title=Character Actor Charles Lane Dies at 102 |work=[[Fox News Channel]] |date=July 10, 2007 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/character-actor-charles-lane-dies-at-102 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205092225/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288867,00.html |archive-date=5 December 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=9 October 2009}}</ref>

}}

==Further reading==

* {{cite book |last=Young |first=Jordan R. |title=Reel Characters: Great Movie Character Actors |chapter=Charles Lane |pages=101–118 |year=1986 |edition=Sixth |orig-year=First published 1975 |type=softcover |publisher=Moonstone Press |___location=Beverly Hills, Calif. |isbn=978-0-940410-79-4}}

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081231165954/http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/sel_by_actor_index_2.php?actor_first=Charles&actor_last=Lane Charles Lane at "Great Character Actors", DougMacaulay.com]

*[http://www.thisisannouncements.co.uk/5850146?s_source=clna_zzzz Charles Lane&nbsp;— Obituary and tribute]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua1weS_Aepw Charles Lane 100th Birthday at the 2005 TV Land Awards]

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