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Charles Lane (1)

 
General Information (Charles Lane (1))
  
Mostly Credited As: Charles Lane (1)
Sometimes Credited As: Charlie Lane
Charles Levison
Birth Name: Charles Gerstle Levison
Date Of Birth: January 26, 1905 (Age 102)
Country Of Birth: USA
Birth Place: San Francisco, California
Date Of Death: July 09, 2007
Cause Of Death: Natural Causes

Charles Lane is one of the most recognizable character actors in the history of film and television. He has a career spanning 6 decades and has appeared in over 150 movies and hundreds of TV roles. His movie career includes acting in many Frank Capra films, including the classic Christmas motion picture "It's A Wonderful Life" as mean spirited banker Henry Potter's right-hand man. Charles' many TV credits include a number of guest spots on all of the Lucy Ball comedy shows. But his most recognizable role may be as J. Homer Bedloe on Petticoat Junction and his constant efforts to shut down the Cannonball Railroad. One of the most requested character actors of all time, Charles would some days go from one set to another, acting in more than one role in the same day. Although he always played a crusty, mean-hearted man, he was also known as the complete opposite in real life. Charles was honored on his 100th birthday at the TV Land Awards.
 
 
Charles Lane (1) TV Appearances
  
Main cast 
Show: The Winds of War(1983)As: Adm. William Standley
Show: Karen (1975)(1975)As: Dale Busch
Show: Dear Phoebe(1954)As: Mr. Fosdick
Episode Cast Credits 
Show: The Today Show (1952) 
  • 03 / Feb / 2005 55x199: (Jun/13/2008) As Himself 
Show: TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003) 
  • 3rd Annual TV Land Awards 03x01: (Mar/16/2005) As Himself 
Show: Shannon's Deal (1990) 
  • Greed 02x02: (Apr/09/1991) As Unknown 
Show: Dark Shadows (1991) (1991) 
  • Episode Six 01x06: (Feb/01/1991) As Antique Dealer 
Show: L.A. Law (1986) 
  • Leave It to Geezer 03x14: (Mar/30/1989) As Walter 
Show: St. Elsewhere (1982) 
  • Weigh In, Way Out 06x09: (Dec/02/1987) As Unknown 
Show: Hunter (1984) (1984) 
  • The Girl Next Door 03x16: (Feb/21/1987) As Motel Owner 
Show: Comedy Factory (1985) 
  • Side by Side 01x01: (Jun/28/1985) As George McCloskey 
Show: Otherworld (1985) 
  • Village of the Motorpigs 01x05: (Feb/23/1985) As Mr. Velcrows Widley 
Show: Little House on the Prairie (1974) (1974) 
  • Welcome To Olesonville 09x03: (Oct/11/1982) As Jess Moffet 
Show: Lou Grant (1977) 
  • Generations 04x11: (Jan/26/1981) As Rupert Hume 
  • Gambling 03x07: (Nov/05/1979) As Mort Farber 
Show: Mork & Mindy (1978) 
  • Little Orphan Morkie 02x22: (Feb/07/1980) As Judge Baker 
Show: ABC Weekend Specials (1977) 
  • The $1,000 Bill 02x05: (Oct/28/1978) As Walter Becker 
Show: Soap (1977) 
• 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday February 14th, 1978)
  • Episode 26 02x01: (Sep/14/1978) As Judge Anthony Petrillo 
  • Episode 25 01x25: (Mar/28/1978) As Judge Anthony Petrillo 
  • Episode 24 01x24: (Mar/21/1978) As Judge Anthony Petrillo 
  • Episode 23 01x23: (Mar/14/1978) As Judge Anthony Petrillo 
Show: Maude (1972) 
  • Arthur's Crisis 05x16: (Feb/07/1977) As Doc Prichard 
Show: Chico and the Man (1974) 
  • Old is Gold 03x10: (Dec/17/1976) As Mr. Chipps 
Show: One Day at a Time (1975) 
  • Julie's Job 01x11: (Mar/02/1976) As Herbert 
Show: The Family Holvak (1975) 
  • The Long Way Home (2) 01x02: (Sep/14/1975) As Deacon Hurd 
Show: Rhoda (1974) 
  • The Honeymoon 01x10: (Nov/04/1974) As Mr. Fosner 
Show: The Rookies (1972) 
  • Another Beginning for Ben Fuller 02x13: (Dec/10/1973) As Dealer 
Show: Adam's Rib (1973) 
  • Katey at the Bat 01x07: (Oct/26/1973) As Lapp 
Show: The Odd Couple (1970) 
  • Take My Furniture, Please 03x22: (Mar/09/1973) As Sid 
Show: The Sandy Duncan Show (1972) 
  • Play It Again Samuelson 01x05: (Oct/22/1972) As Judge 
Show: Temperatures Rising (1972) 
  • Ellen's Flip Side 01x04: (Oct/03/1972) As Briggs 
Show: Bewitched (1964) 
• 8 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday December 16th, 1965)
  • School Days, School Daze 08x23: (Mar/04/1972) As Mr. Roland 
  • The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit 08x11: (Dec/01/1971) As Cushman 
  • Laugh, Clown, Laugh 07x27: (Apr/15/1971) As Mr. Jameson 
  • Samantha's Magic Potion 07x12: (Dec/17/1970) As Mr. Harmon 
Show: Nanny and the Professor (1970) 
  • One For the Road 03x13: (Dec/06/1971) As Ticket Seller 
  • Nanny on Wheels 01x07: (Mar/04/1970) As Driving Inspector 
Show: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) 
• 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Wednesday March 06th, 1963)
  • The Clampetts Meet Robert Audubon Getty 09x23: (Mar/16/1971) As Foster Phinney 
  • Love Finds Jane Hathaway 09x22: (Mar/09/1971) As Foster Phinney 
  • Elly, the Working Girl 09x20: (Feb/23/1971) As Foster Phinney 
  • The Palace of Clampett San 09x18: (Feb/09/1971) As Foster Phinney 
Show: The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969) 
  • Hurry for Our Side 01x17: (Jan/13/1970) As Samson 
Show: The Wonderful World of Disney (1961) (1961) 
  • My Dog, the Thief (2) 09x03: (Sep/28/1969) As Mr. Pfeiffer 
  • My Dog, the Thief (1) 09x02: (Sep/21/1969) As Mr. Pfeiffer 
Show: The Flying Nun (1967) 
  • The Breakaway Monk 02x21: (Mar/06/1969) As Mr. O' Reilly 
Show: Petticoat Junction (1963) 
• 24 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday September 24th, 1963)
  • A Cake from Granny 06x12: (Dec/21/1968) As Homer Bedloe 
  • Cannonball for Sale 05x27: (Mar/09/1968) As Homer Bedloe 
  • A Horse On You, Mr. Bedloe 05x13: (Dec/02/1967) As Homer Bedloe 
  • The Rise and Fall of a Tycoon 04x15: (Jan/03/1967) As Homer Bedloe 
Show: Green Acres (1965) 
  • The Rummage Sale 04x02: (Oct/02/1968) As Mr. Wilson 
Show: Judd for the Defense (1967) 
  • The Grand Old Man 01x20: (Feb/02/1968) As Baliff 
Show: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) 
  • The Prize Boat 04x12: (Nov/24/1967) As Charlie 
  • Pay Day 01x06: (Oct/30/1964) As General Richards 
Show: The Wild Wild West (1965) 
  • The Night of the Hangman 03x07: (Oct/20/1967) As Roger Creed 
Show: He & She (1967) 
  • The Old Man and the She 01x01: (Sep/06/1967) As Mr. Simpson 
Show: Love On A Rooftop (1966) 
  • Low Calorie Love 01x24: (Feb/23/1967) As Bert Bennington 
  • My Husband, the Knight 01x03: (Sep/20/1966) As Bert Bennington 
Show: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (1963) 
  • Dear Deductible 04x07: (Nov/09/1966) As Charles Eckhardt 
Show: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964) 
  • The Pop Art Affair 03x06: (Oct/21/1966) As Mr. Harrison 
Show: F Troop (1965) 
  • Reach for the Sky, Pardner 02x04: (Sep/29/1966) As Mr. McGuire 
Show: The Pruitts of Southampton (1966) 
  • Phyllis Beats the Rap 01x03: (Sep/20/1966) As Maxwell 
Show: The Munsters (1964) 
  • The Most Beautiful Ghoul in the World 02x19: (Jan/27/1966) As Holmes 
Show: Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965) 
  • Say Uncle 01x18: (Jan/11/1966) As Dynamite Man 
Show: Get Smart (1965) (1965) 
  • My Nephew the Spy 01x12: (Dec/04/1965) As Uncle Abner 
Show: The Donna Reed Show (1958) 
  • The Big League Shock 08x10: (Nov/18/1965) As Mr. Samson 
Show: The Farmer's Daughter (1963) 
  • Crisis at Crystal Springs 03x08: (Nov/12/1965) As Unknown 
Show: The Smothers Brothers Show (1965) (1965) 
  • A Boarding House is Not a Home 01x03: (Oct/01/1965) As Unknown 
Show: The Cara Williams Show (1964) 
  • Variety is the Spice of Wife 01x24: (Mar/10/1965) As McAvie 
Show: Wendy and Me (1964) 
  • Happiness is a Thing Called Misery 01x22: (Feb/15/1965) As Benson 
Show: The Bing Crosby Show (1964) 
  • The Dominant Male 01x08: (Nov/09/1964) As Unknown 
Show: Temple Houston (1963) 
  • Last Full Moon 01x22: (Feb/27/1964) As Amos Riggs 
  • Thy Name is Woman 01x16: (Jan/09/1964) As Amos Riggs 
Show: The Andy Griffith Show (1960) 
  • Aunt Bee the Crusader 04x15: (Jan/20/1964) As Mr. Frisby 
Show: Make Room for Daddy (1953) 
  • The Hex 11x10: (Dec/09/1963) As Mr. Baker 
Show: The Bill Dana Show (1963) 
  • The Honeymoon Suite 01x07: (Nov/10/1963) As Mr. Hanley 
Show: Burke's Law (1963) (1963) 
  • Who Killed Harris Crown? 01x04: (Oct/11/1963) As Dr. Lusk 
Show: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) 
• 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday October 24th, 1961)
  • Beethoven, Presley, and Me 04x24: (Mar/13/1963) As Charlie Wayzack 
  • Too Many Kooks Spoil the Broth 04x15: (Jan/09/1963) As P. T. Arwood 
  • Northern Comfort 04x03: (Oct/10/1962) As Wayzack 
  • Sweet Success of Smell 03x28: (Apr/24/1962) As Professor McGuffy 
Show: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962) 
  • The Resurrection of Winesap Corners 01x17: (Jan/26/1963) As Caleb 
Show: 77 Sunset Strip (1958) 
  • The Tarnished Idol 05x14: (Jan/11/1963) As Henry Distal 
Show: The Lucy Show (1962) 
• 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Monday October 01st, 1962)
  • Vivian Sues Lucy 01x10: (Dec/03/1962) As Mr. Barnsdahl 
  • Lucy Is a Kangaroo for a Day 01x07: (Nov/12/1962) As Mr. Barnsdahl 
  • Lucy Buys a Sheep 01x05: (Oct/29/1962) As Mr. Barnsdahl 
  • Lucy Misplaces $2,000 01x04: (Oct/22/1962) As Mr. Barnsdahl 
Show: McKeever & the Colonel (1962) 
  • Blackwell's Stand 01x09: (Nov/25/1962) As Mayor 
Show: Dennis the Menace (1959) (1959) 
• 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Sunday April 24th, 1960)
  • The New Principal 04x07: (Nov/11/1962) As Mr. Finch 
  • Community Picnic 03x37: (Jun/24/1962) As Mr. Finch, the druggist 
  • The Fifty-Thousandth Customer 03x07: (Nov/12/1961) As Mr. Finch, the druggist 
  • Dennis and the Fishing Rod 02x24: (Mar/19/1961) As Mr. Finch, the druggist 
Show: Mister Ed (1961) 
  • Wilbur in the Lion's Den 03x07: (Nov/08/1962) As Charles Foster 
Show: Lawman (1958) 
  • The Doctor 04x34: (May/06/1962) As Morris Weeks 
Show: SurfSide 6 (1960) 
  • The Money Game 02x29: (Apr/09/1962) As Cyrus Radford 
  • Witness for the Defense 02x06: (Oct/23/1961) As Joseph Cooper 
Show: Maverick (1957) 
  • Mr. Muldoon's Partner 05x07: (Feb/11/1962) As Proprietor 
Show: Pete and Gladys (1960) 
  • Garden Wedding 02x18: (Jan/22/1962) As Slater 
  • The House Next Door 01x18: (Jan/23/1961) As Vincent 
Show: The Comedy Spot (1960) 
  • The Soft Touch 02x01: (1962) As Mr. Martin 
Show: The Bob Cummings Show (1961) (1961) 
  • Who Chopped Down the Cherokee? 01x06: (Nov/09/1961) As Unknown 
Show: The Tab Hunter Show (1960) 
  • Personal Appearance 01x30: (Apr/16/1961) As Dr. Spike 
Show: Guestward Ho! (1960) 
  • The Hootens Build a Barbecue 01x27: (Apr/06/1961) As Mr. Langdon 
Show: The DuPont Show With June Allyson (1959) 
  • The Old-Fashioned Way 02x21: (Feb/20/1961) As Dr. Shelley 
Show: The Untouchables (1959) (1959) 
  • The Big Train (2) 02x13: (Jan/12/1961) As Clerk at Alcatraz, [Uncredited]
Show: The Twilight Zone (1959) 
  • Mr. Bevis 01x33: (Jun/03/1960) As Mr. Peckinpaugh 
Show: Bachelor Father (1957) 
  • Bentley and the Travel Agent 03x31: (Apr/28/1960) As Unknown 
Show: Whirlybirds (1957) 
  • Bankrupt Alibi 03x18: (Aug/03/1959) As Larkin 
Show: The Ann Sothern Show (1958) 
  • Johnny Moves Up 01x14: (Jan/05/1959) As Cameron 
Show: The Millionaire (1955) 
  • Ralph the Cat 05x09: (Oct/29/1958) As Whipple 
Show: The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957) 
  • Lucy Goes to Mexico 02x01: (Oct/06/1958) As Customers Officer 
  • Lucy Hunts Uranium 01x03: (Jan/03/1958) As Claims Clerk 
Show: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) 
  • Lucy Goes to Mexico 01x01: (Oct/06/1958) As Customs Official 
Show: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) 
  • One Foot in the Grave 02x20: (Jun/12/1958) As Kevin Anders 
Show: The Gray Ghost (1957) 
  • Secret and Urgent 01x34: (May/06/1958) As Hall 
Show: Perry Mason (1957) 
  • The Case of the Fiery Fingers 01x31: (May/03/1958) As Dr. Williams 
Show: The Real McCoys (1957) 
  • Grampa's Brithday 01x25: (Mar/20/1958) As Harry Poulson 
  • The Egg War 01x02: (Oct/10/1957) As Harry Poulson 
Show: The Thin Man (1957) 
  • Acrostic Murder 01x07: (Nov/01/1957) As Harry 
Show: On Trial (1956) 
  • Alibi for Murder 01x24: (Apr/26/1957) As Grayson 
Show: The People's Choice (1955) 
  • Sock and Mandy, Paperhangers 02x27: (Apr/18/1957) As Unknown 
Show: Star Stage (1955) 
  • Screen Credit 01x21: (Jan/27/1956) As Unknown 
Show: I Love Lucy (1951) 
  • Staten Island Ferry 05x12: (Jan/02/1956) As Passport Clerk 
  • The Business Manager 04x03: (Oct/04/1954) As Andy Hickox 
  • Lucy Tells the Truth 03x05: (Nov/09/1953) As Casting Director 
  • Lucy Goes to the Hospital 02x21: (Jan/19/1953) As Mr. Stanley 
Show: Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) 
  • Tom and Jerry 01x09: (Nov/30/1955) As Garrity 
Show: Willy (1954) 
  • First Case 01x01: (Sep/18/1954) As Willy's Boss 
Show: Topper (1953) 
  • A Ghostly Joke 01x31: (May/07/1954) As Mr. Kittler 
Show: () 
  • ??x??: (Unknown/Unaired) As Adam 
 
Charles Lane (1) Crew Credits
  
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Charles Lane (1) Trivia
  
At the time of his death, he was one of the few survivors of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
 
At the time of his death, he was the second oldest actor in the world, after Johannes Heesters.
 
He was married to Ruth Covell Lane from April 12, 1931 until her death on November 30, 2002. They had two children.
 
Charles is a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild.
 
 
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