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Charles Lane (1)


 
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Charles Levison
Birth Name: Charles Gerstle Levison
Date Of Birth: January 26, 1905
Country Of Birth: USA
Birth Place: San Francisco, California
Date Of Death: July 09, 2007
Cause Of Death: Old age

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: War and Remembrance(1988)As: Adm. William Standley
Show: The Winds of War(1983)As: Adm. William Standley
Show: Karen (1975)(1975)As: Dale Busch
Show: The New Adventures of Huck Finn(1968)As: Additional Voices -- [Voice]
Show: Dear Phoebe(1954)As: Mr. Fosdick
Episode Cast Credits
Show: TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV 
  The Third Annual TV Land Awar ... 01x03: (Mar/16/2005) As Himself 
 
Show: The Today Show 
  03 / Feb / 2005 54x16: (Feb/03/2005) As Himself 
 
Show: Dark Shadows (1991) 
  Episode Six 01x06: (Feb/01/1991) As Antique Dealer 
 
Show: L.A. Law 
  Leave It to Geezer 03x14: (Mar/30/1989) As Walter 
 
Show: St. Elsewhere 
  Weigh In, Way Out 06x09: (Dec/02/1987) As Unknown 
 
Show: Hunter (1984) 
  The Girl Next Door 03x16: (Feb/21/1987) As Motel Owner 
 
Show: Comedy Factory 
  Side by Side 01x01: (Jun/28/1985) As George McCloskey 
 
Show: Otherworld 
  Village of the Motorpigs 01x05: (Feb/23/1985) As Mr. Velcrows Widley 
 
Show: Little House on the Prairie (1974) 
  Welcome To Olesonville 09x03: (Oct/11/1982) As Jess Moffet 
 
Show: Lou Grant 
  Generations 04x11: (Jan/26/1981) As Rupert Hume 
  Gambling 03x07: (Nov/05/1979) As Mort Farber 
 
Show: Mork & Mindy 
  Little Orphan Morkie 02x22: (Feb/07/1980) As Judge Baker 
 
Show: ABC Weekend Specials 
  The $1,000 Bill 02x05: (Oct/28/1978) As Walter Becker 
 
Show: Soap 
• 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 
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Show: Maude 
  Arthur's Crisis 05x16: (Feb/07/1977) As Doc Prichard 
 
Show: Chico and the Man 
  Old is Gold 03x10: (Dec/17/1976) As Mr. Chipps 
 
Show: One Day at a Time 
  Julie's Job 01x11: (Mar/02/1976) As Herbert 
 
Show: The Family Holvak 
  The Long Way Home (2) 01x02: (Sep/14/1975) As Deacon Hurd 
 
Show: Rhoda 
  The Honeymoon 01x10: (Nov/04/1974) As Mr. Fosner 
 
Show: The Rookies 
  Another Beginning for Ben Ful ... 02x13: (Dec/10/1973) As Dealer 
 
Show: Adam's Rib 
  Katey at the Bat 01x07: (Oct/26/1973) As Lapp 
 
Show: The Odd Couple 
  Take My Furniture, Please 03x22: (Mar/09/1973) As Sid 
 
Show: The Sandy Duncan Show 
  Play It Again Samuelson 01x06: (Oct/22/1972) As Judge 
 
Show: Temperatures Rising 
  Ellen's Flip Side 01x04: (Oct/03/1972) As Briggs 
 
Show: Bewitched 
• 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 Flann ... 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 
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Show: Nanny and the Professor 
  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 
• 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Wednesday March 06th, 1963)
  The Clampetts Meet Robert Aud ... 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 
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Show: The Debbie Reynolds Show 
  Hurry For Our Side 01x17: (Jan/13/1970) As Samson 
 
Show: The Wonderful World of Disney (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 
  The Breakaway Monk 02x21: (Mar/06/1969) As Mr. O' Reilly 
 
Show: Petticoat Junction 
• 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 
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Show: Green Acres 
  The Rummage Sale 04x02: (Oct/02/1968) As Mr. Wilson 
 
Show: Judd for the Defense 
  The Grand Old Man 01x20: (Feb/02/1968) As Baliff 
 
Show: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 
  The Prize Boat 04x12: (Nov/24/1967) As Charlie 
  Pay Day 01x06: (Oct/30/1964) As General Richards 
 
Show: The Wild Wild West 
  The Night of the Hangman 03x07: (Oct/20/1967) As Roger Creed 
 
Show: He & She 
  The Old Man & the She 01x01: (Sep/06/1967) As Mr. Simpson 
 
Show: Love On A Rooftop 
  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 
  Dear Deductible 04x07: (Nov/09/1966) As Charles Eckhardt 
 
Show: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 
  The Pop Art Affair 03x06: (Oct/21/1966) As Mr. Harrison 
 
Show: F Troop 
  Reach for the Sky, Pardner 02x04: (Sep/29/1966) As Mr. McGuire 
 
Show: The Pruitts of Southampton 
  Phyllis Beats the Rap 01x03: (Sep/20/1966) As Maxwell 
 
Show: The Munsters 
  The Most Beautiful Ghoul in t ... 02x19: (Jan/27/1966) As Holmes 
 
Show: Please Don't Eat the Daisies 
  Say Uncle 01x18: (Jan/11/1966) As Dynamite Man 
 
Show: Get Smart (1965) 
  My Nephew the Spy 01x12: (Dec/04/1965) As Uncle Abner 
 
Show: The Donna Reed Show 
  The Big League Shock 08x10: (Nov/18/1965) As Mr. Samson 
 
Show: The Farmer's Daughter 
  Crisis at Crystal Springs 03x08: (Nov/12/1965) As Unknown 
 
Show: The Smothers Brothers Show (1965) 
  A Boarding House is Not a Hom ... 01x03: (Oct/01/1965) As Unknown 
 
Show: The Cara Williams Show 
  Variety is the Spice of Wife 01x24: (Mar/10/1965) As McAvie 
 
Show: Wendy and Me 
  Happiness is a Thing Called M ... 01x22: (Feb/15/1965) As Benson 
 
Show: The Bing Crosby Show 
  The Dominant Male 01x08: (Nov/09/1964) As Unknown 
 
Show: Temple Houston 
  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 
  Aunt Bee the Crusader 04x15: (Jan/20/1964) As Mr. Frisby 
 
Show: Make Room for Daddy 
  The Hex 11x08: (Dec/09/1963) As Mr. Baker 
 
Show: The Bill Dana Show 
  The Honeymoon Suite 01x07: (Nov/10/1963) As Mr. Hanley 
 
Show: Burke's Law (1963) 
  Who Killed Harris Crown? 01x04: (Oct/11/1963) As Dr. Lusk 
 
Show: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 
  The Resurrection of Winesap C ... 01x17: (Jan/26/1963) As Caleb 
 
Show: 77 Sunset Strip 
  The Tarnished Idol 05x14: (Jan/11/1963) As Henry Distal 
 
Show: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 
  Too Many Kooks Spoil the Brot ... 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 
  Move Over, Perry Mason 03x03: (Oct/24/1961) As Wayzack 
 
Show: The Lucy Show 
• 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 
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Show: McKeever & the Colonel 
  Blackwell's Stand 01x09: (Nov/25/1962) As Mayor 
 
Show: Dennis the Menace (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 
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Show: Mister Ed 
  Wilbur in the Lion's Den 03x07: (Nov/08/1962) As Charles Foster 
 
Show: Lawman 
  The Doctor 04x34: (May/06/1962) As Morris Weeks 
 
Show: SurfSide 6 
  The Money Game 02x29: (Apr/09/1962) As Cyrus Radford 
  Witness for the Defense 02x06: (Oct/23/1961) As Joseph Cooper 
 
Show: Maverick 
  Mr. Muldoon's Partner 05x07: (Feb/11/1962) As Proprietor 
 
Show: The Comedy Spot 
  The Soft Touch 02x01: (1962) As Mr. Martin 
 
Show: The Bob Cummings Show (1961) 
  Who Chopped Down the Cherokee ... 01x06: (Nov/09/1961) As Unknown 
 
Show: The Tab Hunter Show 
  Personal Appearance 01x30: (Apr/16/1961) As Dr. Spike 
 
Show: Guestward Ho! 
  The Hootens Build a Barbecue 01x27: (Apr/06/1961) As Mr. Langdon 
 
Show: The DuPont Show With June Allyson 
  The Old-Fashioned Way 02x21: (Feb/20/1961) As Dr. Shelley 
 
Show: The Untouchables (1959) 
  The Big Train (2) 02x13: (Jan/12/1961) As Clerk at Alcatraz, [Uncredited]
 
Show: The Twilight Zone 
  Mr. Bevis 01x33: (Jun/03/1960) As Mr. Peckinpaugh 
 
Show: Bachelor Father 
  Bentley and the Travel Agent 03x31: (Apr/28/1960) As Unknown 
 
Show: Whirlybirds 
  Bankrupt Alibi 03x18: (Aug/03/1959) As Larkin 
 
Show: The Ann Sothern Show 
  Johnny Moves Up 01x14: (Jan/05/1959) As Cameron 
 
Show: The Millionaire 
  The Cat Story 05x09: (Oct/29/1958) As Whipple 
 
Show: The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour 
  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 
  Lucy Goes to Mexico 01x01: (Oct/06/1958) As Customs Official 
 
Show: Richard Diamond, Private Detective 
  One Foot in the Grave 02x20: (Jun/12/1958) As Kevin Anders 
 
Show: The Gray Ghost 
  Secret and Urgent 01x34: (May/06/1958) As Hall 
 
Show: Perry Mason 
  The Case of the Fiery Fingers 01x31: (May/03/1958) As Dr. Williams 
 
Show: The Real McCoys 
  Grampa's Brithday 01x26: (Mar/20/1958) As Unknown 
  The Egg War 01x05: (Oct/10/1957) As Harry Poulson 
 
Show: The Thin Man 
  Acrostic Murder 01x07: (Nov/01/1957) As Harry 
 
Show: On Trial 
  Alibi for Murder 01x24: (Apr/26/1957) As Grayson 
 
Show: The People's Choice 
  Sock and Mandy, Paperhangers 02x27: (Apr/18/1957) As Unknown 
 
Show: Star Stage 
  Screen Credit 01x21: (Jan/27/1956) As Unknown 
 
Show: I Love Lucy 
  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 
  Tom and Jerry 01x09: (Nov/30/1955) As Garrity 
 
Show: Willy 
  First Case 01x01: (Sep/18/1954) As Willy's Boss 
 
Show: Topper 
  A Ghostly Joke 01x31: (May/07/1954) As Mr. Kittler 
 
Show:  
  ??x??: (Unknown/Unaired) As Adam 
 
 
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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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