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Old actor, Charles Lane (January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007) was an American character actor, he was the oldest living American actor at the time he died. Charles Lane passed away quietly on Tuesday, July 9, 2007 in Santa Monica at 102-year-old. Most readers are going to be stunned that this guy was still alive in 2007. Charles Lane was one of the most famous character actors in countless movies and TV shows TV history since 1931.

His career spanned over 60 years, his last role as the narrator in the short film The Night Before Christmas in 2006.

Filmography of Charles Lane

2000s
The Night Before Christmas (2006)

1990s
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995)
Acting On Impulse (1993)

1980s
War and Rememberance (mini) series (1988)
Date with an Angel (1987)
Vanishing America (1986)
When the Bough Breaks (1986)
Murphy’s Romance (1985)
Sunset Limousine (1983)
Strange Invaders (1983)
The Winds of War (mini) series (1983)
Strange Behavior (1981)
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)
The Little Dragons (1980)

1970s
Movie Movie (1978)
Sybil (1976)
Karen TV Series (1975)
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
The Great Man’s Whiskers (1972)
Hitched (1971)
The Aristocats (1970) (voice)

1960s
The Beverly Hillbillies (1963/1969/1971)
My Dog, the Thief (1969)
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968)
What’s So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Eight on the Lam (1967) (uncredited)
The Pruitts of Southampton (1966) TV Series
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Billie (1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965)
Get Smart (1965), Uncle Abner
Looking for Love (1964)
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
The New Interns (1964)
Bewitched (1964-1972) TV Series – 7 times as a ‘client’
The Carpetbaggers (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1963) TV Series (1963-1968)
The Wheeler Dealers (1963) (uncredited)
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Papa’s Delicate Condition (1963)
The Music Man (1962)
The Twilight Zone (1960)

1950s
But Not for Me (1959)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
The Mating Game (1959)
Teacher’s Pet (1958)
The Real McCoys (1957) TV Series
God Is My Partner (1957)
Top Secret Affair (1957)
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
Dear Phoebe (1954) TV Series
Francis Joins the WACS (1954) (uncredited)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
The Juggler (1953)
Three for Bedroom C (1952) (uncredited)
The Sniper (1952) (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom (1951) (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) (uncredited)
For Heavens Sake (1950) (uncredited)
The Du Pont Story (1950)
The Second Face (1950)
Love That Brute (1950)
Riding High (1950)
The Yellow Cab Man (1950) (uncredited)
Borderline (1950) (uncredited)
Backfire (1950) (uncredited)

1940s
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) (uncredited)
The House Across the Street (1949) (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young (1949) (uncredited)
You’re My Everything (1949) (uncredited)
Mother is a Freshman (1949) (uncredited)
Apartment for Peggy (1948) (uncredited)
Moonrise (1948)
Out of the Storm (1948)
The Gentlemen From Nowhere (1948)
Race Street (1948) (uncredited)
Smart Woman (1948) (uncredited)
State of the Union (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948) (uncredited)
Intrigue (1947)
Roses Are Red (1947)
Louisiana (1947)
Bury Me Dead (1947) (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way (1947) (uncredited)
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) (uncredited)
The Farmer’s Daughter (1947)
The Show Off (1946) (uncredited)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Swell Guy (1946)
The Invisible Informer (1946)
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
Just Before Dawn (1946)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Mission to Moscow (1943) (uncredited)
Flying Tigers (1942) (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong (1942) (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies (1942)
Lady in a Jam (1942) (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes (1942)
Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
They All Kissed The Bride (1942) (uncredited)
Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)
The Mad Martindales (1942)
Broadway (1942) (uncredited)
Home in Wyomin’ (1942)
The Great Man’s Lady (1942) (uncredited)
About Face (1942)
Yokel Boy (1942) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
What’s Cookin’? (1942)
Born to Sing (1942) (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing (1942)
Ride ‘Em Cowboy (1942) (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
A Gentleman at Heart (1942)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Look Who’s Laughing (1941) (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Appointment for Love (1941) (uncredited)
Birth of Blues (1941) (uncredited)
New York Town (1941) (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town (1941) (uncredited)
Buy Me That Town (1941)
Sing Another Chorus (1941)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
Sealed Lips (1941)
The Big Store (1941) (uncredited)
Blondie in Society (1941) (uncredited)
Sis Hopkins (1941)
Barnacle Bill (1941) (uncredited)
Repent at Leisure (1941)
Ellery Queen’s Penthouse Mystery (1941)
Footlight Fever (1941)
The Big Store (1941)
You’re the One (1941)
Back Street (1941) (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
The Texas Ranger Rides Again (1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
Dancing on a Dime (1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) (uncredited)
A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) (uncredited)
City For Conquest (1940) (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers (1940)
The Great Profile (1940)
Rhythm on the River (1940)
We Who Are Young (1940)
Queen of the Mob (1940) (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) (uncredited)
I Can’t Give Anything But Love, Baby (1940) (uncredited)
You Can’t Fool Your Wife (1940) (scenes deleted}
On Your Own (1940) (uncredited)
Edison, the Man (1940) (uncredited)
The Crooked Road (1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Johnny Apollo (1940)
Primrose Path (1940) (uncredited)
It’s a Date (1940) (uncredited)

1930s
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939) (uncredited)
The Honeymoon’s Over (1939) (uncredited)
The Cat and the Canary (1939) (uncredited)
Beware Spooks (1939) (uncrediterd)
Television Spy (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Thunder Afloat (1939) (scenes deleted)
Honeymoon in Bali (1939) (uncredited)
Golden Boy (1939) (uncredited)
5th Avenue Girl (1939) (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale (1939) (uncredited)
They All Come Out (1939)
News Is Made at Night (1939)
Second Fiddle (1939) (voice)
Unexpected Father (1939) (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square (1939) (uncredited)
Lucky Night (1939)
Inside Story (1939)
Let Us Live! (1939) (uncredited)
Boy Slaves (1939)
Kentucky (1938)
Thanks for Everything (1938)
Blondie (1938) (uncredited)
Always in Trouble (1938)
Three Loves Have Nancy (1938) (uncredited)
You Can’t Take it With You (1938)
Professor Beware (1938) (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris (1938) (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove (1938) (uncredited)
Joy of Living (1938) (uncredited)
City Girl (1938) (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
Partners in Crime (1937) (uncredited)
Danger-Love at Work (1937)
Hot Water (1937) (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men (1937)
Fit for a King (1937)
Bad Guy (1937) (uncredited)
One Milefrom Heaven (1937) (uncredited)
Born Reckless (1937) (uncredited)
Venus Makes Trouble (1937)
Internes Can’t Take Money (1937)
Sea Devils (1937) (uncredited)
We’re on the Jury (1937)
Criminal Lawyer (1937) (uncredited)
In Old Chicago (1937)
Three Men on a House (1936) (uncredited)
Come Closer, Folks (1936) (uncredited)
Easy to Take (1936)
Lady Luck (1936)
Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936)
36 Hours to Kill (1936)
The Bride Walks Out (1936) (uncredited)
The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936)
Ticket to Paradise (1936) (uncredited)
Neighborhood House (1936) (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) (uncredited)
It Had Happened (1936) (uncredited)
The Milky Way (1936)
Two for Tonight (1935)
Here Comes the Band (1935)
Woman Wanted (1935) (uncredited)
Ginger (1935) (uncredited)
Princess O’Hara (1935) (uncredited)
One More Spring (1935) (uncredited)
The Band Plays On (1934) (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman (1934) (uncredited)
Broadway Bill (1934) (uncredited)
I’ll Fix It (1934)
Let’s Talk It Over (1934)
Twentieth Century(1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) (uncredited)
Looking for Trouble (1934)
The Show Off (1934) (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch (1933) (uncredited)
Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)
Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933) (uncredited)
The Bowery (1933) (uncredited)
My Woman (1933)
She Had to Say Yes (1933) (uncredited)
Private Detective 62 (1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (uncredited)
Central Airport (1933) (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson (1933)
Grand Slam (1933) (uncredited)
42nd Street (1933) (uncredited)
Employees’ Entrance (1933) (uncredited)
Blessed Event (1932) (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece (1932) (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade (1932) (uncredited)
Union Depot (1932) (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy (1931) (uncredited)
The Road to Singapore (1931) (uncredited)
Smart Money (1931) (uncredited)