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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Klugman to Michael Lantieri
Charles Lane Biography (1905-)
Born in 1905, San Francisco, CA; wife's name, Ruth; children: two. Addresses: Agent--J. Carter Gibson Agency, 9000 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 801, LosAngeles, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- 1905
- San Francisco, California, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
- Cooper, Love in E-Flat, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1967.
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Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
- Desk clerk, Smart Money, Warner Brothers, 1931.
- Desk clerk, The Mouthpiece, Warner Brothers, 1932.
- Doctor, The Bowery, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1933.
- Grand Slam, Warner Brothers, 1933.
- Society reporter, Gold Diggers of 1933, Warner Brothers, 1933.
- Process server, Private Detective Sixty-Two (also known as Man Killer), First National/Warner Brothers, 1933.
- Reporter, Twenty Million Sweethearts, First National/Warner Brothers, 1934.
- Defense attorney, Crime of Dr. Forbes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936.
- State examiner, It Had to Happen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936.
- Rickert, Thirty-Six Hours to Kill (also known as Thirty-Six Hours to Live), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936.
- Cleaner, Three Men on a Horse, First National/Warner Brothers, 1936.
- Shyster, Ticket to Paradise, Republic, 1936.
- Doctor, Ali Baba Goes to Town, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937.
- Grote, Interns Can't Take Money (also known as You Can't Take Money), Paramount, 1937.
- Gilroy, Danger--Love at Work, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937.
- District attorney, Venus Makes Trouble, Columbia, 1937.
- Horace Smith, We're on the Jury, RKO, 1937.
- Fingers, Trapped by G-Men (also known as The River of Missing Men), Columbia, 1937.
- Donald Gower, Always in Trouble, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
- Albee, Boy Slaves, RKO, 1938.
- Dr. Abbott, City Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
- Weaver, Cocoanut Grove, Paramount, 1938.
- Booking agent, In Old Chicago, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
- Joy of Living, RKO, 1938.
- Auctioneer, Kentucky, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
- Joe the photographer, Professor Beware, Paramount, 1938.
- Dr. Olson, Thanks for Everything, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938.
- Manager of cleaning establishment, Three Loves Has Nancy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1938.
- Henderson, You Can't Take It with You, Columbia, 1938.
- Reporter, The Cat and the Canary, Paramount, 1939.
- Labor representative, Fifth Avenue Girl, RKO, 1939.
- Drake, Golden Boy, Columbia, 1939.
- Adler, Television Spy, Paramount, 1939.
- District attorney, Inside Story, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939.
- Carpenter, Lucky Night, MGM, 1939.
- Hotel clerk, Miracles for Sale, MGM, 1939.
- Nosey, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Columbia, 1939.
- Rufe Reynolds, News Is Made at Night, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939.
- Kress, Rose of Washington Square, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939.
- Voice of studio chief, Second Fiddle, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939.
- Psychiatrist, They All Come Out, MGM, 1939.
- Captain Sabin, Thunder Afloat, MGM, 1939.
- The Flying Irishman, RKO, 1939.
- Charlie Graham, Buck Benny Rides Again, Paramount, 1940.
- Phil, The Crooked Road, Republic, 1940.
- Freeman Taylor, Dancing on a Dime, Paramount, 1940.
- Reporter, Doctor Takes a Wife, Columbia, 1940.
- Lecturer, Edison, the Man, MGM, 1940.
- Dr. Prouty, Ellery Queen, Master Detective, Columbia, 1940.
- Director, The Great Profile, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940.
- Horner, It's a Date, Universal, 1940.
- Assistant district attorney, Johnny Apollo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940.
- Mitchell, The Leather-Pushers, Universal, 1940.
- Johnson, On Their Own, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940.
- Horace Grimley, Queen of the Mob, Paramount, 1940.
- Mr. Bernard Schwartz, Rhythm on the River, Paramount, 1940.
- Train passenger, Texas Rangers Ride Again, Paramount, 1940.
- Perkins, We Who Are Young, MGM, 1940.
- Salesman, You Can't Fool Your Wife, RKO, 1940.
- Blondie Plays Cupid, Columbia, 1940.
- Primose Path, RKO, 1940.
- City for Conquest, First National/Warner Brothers, 1941.
- Meet John Doe, Warner Brothers, 1941.
- Buy Me That Town, Paramount, 1941.
- The Big Store, MGM, 1941.
- Larson, Ball of Fire, RKO, 1941.
- Auctioneer, Barnacle Bill, Butcher's Film Service, 1941.
- Dr. Prouty, Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (also known as The PerfectCrime), Columbia, 1941.
- Dr. Prouty, Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery, Columbia, 1941.
- Growley, The Invisible Woman, Universal, 1941.
- Club secretary, Look Who's Laughing, RKO, 1941.
- Man, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (also known as What a Man), Universal, 1941.
- Detective Smith, Obliging Young Lady, RKO, 1941.
- Morgan, Repent at Leisure, RKO, 1941.
- Dixon, Sealed Lips, Universal, 1941.
- Ryan, Sing Another Chorus, Universal, 1941.
- Rollo, Sis Hopkins, Republic, 1941.
- Mortician, Three Girls about Town, Columbia, 1941.
- Announcer, You're the One, Paramount, 1941.
- Dudes Are Pretty People, United Artists, 1942.
- A Gentleman at Heart, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
- Garage manager, About Face, United Artists, 1942.
- Mr. Brooks, Are Husbands Necessary?, Paramount, 1942.
- Airport official, Flying Tigers, Republic, 1942.
- Braun, Friendly Enemies, United Artists, 1942.
- Pierce, The Great Man's Lady, Paramount, 1942.
- Editor, Home in Wyomin', Republic, 1942.
- Florist Keating, I Wake up Screaming (also known as Hotspot), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
- Government man, Lady in a Jam, Universal, 1942.
- K. K. Miller, The Lady Is Willing, Columbia, 1942.
- Virgil Hickling, The Mad Martindales, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
- Superintendent, Pardon My Sarong, Universal, 1942.
- Martin Manning, Ride 'em Cowboy, Universal, 1942.
- Gould Beaton, Tarzan's New York Adventure, MGM, 1942.
- Spotter, They All Kissed the Bride, MGM, 1942.
- Mott, Thru Different Eyes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
- Cynic, Yokel Boy (also known as Hitting the Headlines), Republic, 1942.
- Comstock, Mr. Lucky, RKO, 1943.
- Reporter, Arsenic and Old Lace, Warner Brothers, 1944.
- Hack Hagen, A Close Call for Boston Blackie (also known as Lady of Mystery), Columbia, 1946.
- Real estate salesman, It's a Wonderful Life, RKO, 1946.
- Nick Steele, Invisible Informer, Republic, 1946.
- Dr. Steiner, Just before Dawn, Columbia, 1946.
- Detective Burns, Mysterious Intruder, Columbia, 1946.
- Quiz master, The Show-Off, MGM, 1946.
- Ben Tilwell, Swell Guy, Universal, 1946.
- Jackson, The Farmer's Daughter, RKO, 1947.
- Hotel clerk, Intrigue, United Artists, 1947.
- Landlord, It Happened on Fifth Avenue, Monogram, 1947.
- McCormack, Louisiana, Monogram, 1947.
- Lipton, Roses Are Red, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947.
- Professor Collins, Apartment for Peggy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
- Prosecuting attorney, Call Northside 777 (also known as Calling Northside777), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948.
- Fenmore, The Gentleman from Nowhere, Columbia, 1948.
- Man in black, Moonrise, Republic, 1948.
- Mr. Evans, Out of the Storm, Republic, 1948.
- Desk clerk at Robbie's apartment building, Race Street, RKO, 1948.
- Reporter, Smart Woman, Monogram/Allied Artists, 1948.
- Blink Moran, State of the Union (also known as The World and His Wife), MGM, 1948.
- Woodruff, Miss Grant Takes Richmond (also known as Innocence Is Bliss), Columbia, 1949.
- Mr. DeHaven, Mother Is a Freshman (also known as Mother Knows Best), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949.
- Mr. Pflum, You're My Everything, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1949.
- Peterson, Borderline, Universal, 1950.
- Tax agent, For Heaven's Sake, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
- Erickson, Riding High, Paramount, 1950.
- Love That Brute, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
- Frederick Waterman, Criminal Lawyer, Columbia, 1951.
- Burchard, Here Comes the Groom, Paramount, 1951.
- Pulvermacher, I Can Get It for You Wholesale (also known as Only the Best), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
- Man, The Sniper, Columbia, 1952.
- Professor Obispo, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, MGM, 1953.
- Rosenberg, The Juggler, Columbia, 1953.
- Examiner Delapp, Remains to Be Seen, MGM, 1953.
- Judge Warner, God Is My Partner, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
- Bill Hadley, Top Secret Affair (also known as Their Secret Affair), Warner Brothers, 1957.
- Roy, Teacher's Pet, Paramount, 1958.
- Atwood, But Not for Me, Paramount, 1959.
- Bigelow, The Mating Game, MGM, 1959.
- Standard Bates, The Thirty Foot Bride of Candy Rock, Columbia, 1959.
- Constable Locke, The Music Man, Warner Brothers, 1962.
- Airport manager, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, United Artists, 1963.
- Hiram Cosgrove, Papa's Delicate Condition, Paramount, 1963.
- Denby, The Carpetbaggers, Paramount, 1964.
- Jack Bailey, Good Neighbor Sam, Columbia, 1964.
- Strife editor, John Goldfarb, Please Come Home, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
- Director, Looking for Love, MGM, 1964.
- The New Interns, Columbia, 1964.
- Coach Jones, Billie, United Artists, 1965.
- Jenkins, The Birds and the Bees, Paramount, 1965.
- Whitlow, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Universal, 1966.
- Judge, The Ugly Dachshund, Buena Vista, 1966.
- Mr. Scroggins, The Gnome-Mobile, Buena Vista, 1967.
- Mr. Duckworth, Did You Hear the One about the Traveling Saleslady?, Universal, 1968.
- Dr. Shapiro, What's so Bad about Feeling Good?, Universal, 1968.
- Voice of Lawyer, The Aristocats (animated), Buena Vista, 1970.
- Mr. Beeman, Get to Know Your Rabbit, Warner Brothers, 1972.
- Pennington, "Baxter's Beauties of 1933," and judge, "Dynamite Hands," Movie Movie, Warner Brothers, 1978.
- J. J., The Little Dragons, Aurora, 1980.
- Donovan, Dead Kids (also known as Strange Behavior), South Street, 1981.
- Professor Hollister, Strange Invaders, Orion, 1983.
- Amos Abbott, Murphy's Romance, Columbia, 1985.
- Father O'Shea, Date with an Angel, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987.
- Also appeared in Band of Outlaws, 1936.
- FILM APPEARANCES (AS CHARLES LEVISON) Four Eyes, Blonde Crazy (also knownas Larceny Lane), Warner Brothers, 1931.
- Circulation manager, Advice to the Lovelorn, United Artists, 1933.
- Agent, My Woman, Columbia, 1933.
- Author, 42nd Street, Warner Brothers, 1933.
- Max Jacobs, Twentieth Century, Columbia, 1934.
- I'll Fix It, Columbia, 1934.
- Broadway Bill (also known as Strictly Confidential), Columbia, 1934.
- Here Comes the Band, MGM, 1935.
- Author, Two for Tonight, Paramount, 1935.
- Hallor, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Columbia, 1936.
- Willard, The Milky Way, Paramount, 1936.
- Neighborhood House, 1936.
- Easy to Take, Paramount, 1936.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
- Mr. Fosdick, Dear Phoebe, NBC, 1954-55.
- Mr. Barnsdahl, The Lucy Show, CBS, 1962-63.
- Homer Bedloe, Petticoat Junction, CBS, 1963-68.
- Maxwell, The Pruitts of Southampton, ABC, 1966-67.
- Voice characterization, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (animated/live-action), NBC, 1968-69.
- Dale W. Busch, Karen, ABC, 1975.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; PILOTS
- Garrity, Tom and Jerry (broadcast as an episode of Screen Director's Playhouse), NBC, 1955.
- Mr. Martin, The Soft Touch, CBS, 1962.
- Roundtree, Hitched, NBC, 1973.
- Ned Cooper, Love Nest, CBS, 1975.
- Chief, Return of the Beverly Hillbillies, CBS, 1981.
- George McCloskey, Side by Side, ABC, 1984.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
- Father in hospital waiting room, I Love Lucy, CBS, 1953.
- Casting agent, I Love Lucy, CBS, 1953.
- Mr. Hickox, I Love Lucy, CBS, 1954.
- Mr. Snead, So This Is Hollywood, NBC, 1955.
- Passport office clerk, I Love Lucy, CBS, 1956.
- Mr. Peckinpaugh, "Mr. Bevis," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1960.
- McKeever and the Colonel, NBC, 1962.
- The Beverly Hillbillies, CBS, 1962.
- Mr. Frisby, The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1964.
- Wendy and Me, ABC, 1965.
- The Donna Reed Show, ABC, 1966.
- Bert Bennington, Love on a Rooftop, ABC, 1966, 1967.
- Town banker, F Troop, ABC, 1966.
- He and She, CBS, 1967.
- Nanny and the Professor, ABC, 1970, 1971.
- Rhoda, CBS, 1974.
- Chico and the Man, NBC, 1975.
- Retired detective, The Last Precinct, NBC, 1986.
- Mr. Cooper, Hunter, NBC, 1987.
- Richard Welty, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1987.
- Waiter, L.A. Law, NBC, 1989.
- Dark Shadows, NBC, 1991.
- Shannon's Deal, NBC, 1991.
- Also appeared as Harry Purvis, The Real McCoys; Lawrence Finch, Dennis the Menace, CBS. Appeared on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, CBS; Bewitched, ABC; The Flying Nun, ABC; Get Smart, NBC; Gomer Pyle, CBS; Green Acres,CBS; Guestward Ho!, ABC; The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (also known as DobieGillis), CBS; Mr. Ed, CBS; The Munsters, CBS; The Odd Couple, ABC; BachelorFather; and How to Marry a Millionaire.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MOVIES
- Philbrick, The Great Man's Whiskers, NBC, 1973.
- Dr. Quinoness, Sybil, NBC, 1976.
- Arnold Reinhammer, Sunset Limousine, CBS, 1983.
- Admiral Standley, The Winds of War (mini-series), ABC, 1983.
- Professor Van Der Graff, When the Bough Breaks, NBC, 1986.
- Admiral Standley, War and Remembrance (mini-series), ABC, 1988.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
- E. Ronald Mallu, Soap Retrospective II, ABC, 1978.
- Walter Becker, "The $1000 Bill," ABC Weekend Specials, ABC, 1978.
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Writings;FILM
- (With Lester Lee) Love at First Sight, Chesterfield, 1930.
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