Charles Lane (actor)
Charles Lane ( born January 26, 1905 in San Francisco, California, † 9 July 2007 in Brentwood, California; actually Charles Gerstle Levinson ) was an American actor. He appeared in over 150 films and television shows with.
Life
Lane played most frequently in the films of director Frank Capra and so often goes on the side of James Stewart, as in Mr. Smith to Washington and Is not life beautiful?, Where he usually embodied rather pessimistic or ill-tempered characters. He never came out in his career on supporting roles.
The Screen Actors Guild explained January 30, 2005 " Charles Lane Day" (English: " Charles Lane - day "). On 16 March 2005 he received a TV Land Award for his life's work. As co-founder and the oldest living member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Lane was particularly honored the occasion of its 100th anniversary at the 2005 Emmy Awards. He had his last role at the age of 101 years as the narrator of the film The Night Before Christmas.
Charles Lane was from 1931 to Ruth Covell († 2002), married, with whom he had a son and a daughter. He died at the age of 102 on July 9, 2007, during a conversation with his son.