resting_place death_date death_place years_active birth_place religion name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
home california of peace cemetery in east los angeles , 9 july 2007 santa monica , california , u.s. 1931 -- 2007 san francisco , california , u.s. jewish charles lane 26 january 1905 ruth -lrb- her death -rrb- 2 children covell lane -lrb- m. 1931 -- 2002 -rrb- charles lane.jpg charles lane -lrb- actor -rrb-
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charles lane -lrb- actor -rrb-

charles lane -lrb- born charles gerstle levison ; january 26 , 1905 -- july 9 , 2007 -rrb- was an american character actor whose career spanned 64 years .
lane gave his last performance at the age of 90 .
lane appeared in many frank capra films , including `` you ca n't take it with you '' -lrb- 1938 -rrb- , `` mr. smith goes to washington '' -lrb- 1939 -rrb- , `` arsenic and old lace '' -lrb- 1944 -rrb- and `` it 's a wonderful life '' -lrb- 1946 -rrb- .
he was a favored supporting actor of lucille ball , who often used him as a no-nonsense authority figure and comedic foe of her scatterbrained tv character on her tv series `` i love lucy '' , `` the lucy -- desi comedy hour '' and `` the lucy show '' .
his first film of more than 250 was as a hotel clerk in `` smart money '' -lrb- 1931 -rrb- starring edward g. robinson and james cagney .
