Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/26/1905
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Charles Lane
Biography
Known For
Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Real Estate Salesman
Strange Invaders
as Prof. Hollister
Golden Boy
as Reporter Drake
Cocoanut Grove
as Weaver
Smart Money
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
Union Depot
as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
42nd Street
as Playwright (uncredited)
The Sniper
as Loud Drunk at Club
Second Fiddle
as Studio Chief
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Good Neighbor Sam
as Jack Bailey
Riding High
as Erickson
Kentucky
as Auctioneer
Flying Tigers
as Repkin (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Bowery
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
as Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
The Big Store
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Career Timeline
1985
1983
1977
1975
1972
1967
1966
1965
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Role unknown
The Munsters
Role unknown
The Cara Williams Show
Role unknown
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Ralph Harrison
Bewitched
as Mr. Cushman
Bewitched
as Jessie Mortimer
Bewitched
as Mr. Roland
Bewitched
as Ed Hotchkiss
Bewitched
as Shotwell
Bewitched
as George Meiklejohn
Bewitched
as Mr. Harmon
Bewitched
as Harold Jameson
Wendy and Me
Role unknown
The Bing Crosby Show
Role unknown
Rendezvous in Space
as Interviewee
Looking for Love
as Director
Good Neighbor Sam
as Jack Bailey
The New Interns
as Connors
The Carpetbaggers
as Eugene Denby
1963
The Wheeler Dealers
as Judge (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Airport Manager
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Charles Eckhardt
Petticoat Junction
as Homer Bedloe
The Bill Dana Show
Role unknown
Burke's Law
as Dr. Lusk
The Farmer's Daughter
Role unknown
Papa's Delicate Condition
as Mr. Cosgrove
1962
1961
1960
1959
The Untouchables
as Alcatraz Official (uncredited)
Dennis the Menace
Role unknown
Dennis the Menace
as Lawrence Finch
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Peckinpaugh
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Role unknown
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Chester L. Wayzack, Esq.
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Dr. Shelley
Fibber McGee & Molly
as Salesman
But Not for Me
as Al Atwood
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Standard Bates
The Mating Game
as Inspector General Bigelow
1958
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Claims Clerk (uncredited)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
Role unknown
The Real McCoys
as Mr. Leland
The Restless Gun
as Mayor Peter Mercer
Maverick
as Proprietor
Perry Mason
as Dr. Williams
The Thin Man
Role unknown
Bachelor Father
Role unknown
God Is My Partner
as Judge Warner
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Lt. Kevin Anders (uncredited)
Whirlybirds
Role unknown
1956
1955
1954
1953
1951
1950
1949
1948
Moonrise
as Mr. Chandler
Apartment for Peggy
as Prof. Collins (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
as Mr. Evans
Race Street
as Switchboard Operator Clerk (uncredited)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Fenmore
State of the Union
as Blink Moran
Smart Woman
as Reporter
Call Northside 777
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
1947
1946
1942
Flying Tigers
as Repkin (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong
as Bus Company Superintendent (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies
as Braun
Lady in a Jam
as Government Man (uncredited)
Thru Different Eyes
as Mott
They All Kissed the Bride
as Spotter
The Mad Martindales
as Virgil Hickling
Broadway
as Hungry Harry
Sunday Punch
as Ringside spectator at Ole's first fight (uncredited)
Broadway
as Hungry Harry (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Sargent's Lawyer Gould Beaton
Home in Wyomin'
as Newspaper Editor
About Face
as Rental Car Manager
Obliging Young Lady
as Private Detective Smith
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Mr. White
What's Cookin'?
as K.D. Reynolds
Born to Sing
as Johnny
The Lady Is Willing
as K.K. Miller
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Coroner
A Gentleman at Heart
as Holloway
Sealed Lips
as Attorney Emanuel 'Manny' T. Dixon
1941
Ball of Fire
as Larsen
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Martin Manning (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues
as Wilbur - Bijou Theater Manager (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Keating- Florist
The Great Man's Lady
as Pierce (uncredited)
New York Town
as Census Taker (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
as Smith (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
as Mortician
Buy Me That Town
as J. Montague Gainsborough
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Dr. Prouty (coroner)
The Big Store
as Finance Company Man (uncredited)
Sis Hopkins
as Mayor's aide
Barnacle Bill
as Auctioneer
Repent at Leisure
as Clarence Morgan
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Doc Prouty
You're the One
as Announcer
Back Street
as Reporter for Associated News
1940
The Invisible Woman
as Growley
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Dr. Prouty
Dancing on a Dime
as Freeman Taylor
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers
as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell
The Great Profile
as Director
Rhythm on the River
as Bernard Schwartz
We Who Are Young
as Perkins
Queen of the Mob
as Horace Grimley
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Charlie Graham
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Salesman
On Their Own
as Johnson
The Crooked Road
as Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
Edison, the Man
as Second Lecturer
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Assistant D.A.
It's a Date
as Mr. Horner (uncredited)
Primrose Path
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Charlie's Doctor
The Cat and the Canary
as Reporter
Beware Spooks!
as Moore (uncredited)
Television Spy
as Mr. Adler
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Nosey
Honeymoon in Bali
as Photographer (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Union Representative (uncredited)
Golden Boy
as Reporter Drake
Miracles for Sale
as Fleetwood Apartments Desk Clerk
They All Come Out
as Psychiatrist
News Is Made at Night
as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds
Second Fiddle
as Studio Chief
Lucky Night
as Carpenter
Rose of Washington Square
as Sam Kress
Let Us Live
as Auto Show Salesman (uncredited)
Inside Story
as District Attorney
Boy Slaves
as Albee
1938
Kentucky
as Auctioneer
Blondie
as Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
Always in Trouble
as Donald Gower
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Cleaning Store Manager (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Henderson
Professor Beware
as Joe - Photographer
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
as Weaver
Joy of Living
as Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (Uncredited)
1937
Nothing Sacred
as Rubenstein (uncredited)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Doctor
Danger – Love at Work
as Gilroy, an attorney
Hot Water
as Grayson (uncredited)
Trapped by G-Men
as Fingers
Bad Guy
as Attorney
One Mile from Heaven
as Webb
Born Reckless
as Barnes's lawyer
Big Business
as Webster - Bank Representative
Venus Makes Trouble
as District Attorney
Internes Can't Take Money
as Grote
Sea Devils
as Judge (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
as Horace Smith
Criminal Lawyer
as Attorney (uncredited)
1936
Easy to Take
as Skip
Lady Luck
as Feinberg
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Joe Gordon
36 Hours to Kill
as Lawyer Rickert
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Hallor (uncredited)
The Milky Way
as Willard
The Milky Way
Role unknown
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Man in Front Row (archive footage)
1935
1934
The Band Plays On
as Shyster Lawyer
A Wicked Woman
as Defense Attorney Beardsley (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
as Al Nathan
Let's Talk It Over
as Reporter
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Reporter (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
as Max Jacobs
Looking for Trouble
as Switchboard Operator
The Show-Off
as Mr. Weitzenkorn
1933
Mr. Skitch
as Hotel Clerk
Advice to the Lovelorn
Role unknown
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Columnist #2
The Bowery
as Doctor (uncredited)
My Woman
as Conn
She Had to Say Yes
as Mr. Bernstein (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
as Process Server (Uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Society Reporter (uncredited)
Central Airport
as Amarillo Radio Operator (uncredited)
42nd Street
as Playwright (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Cashier (uncredited)
Grand Slam
as Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Employees' Entrance
as Shoe Salesman (uncredited)