Character Actor Charles Lane Dies at 102

FoxNews.com ^ | July 10, 2007 | Bob Thomas, Associated Press Writer

[Deo volente]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. —  Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known, but whose bespectacled face and crotchety persona made him instantly recognizable to generations of movie-goers, has died, his son said Tuesday. He was 102.

The actor's son, Tom Lane, said he was talking with his father Monday evening. "He was lying in bed with his eyes real wide open," the younger Lane said. "Then he closed his eyes and stopped breathing."

Lane, whose career spanned more than 60 years, appeared in such film classics as "It's a Wonderful Life," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and "Twentieth Century."

He also had a recurring role as the scheming railroad man, Homer Beadle, on the 1960s TV sitcom "Petticoat Junction" and appeared often on television's "I Love Lucy."

[The Wizard]

RIP thanks for the memories....

[AnnaZ]

He certainly had an impressive career, and an impressive life. Rest in peace, Mr. Lane.

[lowbridge]

I remember him not from the movies that he did, but from all his guest appearances in SO MANY classic tv shows. I Love Lucy, Petticoat Junction, Bewitched, The Andy Griffith Show, etc, etc. Just too many to mention.

Here is a list of his credits:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0485272/

RIP Mr. Lane.

[lunarbicep]

Here is TV Land's tribute to Charles Lane on the occassion of his 100th birthday

[Tanniker Smith]

Very few people could remember his name, but almost everyone has seen him on television or in some of the greatest films ever made!

That's pretty much how my wife described him. And I told her the name because she couldn't think of it offhand.
I only found out when she came home today -- she'd read the obit in the paper.
I missed it. I'd seen stories for his 100th, 101st and 102nd birthday. Gob bless him.

[R W Reactionairy]

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