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Charles Lane

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Charles Lane Veteran Famous memorial

Original Name
Charles Gerstle Levison
Birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death
9 Jul 2007 (aged 102)
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.6770776, Longitude: -122.4540759
Plot
Plot E, Section 5, Lot 13
Memorial ID
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Actor. He was a prolific character actor who appeared in films and television shows during a career which spanned more than seven decades; he specialized in playing easily irritated persons. He is best remembered by many as 'Lawrence Finch', drug store proprietor in the TV series "Dennis the Menace" (1960 to 1962) and as railroad executive 'Homer Bedloe' in the television comedy series "Petticoat Junction" (1963 to 1968). Born Charles Levison, he relocated to Southern California during the mid-1930s and began his acting career performing Shakespeare at the Pasadena Playhouse. This was followed by Broadway and film and television. Some of his memorable movie roles include "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936), "The Cat and the Canary" (1939), "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944), "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), "The Juggler" (1953), "Teacher's Pet" (1958), "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), "The Carpetbaggers" (1964), and "Murphy's Romance" (1985). Beginning in the 1950s, Lane accumulated such television credits as "I Love Lucy," "Dennis the Menace," "Perry Mason," "Richard Diamond, Private Detective," "The Twilight Zone," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Get Smart," "The Odd Couple," "Soap," "Hunter," and "L.A. Law." He continued to act into the 1990s.
Actor. He was a prolific character actor who appeared in films and television shows during a career which spanned more than seven decades; he specialized in playing easily irritated persons. He is best remembered by many as 'Lawrence Finch', drug store proprietor in the TV series "Dennis the Menace" (1960 to 1962) and as railroad executive 'Homer Bedloe' in the television comedy series "Petticoat Junction" (1963 to 1968). Born Charles Levison, he relocated to Southern California during the mid-1930s and began his acting career performing Shakespeare at the Pasadena Playhouse. This was followed by Broadway and film and television. Some of his memorable movie roles include "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936), "The Cat and the Canary" (1939), "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944), "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), "The Juggler" (1953), "Teacher's Pet" (1958), "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), "The Carpetbaggers" (1964), and "Murphy's Romance" (1985). Beginning in the 1950s, Lane accumulated such television credits as "I Love Lucy," "Dennis the Menace," "Perry Mason," "Richard Diamond, Private Detective," "The Twilight Zone," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Get Smart," "The Odd Couple," "Soap," "Hunter," and "L.A. Law." He continued to act into the 1990s.

Bio by: C.S.



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  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: Jul 10, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20387392/charles-lane: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Lane (26 Jan 1905–9 Jul 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20387392, citing Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA; Cremated; Maintained by Find a Grave.