Photo: Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Charles Lane is the kind of artist I treasure: a character actor who logged a staggering 76-year career and lived past a hundred. He almost never carried a film, but he was the cranky clerk, the sour judge, the disagreeable middle manager who made every scene feel real. To me, leads only shine because people like Lane build the floor under them. There's a particular heroism in showing up that consistently, that long, without chasing the spotlight. A centenarian who simply never stopped working commands my deepest admiration, and I'd happily spend an afternoon spotting him in old reels.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Charles Lane
- Name (Japanese)
- チャールズ・レイン
- Reading
- ちゃーるず・れいん
- Born
- January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Charles Lane born?
January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007.
Where is Charles Lane from?
Charles Lane is from San Francisco, California, United States.
What does Charles Lane do?
Charles Lane works as actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.