1905 - 2007
Charles Lane (born Charles Gerstle Levison; January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007) was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 76 years. A prolific actor who played hundreds of roles in both film and TV, Lane often played sour, scowling and disagreeable clerks, doctors, judges, and middle-management authority figures. Recalling in 1981 his many roles, he said "They were all good parts, but they were jerks. If you have a type established, though, and you're any good, it can mean considerable work for you." The New York Times reported that Lane's persona was so familiar to the public, "that people would come up to him in the street and greet him, because they thought they knew him from their hometowns." Lane's first film role, of more than 250, was as a hotel clerk in Smart Money (1931) starring Edward G. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Lane has received more than 25,489 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Charles Lane is the 7,047th most popular actor (down from 6,638th in 2019), the 10,482nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,254th in 2019) and the 3,394th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Charles Lane ranks 7,047 out of 9,996. Before him are Ana Alicia, Sabine Moussier, Wendy Barrie, Victoria Rowell, Dick Jones, and James Mackay. After him are Pedro Quartucci, Pauline Frederick, David Faustino, Monty Banks, Roland Young, and Filiz Ahmet.
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 7,041
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 7,042
1912 - 1978
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7,043
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7,044
1927 - 2014
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7,045
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7,046
1905 - 2007
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7,047
1905 - 1983
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7,048
1883 - 1938
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7,049
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 7,050
1897 - 1950
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 7,051
1887 - 1953
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 7,052
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 7,053
Among people born in 1905, Charles Lane ranks 342. Before him are Jules Pappaert, Fidel LaBarba, Fernand Rigaux, Sam Zimbalist, Lila Lee, and Frank Hussey. After him are Pedro Quartucci, Enrico Rivolta, Pat Brown, Thomas Gomez, György Kulin, and Chaudhry Muhammad Ali. Among people deceased in 2007, Charles Lane ranks 333. Before him are Sidney Coleman, Kevin DuBrow, Tamás Gábor, Dan Fogelberg, Yolanda King, and Bob Clark. After him are Dadullah, Grégory Lemarchal, John Woodruff, Porter Wagoner, Boots Randolph, and Kitty Carlisle.
1905 - 1945
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 336
1905 - 1981
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 337
1905 - 1962
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 338
1905 - 1958
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 339
1905 - 1973
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 340
1905 - 1974
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 341
1905 - 2007
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 342
1905 - 1983
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 343
1905 - 1974
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 344
1905 - 1996
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 345
1905 - 1971
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 346
1905 - 1989
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 347
1905 - 1982
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 348
1937 - 2007
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 327
1955 - 2007
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 328
1932 - 2007
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 329
1951 - 2007
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 330
1955 - 2007
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 331
1939 - 2007
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 332
1905 - 2007
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 333
1966 - 2007
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 334
1983 - 2007
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 335
1915 - 2007
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 336
1927 - 2007
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 337
1927 - 2007
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 338
1910 - 2007
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 339
Among people born in United States, Charles Lane ranks 10,482 out of 18,182. Before him are Dick Jones (1927), Mike Flanagan (1978), Vincent Matthews (1947), Frank Hussey (1905), Wendell Ford (1924), and J Dilla (1974). After him are Pauline Frederick (1883), David Faustino (1974), Fred Armisen (1966), James Gentle (1904), James Skivring Smith (1825), and Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978).
1927 - 2014
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,476
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,477
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,478
1905 - 1974
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,479
1924 - 2015
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,480
1974 - 2006
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,481
1905 - 2007
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,482
1883 - 1938
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,483
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,484
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10,485
1904 - 1986
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 10,486
1825 - 1892
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 10,487
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 10,488
Among actors born in United States, Charles Lane ranks 3,394. Before him are Sydney Penny (1971), Jerry Trainor (1977), Irene Rich (1891), Francis X. Bushman (1883), Victoria Rowell (1959), and Dick Jones (1927). After him are Pauline Frederick (1883), David Faustino (1974), Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904), Shannyn Sossamon (1978), Mary Anderson (1859), and Scott Grimes (1971).
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 3,388
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 3,389
1891 - 1988
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 3,390
1883 - 1966
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 3,391
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 3,392
1927 - 2014
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 3,393
1905 - 2007
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 3,394
1883 - 1938
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 3,395
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 3,396
1904 - 1999
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 3,397
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 3,398
1859 - 1940
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 3,399
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 3,400