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Charles Lane

1905 - 2007

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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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  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Lane ranks 7,047 out of 9,996Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Charles Lane ranks 342Before 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 333Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Lane ranks 10,482 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charles Lane ranks 3,394Before 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).

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