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Born: January 26, 1905 in San Francisco, California, USA
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Biography:
Charles
Lane is one of the most famous character actors EVER to appear in
movies and television and has a much longer list of appearances than
most lead actors. He was in three Blondie movies, #1 Blondie, #7 Blondie Plays Cupid,
and #9 Blondie
in Society.
His most famous role was that of railroad man Homer Bedloe on TVs "Petticoat Junction". He appeared so frequently he could almost have been considered a regular. Homer's constant scheming to shut down the Hooterville Cannonball train became the source of much story material.
Charles Lane played a lot of extremely unlikable characters and it became his niche. However, he did play many "good guys" in film and TV appearances, too. In reality, Lane was a good, likable guy who found work well into his eighties. In an interview made shortly before his death, Lane called his character of Homer Bedloe "a creep", but he liked him!
His most famous role was that of railroad man Homer Bedloe on TVs "Petticoat Junction". He appeared so frequently he could almost have been considered a regular. Homer's constant scheming to shut down the Hooterville Cannonball train became the source of much story material.
Charles Lane played a lot of extremely unlikable characters and it became his niche. However, he did play many "good guys" in film and TV appearances, too. In reality, Lane was a good, likable guy who found work well into his eighties. In an interview made shortly before his death, Lane called his character of Homer Bedloe "a creep", but he liked him!
#1: Blondie
(1938)
