Leonard Maltin phoned a little while ago to tell me that actor Charles Lane had passed away at the too-early age of 102. If you've been with us on this weblog for a while, you've read many a message about the amazing Mr. Lane. Rather than write a new obit saying old things, I refer you to…
- This post, in which we summarize the long, hard-working career of one of Hollywood's great character actors.
- This post, which was all about his 100th birthday party.
- This post, which was about a salute to Charles Lane on the TV Land Awards that year. (See below.)
- This post, which was about an appearance I attended where they screened The Music Man — one of the eight jillion movies in which Charles Lane appeared — and he was present to discuss it and his work.
- This post, which was about one of the other eight jillion films.
- This post, which congratulated him on his 101st birthday.
- And this post, celebrating his 102nd.
Not much more I can add to all that except that at the screening of The Music Man and at the TV Land Awards, he reminded everyone that he was still available for acting work. I'd be curious if anyone took him up on it. Here's a video clip of that TV Land Awards moment, which focused on his television work and ignored the eight jillion movies…
