Charles Burnett
Directing
April 13, 1944 (82 years old)
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
11
Acting Credits
27
Directed
Biography
Charles Burnett is an American film director, producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1977), My Brother’s Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV series. Considered by the Chicago Tribune as “one of America’s very best filmmakers”, and by the New Y...
Known For
Filmography
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
3
Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts
2022
as Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
as Self
6.1
A Walk with Charles Burnett
2019
as Self
We Blew It
2017
as Self
5.2
Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA
2016
as Himself
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
2014
as Self
6
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
7.4
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
as Self
7.7
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
as Lucinda
6.4
Olivia's Story
2000
as Umpire
7