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Charles Burnett

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter / Cinematographer / Film Producer | * 04/13/1944 (79) | Vicksburg, Mississippi (United States of America (USA))
Charles Burnett (born April 13, 1944) is an American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1978), 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. Called "one of America's very best filmmakers" by the Chicago Tribune and "the nation's least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director" by The New York Times, Burnett has had a long, diverse career. ()
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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 York Times as “the nation’s least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director”, Charles Burnett has had a long and diverse filmmaking career.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Charles Burnett

Guggenheim Fellowship MacArthur Fellows Program National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Distinguished Service Order Academy Honorary Award Maya Deren Award National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
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Movies with Charles Burnett as Actor(5)

Movies with Charles Burnett as Crew(61)

Directing/Director2020 Cinetracts '20
Directing/Director2010 42 One Dream Rush
Directing/Director2009 Relative Stranger
Crew/Cinematography2007 Quiet as Kept
Directing/Director2007 Quiet as Kept
Editing/Editor2007 Quiet as Kept
Production/Producer2007 Quiet as Kept
Writing/Writer2007 Quiet as Kept
Directing/Director2003 Warming by the Devil's Fire
Writing/Writer2003 Warming by the Devil's Fire
Directing/Director2003 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Directing/Director2000 Finding Buck McHenry
Directing/Director1999 Selma, Lord, Selma
Directing/Director1999 The Annihilation of Fish
Directing/Director1998 The Wedding
Crew/Cinematography1998 The Final Insult
Directing/Director1998 The Final Insult
Writing/Writer1998 The Final Insult
Directing/Director1996 Nightjohn
Directing/Director1995 When It Rains
Writing/Writer1995 When It Rains
Directing/Director1994 The Glass Shield
Writing/Writer1994 The Glass Shield
Crew/Cinematography1991 America Becoming
Directing/Director1991 America Becoming
Writing/Writer1991 America Becoming
Directing/Director1990 To Sleep with Anger
Writing/Writer1990 To Sleep with Anger
Camera/Director of Photography1989 From Rags to Reality
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Crocodile Conspiracy
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Bless Their Little Hearts
Writing/Writer1984 Bless Their Little Hearts
Camera/Director of Photography1983 My Brother's Wedding
Directing/Director1983 My Brother's Wedding
Production/Producer1983 My Brother's Wedding
Writing/Writer1983 My Brother's Wedding
Editing/Editor1982 Illusions
Crew/Cinematography1982 A Different Image
Crew/Cinematography1980 The Pocketbook
Camera/Director of Photography1980 The Pocketbook
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Your Children Come Back to You
Crew/Cinematography1979 Bush Mama
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Killer of Sheep
Directing/Director1978 Killer of Sheep
Editing/Editor1978 Killer of Sheep
Production/Producer1978 Killer of Sheep
Writing/Writer1978 Killer of Sheep
Directing/Director1973 The Horse
Editing/Editor1973 The Horse
Production/Producer1973 The Horse
Writing/Writer1973 The Horse
Directing/Director1969 Several Friends
Editing/Editor1969 Several Friends
Production/Producer1969 Several Friends
Writing/Writer1969 Several Friends
Crew/Cinematography1969 69 Pickup

TV Shows/Series with Charles Burnett as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1999 Independent Lens

Full Name: Charles Burnett
Born: Thursday, 04/13 1944 (April) in Vicksburg, Mississippi (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 79 years + 350 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Los Angeles City College, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Other names for Charles Burnett (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"찰스 버넷"
"Charles Burnett (director)"
"Charles Burnett (Regisseur)"
Charles Burnett frequently works together with these people:
Billy Woodberry (8x, Crew)
Carl Lumbly (6x, Actor)
Julie Dash (6x, Crew)
Thomas Penick (5x, Crew)
Charles Bracy (5x, Actor)
Jon Oh (4x, Crew)
Ela Troyano (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9614, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024