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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-04-13 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Charles Burnett

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 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.

Known For

Acting

2022

2019

2017

We Blew It as Self

2014

2011

2003

2000

Olivia's Story as Umpire

Directing

2020

Cinetracts '20 as Director

2010

42 One Dream Rush as Director
42 Second Dream as Director

2009

Relative Stranger as Director

2000

Olivia's Story as Director

1999

Selma, Lord, Selma as Director
Independent Lens as Director

1998

The Wedding as Director

1997

The Final Insult as Director

1996

Nightjohn as Director

1995

When It Rains as Director

1994

The Glass Shield as Director

1991

America Becoming as Director

1990

1983

1978

Killer of Sheep as Director

1973

The Horse as Director

1969

Several Friends as Director

Editing

2007

Quiet as Kept as Editor

2000

Olivia's Story as Editor

1982

Illusions as Editor

1978

Killer of Sheep as Editor

1973

The Horse as Editor

1969

Several Friends as Editor

Writing

2020

1997

1995

When It Rains as Writer

1994

1991

1990

1983

1978

Killer of Sheep as Writer

1973

The Horse as Writer

1969

Several Friends as Writer

Production

2007

Quiet as Kept as Producer

1983

1978

Killer of Sheep as Producer

1973

The Horse as Producer

1969

Several Friends as Producer

Camera

2007

Quiet as Kept as Director of Photography

1997

The Final Insult as Director of Photography

1993

Sa-I-Gu as Camera Operator

1991

America Becoming as Director of Photography

1989

From Rags to Reality as Director of Photography

1986

Crocodile Conspiracy as Director of Photography

1984

Bless Their Little Hearts as Director of Photography

1983

My Brother's Wedding as Director of Photography

1982

A Different Image as Director of Photography

1980

The Pocketbook as Director of Photography

1979

Bush Mama as Director of Photography
Your Children Come Back to You as Director of Photography

1978

Killer of Sheep as Director of Photography

1969

69 Pickup as Director of Photography