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Charles Burnett 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.
Born
Thursday, 13 April 1944
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | 2022 |
| We Blew It | Himself / Self | 2017 |
| Dreams Are Colder Than Death | 2014 | |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
| On Story | Self | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011 |
| Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | Lucinda | 2003 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | 2022 |
| We Blew It | Himself / Self | 2017 |
| Dreams Are Colder Than Death | 2014 | |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
| On Story | Self | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011 |
| Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | Lucinda | 2003 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| 42 One Dream Rush | 2010 |
| Relative Stranger | 2009 |
| Quiet as Kept | 2007 |
| Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation | 2007 |
| The Blues | 2003 |
| Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | 2003 |
| Finding Buck McHenry | 2000 |
| Independent Lens | 1999 |
| The Annihilation of Fish | 1999 |
| The Wedding | 1998 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | 1997 |
| The Final Insult | 1997 |
| Nightjohn | 1996 |
| When It Rains | 1995 |
| The Glass Shield | 1994 |
| America Becoming | 1991 |
| To Sleep with Anger | 1990 |
| My Brother's Wedding | 1983 |
| Killer of Sheep | 1978 |
| The Horse | 1973 |
| Several Friends | 1969 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Quiet as Kept | 2007 |
| The Final Insult | 1997 |
| My Brother's Wedding | 1983 |
| Killer of Sheep | 1978 |
| The Horse | 1973 |
| Several Friends | 1969 |
