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Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

Actor, Director, Writer

Born April 13, 1944 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

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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.

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15 wins and 6 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

23

Type

Year

Barry Jenkins on 'Killer of Sheep' Poster

Barry Jenkins on 'Killer of Sheep' Video2025Self

Hollywood Black Poster

Hollywood Black TV Series2024Self - Interviewee

Is That Black Enough for You?!? Poster

Is That Black Enough for You?!? Feature Film2022Self

Of Family and Folklore Poster

Of Family and Folklore Documentary2019Self

The Dust of Summer Poster

The Dust of Summer Short Film2018Electrician

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2018Self - Honorary Oscar

Melody Trice Special Events Poster

Melody Trice Special Events TV Series2017Self

We Blew It Poster

We Blew It Documentary2017Self

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA Poster

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA Documentary2016Self

Spirits of Rebellion: Black Film at UCLA Documentary2016Self

72nd Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony TV Special2015Self - Jury member

The Actor's Choice Poster

The Actor's Choice TV Series2015Self

Unsung Hollywood Poster

Unsung Hollywood TV Series2014Self

On Story Poster

On Story TV Series2011Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Poster

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Mini-Series2011Self - Interviewee

These Amazing Shadows Poster

These Amazing Shadows Documentary2011Self

Directors on Directing 2: The Story of the Storytellers Poster

Directors on Directing 2: The Story of the Storytellers Documentary2008Self

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Poster

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Documentary2003Lucinda

Independent View TV Series2002Self

Olivia's Story Short Film2000Umpire

The 6th Annual Independent Spirit Awards TV Special1991Self - Winner

Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood Documentary1990Self

Colour Treatment DocumentarySelf

Director

33

Type

Year

Untitled Policing Documentary Feature Film2026

Dark City: Interval_575 Feature Film2025

After the LockDown: Black in LA Poster

After the LockDown: Black in LA Feature Film2021

Cinetracts '20 Poster

Cinetracts '20 Feature Film2020

Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution Poster

Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution Documentary2018

Juliette Fairley's Mulatto's Dilemma Short Film2012

Mulatto Saga Short Film2012

42 One Dream Rush Poster

42 One Dream Rush Short Film2010

Relative Stranger Poster

Relative Stranger TV Movie2009

The Horse Poster

The Horse Short Film2009

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Poster

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Feature Film2007

Quiet as Kept Poster

Quiet as Kept Short Film2007

For Reel? Documentary2003

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Poster

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Documentary2003

The Blues Poster

The Blues Mini-Series2003

American Family Poster

American Family TV Series2002

Finding Buck McHenry Poster

Finding Buck McHenry TV Movie2000

Olivia's Story Short Film2000

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

The Annihilation of Fish Poster

The Annihilation of Fish Feature Film1999

Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland Documentary1998

The Wedding Poster

The Wedding TV Movie1998

Documenta X - Die Filme Documentary1997

The Final Insult Poster

The Final Insult Documentary1997

The Wonderful World of Disney Poster

The Wonderful World of Disney TV Series1997

Nightjohn Poster

Nightjohn TV Movie1996

When It Rains Poster

When It Rains Short Film1995

The Glass Shield Poster

The Glass Shield Feature Film1994

America Becoming Poster

America Becoming Documentary1991

To Sleep with Anger Poster

To Sleep with Anger Feature Film1990

My Brother's Wedding Poster

My Brother's Wedding Feature Film1983

Killer of Sheep Poster

Killer of Sheep Feature Film1978

Several Friends Poster

Several Friends Short Film1969

Writer

16

Type

Year

The Horse Poster

The Horse Short Film2009

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Poster

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Feature Film2007

Quiet as Kept Poster

Quiet as Kept Short Film2007

For Reel? Documentary2003

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Poster

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Documentary2003

The Blues Poster

The Blues Mini-Series2003

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

The Final Insult Poster

The Final Insult Documentary1997

When It Rains Poster

When It Rains Short Film1995

The Glass Shield Poster

The Glass Shield Feature Film1994

America Becoming Poster

America Becoming Documentary1991

To Sleep with Anger Poster

To Sleep with Anger Feature Film1990

Bless Their Little Hearts Poster

Bless Their Little Hearts Feature Film1983

My Brother's Wedding Poster

My Brother's Wedding Feature Film1983

Killer of Sheep Poster

Killer of Sheep Feature Film1978

Several Friends Poster

Several Friends Short Film1969

Cinematographer

13

Type

Year

Lotus Pond Short Film2008

Quiet as Kept Poster

Quiet as Kept Short Film2007

Guests of Hotel Astoria Poster

Guests of Hotel Astoria Feature Film1989

Trumpetistically, Clora Bryant Video1989

Crocodile Conspiracy Poster

Crocodile Conspiracy Short Film1986

Bless Their Little Hearts Poster

Bless Their Little Hearts Feature Film1983

My Brother's Wedding Poster

My Brother's Wedding Feature Film1983

A Different Image Poster

A Different Image Feature Film1982

The Pocketbook Poster

The Pocketbook Short Film1980

Bush Mama Poster

Bush Mama Feature Film1979

Your Children Come Back to You Poster

Your Children Come Back to You Short Film1979

Killer of Sheep Poster

Killer of Sheep Feature Film1978

69 Pickup Short Film1969

Producer

8

Type

Year

Playing with Fire Poster

Playing with Fire Feature Film2023

The Horse Poster

The Horse Short Film2009

Quiet as Kept Poster

Quiet as Kept Short Film2007

For Reel? Documentary2003

The Final Insult Poster

The Final Insult Documentary1997

My Brother's Wedding Poster

My Brother's Wedding Feature Film1983

Killer of Sheep Poster

Killer of Sheep Feature Film1978

Several Friends Poster

Several Friends Short Film1969

Editor

7

Type

Year

The Horse Poster

The Horse Short Film2009

Quiet as Kept Poster

Quiet as Kept Short Film2007

Olivia's Story Short Film2000

Illusions Poster

Illusions Short Film1982

Your Children Come Back to You Poster

Your Children Come Back to You Short Film1979

Killer of Sheep Poster

Killer of Sheep Feature Film1978

Several Friends Poster

Several Friends Short Film1969

Thanks

5

Type

Year

Monkfish Poster

Monkfish Short Film2019

Hustle vs. Heartache Feature Film2016

My Dinner with A.J. Poster

My Dinner with A.J. Feature Film2011

This Is the Life Poster

This Is the Life Documentary2008

Illusions Poster

Illusions Short Film1982

Camera and Electrical Department

4

Type

Year

Sa-I-Gu Short Film1993

Illusions Poster

Illusions Short Film1982

Passing Through Poster

Passing Through Feature Film1977

Welcome Home Brother Charles Poster

Welcome Home Brother Charles Feature Film1975

Other Crew

1

Sisters in Cinema Documentary2003

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