Charles Lane

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-12-26 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Charles Lane

Biography

Charles Lane (born December 26, 1953) is an African-American actor and filmmaker. While attending SUNY Purchase as a film student, he made a short titled "A Place in Time" based on the famous Kitty Genovese incident. This short gained him a certain amount of attention, including a student Academy Award win. Lane then directed and starred in feature films True Identity, a vehicle for British comedian Lenny Henry funded by the Walt Disney Company, and Sidewalk Stories, the later of which won several awards, including one at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] This modern-day, silent black-and-white story of a homeless man and a little girl he tries t...

Acting

1977

A Place in Time

as The Artist

1993

Posse

as Weezie

1989

Sidewalk Stories

as The Artist

1991

Production

1991

True Identity

as Director

1989

Sidewalk Stories

as Director

1989

1977

A Place in Time

as Director

1977

A Place in Time

as Screenplay

1977

A Place in Time

as Producer

1977

A Place in Time

as Cinematography

1994

Alma's Rainbow

as Producer

1989

1989

Sidewalk Stories

as Producer

1993

Hallelujah

as Director

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