Charles Gunning

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-04-12 (51 years old)

Deathday

2002-12-11

Place of Birth

Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Charles Gunning

Biography

Charles Gunning was born in Waxahachie, Texas. As a child growing up in Dallas, he always aspired to be an artist. He was an active participant in the music and art scenes while residing in Austin, Texas, where he lived for 20 years. Charles has lived in Los Angeles, California, since 1991. Charles studied Television and Film at The University of Texas at Austin and at the Conservatory of The American Film Institute in Hollywood. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen discovered Charles and cast him into his first major movie in the critically acclaimed Miller's Crossing (1990). Charles attained cult-hero status for his role in the smash-hit Richard Linkla...

Acting

1990

Miller's Crossing

as Hitman at Verna's

1999

The Haunting

as Hugh Crain

1998

1991

Slacker

as Hitchhiker Awaiting 'True Call'

2016

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

as Mr. Electricity

2002

.com for Murder

as PC Tech

2001

Waking Life

as Angry Man in Jail

2004

... End of Interview!

as Self ('Slacker' footage)

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