BURNETT_Charles-24x30-2008.jpg : Studio Harcourt derivative work: Materialscientist ( talk )CC BY 3.0File pageCharles Burnett
- film director
- actor
- screenwriter
- cinematographer
- film producer
- filmmaker
- film editor
- director
- Born 1944-04-13 (age 82)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1977–present
Known for
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Miniseries | 67 |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
age 0
- Born
age 33
- Killer of Sheepcinematographer
- Killer of Sheepdirector
- Killer of Sheepfilm editor
- Killer of Sheepproducer
- Killer of Sheepscreenwriter
age 51
- The Glass Shielddirector
- The Glass Shieldscreenwriter
age 52
- Nightjohndirector
age 54
- The Weddingdirector
age 55
- Selma, Lord, Selmadirector
age 63
- Namibia: The Struggle for Liberationdirector
- Namibia: The Struggle for Liberationscreenwriter
age 67
Career in numbers
Scores by year
- 1977Killer of Sheep93.0
- 1995The Glass Shield60.5
- 1996Nightjohn87.5
- 2011The Story of Film: An Odyssey73.5
Worked with most
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1977–
- Education
- Los Angeles City College, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Master of Fine Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts