Charles Lane

December 26, 1953 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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 to help was released by Palm Pictures, but is now out-of-print.

Often works with

Isaac Hayes
2 titles together
Posse, Hallelujah
Melvin Van Peebles
2 titles together
Posse, True Identity
James Earl Jones
2 titles together
True Identity, Hallelujah
Ruth Brown
2 titles together
True Identity, Hallelujah

Full filmography · 6

Hallelujah
Director
1993
Posse
as Weezie
19935.4
True Identity
as Duane and Director
19915.6
Sidewalk Stories
as The Artist and Director and Writer
19897.5
A Place in Time
as The Artist and Director
1977