Charles Lane

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Charles Lane

Born 1953-12-26 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 4 films

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 Sidew…

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Filmography

4 films

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Posse poster

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They…

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Posse

★ 5.4 1993

True Identity poster

In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

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True Identity

★ 5.6 1991

Sidewalk Stories poster

A New York City street artist rescues a baby girl after her father is murdered. He then sets off to…

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Sidewalk Stories

★ 7.5 1989

A Place in Time poster

A New York City street artist witnesses a crime and resolves to redeem his earlier inaction. A sil…

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A Place in Time

★ 7.0 1977