Charles Lane

ProducerActorDirectorEditorWriter Dec 26 (age 72) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 1977–1994 (17 year career)

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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 seve…