Charles Washburn Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Charles Washburn was born on May 1, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA as Charles C. Washburn. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Sounder (1972), The Bill Cosby Show (1969) and Lady Sings the Blues (1972). He died on April 13, 2012 in Memphis.
[on his early days in the television industry] When I started at Desilu, there were only three black employees on the whole lot . . . Nichelle Nichols, myself and the guy who had the food truck--who closed it up after lunch and then shined shoes.
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[on racism of his early days looking for work] I had interviewed to be an AD [asst. director] at an NBC affiliate, because some production friends told me they wanted to hire a black for the control room. But they never called me back. Months later I wrote to my friend asking who got the job and he said, "Charlie, they didn't hire anyone. They never intended to. They just wanted to be able tell people they were looking for a Negro".
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Fact
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Was the first African-American to apply for and graduate from the Directors Guild of America's assistant directors training program.
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Earned the nickname "Charlie Star Trek" for his early work on the legendary TV series Star Trek (1966).
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
TV Series first assistant director - 4 episodes
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
1981
TV Movie first assistant director
Vega$
1978-1979
TV Series first assistant director - 9 episodes
Uptown Saturday Night
1974
first assistant director - as Charles C. Washburn
Winter Kill
1974
TV Movie assistant director - as Charles C. Washburn
Wattstax
1973
Documentary assistant director
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
assistant director
Sounder
1972
second assistant director
Melinda
1972
assistant director
Dirty Harry
1971
assistant director - uncredited
Earth II
1971
TV Movie assistant director
Brother John
1971
second assistant director
The Bill Cosby Show
TV Series second assistant director - 19 episodes, 1969 - 1970 first assistant director - 16 episodes, 1970 - 1971
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fly Away Home
1981
TV Movie unit production manager
Bustin' Loose
1981
unit production manager - as Charles C. Washburn
The Six Million Dollar Man
1977
TV Series unit manager - 2 episodes
McMillan & Wife
1976-1977
TV Series unit manager - 6 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dirty Harry
1971
Intern (uncredited)
Skullduggery
1970
Papuan
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Get Christie Love!
1975
TV Series associate producer - 1 episode
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 85th Annual Academy Awards
2013
TV Special
Himself - Assistant Director (In Memoriam) (as Charles C. Washburn)
Known for movies
Sounder (1972) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
The Bill Cosby Show (1969-1971) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Uptown Saturday Night (1974) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
$800,000
