Charles Gunning

Born: 1951-04-12

Charles Gunning was born in Waxahachie, Texas. As a child growing up in Dallas, he always aspired to be an artist. He was an active participant in the music and art scenes while residing in Austin, Texas, where he lived for 20 years. Charles has lived in Los Angeles, California, since 1991. Charles studied Television and Film at The University of Texas at Austin and at the Conservatory of The American Film Institute in Hollywood. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen discovered Charles and cast him into his first major movie in the critically acclaimed Miller's Crossing (1990). Charles attained cult-hero status for his role in the smash-hit Richard Linklater film Slacker (1990). He also appeared in the beautifully done Walter Hill film Wild Bill (1995) with Jeff Bridges and Ellen Barkin . Charles Gunning Co-Stars as "Slim" in his latest film, Richard Linklater's The Newton Boys (1998) starring Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, and Dwight Yoakam. Charles Gunning has had numerous Roles on television series, including High Incident (1996) (ABC), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) (ABC), ER (1994) (NBC), Cybill (1995) (CBS), Murder, She Wrote (1984) (CBS), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (Fox) and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) (CBS). He has appeared in TV movies Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994)(Showtime), and Bonanza: The Return (1993) (NBC), among others, and in a number of high-profile commercials. Charles Gunning is a versatile bad-guy actor whose roles have ranged from cold-blooded psychopaths, the Devil, Weirdoes, Drunks, Gangsters, Murderers, Hitmen, Aliens and Cops. He also specializes in dark comedies. In June of 1993, Charles Gunning won the mantle of Archetypal Screen Villain in a poker game from Hollywood Icon Jack Elam.


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Waking Life

as Angry Man in Jail
Released: 2001-10-19

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its...

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Miller's Crossing

as Hitman at Verna's
Released: 1990-09-21

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for...

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The Haunting

as Hugh Crain
Released: 1999-07-23

Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be...

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The Newton Boys

as Slim
Released: 1998-03-26

The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the oldest of them,...

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Slacker

as Hitchhiker Awaiting 'True Call'
Released: 1991-07-05

Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to...

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Bonanza: The Return

as Otis
Released: 1993-11-24

A man with a grudge against the late Little Joe seeks revenge on the Cartwrights and attempts to...

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.com for Murder

as PC Tech
Released: 2002-02-21

This high-tech, psychological thriller is set in the shadowy world of the Internet. Sondra...

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Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

as Boltinghouse
Released: 1991-01-01

A gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders.

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Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

as Mr. Electricity
Released: 1994-09-08

Spoof-miester, Julie Brown does a musical send-up of Tonya Harding and Lorena Bobbit's debutante...

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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2016-08-05

Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Miner #3
First aired: 1987-09-28

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the...

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Murder, She Wrote

as T.D.
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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ER

as Denardo
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Sheriff (segment "Ghost Town")
First aired: 1997-05-25

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and...

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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Delivery Driver
First aired: 1993-09-12

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty...

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