Charles Weldon
Biography
Charles Weldon was an American actor, director, singer, and songwriter who was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, and moved to Bakersfield, California, at age seven. He started as the lead singer of The Paradons and co-wrote their 1960 hit Diamonds and Pearls before turning to acting in 1969 in Oscar Brown Jr.'s musical Big-Time Buck White. He became part of the original Negro Ensemble Company in 1970 and appeared on Broadway in The River Niger in 1973. He later founded Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. in 2005 and served as its artistic director for thirteen years, also directing many of its productions. His screen roles included the 1967 film Who's Minding the Mint? and he acted for the Denver Theater Center in twelve productions. He received a Henry Award for his supporting role in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean and an AUDELCO Award for Seven Guitars. He died in 2018.
78years old at death
- Born Wetumka
- Died
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 52 years1967 to 2019
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A change of course
Before acting, Charles Weldon was the lead singer of The Paradons and co-wrote their 1960 hit record "Diamonds and Pearls"; the group appeared on American Bandstand and toured with James Brown and Fats Domino.
First role
In 1969, Charles Weldon took his first acting role, appearing in Big-Time Buck White, a musical by Oscar Brown Jr. that featured Muhammad Ali.
Behind the camera
Weldon started the Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. in 2005, after the NEC dissolved in 1993. He ran it as artistic director, honoring the group that had helped his early career.
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Best known for
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- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf1982as Beau Willie
IMDb rating 8.193 votes
Worked with
Charles Weldon shares two films with Cicely Tyson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Stuart MillarDirector, 1 film, 1975
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