Wendell B. Harris Jr.

Wendell B. Harris Jr.
Wendell B. Harris Jr.
Born	Wendell Burks Harris Jr.; March 5, 1954 (age 70)
Occupation(s)	Actor, filmmaker

Wendell B. Harris Jr. (born March 5, 1954), is a Juilliard- and Interlochen-trained American filmmaker and actor.

Career

He is known as the writer, director and lead actor of Chameleon Street, which won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Harris and Prismatic Images went on to produce a radio series entitled Black Biography, which showcased black icons from the spheres of art, history, and politics. He has appeared as an actor in the films Out of Sight (1998) and Road Trip (2000). Harris is currently in post-production for the forthcoming documentary Arbiter Roswell, a 14-year project chronicling the relationship between public opinion, the media, and the military-industrial complex.^[5]

Filmography


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Colette Vignette		Director
1989	Chameleon Street	William Douglas Street	Uncredited Also director and writer
1998	Out of Sight	Daniel Burdon
2000	Road Trip	Professor Anderson

Awards and nominations


Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1990	Sundance Film Festival	Dramatic Grand Jury Prize	Chameleon Street	Won
1992	Independent Spirit Awards	Best First Feature	Chameleon Street	Nominated

References

^ Brody, Richard (September 22, 2021). ""Chameleon Street," an overlooked masterwork that's also a cautionary tale about Hollywood". The New Yorker. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ James, Caryn (January 29, 1990). "After Pizza an Polite Squabbling, a Film Wins". New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
^ "1990 Sundance Film Festival". sundance.org. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ "Wendell B. Harris Jr.'s Top 10". The Criterion Collection. November 2, 2021.
^ "'Chameleon' director Wendell B. Harris Jr. of Flint shines again at Sundance". Booth Newspapers. Mlive.com. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

External links

Wendell B. Harris Jr. at IMDb

[:0-1] Brody, Richard (September 22, 2021). ""Chameleon Street," an overlooked masterwork that's also a cautionary tale about Hollywood". The New Yorker. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[2] James, Caryn (January 29, 1990). "After Pizza an Polite Squabbling, a Film Wins". New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

[sundance-3] "1990 Sundance Film Festival". sundance.org. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[4] "Wendell B. Harris Jr.'s Top 10". The Criterion Collection. November 2, 2021.

[5] "'Chameleon' director Wendell B. Harris Jr. of Flint shines again at Sundance". Booth Newspapers. Mlive.com. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

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