Charles Busch

Charles Busch

Born: August 23, 1954
Charles Louis Busch (born August 23, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and female impersonator, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. He wrote and starred in his early plays Off-off-Broadway beginning in 1978, generally in drag roles, and also acted in the works of other playwrights. He also wrote for television and began to act in films and on television in the late 1990s. His best known play is The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000), which was a success on Broadway.

Movies for Charles Busch...

The Sixth Reel
Title: The Sixth Reel
Character: Jimmy
Released: August 19, 2021
Type: Movie
When the death of a close friend unearths the long-thought lost final reel of a classic Tod Browning horror film, Jimmy and his cohorts each concoct underhanded schemes involving false romances, drag personas….and maybe vampires?…to cash in on a big sale of the film. But can the urge to bring the moviegoing community together with this lost classic prevail over the desire to get rich quick?
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The Confession of Lily Dare
Title: The Confession of Lily Dare
Character: Lily Dare
Released: May 13, 2020
Type: Movie
Played against the gaudy tapestry of turn of the century California’s notorious Barbary Coast, The Confession of Lily Dare tells the story of one woman’s tumultuous passage from convent girl to glittering cabaret chanteuse to infamous madame of a string of brothels. Behind her every move lies her greatest secret, her undying devotion to the child she was forced to abandon.
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Title: Stars in the House
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2020
Type: TV
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services.
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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Title: The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Character: Self
Released: March 11, 2017
Type: Movie
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels inspired millions to reclaim their lives.
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Title: Lipstick Jungle
Released: February 7, 2008
Type: TV
Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside showrunner/head writer Oliver Goldstick. The pilot was directed by Gary Winick.
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A Very Serious Person
Title: A Very Serious Person
Character: Jan
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death.
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Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Title: Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
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The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Title: The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Character: Leading Lady
Released: April 25, 2005
Type: Movie
Tender and upbeat, THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH is the affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and glamorous leading lady Charles Busch.
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How Real is 'The Star'?
Title: How Real is 'The Star'?
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the Bette Davis film, The Star from 1952.
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Her Royal Escape to Love
Title: Her Royal Escape to Love
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Photoplay and Direction by Charles Busch
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Die, Mommie, Die!
Title: Die, Mommie, Die!
Character: Angela / Barbara Arden
Released: October 31, 2003
Type: Movie
Angela Arden is washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marriage so that she can be with a hunky layabout, she poisons her husband. However, Angela's manipulative daughter, gay son and alcoholic maid are not going to make it easy for her.
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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Title: Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Character: Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
Released: August 1, 2002
Type: Movie
In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.
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Rescued from the Closet
Title: Rescued from the Closet
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 2001
Type: Movie
A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid Closet," on the subject of LGBT representation in film history.
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Psycho Beach Party
Title: Psycho Beach Party
Character: Captain Monica Stark
Released: August 6, 2000
Type: Movie
Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.
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Dragtime
Title: Dragtime
Character: Himself
Released: October 11, 1997
Type: Movie
A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of some of the most famous drag queens of today: Varla Jean Merman, Candis Cayne, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka. These frocked out femmes of fashion light up the screen!
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Trouble on the Corner
Title: Trouble on the Corner
Character: Ms. Ellen
Released: October 9, 1997
Type: Movie
Jeff, a troubled therapist, suffers a breakdown when he spies on his sexy neighbor Ericca, a beautiful model that rollerblades around her apartment in red gloves and a kimono. When he confuses his erotically bizarre patients' most perverse neuroses with his own, the fine line between reality and fantasy erodes with lethal consequences. Darkly comedic, Trouble on the Corner takes you into the depths of one man's decent into madness and races toward the murderous conclusion of this tale of a modern urban nightmare.
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Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Title: Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Released: October 19, 1995
Type: Movie
Documentary about the creation of the iconic Broadway show
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It Could Happen to You
Title: It Could Happen to You
Character: Timothy
Released: July 29, 1994
Type: Movie
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.
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Addams Family Values
Title: Addams Family Values
Character: Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
Released: November 19, 1993
Type: Movie
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
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Title: Frasier
Character: Mark (voice)
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: TV
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
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Title: In the Life
Character: Self/Host
Released: June 9, 1992
Type: TV
Produced by In The Life Media, In the Life is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender television newsmagazine that is broadcast on PBS. Premiering on June 9, 1992, it is the longest running LGBT television program in history. In September 2012, In The Life Media announced that the December 2012 broadcast would be the last. ITLM says it will work with other organizations to create a web-based archive of historical videos documenting the LGBT rights movement, enhancing the organization's online presence and hopefully broadening its reach.
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Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
Title: Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A documentary on John Schlesinger and Michael Childers.