Charles Martin Smith is an American film actor, writer, and director. Born in Van Nuys, California, Smith was discovered by a talent agent while acting in a school play, usually a rare occurrence. After a few years of working in film, he landed the role of Terry "Toad" Fields in George Lucas' 1973 film, American Graffiti (1973). The sequel, More American Graffiti (1979), did not have the success of the original, but he gained notice in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Never Cry Wolf (1983) and the successful Starman (1984). Smith's career continued mainly in supporting roles, but he received good reviews for his work in The Untouchables (1987). While his career was largely unremarkable in the 1990s after appearing in less successful films, such as Speechless (1994) and I Love Trouble (1994), Smith turned in a well-regarded performance in the TV miniseries Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo (1995) and a minor role in the big budget Deep Impact (1998). He was also one of the directors of the TV series Space: Above and Beyond (1995), as well as the director of the initial episode ("Welcome to the Hellmouth") that launched the hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). Since the mid-1990s, Smith has increasingly focused on his work behind the camera. He directed the feature film Air Bud (1997) (Disney), and two TV miniseries for Hallmark Entertainment, Roughing It (2002) and Icon (2005). He also wrote and directed the feature film, The Snow Walker (2003), for Lion's Gate Films, based on a story by Farley Mowat (Never Cry Wolf (1983)), which marked a return to the Arctic for Smith. He then wrote and directed the feature film Stone of Destiny (2008), for Infinity Features and Odeon Sky, the true story of four young Scottish students who broke into Westminster Abbey in London to take back a sacred Scottish relic. The film stars Charlie Cox, Kate Mara and Robert Carlyle, and was nominated for Best Picture by the Scottish BAFTAS. He now resides in Canada and continues to add to production, directing, acting, and writing credits in a career that has spanned over 35 years. His next film, Dolphin Tale (2011), for Alcon (The Blind Side (2009)) and Warner Brothers, which he also wrote and directed, stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, and Winter, the dolphin, who plays herself in the film. The movie is scheduled to be released Sept. 23, 2011 by WB.
Charles Martinet was born on September 17, 1955 in San Jose, California, USA as Charles Andre Martinet. He is an actor and writer, best known for voicing in Nintendo games as many different Characters including Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Toadsworth, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, in video games including Super Mario series including Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, Super Mario 3D World, Luigi's Mansion Series, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart series starting from Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Bros series, Mario & Luigi: RPG series, Yoshi's Island series. He also voiced the Announcer, Referee, Boxers in Super Punch Out (1994). He also voiced for Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier (1995) as Pa Conshohocken, Ray Trace, PiTooie, and voiced Coliey Joe, Big Moe, Lar-Man in the Stooge Fighter 3 Mini Game as a brief side job for Sierra-Online company in 1995 before moving on to work for Nintendo on Super Mario 64, a Nintendo 64 game. Charles Martinet starred in cameo film roles including Matlock (1989) in the episode "The Captain". He also played in The Dead Pool (1988), Nine Months (1995), and The Game (1997), he also did the character voices for Anastasia 1997. The non Disney animated movie Beauty and the Beast (1997) by Enchanted Tales. Charles Martinet originally wanted to be in law school and wasn't interested in voice acting due to the fear of speaking in public, during his school year, one of his friends convinced him to drop out of Law School and become a voice actor, he finally decided to drop out of Law School and pursue after acting and voice acting. He voiced for Mario in Mario Teaches Typing (1991), and practiced voice acting as Super Mario, he later voiced in Super Punch Out (1994) on a Super Nintendo game and in 1995 voiced the some of the characters at Sierra-Online company in the PC game Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier (1995). One day while Charles was relaxing at the beach, he got a phone call from his agent and was told that he got the part to play Super Mario in Super Mario 64 in the English version. Since then he has been voice acting for Nintendo video games. He also voiced in other video games including Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (1999), Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001), Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (2009), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011).
Charles Martins is an actor, known for Emily in Paris (2020), Versailles (2015) and Virgin (2016).
Charles Massey is an actor, known for Till (2022), Godfather of Harlem (2019) and Hustle (2022).
Charlie is a director, writer and producer who tries to make films with humanity, heart and humor. In 2022 he is in post production on his latest directorial effort, "The Book of Leah", staring Armand Assante. He is also executive producing the German feature film "Dylan Papermoon", which is currently filming in Bamberg under the direction of Rene G Daniel. For 2022, Charlie is directing, co-writing, and producing a World War Two thriller entitled "Bodyguard of Lies" for Babieka Films ("The Promise", "Blade Runner 2049", etc.). In addition he is executive producing three television series, "Mexican High" based on the book by Liza Monroy, "1920 The Year of The Six Presidents" based on the book by David Pietrusza, and "Killer Ride" based on the series by TD Rizor. He also runs a young adult publishing label with former Dimension Films executive Michael Zoumas. In addition, Matthau is also producing the feature "The Invitation" and "The Sugar Shack" with Judd Rubin and overseeing a young adult publishing label with former Dimension Films executive Michael Zoumas. They will publish four books in 2022 with an eye towards turning them into TV Series. Matthau wrote and directed Freaky Deaky" based upon Elmore Leonard's book and which starred Christian Slater and Crispin Glover. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival where it was acquired by eOne, and released in 2013. Matthau directed and produced The Grass Harp, based on Truman Capote's atmospheric tale of three Southern misfits who take up residence in a tree house. The film allowed Matthau to direct a stellar cast that included Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Mary Steenburgen, Nell Carter, and Edward Furlong. The film, distributed by Fine Line Features, premiered in October of 1996 and critics were glowing in their response". Lawrence Van Gelder of the New York Times reports: A success: a sweet, wise, funny, poignant film from director Charles Matthau who has extracted performances that are expert, sharp and distinctive." Says Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times: "A beguiling film in every way." "'The Grass Harp' succeeds so admirably it speaks volumes about Charles Matthau's own inimitable talents...a polished, touching insightful and exceedingly sensitive effort, says Wade Major of Entertainment Today. Charlie made his feature directorial debut at age 24 with the offbeat comedy Doin Time on Planet Earth. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films nominated him for the Best Director Award. The film was also selected as one of the 10 Best Films of 1990 by the Council of Film Organizations. Matthau has received numerous other awards for his work. The Academy of Family Films & Family Television voted Matthau: Best Director of the Year Award for his work on The Grass Harp. In September of 1997, the Matthau family was honored by the American Film Institute with it's first ever Platinum Circle Award, a newly created annual honor paying tribute to an entire family of talented artists. Matthau also directed Her Minor Thing a romantic comedy starring Estella Warren, Christian Kane, and Michael Weatherly. This feature film, was released in early 2008 to favorable response, and continues to be popular on Lifetime. Also, Matthau directed Baby-O which is a musical set in the Las Vegas jazz world and features music by Duke Ellington and Johnny Mercer. The film stars Theresa Russell, David Proval, Robert Goulet, and Charles Durning. In television, Matthau directed his father Walter and Carol Burnett in The Marriage Fool (aka Love After Death), about a widower who falls in love with another woman despite the disapproval of his children. Televised in the fall of 1998 on the CBS Television Network, "The Marriage Fool" was ranked the #1 program of the week with a 14.0 Nielsen rating and a 23 share. Charlie previously won praise for directing and producing the 1993 television movie Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love, starring Ellen Burstyn. The film tells the moving story of a woman who takes to the road to save her grandson from becoming a foster child. The Hollywood Reporter characterized it as "wise, affecting television that should not be missed." A graduate of the film school at the University of Southern California, Matthau wrote and directed the popular USC short The Duck Film, and I Was a Teenage Fundraiser. Matthau spends his spare time reading about history, losing money on sporting events, and raising funds for cancer research.
Charles Matton was born on 13 September 1931 in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was a director and writer, known for L'Italien des Roses (1972), Rembrandt (1999) and Spermula (1976). He was previously married to Sylvie Matton. He died on 19 November 2008 in Paris, France.
Charles served in the British Army 1991-2002, an officer in The Welsh Guards. He left the army to be an actor, and was accepted into Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he received BA (Hons) Acting. He has lived in England, Kenya, Northern Ireland, China and Australia. His sons are Theodore (2012), Harlequin (2013) and Dartagnan (2015).
Charles Mayer is an actor, known for The Pack (2015), Pine Gap (2018) and The Way (2018).
Charles Maze is an actor and assistant director, known for Dolmen (2005), Graigslist (2012) and The Way (2021).
Charles McCarthy is an actor, known for The Nightingale (2018).