Charles Busch
- Known for
- Acting
- 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.
Filmography
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story TBA
Actor
The Sixth Reel 2021
as Jimmy, Director, Screenplay
The Confession of Lily Dare 2020
as Lily Dare, Writer
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin 2017
as Self
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition 2006
as Self
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story 2006
as Self
A Very Serious Person 2006
as Jan, Director, Writer
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch 2005
as Leading Lady
Her Royal Escape to Love 2005
Actor, Director, Writer
How Real is 'The Star'? 2005
as Self
Die, Mommie, Die! 2003
as Angela / Barbara Arden, Screenplay, Theatre Play
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star 2002
as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
Rescued from the Closet 2001
as Self
Psycho Beach Party 2000
as Captain Monica Stark, Theatre Play, Writer
Dragtime 1997
as Self
Trouble on the Corner 1997
as Ms. Ellen
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! 1995
Actor
It Could Happen to You 1994
as Timothy
Addams Family Values 1993
as Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
Credits from TMDB.