Charles Gunning (April 12, 1951 Waxahachie, Texas, USA - December 11, 2002 in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA (complications from car accident)) was an American actor.
Charles attained cult-hero status for his role in the smash-hit Richard Linklater film Slacker (1990). He also appeared in the beautifully done Walter Hill film Wild Bill (1995) with Jeff Bridges and Ellen Barkin . Charles Gunning Co-Stars as "Slim" in his latest film, Richard Linklater's The Newton Boys (1998) starring Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, and Dwight Yoakam. Charles Gunning has had numerous Roles on television series, including High Incident (1996) (ABC), Lois & Clark - Le nuove avventure di Superman (1993) (ABC), E.R. - Medici in prima linea (1994) (NBC), Cybill (1995) (CBS), La signora in giallo (1984) (CBS), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (Fox) and La signora del West (1993) (CBS). He has appeared in TV movies Donne all'attacco! (1994)(Showtime), and Bonanza: The Return (1993) (NBC), among others, and in a number of high-profile commercials. Charles Gunning is a versatile bad-guy actor whose roles have ranged from cold-blooded psychopaths, the Devil, Weirdoes, Drunks, Gangsters, Murderers, Hitmen, Aliens and Cops.
