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Wendell B. Harris Jr.

Wendell B. Harris Jr.

Born: 1954-03-05

Wendell B. Harris Jr. (born March 5, 1954), is a Juilliard and Interlochen-trained American filmmaker and actor. He is the writer, director and lead actor of Chameleon Street, which won the Grand Jury prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival. Harris and Prismatic Images, a multi-award-winning film/video/audio production facility his family founded, 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).

Filmography
Road Trip poster
Road Trip
2000 • Professor Anderson
Out of Sight poster
Out of Sight
1998 • Daniel Burdon
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell poster
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991 • Self - Director, 'Chameleon Street'
Chameleon Street poster
Chameleon Street
1991 • William Douglas Street