Charles T. Daniels
- Writer
From serving in the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam to being a
New York state narcotics officer to running a movie studio and becoming
a writer, director and entrepreneur, screenwriter Charles Daniels life
reads like a Hollywood picture. Daniels has maintained a career in the
film industry for several years since getting his start in the 1970s,
when he went to work for The Burbank Studios-then Warner Communications
and Columbia Pictures-where he learned all aspects of filmmaking.
In the early 1980s, Daniels was asked by the Board of Colombia Pictures to head Ryder Sound Studios. Because of Daniels' natural business acumen, he was given a special post that brought Ryder out of near bankruptcy to become an emerging powerhouse in Hollywood. While at the studio, Ryder was involved with over 60 films, including "Wall Street," "White Nights," the miniseries "Stalin," and "Platoon" took home the Oscar for Best Sound. During this time, Daniels was asked to chair "The Silvertip Symposium," a five-year study on how to produce independent films.
After leaving Ryder, Daniels took time off to travel and write, but was a consultant on several screenplays and foreign distribution deals. He continues to remain active in the industry, regularly attending the film markets such as Cannes and AFM. He has maintained a long-term working relationship with actor Peter Facinelli, with whom he wrote his first movie. Along with directing and writing, Daniels was most recently appointed by the Congressional Committee to serve on the Business Advisory Council.
In the early 1980s, Daniels was asked by the Board of Colombia Pictures to head Ryder Sound Studios. Because of Daniels' natural business acumen, he was given a special post that brought Ryder out of near bankruptcy to become an emerging powerhouse in Hollywood. While at the studio, Ryder was involved with over 60 films, including "Wall Street," "White Nights," the miniseries "Stalin," and "Platoon" took home the Oscar for Best Sound. During this time, Daniels was asked to chair "The Silvertip Symposium," a five-year study on how to produce independent films.
After leaving Ryder, Daniels took time off to travel and write, but was a consultant on several screenplays and foreign distribution deals. He continues to remain active in the industry, regularly attending the film markets such as Cannes and AFM. He has maintained a long-term working relationship with actor Peter Facinelli, with whom he wrote his first movie. Along with directing and writing, Daniels was most recently appointed by the Congressional Committee to serve on the Business Advisory Council.
