Charles Manson
Known for Acting · 56 credits
- Born
- 1934-11-12
- Died
- 2017-11-19
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Charlie Manson · Charley Manson · Charles Milles Manson
Biography
Charles Milles Manson (November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) led the California-based Manson Family cult based in the late 1960s. Some cult members committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, Manson was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including film actress Sharon Tate. The prosecution contended that while Manson never directly ordered the murders, his ideology constituted an overt act of conspiracy. Before the murders, Manson had spent more than half of his life in correctional institutions. While gathering his cult following, Manson was a singer-songwriter on the fringe of the Los Angeles music industry, chiefly through a chance association with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, who introduced Manson to record producer Terry Melcher. In 1968, the Beach Boys recorded Manson's song "Cease to Exist", renamed "Never Learn Not to Love" as a single B-side, but without a credit to Manson. Afterward, Manson attempted to secure a record contract through Melcher, but was unsuccessful. Manson would often talk about the Beatles, including their 1968 self-titled album. According to Los Angeles County District Attorney, Vincent Bugliosi, Manson felt guided by his interpretation of the Beatles' lyrics and adopted the term "Helter Skelter" to describe an impending apocalyptic race war. During his trial, Bugliosi argued that Manson had intended to start a race war, although Manson and others disputed this. Contemporary interviews and trial witness testimony insisted that the Tate–LaBianca murders were copycat crimes intended to exonerate Manson's friend Bobby Beausoleil. Manson himself denied having instructed anyone to murder anyone. Manson's notoriety as an emblem of insanity, violence, and the macabre influenced pop culture. Recordings of songs written and performed by Manson were released commercially, starting with Lie: The Love and Terror Cult (1970). Since his incarceration, various musicians have covered some of his songs. Although originally sentenced to death in 1971, his sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole after the California Supreme Court invalidated the state's death penalty statute in 1972. He served his life sentence at the California State Prison, Corcoran and died at age 83 in late 2017.
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Known For
TV Shows (13)
Euphoria
2019
as Self (archive footage)
South Park
1997
as Charles Manson (archive footage)
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghost Hunters
2004
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Seventies
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Very Scary People
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Inside the Criminal Mind
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Making Manson
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1969
2019
Manson: The Lost Tapes
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman
2017
as Self (Archive Footage)
Movies (43)
Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025
as Self (archive footage)
When You're Strange
2010
as Self (archive footage)
LA 92
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Il falso bugiardo
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Zappa
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Killing of America
1981
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Days of Sharon Tate
1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?
2006
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Manson, The Church of Satan, The Universal Order & The Process Church of Final Judgment
2012
Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Manson
1973
as Himself
Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Manson: The Women
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
1992
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
This Is America Part 2
1980
as Self (archive footage)
Iconoclast
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Horrifying Hollywood Murders
as Self (archive footage)
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
2017
as Self (archive Footage)
Charles Manson: The Final Words
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Manson Family: Born to Kill?
2012
as Himself
Manson's Missing Victims
2008
The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter
2009
as Himself
Death Diploma
1987
Charles Manson Superstar
1989
as Himself
No Sense Makes Sense
1993
as Himself
Inside The Manson Gang
2007
as Self
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
2015
as Himself
Serious Serial Killers
2012
Life After Manson
2014
as Self
Charles Manson Then & Now
1992
as Himself (archive footage)
Safe Condition: Document in the Past Perfect
1994
as Charles Manson
Cease to Exist
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Old Man
2012
as Himself (voice)
Charles Manson: The Funeral
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Hymns from the Abyss
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Pardoned From Above: The Charles "Tex" Watson Story
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Manson: Journey Into Evil
1995
as Himself
About Charles Manson
Charles Milles Manson (November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) led the California-based Manson Family cult based in the late 1960s. Some cult members committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, Manson was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including film actress Sharon Tate. The prosecution contended that while Manson never directly ordered the murders, his ideology constituted an overt act of conspiracy. Before the murders, Manson had spent… With 56 credits spanning from 1973 to 2025, Charles Manson has appeared in 43 films and 13 TV shows.
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- Zappa (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
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