Writer/director/producer/editor Charles Vincent Dingley was born on
September 6, 1940, in Garden City, Michigan. He began his show-business career in
regional theater as a director and stage manager. He subsequently moved
east and worked for both Yale Repertory and the Negro Ensemble Company
prior to founding the production company Platinum Pictures in New York
City. Chuck made his cinematic debut in 1971 with the comedic adult
short feature
The Appointment (1971). He
churned out a slew of often humorous and frequently arousing hardcore
X-rated movies from the early 1970s up until the mid-'80s, such as
While the Cat's Away... (1972),
Blue Summer (1973).
Lecher (1973),
Heavy Load (1975),
Visionen (1978),
Dirty Lily (1978).
Jack 'n Jill entdecken die Lust (1979),
MisBehavin' (1978),
Roommates (1982).
Puss 'n Boots (1982),
In Love (1983),
Bordelo (1985),
Street Life (1987)
and Sex Crimes 2084 (1985).
Among the popular porno thespians he regularly worked with are
Veronica Hart,
Samantha Fox and
Jamie Gillis. Outside of his hardcore porno
fare, Chuck also did "legitimate" R-rated low-budget films, such as the
amusing lowbrow comedies
Summer Camp (1978),
Hot T-Shirts - Hauteng auf runden Kurven (1980),
Manche mögens prall (1981),
Preppies - Die schrillen 3 vom College (1984),
Hollywood Hot Pools (1984),
Wimps (1986),
Sex Appeal (1984),
Knastakademie (1987) and
New York's Finest (1988),
the horror shocker Deranged - Vom Wahnsinn besessen (1987), the
period action drama
Warrior Queen (1987) and the erotic
thriller sequel
Augen der Lust (1989). He
appeared in small parts in a handful of his own pictures.
Chuck Vincent died at age 51 from AIDS complications on September 23,
1991 in Key West, Florida.
