Charles Edward Pogue Jr. (born January 18, 1950) is an American screenwriter, playwright and stage actor.
He has worked in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thriller genres, and he has also scripted several Sherlock Holmes adaptations: The Hound of the Baskervilles,[1] The Sign of Four,[1] and Hands of a Murderer.
[3] He has expressed his disappointment with the films that were made from his screenplays for Dragonheart[1] and Kull the Conqueror,[1] saying that they were ruined by studio interference.
[4] Pogue is also a renowned actor in regional theater who has worked onstage with such stars as Charlton Heston, Jeremy Brett, Cyd Charisse, Martha Raye and Deanna Dunagan.
[citation needed] From 1997 to 2001, Pogue served on the board of directors of the Writers Guild of America, West.