Charles S. Dutton

Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American stage, film, and television actor and director, best known for his roles as "Fortune" in the film Rudy, "Dillon" in Alien 3, and the title role in the television sitcom Roc which originally ran on the Fox network from 1991 until 1994.
== Early life and education ==
Dutton was born January 30, 1951, on the East side of Baltimore, Maryland. His father was a truck driver. In his youth, Dutton dropped out of school before finishing middle school. He had a short-lived stint as an amateur boxer with the nickname "Roc." When he was 17, he got into a fight which resulted in the death of a man Dutton claimed had attacked him. Dutton was convicted of manslaughter, and spent seven years in prison.
== Prison conviction ==
Several months into his second prison term, Dutton was sentenced to six days of solitary confinement, which allowed prisoners to take one book. By accident, he grabbed an anthology of black playwrights. He enjoyed the plays so much that, upon his release from confinement, he petitioned the warden to start a drama group for the Christmas talent show. The warden agreed on the condition that Dutton go back to school and get his GED. Dutton accomplished that and went on to eventually complete a two-year college program at Hagerstown Junior College (now Hagerstown Community College) in Hagerstown, Maryland, graduating with an Associate of Arts degree in 1976. Upon his release, he enrolled as a drama major at Towson State University (now known as Towson University) in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, Maryland, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978. After his time at Towson, Dutton earned a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama in 1983.[1]
== Career ==
In 1984, Dutton made his Broadway debut in August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, winning a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1988, Dutton played a killer in the television miniseries The Murder of Mary Phagan opposite Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey. 1990 brought him a second Best Actor Tony nomination for his role in another Wilson play, The Piano Lesson. From 1991-1994, he starred in the Fox television series Roc. Dutton co-starred in Alien 3, the debut film of director David Fincher, then co-starred in 1993's Rudy. Other films he has appeared in include Get on the Bus; A Time to Kill; Cookie's Fortune; A Low Down Dirty Shame; Crocodile Dundee II; Cry, the Beloved Country; Surviving the Game, Menace II Society; and Secret Window.
Dutton won Outstanding Guest Actor Emmy Awards in 2002 and 2003 for his roles in The Practice and Without a Trace. He was previously nominated in 1999, for his guest-starring role as Alvah Case in the HBO prison drama Oz in its second-season premiere episode. For this role, he was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Also in 1999, he starred in an ensemble cast in Aftershock: Earthquake in New York in which he played the Mayor of New York City. Dutton gained acclaim for his comedy show Roc shown on FOX television(but produced by HBO) from 1991–1994, especially mid-run when the show was broadcast live. His work in this role won him an NAACP Image Award. He co-starred in the popular but short-lived 2005 CBS science fiction series, Threshold.
In 2000, Dutton directed the HBO miniseries The Corner. The miniseries was close to his heart for Dutton grew up on the streets of East Baltimore. It was adapted from The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood(Broadway Books, 1997) by David Simon (a reporter for the Baltimore Sun) and Ed Burns (a retired Baltimore homicide detective). The Corner won several Emmys in 2000, including Best Miniseries. Dutton won for his direction of the miniseries. He worked with Simon previously in a 1996 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street.
He starred as Montgomery County, Maryland Police Chief Charles Moose in the 2003 made-for-TV movie D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear, and appears in Season 2 of The L Word. Dutton also appeared in "Another Toothpick," an episode of The Sopranos. He guest starred on House M.D. as the father of Doctor Eric Foreman(Omar Epps) and on Sleeper Cell: American Terror as the father of undercover FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed. He also directed two episodes of Sleeper Cell.
On October 9, 2007, HBO announced that it had arranged a deal with Dutton where he would develop, direct and star in series and movies for the network.[2]He also appeared in the 2007 film Honeydripper. On February 14, 2013 Dutton returned to TV in Zero Hour playing the role of a priest. In 2013, Dutton played Detective Margolis in the horror film The Monkey's Paw.[3]
== Personal life ==
Dutton owns a farm in Ellicott City, Maryland. He was married once; he wed American actress Debbi Morgan in 1989, but the couple divorced in 1994.[citation needed]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1985	Cat's Eye 	Dom 	
1988	No Mercy 	Sergeant Sandy 	
1988	Crocodile Dundee II 	Leroy Brown 	
1989	Jacknife 	Jake 	
1990	Q&A 	Detective Sam Chapman 	
1991	Mississippi Masala 	Tyrone Williams 	
1992	Alien 3 	Dillon 	Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
1992	The Distinguished Gentleman 	Elijah Hawkins 	
1993	Menace II Society 	Mr. Butler 	
1993	Rudy 	Fortune 	
1994	Surviving the Game 	Walter Cole 	
1994	Foreign Student 	Howlin' Wolf 	
1994	A Low Down Dirty Shame 	Sonny Rothmiller 	
1995	Cry, the Beloved Country 	John Kumalo 	
1995	Seven 	Cop 	Uncredited
1995	Nick of Time 	Huey 	
1996	A Time to Kill 	Sheriff Ozzie Walls 	
1996	Get on the Bus 	George 	
1997	Mimic 	Leonard 	
1998	Black Dog 	Ford 	
1999	Cookie's Fortune 	Willis Richland 	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
1999	Random Hearts 	Alcee 	
2002	D-Tox 	FBI Agent Chuck Hendricks	
2003	Gothika 	Dr. Douglas Grey 	
2004	Against the Ropes 	Felix Reynolds 	Also director
2004	Secret Window 	Ken Karsch 	
2005	The L.A. Riot Spectacular 	The Mayor 	
2007	Honeydripper 	Maceo 	
2008	The Third Nail 	Sydney 	
2008	American Violet 	Reverend Sanders 	
2008	The Express 	Willie Davis 	
2009	Fame 	Mr. James Dowd 	
2010	Legion 	Percy Walker 	
2012	Bad Ass 	Panther 	
2012	Least Among Saints 	George 	
2012	The Obama Effect 	John Thomas 	
2012	LUV 	Cofield 	
2013	The Monkey's Paw 	Detective Margolis 	
2014	Android Cop 	Mayor Jacobs 	
2014	Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery	Cookie 	
2015	The Perfect Guy 	Roger Vaughn 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1985 	Miami Vice 	Lieutenant Pearson 	Episode: "The Prodigal Son"
1985 	The Equalizer 	Abmennet 	Episode: "Bump and Run"
1986 	Miami Vice 	Ed McCain 	Episode: "The Good Collar"
1986 	Cagney & Lacey 	Mr. Johnson 	Episode: "The Marathon"
1986 	Apology 	Asst. District Attorney 	Television movie
1988 	The Murder of Mary Phagan 	Jim Conley 	Television movie
1991–1994	Roc 	Roc Emerson 	72 episodes
1993 	Are You Afraid of the Dark? 	Captain Jonas Cutter 	2 episodes
1995 	The Piano Lesson 	Boy Willie 	Television movie
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1995 	Zooman 	Emmett 	Television movie
1996 	Homicide: Life on the Street 	Elijah Sanborn 	Episode: "Prison Riot"
1998 	Oz 	Professor Alva Case 	Episode: "The Tip"
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
1998 	Blind Faith 	Charles Williams 	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
1999 	Aftershock: Earthquake in New York 	Mayor Bruce Lincoln 	Television movie
1999 	The 60's 	Reverend Willie Taylor 	Television movie
2000 	Deadlocked 	Jacob Doyle 	Television movie
2000 	For Love or Country 	Dizzy Gillepsie 	Television movie
2000 	The Corner 	N/A 	Television movie
Director
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Director for a Movie
2001 	Ed 	Reverend Carver 	Episode: "Valentine's Day"
2001 	The Sopranos 	Officer Wilmore 	Episode: "Another Toothpick"
2001 	The Practice 	Leonard Marshall 	Episode: "Killing Time"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2002 	10,000 Black Men Named George 	Milton Webster 	Television movie
2002–2003	Without a Trace 	Chet Collins 	2 episodes
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2003 	D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear 	Chief Charles Moose 	Television movie
2004 	Something the Lord Made 	William Thomas 	Television movie
2005 	Mayday 	Admiral Randolf Hennings 	Television movie
2005 	The L Word 	Dr. Benjamin Bradshaw 	4 episodes
2005–2006	Threshold 	J.T. Baylock 	13 episodes
2006–2007	House 	Rodney Foreman 	2 episodes
2007 	My Name Is Earl 	Reggie 	Episode: "Get a Real Job"
2008 	Racing for Time 	Lt. Stack 	Television movie
2009 	CSI: NY 	Talmadge Neville 	Episode: "Greater Good"
2010 	Dark Blue 	Walter Shell 	Episode: "Shell Game"
2011 	Law & Order: LA 	Reverend Davidson 	Episode: "Carthay Circle"
2011 	Criminal Minds 	Tony Cole 	Episode: "The Bittersweet Science"
2011 	American Horror Story: Murder House	Detective Granger 	2 episodes
2012 	The Good Wife 	Pastor Damon 	Episode: "Blue Ribbon Panel"
2012–2014	Longmire 	Detective Fales 	6 episodes
2013 	Zero Hour 	Father Mickle 	6 episodes
2014 	The Following 	FBI Director Tom Franklin	Episode: "The Messenger"
2015 	Bessie 	William 'Pa' Rainey 	Television movie
Category:American male film actors