Biography for
Charles S. Dutton More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

30 January 1951, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Birth Name

Charles Stanley Dutton

Nickname

Roc

Height

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Spouse

Debbi Morgan

(31 December 1989 - 1994) (divorced)

Trivia

Attended Drama school at Yale.

Attended Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Was cast in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) as a detective, but as script changes rolled in, the role was cut.

Elements of his real life experiences with incarceration were in Alien³ (1992).

Lives on a farm in Howard County, Maryland.

The role of Cosmo Jackson in Hero Wanted (2008) was originally written with Dutton in mind. The role later went to Ben Cross.

Was considered for the role of Carl Winslow on "Family Matters" (1989).

Is a huge American history buff.

Was convicted of possession of a deadly weapon and served a three-year sentence. While in prison he assaulted a corrections officer and was sentenced to an additional 7-1/2 years in prison. While serving his sentence he read a play that amused him so much he started a theatre group. To start the group he had to be attending school, and he had dropped out of school in the seventh grade. He not only took classes to finish his elementary school education, but by the time he finished his sentence he had a two-year college degree.

Personal Quotes

In a few years, I ended up going from jail to Yale.

I have a farm in Maryland with 18 horses - 12 Clydesdales and the rest palominos. I also have eight big cats - two lions, two tigers, two leopards, a bobcat and a three-legged mountain lion."

I used to be a hardcore, hardhearted guy. Once you make the decision to change, all kinds of things happen.

When I was out there on stage and the guys were laughing, I could see I had them in the palm of my hand. I thought, "I just discovered what I was born to do." It was an enormous kind of power.