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Charles S. Dutton

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Charles S. Dutton
During the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse. This is the story of four of the student athletes whose off the field activities cost them their future.
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Carter High (2015)
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Charles S. Dutton was born on 30 January 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Gothika (2003), Alien³ (1992) and A Time to Kill (1996). He was previously married to Debbi Morgan.
BornJanuary 30, 1951
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BornJanuary 30, 1951
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  • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 10 wins & 28 nominations total

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Charles S. Dutton in Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990)
Charles S. Dutton in Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
Charles S. Dutton and Cicely Tyson in Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
Charles S. Dutton in Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
Charles S. Dutton in Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
Charles S. Dutton in Carter High (2015)
Charles S. Dutton in Carter High (2015)
Charles S. Dutton in American Horror Story (2011)
Charles S. Dutton in CSI: NY (2004)
Charles S. Dutton in Without a Trace (2002)
Charles S. Dutton in The Monkey's Paw (2013)
Charles S. Dutton and Common in LUV (2012)

Known for:

Halle Berry in Gothika (2003)
Gothika
5.8
  • Dr. Douglas Grey
  • 2003
Alien³ (1992)
Alien³
6.4
  • Leonard Dillon
  • 1992
Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and RaéVen Kelly in A Time to Kill (1996)
A Time to Kill
7.5
  • Sheriff Ozzie Walls
  • 1996
Paul Bettany in Legion (2010)
Legion
5.3
  • Percy Walker
  • 2010

Credits

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Actor

  • Veneration (2016)
    Veneration
    • Lt. A.J. Robertson
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Vivica A. Fox, Charles S. Dutton, Pooch Hall, and Reginald C. Hayes in Carter High (2015)
    Carter High
    • Coach James
    • 2015
  • Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, and Michael Ealy in The Perfect Guy (2015)
    The Perfect Guy
    • Roger
    • 2015
  • What Lola Wants (2015)
    What Lola Wants
    • Cop
    • 2015
  • Queen Latifah in Bessie (2015)
    Bessie
    • Pa Rainey
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Amy Acker and Dylan Bruce in A Novel Romance (2015)
    A Novel Romance
    • Harris
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Lou Diamond Phillips, Katee Sackhoff, Robert Taylor, Cassidy Freeman, and Adam Bartley in Longmire (2012)
    Longmire
    • Detective Fales
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014
  • Comeback Dad (2014)
    Comeback Dad
    • Othell
    • 2014
  • Matthew Lillard, Paul Levesque, Frank Welker, John Cena, and A.J. Mendez in Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014)
    Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
    • Cookie (voice)
    • Video
    • 2014
  • Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy in The Following (2013)
    The Following
    • FBI Director Tom Franklin
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Michael Jai White in Android Cop (2014)
    Android Cop
    • Mayor Jacobs
    • 2014
  • A Very Larry Christmas (2013)
    A Very Larry Christmas
    • Alberic
    • 2013
  • The Monkey's Paw (2013)
    The Monkey's Paw
    • Detective Margolis
    • 2013
  • Anthony Edwards in Zero Hour (2013)
    Zero Hour
    • Father Mickle
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Martin Papazian and Tristan Lake Leabu in Least Among Saints (2012)
    Least Among Saints
    • George
    • 2012

Producer

  • David Alan Grier, Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, and Tyler James Williams in Peeples (2013)
    Peeples
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Charles S. Dutton in Roc (1991)
    Roc
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1994
  • Laurel Avenue (1993)
    Laurel Avenue
    • executive producer (as Charles Dutton)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1993

Director

  • Charles S. Dutton, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Meagan Good, Emilio Rivera, Glynn Turman, and Katt Williams in The Obama Effect (2012)
    The Obama Effect
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Under
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Racing for Time (2008)
    Racing for Time
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Oded Fehr and Michael Ealy in Sleeper Cell (2005)
    Sleeper Cell
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Meg Ryan and Omar Epps in Against the Ropes (2004)
    Against the Ropes
    • Director
    • 2004
  • The Corner (2000)
    The Corner
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2000
  • First Time Felon (1997)
    First Time Felon
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
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Videos56

Clip: I Want My Girls
Clip 1:25
Clip: I Want My Girls
Fame: "Hold Your Dream"
Clip 0:47
Fame: "Hold Your Dream"
Fame: "Graduation Drums"
Clip 0:45
Fame: "Graduation Drums"
Fame: "Get on the Floor"
Clip 0:57
Fame: "Get on the Floor"
Fame: "Black & Gold"
Clip 0:53
Fame: "Black & Gold"
Fame: "Halloween Dance"
Clip 0:43
Fame: "Halloween Dance"
Fame: "Out Here on My Own"
Clip 0:56
Fame: "Out Here on My Own"
Fame: "Caf Jam"
Clip 0:48
Fame: "Caf Jam"
Fame: "If You Want Fame"
Clip 1:12
Fame: "If You Want Fame"
Legion
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Legion
Legion
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Legion
Legion
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Legion

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Charles Dutton
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • January 30, 1951
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Spouse
    • Debbi MorganDecember 31, 1989 - 1994 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared on Broadway in August Wilson's "Piano Lesson". NOTE: Dutton was nominated for a Tony award.
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    • 4 Articles

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    Was convicted of manslaughter and served a seven-year sentence. Shortly after his release, he 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.
  • Quotes
    In a few years, I ended up going from jail to Yale.
  • Trademark
    Clean shaven head
  • Nickname
    • Roc

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