Charles S. Dutton Biography (1951-)

Born January 30, 1951, in Baltimore, MD; father, a truck driver; married Debbi Morgan (an actress), 1989 (divorced, 1994). Addresses: Agent: Charles King, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director
Birth Details: January 30, 1951; Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Charles Dutton) Dom, "The Ledge," Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's Cat's Eye), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
(As Charles Dutton) Sergeant Savoy (some sources cite Sergeant Sandy), No Mercy, TriStar, 1986
(As Charles Dutton) Leroy Brown, Crocodile Dundee II, Paramount, 1988
(As Charles Dutton) White, Astonished, Leo Films, 1988
(As Charles Dutton) Jake, Jacknife, Cineplex Odeon, 1989
An Unremarkable Life, 1989
(As Charles Dutton) Detective Sam Chapman, Q & A, TriStar, 1990
Tyrone, Mississippi Masala, Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
(As Charles Dutton) Pretty Hattie's Baby, 1991
Elijah Hawkins, The Distinguished Gentleman, Buena Vista, 1992
Dillon, Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
The Colors of Love, 1992
Mr. Butler, Menace II Society, New Line Cinema, 1993
(As Charles Dutton) Fortune, Rudy, TriStar, 1993
(As Charles Dutton) Rothmiller, A Low Down Dirty Shame (also knownas Mister Cool), Buena Vista, 1994
(As Charles Dutton) Howlin' Wolf, Foreign Student (also known as L'etudiant etranger), Gramercy, 1994
(As Charles Dutton) Walter Cole, Surviving the Game, New Line Cinema, 1994
John Kumalo, Cry, the Beloved Country, Miramax, 1995
Huey, Nick of Time, Paramount, 1995
(Uncredited) Cop, Se7en, 1995
(As Charles Dutton) Sheriff Ozzie Walls, A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996
George, Get on the Bus, Columbia TriStar, 1996
(Uncredited) John Henry Reese, Last Dance, Buena Vista, 1996
Leonard, Mimic, Dimension Films, 1997
(As Charles Dutton) FBI agent Allen Ford, Black Dog, Universal, 1998
Willis Richland, Cookie's Fortune, October Films, 1999
Alcee, Random Hearts, Columbia, 1999
Charlie "Chuck" Hendricks, D-tox (also known as Eye See Youand Im Auge der Angst), Universal, 2002
Dr. Doug Grey, Gothika, Columbia TriStar/Warner Bros., 2003
Felix Reynolds, Against the Ropes, Paramount, 2004
Film Director
Against the Ropes, Paramount, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
(As Charles Dutton) Roc Emerson, Roc (also known as Roc Live), Fox, 1991-1994
Miniseries
(As Charles Dutton) Jim Conley, The Murder of Mary Phagan, 1988
(As Charles Dutton) Arlo McDaniel, A Matter of Justice (also knownas Final Justice), 1993
(As Charles Dutton) Josiah, True Women, 1997
(As Charles Dutton) Reverend Willie Taylor, The '60s, NBC, 1999
Mayor Bruce Lincoln, Aftershock (also known as Aftershock: Earthquake in New York), CBS, 1999
Movies
(As Charles Dutton) Assistant district attorney, Apology, HBO, 1986
(As Charles Dutton) Equal Justice, 1990
Charles Silvera, Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (also known as Deadly Justice), NBC, 1994
(As Charles Dutton) Boy Willie Charles, "The Piano Lesson," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1995
(As Charles Dutton) Emmett, Zooman, 1995

(As Charles Dutton) Charles Silvera, Jack Reed: One of Our Own, 1995
(As Charles Dutton) Charles Silvera, Jack Reed: A Killer among Us(also known as Jack Reed: A Killer among Us), NBC, 1996
Charles Silvera, Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance, NBC, 1996
Dr. Eldon James, Night Visitors, NBC, 1996
(Uncredited) Inmate, First Time Felon, HBO, 1997
Charles Williams, Blind Faith, Showtime, 1998 (later released theatrically)
Jacob Doyle, Deadlocked (also known as Deadlocked--Die fuenfteGewalt), TNT, 2000
Dizzy Gillespie, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (also known as The Arturo Sandoval Story), HBO, 2000
Milton Webster, 10,000 Black Men Named George, Showtime, 2002
McGill, Conviction, Showtime, 2002
Chief Charles Moose, D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear, USA Network, 2003
Specials
(As Charles Dutton) Colby, "Runaway," Wonderworks, PBS, 1989
(As Charles Dutton) Cyrus Quarles, Traitor in My House, PBS, 1990
The Meaning of Life, CBS, 1991
Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration, ABC, 1992
The Making of "Alien 3," 1992
Narrator, Overture: East Meets West in Music, PBS, 1993
Narrator, Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America, HBO, 1993
Voice of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass: When the Lion Wrote History, PBS, 1994
Narrator, Lock Up/Lock Down, The Disney Channel, 2000
Voice, Homecoming: Sometimes I Am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt andClay, PBS, 2000
Episodic
(As Charles Dutton) Abmennet, "Bump and Run," The Equalizer, CBS,1985
(As Charles Dutton) Pearson, "Prodigal Son," Miami Vice, 1985
(As Charles Dutton) McCain, "The Good Collar," Miami Vice, 1986
(As Charles Dutton) Mr. Johnson, "The Marathon," Cagney & Lacey, 1986
(As Charles Dutton) Charles Hodges, "Hear No Evil," A Man Called Hawk, 1989
"Choice of Change," A Man Called Hawk, 1989
Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1990, 1991
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, 1990, 1992, 1997
(As Charles Dutton) Captain Jonas Cutter, "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure:Parts 1 & 2," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1992
Marcus Emerson, Roc (also known as Roc Live), Fox, 1993
Storytime, PBS, 1994
Voice of 'Ol George, "Pinocchio," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales forEvery Child (animated), HBO, 1995
(As Charles Dutton) Elijah Sanborn, "Prison Riot," Homicide: Life on the Street, NBC, 1996
"Lockdown," Homicide: Life on the Street, NBC, 1996
Professor Alvah Case, "The Tip," Oz, HBO, 1998
Reverend Thomas Carver, "Valentine's Day," Ed, NBC, 2001
Officer Leon Wilmore, "Another Toothpick," The Sopranos, HBO, 2001
Leonard Marshall, "Killing Time," The Practice, ABC, 2001
(As Charles Dutton) Chet Collins, "Between the Cracks," Without a Trace, CBS, 2002
(As Charles Dutton) Chet Collins, "Hang On to Me," Without a Trace, CBS, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 24th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1992
The 19th Annual Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, syndicated, 1992
Presenter, The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1992
The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1993
The 35th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1993
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
Presenter, The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003
Television Work
Series
(As Charles Dutton) Producer and executive consultant, Roc (also known as Roc Live), Fox, 1991
Executive producer, Roc (also known as Roc Live), Fox, 1993-1994
Miniseries
(As Charles Dutton) Executive producer, Laurel Avenue, 1993
Creator, director, and director of photography, The Corner, HBO, 2000
Movies
Director, First Time Felon, HBO, 1997
Stage Appearances
Rip Van Winkle; or "The Works," Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven,CT, 1981
Beef, No Chicken, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1981
Astopovo, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1982-1983
Levee, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Yale Repertory Theatre, then CortTheatre, New York City, 1984-1985
Title role, Othello, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1986, then American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1986-1987
Herald Loomis, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Yale Repertory Theatre,1986, then American Conservatory Theatre, 1986-1987
Pantomime, 1986
Fried Chicken and Invisibility, 1987
Boy Willie, The Piano Lesson, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston,MA, 1987-1988, later Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1990-1991, also at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, c. 1990
Ira Aldridge, Splendid Mummer (solo show), American Place Theatre,New York City, 1988
Levee, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Royale Theatre, New York City, 2003
Also appeared in A Day of Absence.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 22, Gale, 1999
Who's Who among African Americans, 16th edition, Gale, 2003

Periodicals

Jet, March 30, 1992, p. 58
Premiere, July, 1988

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