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Charles Stanley Dutton is an American actor, director and producer. He is best known for his roles in the television series Roc (1991–1994) and the television film The Piano Lesson (1995), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. His other accolades include three Primetime Emmy Awards and three NAACP Image Awards.
Birth Name
Charles Stanley Dutton
Born
Tuesday, 30 January 1951
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Comeback Dad | Othell | 2014 |
FRO Thizzle Reviews | Ken Kirsch | 2022 |
Dark Side of the '90s | Roc Emerson | 2021 |
Carter High | Coach James | 2015 |
The Perfect Guy | Roger | 2015 |
What Lola Wants | Cop | 2015 |
Bessie | William 'Pa' Rainey / Pa Rainey | 2015 |
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand | 2015 | |
A Novel Romance | Harris | 2015 |
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery | Cookie / Cookie (voice) | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Comeback Dad | Othell | 2014 |
FRO Thizzle Reviews | Ken Kirsch | 2022 |
Dark Side of the '90s | Roc Emerson | 2021 |
Carter High | Coach James | 2015 |
The Perfect Guy | Roger | 2015 |
What Lola Wants | Cop | 2015 |
Bessie | William 'Pa' Rainey / Pa Rainey | 2015 |
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand | 2015 | |
A Novel Romance | Harris | 2015 |
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery | Cookie / Cookie (voice) | 2014 |
Android Cop | Mayor Jacobs | 2014 |
A Very Larry Christmas | Alberic | 2013 |
The Monkey's Paw | Detective Margolis | 2013 |
Zero Hour | Father Mickle | 2013 |
The Following | FBI Director Tom Franklin | 2013 |
LUV | Cofield | 2013 |
Least Among Saints | George | 2012 |
The Obama Effect | John Thomas | 2012 |
Longmire | Detective Fales | 2012 |
Bad Ass | Panther | 2012 |
40 Minutes of Hell | Narrator | 2012 |
American Horror Story: 1984 | Detective Granger | 2011 |
Legion | Percy Walker | 2010 |
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | 2010 |
The Good Wife | Pastor Damon | 2009 |
Dark Blue | Walter Shell | 2009 |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
The Express | Willie 'Pops' Davis | 2008 |
American Violet | Reverend Sanders | 2008 |
Racing for Time | Lt. Stack | 2008 |
The Third Nail | Sydney Washington / Sydney | 2008 |
Cuttin Da Mustard | Self | 2008 |
Fame | Mr. James Dowd | 2008 |
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Dillon | 2007 |
Honeydripper | Maceo | 2007 |
After Hours with Daniel Boulud | Self | 2006 |
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson") | 2006 |
Mayday | Admiral Randolf Hennings | 2005 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
Criminal Minds | Tony Cole | 2005 |
My Name Is Earl | Reggie | 2005 |
Threshold | J.T. Baylock | 2005 |
The L.A. Riot Spectacular | The Mayor | 2005 |
House | Rodney Foreman | 2004 |
Clubhouse | Stuart Truman | 2004 |
CSI: NY | Talmadge Neville | 2004 |
Something the Lord Made | William Thomas | 2004 |
Secret Window | Ken Karsch | 2004 |
Against the Ropes | Felix Reynolds | 2004 |
The L Word | Dr. Benjamin Bradshaw | 2004 |
Gothika | Dr. Douglas Grey / Douglas Grey | 2003 |
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | Chief Charles Moose | 2003 |
Freedom: A History of US | Negro Student / Benjamin Arnett | 2003 |
Conviction | Carl's Father / McGill | 2002 |
Without a Trace | Chet Collins | 2002 |
10, 000 Black Men Named George | Milton Webster | 2002 |
Eye See You | Hendricks / Detective Hendricks | 2002 |
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Dizzy Gillespie | 2000 |
Ed | Rev. Thomas Carver | 2000 |
Deadlocked | Jacob Doyle | 2000 |
The Corner | Self | 2000 |
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Mayor Bruce Lincoln | 1999 |
Random Hearts | Alcee | 1999 |
Cookie's Fortune | Willis Richland | 1999 |
The Sopranos | Officer Wilmore | 1999 |
Homecoming: Sometimes I Am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clay | (voice) | 1999 |
Blind Faith | Charles Williams | 1998 |
Black Dog | Ford | 1998 |
First Time Felon | Inmate | 1997 |
Mimic | Leonard | 1997 |
Oz | Alvah Case / Professor Alvah Case | 1997 |
True Women | Josiah | 1997 |
The Practice | Leonard Marshall | 1997 |
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance | Lieutenant Charles Silvera | 1996 |
Get on the Bus | George | 1996 |
Night Visitors | Dr. Eldon James | 1996 |
A Time to Kill | Sheriff Ozzie Walls / Ozzie Walls | 1996 |
Last Dance | John Henry Reese | 1996 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us | Charles Silvera | 1996 |
Nick of Time | Huey / Hucy | 1995 |
Cry, the Beloved Country | John Kumalo | 1995 |
Se7en | Cop | 1995 |
Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Lt. Charles Silvera | 1995 |
Zooman | Emmett | 1995 |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Old George | 1995 |
The Piano Lesson | Boy Willie | 1995 |
A Low Down Dirty Shame | Rothmiller | 1994 |
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Charles Silvera | 1994 |
Foreign Student | Howlin' Wolf | 1994 |
Surviving the Game | Walter Cole | 1994 |
A Matter of Justice | Mr. McDaniel, Private Investigator | 1993 |
Rudy | Fortune | 1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
Menace II Society | Mr. Butler | 1993 |
The 35th Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 1993 |
Homicide: Life on the Street | Elijah Sanborn | 1993 |
The Distinguished Gentleman | Elijah Hawkins | 1992 |
The Whoopi Goldberg Show | Self - Guest | 1992 |
Alien³ | Dillon / Leonard Dillon | 1992 |
The Making of 'Alien 3' | Self | 1992 |
Mississippi Masala | Tyrone Williams | 1991 |
Roc | Roc Emerson | 1991 |
Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Captain Jonas Cutter | 1990 |
The 44th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1990 |
Q&A | Sam Chapman | 1990 |
Equal Justice | Mr. Walters | 1990 |
An Unremarkable Life | Lou | 1989 |
Jacknife | Jake / Jake, Veteran Encounter Group Leader | 1989 |
Runaway | Ralph Colby | 1989 |
A Man Called Hawk | Charles Hodges | 1989 |
Crocodile Dundee II | Leroy Brown | 1988 |
The Murder of Mary Phagan | Jim Conley | 1988 |
Astonished | White | 1988 |
No Mercy | Sergeant Sandy / Sgt. Sandy | 1986 |
Apology | Asst. District Attorney | 1986 |
The Equalizer | Abmennet | 1985 |
Cat's Eye | Dom | 1985 |
Miami Vice | Ed McCain / Lieutenant Pearson | 1984 |
Cagney & Lacey | Mr. Johnson | 1981 |
Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself (as Charles Dutton) / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Obama Effect | 2012 |
Racing for Time | 2008 |
Sleeper Cell | 2005 |
Against the Ropes | 2004 |
The Corner | 2000 |
First Time Felon | 1997 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Peeples | 2013 |
Laurel Avenue | 1993 |
Roc | 1991 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Won |
2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Won |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Won |
1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1996 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |