Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American actor and director.
With a lengthy, diverse and award-winning career on stage, film and television, Dutton is perhaps best known for starring in the television series Roc (1991-1994).
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 televi...
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Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American actor and director.
With a lengthy, diverse and award-winning career on stage, film and television, Dutton is perhaps best known for starring in the television series Roc (1991-1994).
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 1991-94 he starred in the Fox Television series Roc. Dutton also co-starred in Alien 3, the debut film of director David Fincher, then costarred in 1993's Rudy. Other films he has appeared in include A Time to Kill; Cookie's Fortune; Crocodile Dundee II; Cry, the Beloved Country; Menace II Society; and Secret Window.
Dutton won Outstanding Guest Actor...
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