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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-01-30 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Charles S. Dutton

Biography:

Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American stage, film, and television actor and director. He is perhaps best known for starring in the television series Roc (1991–1994) and House MD (as the father of Eric Foreman).

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Known For

Acting

2025

2015

A Novel Romance as Harris
Bessie as William 'Pa' Rainey
The Perfect Guy as Roger Vaughn
Carter High as Coach James

2014

Android Cop as Mayor Jacobs
Comeback Dad as Othell

2013

LUV as Cofield
The Monkey's Paw as Detective Margolis
Zero Hour as Father Mickle
The Following as FBI Director Tom Franklin

2012

Bad Ass as Panther
40 Minutes of Hell as Narrator
The Obama Effect as John Thomas
Longmire as Detective Fales
Longmire as Fales

2011

American Horror Story as Detective Granger

2010

Legion as Percy Walker
Law & Order: LA as Reverend Davidson

2009

Fame as Mr. James Dowd
The Good Wife as Pastor Damon

2008

The Express as Willie 'Pops' Davis
Racing for Time as Lt. Stack
The Third Nail as Sydney Washington
American Violet as Reverend Sanders

2007

Honeydripper as Maceo

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson")

2005

Mayday as Admiral Randolf Hennings
Threshold as J.T. Baylock
Criminal Minds as Tony Cole
My Name Is Earl as Reggie

2004

Secret Window as Ken Karsch
Against the Ropes as Felix Reynolds
Something the Lord Made as William Thomas
House as Rodney Foreman
CSI: NY as Talmadge Neville
The L Word as Dr. Benjamin Bradshaw

2003

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear as Chief Charles Moose
Gothika as Douglas Grey

2002

D-Tox as Detective Hendricks
Conviction as McGill
Without a Trace as Chet Collins

2000

Deadlocked as Jacob Doyle
Ed as Rev. Thomas Carver

1999

The 60s as Reverend Willie Taylor
Cookie's Fortune as Willis Richland
Random Hearts as Alcee
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York as Mayor Bruce Lincoln
The Sopranos as Officer Wilmore

1998

Black Dog as Ford
Blind Faith as Charles Williams

1997

Mimic as Leonard
First Time Felon as Inmate (uncredited)
Oz as Professor Alvah Case
True Women as Josiah

1996

A Time to Kill as Ozzie Walls
Get on the Bus as George
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance as Lieutenant Charles Silvera
Night Visitors as Dr. Eldon James
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us as Charles Silvera

1995

Nick of Time as Hucy
Jack Reed: One of Our Own as Lt. Charles Silvera
Se7en as Cop (uncredited)
The Piano Lesson as Boy Willie
Zooman as Emmett

1994

Surviving the Game as Walter Cole
Foreign Student as Howlin' Wolf

1993

Rudy as Fortune
Menace II Society as Mr. Butler

1992

Alien³ as Dillon
The Distinguished Gentleman as Elijah Hawkins

1991

Mississippi Masala as Tyrone Williams
Roc as Roc Emerson

1990

Q & A as Sam Chapman

1989

Jacknife as Jake, Veteran Encounter Group Leader
Runaway as Ralph Colby

1988

Crocodile Dundee II as Leroy Brown
Astonished as White

1986

Apology as Asst. District Attorney
No Mercy as Sergeant Sandy

1985

Cat's Eye as Dom
The Equalizer as Abmennet

1984

1982

Directing

2012

The Obama Effect as Director

2008

Racing for Time as Director

2005

Sleeper Cell as Director

2004

Against the Ropes as Director

2000

The Corner as Director

1997

First Time Felon as Director

Writing

2012

Production

1993

Laurel Avenue as Executive Producer