Stage and screen actor Charles S. Dutton won multiple Tony awards before becoming recognizable in film. Though he appeared in Crocodile Dundee II and An Unremarkable Life in the 1980s, his 90s films Alien 3, Menace II Society and Cry, the Beloved Country established him as a solid supporting performer.
Television viewers know him best as Roc Emerson on the FOX sitcom Roc.
Notable Roles
- 1985: Dom in Cat's Eye
- 1991: Tyrone in Mississippi Masala
- 1992: Rev. Elijah Hawkins in The Distinguished Gentleman
- 1992: Dillon in Alien 3
- 1994: Rothmiller in A Low Down Dirty Shame
- 1994: Roc Emerson in Roc
- 1996: Sheriff Ozzie Walls in A Time To Kill
- 1997: Leonard in Mimic
- 2002: Hendricks in D-Tox
- 2004: Felix Reynolds in Against the Ropes
- 2007: Maceo in Honeydipper
- 2008: Sydney Washington in The Third Nail
- 2008: Grandfather of Ernie Davis in The Express
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Charles S. Dutton Timeline
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1988: Crocodile Dundee II - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1989: An Unremarkable Life - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1991: Mississippi Masala - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1992: Alien 3 - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1994: Roc - IMDb Listing
1994: A Low Down Dirty Shame - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1995: Cry, the Beloved Country - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1996: A Time to Kill - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1997: Mimic - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1999: Cookie's Fortune - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1999: Random Hearts - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2004: Against the Ropes - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2006: Threshold - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2007: Honeydripper - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2008: The Third Nail - IMDb Listing
2008: The Express - IMDb Listing