Charles S. Dutton
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Dutton at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
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| Born |
Charles Stanley Dutton January 30, 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Hagerstown Community College (AA 1976) Towson University (BA 1978) Yale School of Drama (MA 1983) |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Debbi Morgan (m. 1989–94) |
Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American stage, film, and television actor and director, best known for his roles as "Fortune" in the film Rudy, "Dillon" in Alien 3, and the title role in the television sitcom Roc (1991–1994).
Dutton was born January 30, 1951, on the East side of Baltimore, Maryland. His father was a truck driver.
In his youth, Dutton dropped out of school before finishing middle school. He had a short-lived stint as an amateur boxer with the nickname "Roc." When he was 17, he got into a fight which resulted in the death of a man Dutton claimed had attacked him. Dutton was charged and convicted of manslaughter, and he spent the next seven years in prison. Several months after being released from prison, Dutton was arrested for possession of a deadly weapon, and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Several months into his second prison term, Dutton was sentenced to six days of solitary confinement, which allowed prisoners to take one book. By accident, he grabbed an anthology of black playwrights. He enjoyed the plays so much that, upon his release from confinement, he petitioned the warden to start a drama group for the Christmas talent show. The warden agreed on the condition that Dutton go back to school and get his GED. Dutton accomplished that and went on to eventually complete a two-year college program at Hagerstown Junior College (now Hagerstown Community College) in Hagerstown, Maryland, graduating with an Associate of Arts degree in 1976. Upon his release, he enrolled as a drama major at Towson State University (now known as Towson University) in the Baltimore suburb of Towson, Maryland, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978.
After his time at Towson, Dutton earned a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama in 1983.
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