The thing is, the studio then forget that you’re an actor and that you can do other things, and so since they pay you for that, they don’t want you to do anything else.” Charles S. Dutton
How much is Charles S. Dutton worth?
| Net Worth: | $5 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Actor |
| Date of Birth: | January 30, 1951 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
About Charles S. Dutton
American actor and director Charles S. Dutton has worked on theater, screen, and television. His most well-known performances include Fortune in the movie Rudy and Dillon in Alien 3. He played Eric Foreman’s father in the television shows House M.D. and Roc (1991–1994).
Dutton was born on January 30, 1951, to a truck driver on the East side of Baltimore, Maryland. Dutton left school in his early years before completing middle school. He once competed as an amateur boxer under the moniker “Roc.” He got into a fight when he was 17 and the man Dutton said had attacked him died as a result. Dutton was accused of manslaughter, found guilty, and sentenced to two years in prison. Dutton was sentenced to three years in prison after being apprehended for having a lethal weapon after being released from jail.
In August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Dutton made his Broadway debut in 1984, earning a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. Alongside Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey, Dutton portrayed a murderer in the 1988 television drama The Murder of Mary Phagan. He received a second Best Actor Tony nomination in 1990 for his performance in The Piano Lesson, another play by Wilson. He appeared in the Fox television series Roc from 1991 to 1994. Dutton first appeared in David Fincher’s directorial debut, Alien 3, and then in 1993’s Rudy. Get on the Bus, A Time to Kill, Cookie’s Fortune, Crocodile Dundee II, Cry, the Beloved Country, Menace II Society, and Secret Window are some of the other movies he has acted in.
Dutton’s performances in The Practice and Without a Trace earned him Outstanding Guest Actor Emmy Awards in 2002 and 2003. His 1999 cameo appearance as Alvah Case in the HBO prison drama Oz’s season two opening episode earned him a nomination.
Dutton was the director of the HBO miniseries The Corner in 2000. Given that Dutton was raised in East Baltimore’s streets, the miniseries held a special place in his heart. David Simon, a reporter for the Baltimore Sun, and Ed Burns adapted it from The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (Broadway Books, 1997) (a retired Baltimore homicide detective). In 2000, The Corner took home a number of Emmys, including Best Miniseries. Dutton received the award for directing the miniseries. He previously collaborated with Simon on an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street from 1996.
On October 9, 2007, HBO revealed that it had reached a deal with Dutton under which he will create, produce, and star in television shows and motion pictures for the network. Additionally, he was in the 2007 movie Honeydripper.
I just don’t want to do a movie because it paid me a lot of money.” Charles S. Dutton
