Birthday: January 30, 1951
Charles Dutton attended the Yale School of Drama, and in 1983 he first appeared off-Broadway in Richard III. Before long he was delivering Tony-calibre performances in such Broadway productions as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and The Piano Lesson. In films since 1986's No Mercy, the forceful, thunder-voiced Dutton has been seen in movies ranging from the mirth-provoking Crocodile ...more- 1999
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Supporting Actor
- Cookie's Fortune
- nom
- 1998
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Supporting Actor
- Blind Faith
- nom
- 1995
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Ma
- The Piano Lesson
- nom
- 2009
- Fame
- Mr. James Dowd
- 2008
- American Violet
- Reverend Sanders
- 2008
- The Express
- Willie 'Pops' Davis
- 2007
- Honeydripper
- Maceo
- 2007
- House: House Training
- Rodney Foreman












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