What I learned as an actor was the only way you could really do August Wilson's work, you had to leave an ounce of your essence on that stage,... Otherwise it was impossible.

He was previously nominated in 1999 for his guest-starring role as Alvah Case in the HBO prison drama Oz in its second season premiere episode. Early life
Dutton was born January 30 1951 on the East side of Baltimore Maryland to a truck driver father. Dutton was charged and convicted of manslaughter and he spent the next two years in prison.

Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30 1951) is an American stage film and television actor and director. He is perhaps 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).