Charles S. Dutton

American actor, director and producer
Person human Q706513

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 30, 1951
Place of birth
Baltimore
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Dutton[20]
Given name
Charles, S.[21][22]
Native language
English[9]
P14419
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P14750
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Start of work period
1984
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 71
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Charles Dutton 2000.jpg ↗
AdoroCinema person ID
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Africultures person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Behind The Voice Actors person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CINE21 person ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CineMagia person ID
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Comic Vine ID
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DBC author ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Elonet person ID
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Emmys person ID
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FAST ID
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Fandango person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Freebase ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
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Ivi person ID
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Kinobaza person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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MYmovies person ID
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Movie Walker Press person ID
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MovieMeter person ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1260623
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
268235341
Notable Names Database ID
256/000043127
Obálky knih ID
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Open Media Database person ID
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PORT person ID
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Prabook ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scope.dk person ID
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Sinemalar person ID
28195
Swedish Film Database person ID
107341
TMDB person ID
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TheTVDB person ID
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Trading Card Database name ID
193059
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
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Summary

Charles S. Dutton's place of birth was Baltimore[1]. He was born on January 30, 1951[2]. He worked as an actor[3], film director[4], television producer[5], television director[6], and television actor[7].

Body

Education

Educated at Yale School of Drama[11], a drama school[24], in United States[25], founded in 1924[26] and Towson University[12], a university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1866[29].

Recognition

Awards received include NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series[13], a NAACP Image Awards[30], in United States[31], founded in 1972[32]; Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play[14], a class of award[33]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special[15], a Primetime Emmy Award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1975[36]; NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special[16], a class of award[37]; Theatre World Award[18], a theatre award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1945[40]; and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series[41], a class of award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1975[44].

FAQs

Where was Charles S. Dutton born?

Born in Baltimore[1].

What did Charles S. Dutton do for work?

Charles S. Dutton worked as actor[3], film director[4], television producer[5], television director[6], and television actor[7].

Where did Charles S. Dutton go to school?

Charles S. Dutton was educated at Yale School of Drama[11] and Towson University[12].

What awards did Charles S. Dutton receive?

Honors received include NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series[13], Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play[14], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special[15], and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special[16].

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  2. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [2] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . tvrage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 24w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Given name → Charles, S.
    Nominated for → Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie +24
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