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Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

Actor, also director and producer · Born January 30, 1951 (75) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American stage, film, and television actor and director. He is perhaps best known for starring in the television series Roc (1991–1994) and House MD (as the father of Eric Foreman). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles S. Dutton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 30, 1951 (75)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 109 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Charles S. Dutton's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
17%
Society
14%
Self
13%
Survival
12%
Power
11%
Ideas
3%
Justice22 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 13 · Dark 23

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 39 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 20 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 12 of 32 analyzed roles.

Ally
12 of 32
Mentor
7 of 32
Shadow
5 of 32
Threshold guardian
4 of 32
Hero
2 of 32
Trickster
1 of 32
Herald
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
22
Dread
13
Hopeful
17
Thrilling
10
Other
39

How their films linger

Hopeful26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles S. Dutton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles S. Dutton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

109 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Carter High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Coach James

  • The Perfect Guy(2015)

    as Roger Vaughn

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • What Lola Wants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Cop

  • Bessie(2015)

    as William 'Pa' Rainey

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Novel Romance(2015)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Very Larry Christmas(2013)

    as Alberic

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Comeback Dad(2014)

    as Othell

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery(2014)

    as Cookie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Android Cop(2014)

    as Mayor Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Monkey's Paw(2013)

    as Detective Margolis

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Zero Hour(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Mickle

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Following(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as FBI Director Tom Franklin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Luv(2012)

    as Cofield

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Peeples(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Least Among Saints (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as George

  • The Obama Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer · as John Thomas

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Detective Fales · as Fales

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Ass(2012)

    as Panther

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 40 Minutes of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective Granger

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Davidson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Legion(2010)

    as Percy Walker

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Fame(2009)

    as Mr. James Dowd

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Pastor Damon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Blue(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Shell

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Express(2008)

    as Willie 'Pops' Davis

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • American Violet(2008)

    as Reverend Sanders

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Racing for Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Lt. Stack

  • The Third Nail(2007)

    as Sydney Washington

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Honeydripper(2007)

    as Maceo

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson")

  • Sleeper Cell(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Mayday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Admiral Randolf Hennings

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Cole

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · as J.T. Baylock

  • The L.A. Riot Spectacular(2005)

    as The Mayor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • House(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rodney Foreman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Clubhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Talmadge Neville

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Something the Lord Made(2004)

    as William Thomas

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Secret Window(2004)

    as Ken Karsch

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Against the Ropes(2004)

    Director · as Felix Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Benjamin Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Gothika(2003)

    as Douglas Grey

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear(2003)

    as Chief Charles Moose

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Carl's Father

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chet Collins

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • 10,000 Black Men Named George(2002)

    as Milton Webster

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • D-Tox(2002)

    as Detective Hendricks

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story(2000)

    as Dizzy Gillespie

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Rev. Thomas Carver

  • Deadlocked(2000)

    as Jacob Doyle

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Aftershock: Earthquake in New York(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mayor Bruce Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Random Hearts(1999)

    as Alcee

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Cookie's Fortune(1999)

    as Willis Richland

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The '60s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Reverend Willie Taylor

  • The '60s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Reverend Willie Taylor

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Wilmore

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Blind Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Charles Williams

  • Black Dog(1998)

    as Ford

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • First Time Felon(1997)

    Director · as Inmate (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mimic(1997)

    as Leonard

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Alvah Case

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • True Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Josiah

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard Marshall

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance(1996)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Get on the Bus(1996)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Night Visitors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dr. Eldon James

  • A Time to Kill(1996)

    as Ozzie Walls

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Last Dance(1996)

    as John Henry Reese (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us(1996)

    as Charles Silvera

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cry, the Beloved Country(1995)

    as John Kumalo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nick of Time(1995)

    as Hucy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Seven(1995)

    as Cop (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Jack Reed: One of Our Own(1995)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Zooman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Emmett

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Ol' George (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Piano Lesson(1995)

    as Boy Willie

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Low Down Dirty Shame(1994)

    as Rothmiller

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Jack Reed: A Search for Justice(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Foreign Student(1994)

    as Howlin' Wolf

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Surviving the Game(1994)

    as Cole

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Matter of Justice(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Rudy(1993)

    as Fortune

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Laurel Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Menace II Society(1993)

    as Mr. Butler

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Elijah Sanborn

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Distinguished Gentleman(1992)

    as Elijah Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Jonas Cutter

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Alien³(1992)

    as Dillon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Masala(1991)

    as Tyrone Williams

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Roc(1991)

    Show 72 episodes · as Roc Emerson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Q&A(1990)

    as Sam Chapman

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • An Unremarkable Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lou

  • Jacknife(1989)

    as Jake, Veteran Encounter Group Leader

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ralph Colby

  • A Man Called Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crocodile Dundee II(1988)

    as Leroy Brown

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Murder of Mary Phagan(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jim Conley

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Astonished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as White

  • No Mercy(1986)

    as Sergeant Sandy

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Apology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Asst. District Attorney

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Abmennet

  • Cat's Eye(1985)

    as Dom

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed McCain · as Lieutenant Pearson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 108 titles from 1982 to 2015; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

$240M worldwide

Highest rated

Something the Lord Made (2004)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

A Time to Kill (1996)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19822015

Peak 2003 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1985Screen debut· Cat's Eye
  • 1992Breakout· Alien³
  • 1992Career best· Alien³
  • 2003First top-billed film· D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting105 of 108: 100 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting6 of 108: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting1 of 108: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 108: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 108: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

108 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s13 · acting1990s41 · 40 acting · 2 crew2000s32 · 31 acting · 4 crew2010s22 · 21 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 3% of 40 roles
85950005

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Charles S. Dutton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 56; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 82 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

A Very Larry Christmas (2013)

89th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Seven (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Charles S. Dutton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles49–87 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles9–58 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles42–86 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles30–44 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles46–84 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Charles S. Dutton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles S. Dutton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Dennehy shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers