- Born
- Birth nameCharles Stanley Dutton
- Nickname
- Roc
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Charles S. Dutton was born on January 30, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Alien³ (1992), Gothika (2003) and A Time to Kill (1996). He was previously married to Debbi Morgan.
- SpouseDebbi Morgan(December 31, 1989 - 1994) (divorced)
- Clean shaven head
- Was convicted of manslaughter and served a seven-year sentence. Shortly after his release, he was convicted of possession of a deadly weapon and served a three-year sentence. While in prison he assaulted a corrections officer and was sentenced to an additional 7½ years in prison. While serving his sentence he read a play that amused him so much he started a theatre group. To start the group he had to be attending school, and he had dropped out of school in the seventh grade. He not only took classes to finish his elementary school education, but by the time he finished his sentence he had a two-year college degree.
- Elements of his real life experiences with incarceration were in Alien³ (1992).
- Attended Yale Drama School.
- Lives on a farm in Howard County, Maryland.
- His nickname "Roc" came from being involved in rock throwing fights when he was a kid. He was originally nicknamed "Rockhead" which was eventually shortened to "Roc".
- In a few years, I ended up going from jail to Yale.
- I have a farm in Maryland with 18 horses - 12 Clydesdales and the rest palominos. I also have eight big cats - two lions, two tigers, two leopards, a bobcat and a three-legged mountain lion."
- I used to be a hardcore, hardhearted guy. Once you make the decision to change, all kinds of things happen.
- When I was out there on stage and the guys were laughing, I could see I had them in the palm of my hand. I thought, "I just discovered what I was born to do." It was an enormous kind of power.
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