Simon (a reporter for the Baltimore Sun) and Ed Burns (a retired Baltimore homicide detective). The Corner won several Emmys in 2000, including Best Miniseries. Dutton won for his direction of the miniseries. He worked with Simon previously in a 1996 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street. He starred as Montgomery County, Maryland Police Chief Charles Moose in the 2003 made-for-TV movie D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear, and appeared in Season 2 of The L Word. Dutton also appeared in "Another Toothpick," an episode of The Sopranos. He guest starred on House M.D. as the father of Dr Eric Foreman (Omar Epps), and on Sleeper Cell: American Terror as the father of undercover FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed. He also directed two episodes of Sleeper Cell. On October 9, 2007, HBO announced that it had arranged a deal with Dutton where he would develop, direct, and star in series and movies for the network. He also appeared in the 2007 film Honeydripper. On February 14, 2013, Dutton returned to TV in Zero Hour, playing the role of a priest. In 2013, Dutton played Detective Margolis in the horror film The Monkey's Paw. Filmography Television Notes References External links Good Biography of Dutton at Answers.com 1951 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors African-American film directors African-American television producers American television producers African-American male actors African-American television directors American television directors American documentary filmmakers American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people convicted of manslaughter Drama Desk Award winners Film directors from Maryland Male actors from Baltimore People from Ellicott City, Maryland Primetime Emmy Award winners Towson University alumni Yale School of Drama alumni 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people