Deadwood was (and still is) my favorite tv show, despite its abbreviated three season run. Since its unfortunate abrupt end, it has made it hard for me to see Deadwood characters in any other role than the characters they played on the show. I will bring you infrequent updates on the Deadwood diaspora as I bump into them on other tv shows and/or movies.
In this edition I bring you Charlie Utter, who was one of my favorite characters on Deadwood. His Deadwood profile is here, and a couple of historical pieces on the actual life of Charlie Utter (Deadwood the show was based firmly on the actual historical people and events in the town of Deadwood) here and here. The actor, Dayton Callie, who portrayed Utter had a starring role in the only season David Milch's next project – the controversial "John from Cincinnati."
Callie seems to have found a home on the new F/X show "Sons of Anarchy," which is pretty good after only two episodes. He plays Chief Wayne Unser, who at this point seems to have an important role on the show, but who may also be written out at a moment's notice as Unser is slated to retire when we first meet him in episode two. The role as a gruff police captain with conflicts between right and wrong and peace and violence seems at this point to be pitch perfect niche that Callie has created for himself late in his career.
_John
image: from HBO
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