Charles Durning
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Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor. He best-known films include The Sting (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), True Confessions (1981), Tootsie (1982), Dick Tracy (1990) and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor two times: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and To Be or Not to Be (1983).
Known for
Credits
Scarface (1983)
as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
The Sting (1973)
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
Spy Hard (1996)
as The Director
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
as Pappy O'Daniel
Desperation (2006)
as Tom Billingsley
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Chief Brandon
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
as Moretti
Stick (1985)
as Chucky
Dirty Deeds (2005)
as Victor Rasdale
Starting Over (1979)
as Michael "Mickey" Potter
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Doc Hopper
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Waring Hudsucker
Tootsie (1982)
as Les Nichols
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
as President David T. Stevens
Etoile (1989)
as Uncle Joshua
Shelter (1998)
as Capt. Robert Landis
The Final Countdown (1980)
as Senator Samuel Chapman
Lakeboat (2000)
as Skippy
Amazing Racer (2009)
as Floyd
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
as Ross
One Fine Day (1996)
as Lew, Jack's boss
The Fury (1978)
as Dr. Jim McKeever
Breakheart Pass (1975)
as Frank O'Brien
Sharky's Machine (1981)
as Lt. Friscoe
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
as Archie (voice)
Sisters (1973)
as Joseph Larch
Mister Roberts (1984)
as The Captain
State and Main (2000)
as Mayor George Bailey
Casey Stengel (1981)
as Casey Stengel
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
as Governor of Texas
The Front Page (1974)
as Murphy
The Best Little Special In Texas (1982)
Actor
Cop (1988)
as Dutch Peltz
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
I.Q. (1994)
as Louis Bamberger
Brenda Starr (1989)
as Editor Francis I. Livright
The Hindenburg (1975)
as Captain Pruss
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
as John Clifford
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
as Col. Erhardt
Death of a Salesman (1985)
as Charley
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
as Otis P. Hazelrigg
Local Color (2008)
as Yammi
True Confessions (1981)
as Jack Amsterdam
Home for the Holidays (1995)
as Henry Larson
Hi, Mom! (1970)
as Superintendent
Tough Guys (1986)
as Deke Yablonski
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
as Charlie Rosenberg
The Story Lady (1991)
as Judge (uncredited)
I Walk the Line (1970)
as Wylie Hunnicutt
Rx for the Defense (1973)
as District Attorney Horn
Two of a Kind (1983)
as Charlie
Descansos (2006)
as Inkeeper #2
Roommates (1994)
as Barney
The Water Engine (1992)
as Tour Guide
The Last Supper (1995)
as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
as Rufus T. Crisp
When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)
as John Clifford
An Affirmative Act (2010)
as Man in the White Suit
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
The Art of 'The Sting' (2005)
as Self
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Case Closed (1988)
as Les Kabowski
The Gambler: The Legend Continues (1987)
as Senator Henry Colton
A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004)
as Santa Claus
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Unholy Matrimony (1988)
as Reverend Samuel Corey
Very Mean Men (2000)
as Paddy Mulroney
Solarbabies (1986)
as The Warden
The Rivalry (1975)
as Stephen Douglas
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
as Michael Russell
Good Dick (2008)
as Charlie
The Life Zone (2011)
as James Wise
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
as Det. Charlie Duffy
According to Dom (2009)
as Self
The Grass Harp (1996)
as Reverend Buster
A Perfect Match (1980)
as Bill Larson
Deal (2008)
as Charlie Adler
A Tiger's Tale (1988)
as Charlie Drumm
Three Chris's (2010)
as Kris Kringle
Happy New Year (1987)
as Charlie
The Butter Battle Book (1989)
as Grandfather (voice)
The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
as The Lawyer
The Choirboys (1977)
as Spermwhale Whalen
An Enemy of the People (1978)
as Peter Stockmann
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
as Santa Claus
Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
as Det. Charlie Duffy
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
The Great Fight (2011)
as Judge Frier
P.O.P. (1984)
as P. Oliver Pendergast
The Rosary Murders (1987)
as Father Ted Nabors
Big Trouble (1986)
as O'Mara
A Chance of Snow (1998)
as Earl Pulmer
Jerry and Tom (1998)
as Vic
The Judge (2001)
as Judge Harlan Radovich
Jesus, Mary and Joey (2006)
as Teddy
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
as Frank Powell
Mass Appeal (1984)
as Monsignor Thomas Burke
Unbeatable Harold (2006)
as Harold's Father
The Autopsy (2004)
as Self
The Password Is Courage (1962)
as American Solider (uncredited)
Mr. St. Nick (2002)
as Nicholas XX
Forget About It (2006)
as Eddie O'Brien
The Last Producer (2000)
as Syd Wolf
Where the River Runs Black (1986)
as Father O'Reilly
The Music of Chance (1993)
as Bill Flower
Justice (1999)
as Moe Ryan
Crisis at Central High (1981)
as Jess Matthews
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
as 2nd Guard
Project Alien (1990)
as Colonel Clancy
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
North Dallas Forty (1979)
as Coach Johnson
Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
as Santa Claus
Miracle Dogs Too (2006)
as Captain Pete Weaver
Mother Ghost (2002)
as George
Cat Chaser (1989)
as Jiggs Scully
Death and Texas (2004)
as Marshall Ledger
iMurders (2008)
as Dr. Seamus St. Martin
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
as Warden Hardy
Attica (1980)
as Commissioner Russell Oswald
Hi-Life (1998)
as Fatty
The Connection (1973)
as Frank Devlin
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet (1970)
as Football Player
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975)
as Al Green
The Return of Eliot Ness (1991)
as Roger Finn
Stand Alone (1985)
as Louis Thibadeau
The Drum Beats Twice (2004)
as Satan
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996)
as Self
A Very Married Christmas (2004)
as Ozzy Larson
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' (2006)
as Self
Dinner at Eight (1989)
as Dan Packard
Far North (1988)
as Bertrum
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories (1982)
as McMahon
Stiletto (1969)
as Cop (uncredited)
Naked Run (2011)
as Congressman Davenport
Tales from Hollywood (1992)
as Charles F. Money
Switch (1975)
as Lt. Phil Beckman
Break (2009)
as The Wise Man
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989)
as Santa
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1985)
as Uncle Doffue
LA DA Story (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Amazing Stories: The Movie III (1998)
as Assistant to the Boss
Scavenger Killers (2013)
as Dylan Frier
Hard Time (1998)
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Tilt (1979)
as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
Never Look Back (2000)
as Reverend Hale
Bleacher Bums (2001)
as Scorekeeper
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve (2001)
as Stuart Steele
A Constant Forge (2000)
as Self
Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965)
as Dooley
The Golden Boys (2008)
as John Bartlett
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (1975)
as Budd Rogers
River's End (2005)
as Murray Blythe
Deadhead Miles (1972)
as Truck Driver in Cafe
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
as Murphy
The Waiter (2010)
as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
The Secret Life of Algernon (1997)
as Norbie Hess
Recon (1996)
as Chief
Look Homeward, Angel (1972)
as Will Pentland
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories (1981)
as McMahon
Die Laughing (1980)
as Arnold
Bleeding Hearts (2015)
as Santa Claus
Kinky Killers (2007)
as Alexander Hathaway
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII (1987)
as Pope John XXIII
Special Olympics (1978)
as Carl Gallitzin
Working (1982)
as Retired Man
Prime Target (1989)
as Earl Mulcahaney
Turn of Faith (2002)
as Philly Russo
Hadley's Rebellion (1983)
as Sam Crawford
Dead Canaries (2003)
Actor
Rogue Assassin (2012)
Actor
Doomsday Voyage (1972)
as Jason's First Mate