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