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