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