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