Charles Durning

Biography

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).

Birthday

Feb 28, 1923

Place of birth

Highland Falls, New York, USA

Deathday

Dec 24, 2012

Also known as

Charles Edward Durning
Charles Durnham
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Credited in

As cast

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
As Pappy O'Daniel
Dog Day Afternoon
As Moretti
The Front Page
As Murphy
Desperation
As Tom Billingsley
Spy Hard
As The Director
Local Color
As Yammi
P.O.P.
No picture available
As P. Oliver Pendergast
The Man with One Red Shoe
As Ross
Tough Guys
As Deke Yablonski
The Muppet Movie
As Doc Hopper
Deal
As Charlie Adler
State and Main
As Mayor George Bailey
To Be or Not to Be
As Col. Erhardt
One Fine Day
As Lew, Jack's boss
When a Stranger Calls Back
As John Clifford
Sisters
As Joseph Larch
Jesus, Mary and Joey
As Teddy
Breakheart Pass
As Frank O'Brien
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
As Otis P. Hazelrigg
The Hudsucker Proxy
As Waring Hudsucker
Cop
As Dutch Peltz
The Final Countdown
As Senator Samuel Chapman
True Confessions
As Jack Amsterdam
Stick
As Chucky
Home for the Holidays
As Henry Larson
A Boyfriend for Christmas
As Santa Claus
Tilt
As Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
The Sting
As Lt. Wm. Snyder
Two of a Kind
As Charlie
The Fury
As Dr. Jim McKeever
Death of a Salesman
As Charley
Tootsie
As Les Nichols
The Last Supper
As Reverend Gerald Hutchens
Kinky Killers
As Alexander Hathaway
Etoile
As Uncle Joshua
Cat Chaser
As Jiggs Scully
North Dallas Forty
As Coach Johnson
V.I. Warshawski
As Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Solarbabies
As The Warden
Hi, Mom!
As Superintendent
Sharky's Machine
As Lt. Friscoe
Good Dick
As Charlie
Mr. St. Nick
As Nicholas XX
Dirty Deeds
As Victor Rasdale
The Golden Boys
As John Bartlett
The Greek Tycoon
As Michael Russell
When a Stranger Calls
As John Clifford
The Grass Harp
As Reverend Buster
The Hindenburg
As Captain Pruss
The Music of Chance
As Bill Flower
Brenda Starr
As Editor Francis I. Livright
The Choirboys
As Spermwhale Whalen
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
As Santa
The Butter Battle Book
As Grandfather (voice)
A Constant Forge
As Self
The Water Engine
As Tour Guide
Miracle Dogs Too
As Captain Pete Weaver
Starting Over
As Michael "Mickey" Potter
Twilight's Last Gleaming
As President David T. Stevens
Jerry and Tom
As Vic
A Tiger's Tale
As Charlie Drumm
Big Trouble
As O'Mara
Mother Ghost
As George
The Great Fight
As Judge Frier
An Enemy of the People
As Peter Stockmann
Hi-Life
As Fatty
The Drum Beats Twice
As Satan
Far North
As Bertrum
The Best Little Girl in the World
As Frank Powell
Mass Appeal
As Monsignor Thomas Burke
The Rosary Murders
As Father Ted Nabors
River's End
As Murray Blythe
Happy New Year
As Charlie
Harry and Walter Go to New York
As Rufus T. Crisp
Hard Time
As Det. Charlie Duffy
The Judge
As Judge Harlan Radovich
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
As Senator Henry Colton
Lakeboat
As Skippy
Crisis at Central High
As Jess Matthews
Never Look Back
As Reverend Hale
The Connection
As Frank Devlin
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
As Budd Rogers
Stand Alone
As Louis Thibadeau
Project Alien
As Colonel Clancy
Attica
As Commissioner Russell Oswald
Roommates
As Barney
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
As Al Green
The Life Zone
As James Wise
Casey Stengel
As Casey Stengel
The Last Producer
As Syd Wolf
I Walk the Line
As Wylie Hunnicutt
Shelter
As Capt. Robert Landis
Switch
As Lt. Phil Beckman
Mister Roberts
As The Captain
Forget About It
As Eddie O'Brien
Die Laughing
As Arnold
Hadley's Rebellion
As Sam Crawford
The Pursuit of Happiness
As 2nd Guard
The Art of 'The Sting'
As Self
Where the River Runs Black
As Father O'Reilly
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
As Self (archive footage)
Hard Time: The Premonition
As Det. Charlie Duffy
Justice
As Moe Ryan
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
As The Lawyer
Bleacher Bums
As Scorekeeper
Night of 100 Stars II
As Self
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
As Murphy
A Very Married Christmas
As Ozzy Larson
Scarface
As Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
As Det. Charlie Duffy
Unbeatable Harold
As Harold's Father
Prime Target
As Earl Mulcahaney
The Password Is Courage
As American Solider (uncredited)
Scavenger Killers
As Dylan Frier
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
As (archive footage)
Three Chris's
As Kris Kringle
Special Olympics
No picture available
As Carl Gallitzin
I.Q.
As Louis Bamberger
Deadhead Miles
As Truck Driver in Cafe
A Bunch of Amateurs
As Charlie Rosenberg
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
As Warden Hardy
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
As Stuart Steele
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
As Santa Claus
Tales from Hollywood
As Charles F. Money
Bleeding Hearts
As Santa Claus
Death and Texas
As Marshall Ledger
Turn of Faith
As Philly Russo
Unholy Matrimony
As Reverend Samuel Corey
Very Mean Men
As Paddy Mulroney
Rogue Assassin
No picture available
As
iMurders
As Dr. Seamus St. Martin
The Secret Life of Algernon
As Norbie Hess
Dick Tracy
As Chief Brandon
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
As Self (archive footage)
Naked Run
As Congressman Davenport
The Waiter
As Frank 'The Handler' Maro
A Perfect Match
As Bill Larson
Descansos
As Inkeeper #2
Dinner at Eight
As Dan Packard
Mrs. Santa Claus
As Santa Claus
A Chance of Snow
As Earl Pulmer
Doomsday Voyage
As Jason's First Mate
Working
As Retired Man
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
As Self
LA DA Story
As Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
As Uncle Doffue
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
As Self
The Autopsy
As Self
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
As Football Player
Case Closed
As Les Kabowski
An Affirmative Act
As Man in the White Suit
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
As Self
The World of Jim Henson
As Doc Hopper (archive footage)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
As Governor of Texas
Break
As The Wise Man
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
As McMahon
The Muppets Go Hollywood
As Self
Stiletto
As Cop (uncredited)
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
As Dooley
Look Homeward, Angel
No picture available
As Will Pentland
The Return of Eliot Ness
As Roger Finn
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
As Archie (voice)
The Story Lady
As Judge (uncredited)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
As Self
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
As McMahon
Amazing Racer
As Floyd
Recon
No picture available
As Chief
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
As Self
According to Dom
As Self
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII
As Pope John XXIII