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 for both The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and To Be or Not to Be (1983).
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Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
210
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-02-28 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Highland Falls, New York, USA
Acting
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self2018
LA DA Story as Self (archive footage)2013
Scavenger Killers as Dylan Frier2011
Naked Run as Congressman Davenport2010
An Affirmative Act as Man in the White Suit2009
Amazing Racer as Floyd2009
Break as The Wise Man2008
iMurders as Dr. Seamus St. Martin2008
A Bunch of Amateurs as Charlie Rosenberg2008
Good Dick as Charlie2008
The Golden Boys as John Bartlett2008
Deal as Charlie Adler2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey as Teddy2006
Unbeatable Harold as Harold's Father2006
Miracle Dogs Too as Captain Pete Weaver2006
Forget About It as Eddie O'Brien2005
Dirty Deeds as Victor Rasdale2005
The L.A. Riot Spectacular as The Lawyer2005
River's End as Murray Blythe2004
Rescue Me as Michael Gavin2004
Rescue Me as Tommy's Dad2004
Death and Texas as Marshall Ledger2004
A Boyfriend for Christmas as Santa Claus2004
A Very Married Christmas as Ozzy Larson2004
The Drum Beats Twice as Satan2003
NCIS as Ernie Yost2002
Monk as Hank Johansen2002
Everwood as Eugene Brown2002
First Monday as Justice Henry Hoskins2002
Mr. St. Nick as Nicholas XX2002
Mother Ghost as George2001
Dinner for Five as Not available2001
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Stuart Steele2001
Bleacher Bums as Scorekeeper2001
The Judge as Judge Harlan Radovich2000
State and Main as Mayor George Bailey2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Pappy O'Daniel2000
The Last Producer as Syd Wolf2000
Very Mean Men as Paddy Mulroney2000
Lakeboat as Skippy2000
Never Look Back as Reverend Hale2000
A Constant Forge as Self1999
Family Guy as Francis Griffin (voice)1999
Now and Again as Narrator (voice; uncredited)1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Det. Charlie Duffy1999
Justice as Moe Ryan1999
Hard Time: The Premonition as Det. Charlie Duffy1998
Hi-Life as Fatty1998
Hard Time as Det. Charlie Duffy1998
A Chance of Snow as Earl Pulmer1998
Shelter as Capt. Robert Landis1997
The Practice as Stephen Donnell1996
Everybody Loves Raymond as Father Hubley1996
Early Edition as Not available1996
One Fine Day as Lew, Jack's boss1996
The Grass Harp as Reverend Buster1996
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists as Archie (voice)1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas as Santa Claus1996
Mrs. Santa Claus as Santa Claus1996
Spy Hard as The Director1995
Cybill as Not available1995
Home for the Holidays as Henry Larson1995
A Woman of Independent Means as Andrew Alcott1994
Touched by an Angel as Father Thomas Madden1994
The World of Jim Henson as Doc Hopper (archive footage)1994
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular as Self (archive footage)1994
The Hudsucker Proxy as Waring Hudsucker1993
Homicide: Life on the Street as Not available1993
When a Stranger Calls Back as John Clifford1993
The Music of Chance as Bill Flower1992
The Water Engine as Tour Guide1992
Tales from Hollywood as Charles F. Money1991
Performance as Charles F. Money1991
V.I. Warshawski as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory1991
The Story Lady as Judge (uncredited)1991
The Return of Eliot Ness as Roger Finn1990
Dick Tracy as Chief Brandon1990
Evening Shade as Harlan Elldridge1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self (archive footage)1989
Etoile as Uncle Joshua1989
Brenda Starr as Editor Francis I. Livright1989
Prime Target as Earl Mulcahaney1989
Dinner at Eight as Dan Packard1989
Cat Chaser as Jiggs Scully1988
Cop as Dutch Peltz1988
A Tiger's Tale as Charlie Drumm1988
Far North as Bertrum1988
Unholy Matrimony as Reverend Samuel Corey1987
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues as Senator Henry Colton1987
The Rosary Murders as Father Ted Nabors1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains as Warden Hardy1987
Happy New Year as Charlie1986
Solarbabies as The Warden1986
Big Trouble as O'Mara1986
Where the River Runs Black as Father O'Reilly1985
Amazing Stories as Assistant to the Boss1985
Amazing Stories as Earl1985
Tall Tales & Legends as Uncle Doffue1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self1985
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Uncle Doffue1985
The Comedy Factory as Harry Deegan1985
Stick as Chucky1985
Stand Alone as Louis Thibadeau1985
Eye to Eye as Not available1984
Mass Appeal as Monsignor Thomas Burke1984
Mister Roberts as The Captain1983
Scarface as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)1983
To Be or Not to Be as Col. Erhardt1983
Two of a Kind as Charlie1982
Tootsie as Les Nichols1982
Working as Retired Man1982
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories as McMahon1981
Dark Night of the Scarecrow as Otis P. Hazelrigg1981
True Confessions as Jack Amsterdam1981
The Best Little Girl in the World as Frank Powell1981
Crisis at Central High as Jess Matthews1980
The Final Countdown as Senator Samuel Chapman1980
Die Laughing as Arnold1980
Attica as Commissioner Russell Oswald1980
A Perfect Match as Bill Larson1979
Starting Over as Michael "Mickey" Potter1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self1979
When a Stranger Calls as John Clifford1979
North Dallas Forty as Coach Johnson1979
The Muppet Movie as Doc Hopper1979
Tilt as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens1978
The Greek Tycoon as Michael Russell1978
An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockmann1977
The Choirboys as Spermwhale Whalen1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming as President David T. Stevens1976
Captains and the Kings as Ed Healey1975
Baretta as Not available1975
Dog Day Afternoon as Moretti1975
The Hindenburg as Captain Pruss1975
Breakheart Pass as Frank O'Brien1975
The Cop and the Kid as Not available1975
Switch [Pilot] as Lt. Phil Beckman1975
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom as Al Green1974
Dinah! as Self1974
The Front Page as Murphy1973
The Sting as Lt. Wm. Snyder1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self1972
Deadhead Miles as Truck Driver in Cafe1972
Look Homeward, Angel as Will Pentland1971
Great Performances as McMahon1971
All in the Family as Detective1971
Cannon as Not available1971
The Pursuit of Happiness as 2nd Guard1970
Hi, Mom! as Superintendent1970
I Walk the Line as Wylie Hunnicutt1969
Stiletto as Cop (uncredited)1968
Hawaii Five-O as Havens1967
The High Chaparral as Hewitt1966
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show as Not available1964
Another World as Not available1961
The Defenders as Juror #111951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stephen DouglasNaN
Amazing Stories: The Movie III as (archive footage)2015
Bleeding Hearts as Santa Claus2012
Rogue Assassin as Not available2011
The Great Fight as Judge Frier2011
The Life Zone as James Wise2010
The Waiter as Frank 'The Handler' Maro2010
Three Chris's as Kris Kringle2008
Local Color as Yammi2007
Kinky Killers as Alexander Hathaway2006
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' as Self2006
Desperation as Tom Billingsley2006
Descansos as Inkeeper #22005
The Art of 'The Sting' as Self2004
The Autopsy as Self2002
Turn of Faith as Philly Russo2001
Citizen Baines as Not available2001
The Judge as Judge Harlan Radovich1998
Jerry and Tom as Vic1997
The Secret Life of Algernon as Norbie Hess1997
Orleans as Frank Vitelli1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self1995
The Last Supper as Reverend Gerald Hutchens1994
Roommates as Barney1994
The American Revolution as Benjamin Franklin1994
I.Q. as Louis Bamberger1990
The Kennedys of Massachusetts as John F. Fitzgerald1990
Project Alien as Colonel Clancy1989
The Butter Battle Book as Grandfather (voice)1989
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas as Santa1988
Case Closed as Les Kabowski1986
Tough Guys as Deke Yablonski1985
Death of a Salesman as Charley1985
The Man with One Red Shoe as Ross1984
P.O.P. as P. Oliver Pendergast1983
Hadley's Rebellion as Sam Crawford1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Governor of Texas1981
Casey Stengel as Casey Stengel1981
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories as McMahon1981
Sharky's Machine as Lt. Friscoe1979
Studs Lonigan as Paddy Lonigan1978
Special Olympics as Carl Gallitzin1978
The Fury as Dr. Jim McKeever1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York as Rufus T. Crisp1975
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen as Budd Rogers1973
The Connection as Frank Devlin1973
Sisters as Joseph Larch1972
Doomsday Voyage as Jason's First Mate1970
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet as Football Player1965
Harvey Middleman, Fireman as Dooley1962
The Password Is Courage as American Solider (uncredited)1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Casey Stengel