Charles Durning
Birthdate
February 28, 1923 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Highland Falls, New York, USA
Date of Death
December 24, 2012
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
February 28, 1923 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Highland Falls, New York, USA
Date of Death
December 24, 2012
Known For
Acting
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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Dog Day Afternoon
Moretti
Tootsie
Les Nichols
Acting (209)
Amazing Stories: The Movie III as (archive footage)
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2018
LA DA Story as Self (archive footage)
2015
Bleeding Hearts as Santa Claus
2013
Scavenger Killers as Dylan Frier
2012
Rogue Assassin
2011
The Life Zone as James Wise
2011
The Great Fight as Judge Frier
2011
Naked Run as Congressman Davenport
2010
An Affirmative Act as Man in the White Suit
2010
The Waiter as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
2010
Three Chris's as Kris Kringle
2009
Break as The Wise Man
2008
The Golden Boys as John Bartlett
2008
A Bunch of Amateurs as Charlie Rosenberg
2008
Local Color as Yammi
2008
Good Dick as Charlie
2008
iMurders as Dr. Seamus St. Martin
2008
Deal as Charlie Adler
2007
Kinky Killers as Alexander Hathaway
2006
Forget About It as Eddie O'Brien
2006
Desperation as Tom Billingsley
2006
Miracle Dogs Too as Captain Pete Weaver
2006
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' as Self
2006
Descansos as Inkeeper #2
2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey as Teddy
2006
Unbeatable Harold as Harold's Father
2005
The Art of 'The Sting' as Self
2005
Dirty Deeds as Victor Rasdale
2005
The L.A. Riot Spectacular as The Lawyer
2005
River's End as Murray Blythe
2004
The Autopsy as Self
2004
A Very Married Christmas as Ozzy Larson
2004
A Boyfriend for Christmas as Santa Claus
2004
Rescue Me as Michael Gavin (26 episodes)
2004
Rescue Me as Tommy's Dad (1 episode)
2004
Death and Texas as Marshall Ledger
2004
The Drum Beats Twice as Satan
2003
NCIS as Ernie Yost (1 episode)
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
2002
Mr. St. Nick as Nicholas XX
2002
Everwood as Eugene Brown (2 episodes)
2002
Mother Ghost as George
2002
Monk as Hank Johansen (1 episode)
2002
Turn of Faith as Philly Russo
2002
First Monday as Justice Henry Hoskins (13 episodes)
2001
Bleacher Bums as Scorekeeper
2001
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Stuart Steele
2001
Citizen Baines (1 episode)
2001
Dinner for Five (1 episode)
2001
The Judge as Judge Harlan Radovich (2 episodes)
2001
The Judge as Judge Harlan Radovich
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Pappy O'Daniel
2000
State and Main as Mayor George Bailey
2000
The Last Producer as Syd Wolf
2000
Very Mean Men as Paddy Mulroney
2000
Lakeboat as Skippy
2000
Never Look Back as Reverend Hale
2000
A Constant Forge as Self
1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Det. Charlie Duffy
1999
Now and Again as Narrator (voice; uncredited) (2 episodes)
1999
Hard Time: The Premonition as Det. Charlie Duffy
1999
Family Guy as Francis Griffin (voice) (6 episodes)
1999
Justice as Moe Ryan
1998
Hard Time as Det. Charlie Duffy
1998
A Chance of Snow as Earl Pulmer
1998
Jerry and Tom as Vic
1998
Hi-Life as Fatty
1998
Shelter as Capt. Robert Landis
1997
The Secret Life of Algernon as Norbie Hess
1997
The Practice as Stephen Donnell (2 episodes)
1997
Orleans as Frank Vitelli (8 episodes)
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas as Santa Claus
1996
One Fine Day as Lew, Jack's boss
1996
Mrs. Santa Claus as Santa Claus
1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
1996
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists as Archie (voice)
1996
Early Edition (2 episodes)
1996
Everybody Loves Raymond as Father Hubley (6 episodes)
1996
Spy Hard as The Director
1995
Home for the Holidays as Henry Larson
1995
The Grass Harp as Reverend Buster
1995
The Last Supper as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
1995
A Woman of Independent Means as Andrew Alcott (3 episodes)
1995
Cybill (1 episode)
1994
I.Q. as Louis Bamberger
1994
The American Revolution as Benjamin Franklin (6 episodes)
1994
The World of Jim Henson as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss as (voice) (uncredited)
1994
Touched by an Angel as Father Thomas Madden (1 episode)
1994
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular as Self (archive footage)
1994
Roommates as Barney
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy as Waring Hudsucker
1993
The Music of Chance as Bill Flower
1993
When a Stranger Calls Back as John Clifford
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street (1 episode)
1992
Tales from Hollywood as Charles F. Money
1992
The Water Engine as Tour Guide
1991
The Story Lady as Judge (uncredited)
1991
The Return of Eliot Ness as Roger Finn
1991
V.I. Warshawski as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
1991
Performance as Charles F. Money (1 episode)
1990
Project Alien as Colonel Clancy
1990
Evening Shade as Harlan Elldridge (100 episodes)
1990
Dick Tracy as Chief Brandon
1990
The Kennedys of Massachusetts as John F. Fitzgerald (3 episodes)
1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self (archive footage)
1989
Dinner at Eight as Dan Packard
1989
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas as Santa
1989
The Butter Battle Book as Grandfather (voice)
1989
Prime Target as Earl Mulcahaney
1989
Cat Chaser as Jiggs Scully
1989
Brenda Starr as Editor Francis I. Livright
1989
Etoile as Uncle Joshua
1988
Far North as Bertrum
1988
Unholy Matrimony as Reverend Samuel Corey
1988
Case Closed as Les Kabowski
1988
A Tiger's Tale as Charlie Drumm
1988
Cop as Dutch Peltz
1987
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues as Senator Henry Colton
1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains as Warden Hardy
1987
The Rosary Murders as Father Ted Nabors
1987
Happy New Year as Charlie
1986
Solarbabies as The Warden
1986
Tough Guys as Deke Yablonski
1986
Where the River Runs Black as Father O'Reilly
1986
Big Trouble as O'Mara
1985
Amazing Stories as Assistant to the Boss (1 episode)
1985
Amazing Stories as Earl (1 episode)
1985
Tall Tales & Legends as Uncle Doffue (1 episode)
1985
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Uncle Doffue
1985
Stand Alone as Louis Thibadeau
1985
Death of a Salesman as Charley
1985
The Man with One Red Shoe as Ross
1985
Comedy Factory as Harry Deegan (1 episode)
1985
Stick as Chucky
1985
Eye to Eye (6 episodes)
1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
Mass Appeal as Monsignor Thomas Burke
1984
P.O.P. as P. Oliver Pendergast
1984
Mister Roberts as The Captain
1983
To Be or Not to Be as Col. Erhardt
1983
Two of a Kind as Charlie
1983
Scarface as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
1983
Hadley's Rebellion as Sam Crawford
1982
Tootsie as Les Nichols
1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Governor of Texas
1982
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories as McMahon
1982
Working as Retired Man
1981
Sharky's Machine as Lt. Friscoe
1981
Dark Night of the Scarecrow as Otis P. Hazelrigg
1981
True Confessions as Jack Amsterdam
1981
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories as McMahon
1981
The Best Little Girl in the World as Frank Powell
1981
Casey Stengel as Casey Stengel
1981
Crisis at Central High as Jess Matthews
1980
A Perfect Match as Bill Larson
1980
Die Laughing as Arnold
1980
Attica as Commissioner Russell Oswald
1980
The Final Countdown as Senator Samuel Chapman
1979
Starting Over as Michael "Mickey" Potter
1979
When a Stranger Calls as John Clifford
1979
North Dallas Forty as Coach Johnson
1979
The Muppet Movie as Doc Hopper
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
1979
Tilt as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
1979
Studs Lonigan as Paddy Lonigan (3 episodes)
1978
The Greek Tycoon as Michael Russell
1978
An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockmann
1978
The Fury as Dr. Jim McKeever
1978
Special Olympics as Carl Gallitzin
1977
The Choirboys as Spermwhale Whalen
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming as President David T. Stevens
1976
Captains and the Kings as Ed Healey (8 episodes)
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York as Rufus T. Crisp
1975
The Hindenburg as Captain Pruss
1975
Breakheart Pass as Frank O'Brien
1975
The Cop and the Kid (13 episodes)
1975
Dog Day Afternoon as Moretti
1975
Switch [Pilot] as Lt. Phil Beckman
1975
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom as Al Green
1975
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen as Budd Rogers
1975
Baretta (1 episode)
1974
The Front Page as Murphy
1974
Dinah! as Self (1 episode)
1973
The Sting as Lt. Wm. Snyder
1973
Sisters as Joseph Larch
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self (1 episode)
1973
The Connection as Frank Devlin
1972
Deadhead Miles as Truck Driver in Cafe
1972
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues as Murphy
1972
Doomsday Voyage as Jason's First Mate
1972
Look Homeward, Angel as Will Pentland
1971
Cannon (1 episode)
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness as 2nd Guard
1971
Great Performances as McMahon (1 episode)
1971
All in the Family as Detective (1 episode)
1970
I Walk the Line as Wylie Hunnicutt
1970
Hi, Mom! as Superintendent
1970
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet as Football Player
1969
Stiletto as Cop (uncredited)
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Havens (1 episode)
1967
The High Chaparral as Hewitt (1 episode)
1965
Harvey Middleman, Fireman as Dooley
1964
Another World (1547 episodes)
1962
The Password Is Courage as American Solider (uncredited)
1961
The Defenders as Juror #11 (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Casey Stengel (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stephen Douglas (1 episode)