Charles Durning
- Acting
- February 28, 1923 · Highland Falls, New York, USA
- December 24, 2012
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).
Known for
Filmography
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · Self
- LA DA Story · Self
- Bleeding Hearts · Santa Claus
- Scavenger Killers · Dylan Frier
- Rogue Assassin
- The Life Zone · James Wise
- The Great Fight · Judge Frier
- Naked Run · Congressman Davenport
- An Affirmative Act · Man in the White Suit
- The Waiter · Frank 'The Handler' Maro
- Three Chris's · Kris Kringle
- According to Dom · Self
- Break · The Wise Man
- Amazing Racer · Floyd
- The Golden Boys · John Bartlett
- A Bunch of Amateurs · Charlie Rosenberg
- Local Color · Yammi
- Good Dick · Charlie
- iMurders · Dr. Seamus St. Martin
- Deal · Charlie Adler
- Kinky Killers · Alexander Hathaway
- Forget About It · Eddie O'Brien
- Desperation · Tom Billingsley
- Miracle Dogs Too · Captain Pete Weaver
- The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' · Self
- Descansos · Inkeeper #2
- Jesus, Mary and Joey · Teddy
- Unbeatable Harold · Harold's Father
- The Art of 'The Sting' · Self
- Dirty Deeds · Victor Rasdale
- The L.A. Riot Spectacular · The Lawyer
- River's End · Murray Blythe
- The Autopsy · Self
- A Very Married Christmas · Ozzy Larson
- A Boyfriend for Christmas · Santa Claus
- Rescue Me · Michael Gavin, Tommy's Dad
- Death and Texas · Marshall Ledger
- The Drum Beats Twice · Satan
- NCIS · Ernie Yost
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There · Self
- Dead Canaries
- Mr. St. Nick · Nicholas XX
- Everwood · Eugene Brown
- Mother Ghost · George
- Monk · Hank Johansen
- Turn of Faith · Philly Russo
- First Monday · Henry Hoskins
- Bleacher Bums · Scorekeeper
- L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve · Stuart Steele
- Citizen Baines
- Dinner for Five
- The Judge · Judge Harlan Radovich
- The Judge · Judge Harlan Radovich
- A Constant Forge · Self
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? · Pappy O'Daniel
- State and Main · Mayor George Bailey
- The Last Producer · Syd Wolf
- Very Mean Men · Paddy Mulroney
- Lakeboat · Skippy
- Never Look Back · Reverend Hale
- Hard Time: Hostage Hotel · Det. Charlie Duffy
- Now and Again · Narrator (voice; uncredited)
- Hard Time: The Premonition · Det. Charlie Duffy
- Family Guy · Francis Griffin (Voice)
- Justice · Moe Ryan
- Hard Time · Det. Charlie Duffy
- A Chance of Snow · Earl Pulmer
- Jerry and Tom · Vic
- Hi-Life · Fatty
- Shelter · Capt. Robert Landis
- Amazing Stories: The Movie III · Assistant to the Boss
- The Secret Life of Algernon · Norbie Hess
- The Practice · Stephen Donnell
- Orleans · Frank Vitelli
- Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas · Santa Claus
- One Fine Day · Lew, Jack's boss
- Mrs. Santa Claus · Santa Claus
- Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman · Self
- The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists · Archie (Voice)
- The Grass Harp · Reverend Buster