Acting
Charles Durning
Born 28 February 1923 in Highland Falls, New York, USA · Died 24 December 2012
216 credits
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
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- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeFilmSelf
- 2018LA DA StoryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Bleeding HeartsFilmSanta Claus
- 2013Scavenger KillersFilmDylan Frier
- 2012Rogue AssassinFilm
- 2011The Life ZoneFilmJames Wise
- 2011Naked RunFilmCongressman Davenport
- 2011The Great FightFilmJudge Frier
- 2010An Affirmative ActFilmMan in the White Suit
- 2010Three Chris'sFilmKris Kringle
- 2010The WaiterFilmFrank 'The Handler' Maro
- 2009Amazing RacerFilmFloyd
- 2009BreakFilmThe Wise Man
- 2009According to DomFilmSelf
- 2008Good DickFilmCharlie
- 2008DealFilmCharlie Adler
- 2008Local ColorFilmYammi
- 2008A Bunch of AmateursFilmCharlie Rosenberg
- 2008iMurdersFilmDr. Seamus St. Martin
- 2008The Golden BoysFilmJohn Bartlett
- 2007Kinky KillersFilmAlexander Hathaway
- 2006DesperationFilmTom Billingsley
- 2006Jesus, Mary and JoeyFilmTeddy
- 2006Miracle Dogs TooFilmCaptain Pete Weaver
- 2006Forget About ItFilmEddie O'Brien
- 2006DescansosFilmInkeeper #2
- 2006Unbeatable HaroldFilmHarold's Father
- 2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'FilmSelf
- 2005Dirty DeedsFilmVictor Rasdale
- 2005The L.A. Riot SpectacularFilmThe Lawyer
- 2005River's EndFilmMurray Blythe
- 2005The Art of 'The Sting'FilmSelf
- 2004Rescue MeSeriesMichael Gavin, Tommy's Dad
- 2004A Boyfriend for ChristmasFilmSanta Claus
- 2004A Very Married ChristmasFilmOzzy Larson
- 2004Death and TexasFilmMarshall Ledger
- 2004The Drum Beats TwiceFilmSatan
- 2004The AutopsyFilmSelf
- 2003NCISSeriesErnie Yost
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilmSelf
- 2003Dead CanariesFilm
- 2002MonkSeriesHank Johansen
- 2002EverwoodSeriesEugene Brown
- 2002Mr. St. NickFilmNicholas XX
- 2002First MondaySeriesHenry Hoskins
- 2002Mother GhostFilmGeorge
- 2002Turn of FaithFilmPhilly Russo
- 2001Dinner for FiveSeries
- 2001L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To ServeFilmStuart Steele
- 2001The JudgeFilmJudge Harlan Radovich
- 2001Bleacher BumsFilmScorekeeper
- 2001The JudgeSeriesJudge Harlan Radovich
- 2001Citizen BainesSeries
- 2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?FilmPappy O'Daniel
- 2000State and MainFilmMayor George Bailey
- 2000LakeboatFilmSkippy
- 2000A Constant ForgeFilmSelf
- 2000The Last ProducerFilmSyd Wolf
- 2000Very Mean MenFilmPaddy Mulroney
- 2000Never Look BackFilmReverend Hale
- 1999Family GuySeriesFrancis Griffin (voice)
- 1999Now and AgainSeriesNarrator (voice; uncredited)
- 1999Hard Time: Hostage HotelFilmDet. Charlie Duffy
- 1999JusticeFilmMoe Ryan
- 1999Hard Time: The PremonitionFilmDet. Charlie Duffy
- 1998Jerry and TomFilmVic
- 1998Hi-LifeFilmFatty
- 1998Hard TimeFilmDet. Charlie Duffy
- 1998A Chance of SnowFilmEarl Pulmer
- 1998ShelterFilmCapt. Robert Landis
- 1998Amazing Stories: The Movie IIIFilmAssistant to the Boss
- 1997The PracticeSeriesStephen Donnell
- 1997OrleansSeriesFrank Vitelli
- 1997The Secret Life of AlgernonFilmNorbie Hess
- 1996Everybody Loves RaymondSeriesFather Hubley
- 1996Early EditionSeriesJudge Steven Romick
- 1996Spy HardFilmThe Director
- 1996One Fine DayFilmLew, Jack's boss
- 1996The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the MistsFilmArchie (voice)
- 1996Arli$$SeriesW.S. Walcott
- 1996The Grass HarpFilmReverend Buster
- 1996Mrs. Santa ClausFilmSanta Claus
- 1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasFilmSanta Claus
- 1996Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanFilmSelf
- 1996ReconFilmChief
- 1995CybillSeriesA.J. Sheridan
- 1995The Last SupperFilmReverend Gerald Hutchens
- 1995Home for the HolidaysFilmHenry Larson
- 1995A Woman of Independent MeansSeriesAndrew Alcott
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesFather Thomas Madden
- 1994The Hudsucker ProxyFilmWaring Hudsucker
- 1994I.Q.FilmLouis Bamberger
- 1994The World of Jim HensonFilmDoc Hopper (archive footage)
- 1994RoommatesFilmBarney
- 1994The American RevolutionSeriesBenjamin Franklin
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesThomas Finnegan
- 1993When a Stranger Calls BackFilmJohn Clifford
- 1993The Music of ChanceFilmBill Flower
- 1992The Water EngineFilmTour Guide
- 1992Tales from HollywoodFilmCharles F. Money
- 1991V.I. WarshawskiFilmDet. Lt. Bobby Mallory
- 1991PerformanceSeriesCharles F. Money
- 1991The Story LadyFilmJudge (uncredited)
- 1991The Return of Eliot NessFilmRoger Finn
- 1990Dick TracyFilmChief Brandon
- 1990Evening ShadeSeriesHarlan Elldridge
- 1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonFilmSelf
- 1990The Kennedys of MassachusettsSeriesJohn F. Fitzgerald
- 1990Project AlienFilmColonel Clancy
- 1990Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1989EtoileFilmUncle Joshua
- 1989Cat ChaserFilmJiggs Scully
- 1989Brenda StarrFilmEditor Francis I. Livright
- 1989The Butter Battle BookFilmGrandfather (voice)
- 1989Prime TargetFilmEarl Mulcahaney
- 1989It Nearly Wasn't ChristmasFilmSanta
- 1989Dinner at EightFilmDan Packard
- 1988CopFilmDutch Peltz
- 1988A Tiger's TaleFilmCharlie Drumm
- 1988Far NorthFilmBertrum
- 1988Unholy MatrimonyFilmReverend Samuel Corey
- 1988Case ClosedFilmLes Kabowski
- 1987The Rosary MurdersFilmFather Ted Nabors
- 1987The Gambler: The Legend ContinuesFilmSenator Henry Colton
- 1987Happy New YearFilmCharlie
- 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsFilmWarden Hardy
- 1987I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIIIFilmPope John XXIII
- 1986Tough GuysFilmDeke Yablonski
- 1986SolarbabiesFilmThe Warden
- 1986Big TroubleFilmO'Mara
- 1986Where the River Runs BlackFilmFather O'Reilly
- 1985Amazing StoriesSeriesAssistant to the Boss, Earl
- 1985The Man with One Red ShoeFilmRoss
- 1985Death of a SalesmanFilmCharley
- 1985StickFilmChucky
- 1985Tall Tales & LegendsSeriesUncle Doffue
- 1985Stand AloneFilmLouis Thibadeau
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IIFilmSelf
- 1985The Legend of Sleepy HollowFilmUncle Doffue
- 1985Eye to EyeSeries
- 1985The Comedy FactorySeriesHarry Deegan
- 1984Mass AppealFilmMonsignor Thomas Burke
- 1984Mister RobertsFilmThe Captain
- 1984P.O.P.FilmP. Oliver Pendergast
- 1983ScarfaceFilmImmigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983To Be or Not to BeFilmCol. Erhardt
- 1983Two of a KindFilmCharlie
- 1983Hadley's RebellionFilmSam Crawford
- 1982TootsieFilmLes Nichols
- 1982The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasFilmGovernor of Texas
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesCharles F. Money, Retired Man
- 1982WorkingFilmRetired Man
- 1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other StoriesFilmMcMahon
- 1982The Best Little Special In TexasFilm
- 1981True ConfessionsFilmJack Amsterdam
- 1981Dark Night of the ScarecrowFilmOtis P. Hazelrigg
- 1981Sharky's MachineFilmLt. Friscoe
- 1981The Best Little Girl in the WorldFilmFrank Powell
- 1981Crisis at Central HighFilmJess Matthews
- 1981Casey StengelFilmCasey Stengel
- 1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other StoriesFilmMcMahon
- 1980The Final CountdownFilmSenator Samuel Chapman
- 1980AtticaFilmCommissioner Russell Oswald
- 1980Die LaughingFilmArnold
- 1980A Perfect MatchFilmBill Larson
- 1979The Muppet MovieFilmDoc Hopper
- 1979When a Stranger CallsFilmJohn Clifford
- 1979Starting OverFilmMichael "Mickey" Potter
- 1979North Dallas FortyFilmCoach Johnson
- 1979The Muppets Go HollywoodFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1979TiltFilmHarold 'The Whale' Remmens
- 1979Studs LoniganSeriesPaddy Lonigan
- 1978The FuryFilmDr. Jim McKeever
- 1978The Greek TycoonFilmMichael Russell
- 1978An Enemy of the PeopleFilmPeter Stockmann
- 1978Special OlympicsFilmCarl Gallitzin
- 1977Twilight's Last GleamingFilmPresident David T. Stevens
- 1977The ChoirboysFilmSpermwhale Whalen
- 1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkFilmRufus T. Crisp
- 1976Captains and the KingsSeriesEd Healey
- 1975Dog Day AfternoonFilmMoretti
- 1975BarettaSeries
- 1975Breakheart PassFilmFrank O'Brien
- 1975The HindenburgFilmCaptain Pruss
- 1975Queen of the Stardust BallroomFilmAl Green
- 1975The Trial of Chaplain JensenFilmBudd Rogers
- 1975The RivalryFilmStephen Douglas
- 1975SwitchFilmLt. Phil Beckman
- 1975The Cop and the KidSeriesOfficer Frank Murphy
- 1974The Front PageFilmMurphy
- 1974Dinah!SeriesSelf
- 1974PlayhouseSeriesMcMahon
- 1973The StingFilmLt. Wm. Snyder
- 1973SistersFilmJoseph Larch
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SeriesSelf
- 1973Rx for the DefenseFilmDistrict Attorney Horn
- 1973The ConnectionFilmFrank Devlin
- 1972Deadhead MilesFilmTruck Driver in Cafe
- 1972Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag BluesFilmMurphy
- 1972Look Homeward, AngelFilmWill Pentland
- 1972Doomsday VoyageFilmJason's First Mate
- 1971All in the FamilySeriesDetective
- 1971Great PerformancesSeriesMcMahon
- 1971CannonSeries
- 1971The Pursuit of HappinessFilm2nd Guard
- 1970Hi, Mom!FilmSuperintendent
- 1970I Walk the LineFilmWylie Hunnicutt
- 1970Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My FeetFilmFootball Player
- 1969Hawaii Five-OSeriesHavens
- 1969StilettoFilmCop (uncredited)
- 1967The High ChaparralSeriesHewitt
- 1965Harvey Middleman, FiremanFilmDooley
- 1964Another WorldSeries
- 1962The Password Is CourageFilmAmerican Solider (uncredited)
- 1961The DefendersSeriesJuror #11
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesCasey Stengel, Stephen Douglas
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