Charles Durning

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-02-28 (89 years old)

Deathday

2012-12-24

Place of Birth

Highland Falls, New York, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Durning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2000

1975

1974

2006

Desperation

as Tom Billingsley

1996

Spy Hard

as The Director

2008

Local Color

as Yammi

1984

P.O.P.

as P. Oliver Pendergast

1986

Tough Guys

as Deke Yablonski

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Doc Hopper

2008

Deal

as Charlie Adler

2000

State and Main

as Mayor George Bailey

1983

To Be or Not to Be

as Col. Erhardt

1996

One Fine Day

as Lew, Jack's boss

1993

1973

Sisters

as Joseph Larch

1975

Breakheart Pass

as Frank O'Brien

1981

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

as Otis P. Hazelrigg

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Waring Hudsucker

1988

Cop

as Dutch Peltz

1980

The Final Countdown

as Senator Samuel Chapman

1981

True Confessions

as Jack Amsterdam

1985

Stick

as Chucky

1995

Home for the Holidays

as Henry Larson

2004

1979

Tilt

as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens

1973

The Sting

as Lt. Wm. Snyder

1983

Two of a Kind

as Charlie

1978

The Fury

as Dr. Jim McKeever

1985

1982

Tootsie

as Les Nichols

1995

The Last Supper

as Reverend Gerald Hutchens

2007

Kinky Killers

as Alexander Hathaway

1989

Etoile

as Uncle Joshua

1989

Cat Chaser

as Jiggs Scully

1979

North Dallas Forty

as Coach Johnson

1991

V.I. Warshawski

as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory

1986

Solarbabies

as The Warden

1970

Hi, Mom!

as Superintendent

1981

Sharky's Machine

as Lt. Friscoe

2008

Good Dick

as Charlie

2002

Mr. St. Nick

as Nicholas XX

2005

Dirty Deeds

as Victor Rasdale

2008

The Golden Boys

as John Bartlett

1978

The Greek Tycoon

as Michael Russell

1979

When a Stranger Calls

as John Clifford

1996

The Grass Harp

as Reverend Buster

1975

The Hindenburg

as Captain Pruss

1993

The Music of Chance

as Bill Flower

1989

Brenda Starr

as Editor Francis I. Livright

1977

The Choirboys

as Spermwhale Whalen

1989

The Butter Battle Book

as Grandfather (voice)

2000

1992

The Water Engine

as Tour Guide

2006

Miracle Dogs Too

as Captain Pete Weaver

1979

Starting Over

as Michael "Mickey" Potter

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as President David T. Stevens

1998

1988

A Tiger's Tale

as Charlie Drumm

1986

Big Trouble

as O'Mara

2002

Mother Ghost

as George

2011

The Great Fight

as Judge Frier

1978

An Enemy of the People

as Peter Stockmann

1998

Hi-Life

as Fatty

1988

Far North

as Bertrum

1984

Mass Appeal

as Monsignor Thomas Burke

1987

The Rosary Murders

as Father Ted Nabors

2005

River's End

as Murray Blythe

1987

Happy New Year

as Charlie

1976

1998

Hard Time

as Det. Charlie Duffy

2001

The Judge

as Judge Harlan Radovich

1987

The Gambler: The Legend Continues

as Senator Henry Colton

2000

Lakeboat

as Skippy

1981

Crisis at Central High

as Jess Matthews

2000

Never Look Back

as Reverend Hale

1973

The Connection

as Frank Devlin

1985

Stand Alone

as Louis Thibadeau

1990

Project Alien

as Colonel Clancy

1980

Attica

as Commissioner Russell Oswald

1994

Roommates

as Barney

2011

The Life Zone

as James Wise

1981

Casey Stengel

as Casey Stengel

2000

1970

I Walk the Line

as Wylie Hunnicutt

1998

Shelter

as Capt. Robert Landis

1975

Switch [Pilot]

as Lt. Phil Beckman

1984

Mister Roberts

as The Captain

2006

Forget About It

as Eddie O'Brien

1980

Die Laughing

as Arnold

1983

Hadley's Rebellion

as Sam Crawford

1971

1986

Where the River Runs Black

as Father O'Reilly

1990

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

as Self (archive footage)

1999

Hard Time: The Premonition

as Det. Charlie Duffy

1999

Justice

as Moe Ryan

2005

2001

Bleacher Bums

as Scorekeeper

2004

1983

Scarface

as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)

1999

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

as Det. Charlie Duffy

2006

Unbeatable Harold

as Harold's Father

1989

Prime Target

as Earl Mulcahaney

1962

The Password Is Courage

as American Solider (uncredited)

2013

Scavenger Killers

as Dylan Frier

-

Amazing Stories: The Movie III

as (archive footage)

2010

Three Chris's

as Kris Kringle

1978

Special Olympics

as Carl Gallitzin

1994

I.Q.

as Louis Bamberger

1972

Deadhead Miles

as Truck Driver in Cafe

2008

A Bunch of Amateurs

as Charlie Rosenberg

1992

Tales from Hollywood

as Charles F. Money

2015

Bleeding Hearts

as Santa Claus

2004

Death and Texas

as Marshall Ledger

2002

Turn of Faith

as Philly Russo

1988

Unholy Matrimony

as Reverend Samuel Corey

2000

Very Mean Men

as Paddy Mulroney

2008

iMurders

as Dr. Seamus St. Martin

1997

1990

Dick Tracy

as Chief Brandon

1994

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular

as Self (archive footage)

2011

Naked Run

as Congressman Davenport

2010

The Waiter

as Frank 'The Handler' Maro

1980

A Perfect Match

as Bill Larson

2006

Descansos

as Inkeeper #2

1989

Dinner at Eight

as Dan Packard

1996

Mrs. Santa Claus

as Santa Claus

1998

A Chance of Snow

as Earl Pulmer

1972

Doomsday Voyage

as Jason's First Mate

1982

Working

as Retired Man

2018

LA DA Story

as Self (archive footage)

1985

2004

1988

Case Closed

as Les Kabowski

2010

An Affirmative Act

as Man in the White Suit

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as Doc Hopper (archive footage)

1982

2009

Break

as The Wise Man

1969

Stiletto

as Cop (uncredited)

1972

Look Homeward, Angel

as Will Pentland

1991

1991

The Story Lady

as Judge (uncredited)

2009

1996

Recon

as Chief

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