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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-02-28 (102 years old)

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).

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Known For

Acting

2021

2018

LA DA Story as Self (archive footage)

2015

Bleeding Hearts as Santa Claus

2013

Scavenger Killers as Dylan Frier

2012

2011

The Great Fight as Judge Frier
The Life Zone as James Wise
Naked Run as Congressman Davenport

2010

Three Chris's as Kris Kringle
The Waiter as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
An Affirmative Act as Man in the White Suit

2009

Break as The Wise Man
Amazing Racer as Floyd

2008

Local Color as Yammi
Deal as Charlie Adler
Good Dick as Charlie
The Golden Boys as John Bartlett
A Bunch of Amateurs as Charlie Rosenberg
iMurders as Dr. Seamus St. Martin

2007

Kinky Killers as Alexander Hathaway

2006

Desperation as Tom Billingsley
Miracle Dogs Too as Captain Pete Weaver
Forget About It as Eddie O'Brien
Unbeatable Harold as Harold's Father
Descansos as Inkeeper #2

2005

Dirty Deeds as Victor Rasdale
River's End as Murray Blythe

2004

Death and Texas as Marshall Ledger
The Autopsy as Self
Rescue Me as Michael Gavin
Rescue Me as Tommy's Dad

2003

NCIS as Ernie Yost

2002

Mr. St. Nick as Nicholas XX
Mother Ghost as George
Turn of Faith as Philly Russo
Monk as Hank Johansen
Everwood as Eugene Brown
First Monday as Justice Henry Hoskins

2001

The Judge as Judge Harlan Radovich
Bleacher Bums as Scorekeeper
The Judge as Judge Harlan Radovich

2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Pappy O'Daniel
State and Main as Mayor George Bailey
Lakeboat as Skippy
Never Look Back as Reverend Hale
The Last Producer as Syd Wolf
Very Mean Men as Paddy Mulroney

1999

Hard Time: The Premonition as Det. Charlie Duffy
Justice as Moe Ryan
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Det. Charlie Duffy
Family Guy as Francis Griffin (voice)
Now and Again as Narrator (voice; uncredited)

1998

Hi-Life as Fatty
Hard Time as Det. Charlie Duffy
Shelter as Capt. Robert Landis
A Chance of Snow as Earl Pulmer

1997

The Practice as Stephen Donnell
Orleans as Frank Vitelli

1996

Spy Hard as The Director
One Fine Day as Lew, Jack's boss
Mrs. Santa Claus as Santa Claus
Everybody Loves Raymond as Father Hubley

1995

Home for the Holidays as Henry Larson
The Last Supper as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
The Grass Harp as Reverend Buster

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy as Waring Hudsucker
Roommates as Barney
I.Q. as Louis Bamberger
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular as Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
Touched by an Angel as Father Thomas Madden
The American Revolution as Benjamin Franklin

1993

The Music of Chance as Bill Flower

1992

The Water Engine as Tour Guide
Tales from Hollywood as Charles F. Money

1991

V.I. Warshawski as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
The Story Lady as Judge (uncredited)
Performance as Charles F. Money

1990

Project Alien as Colonel Clancy
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self (archive footage)
Dick Tracy as Chief Brandon
Evening Shade as Harlan Elldridge
The Kennedys of Massachusetts as John F. Fitzgerald

1989

Etoile as Uncle Joshua
Cat Chaser as Jiggs Scully
Brenda Starr as Editor Francis I. Livright
The Butter Battle Book as Grandfather (voice)
Prime Target as Earl Mulcahaney
Dinner at Eight as Dan Packard

1988

Cop as Dutch Peltz
A Tiger's Tale as Charlie Drumm
Far North as Bertrum
Unholy Matrimony as Reverend Samuel Corey
Case Closed as Les Kabowski

1987

The Rosary Murders as Father Ted Nabors
Happy New Year as Charlie

1986

Tough Guys as Deke Yablonski
Solarbabies as The Warden
Big Trouble as O'Mara
Where the River Runs Black as Father O'Reilly

1985

Stick as Chucky
Stand Alone as Louis Thibadeau
Amazing Stories as Assistant to the Boss
Tall Tales & Legends as Uncle Doffue
The Comedy Factory as Harry Deegan

1984

P.O.P. as P. Oliver Pendergast
Mass Appeal as Monsignor Thomas Burke
Mister Roberts as The Captain

1983

To Be or Not to Be as Col. Erhardt
Two of a Kind as Charlie
Hadley's Rebellion as Sam Crawford
Scarface as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)

1982

Tootsie as Les Nichols
Working as Retired Man

1981

Dark Night of the Scarecrow as Otis P. Hazelrigg
True Confessions as Jack Amsterdam
Sharky's Machine as Lt. Friscoe
Crisis at Central High as Jess Matthews
Casey Stengel as Casey Stengel

1980

The Final Countdown as Senator Samuel Chapman
Attica as Commissioner Russell Oswald
Die Laughing as Arnold
A Perfect Match as Bill Larson

1979

The Muppet Movie as Doc Hopper
Tilt as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
North Dallas Forty as Coach Johnson
When a Stranger Calls as John Clifford
Starting Over as Michael "Mickey" Potter
Studs Lonigan as Paddy Lonigan

1978

The Fury as Dr. Jim McKeever
The Greek Tycoon as Michael Russell
An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockmann
Special Olympics as Carl Gallitzin

1977

The Choirboys as Spermwhale Whalen
Twilight's Last Gleaming as President David T. Stevens

1976

1975

Breakheart Pass as Frank O'Brien
The Hindenburg as Captain Pruss
Switch [Pilot] as Lt. Phil Beckman

1974

The Front Page as Murphy
Dinah! as Self

1973

Sisters as Joseph Larch
The Sting as Lt. Wm. Snyder
The Connection as Frank Devlin

1972

Deadhead Miles as Truck Driver in Cafe
Doomsday Voyage as Jason's First Mate
Look Homeward, Angel as Will Pentland

1971

All in the Family as Detective

1970

Hi, Mom! as Superintendent
I Walk the Line as Wylie Hunnicutt

1969

Stiletto as Cop (uncredited)

1968

Hawaii Five-O as Havens

1967

1966

1965

1964

1962

The Password Is Courage as American Solider (uncredited)

1961

The Defenders as Juror #11

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stephen Douglas
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Casey Stengel

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Amazing Stories: The Movie III as (archive footage)