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Charles Durning
Charles Durning

Charles Durning

ActingBorn February 28, 1923Died December 24, 2012 (age 89)Highland Falls, New York, USA

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).

Filmography

2018
LA DA Story

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2015
Bleeding Hearts

as Santa Claus

Movie
2013
Scavenger Killers

as Dylan Frier

Movie
2011
The Life Zone

as James Wise

Movie
2011
The Great Fight

as Judge Frier

Movie
2011
Naked Run

as Congressman Davenport

Movie
2010
An Affirmative Act

as Man in the White Suit

Movie
2010
The Waiter

as Frank 'The Handler' Maro

Movie
2010
Three Chris's

as Kris Kringle

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Break

as The Wise Man

Movie
2009Movie
2008
The Golden Boys

as John Bartlett

Movie
2008
A Bunch of Amateurs

as Charlie Rosenberg

Movie
2008
Local Color

as Yammi

Movie
2008
Good Dick

as Charlie

Movie
2008
iMurders

as Dr. Seamus St. Martin

Movie
2008
Deal

as Charlie Adler

Movie
2007
Kinky Killers

as Alexander Hathaway

Movie
2006
Forget About It

as Eddie O'Brien

Movie
2006
Desperation

as Tom Billingsley

Movie
2006
Miracle Dogs Too

as Captain Pete Weaver

Movie
2006
Descansos

as Inkeeper #2

Movie
2006Movie
2006
Unbeatable Harold

as Harold's Father

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Dirty Deeds

as Victor Rasdale

Movie
2005Movie
2005
River's End

as Murray Blythe

Movie
2004Movie
2004Movie
2004Movie
2004
Rescue Me

as Michael Gavin

TV
2004
Rescue Me

as Tommy's Dad

TV
2004
Death and Texas

as Marshall Ledger

Movie
2004Movie
2003
NCIS

as Ernie Yost

TV
2003Movie
2002
Mr. St. Nick

as Nicholas XX

Movie
2002
Everwood

as Eugene Brown

TV
2002
Mother Ghost

as George

Movie
2002
Monk

as Hank Johansen

TV
2002
Turn of Faith

as Philly Russo

Movie
2002
First Monday

as Henry Hoskins

TV
2001
Bleacher Bums

as Scorekeeper

Movie
2001Movie
2001
The Judge

as Judge Harlan Radovich

Movie
2001
The Judge

as Judge Harlan Radovich

TV
2000Movie
2000Movie
2000
State and Main

as Mayor George Bailey

Movie
2000Movie
2000
Very Mean Men

as Paddy Mulroney

Movie
2000
Lakeboat

as Skippy

Movie
2000
Never Look Back

as Reverend Hale

Movie
1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

as Det. Charlie Duffy

Movie
1999
Now and Again

as Narrator (voice; uncredited)

TV
1999
Hard Time: The Premonition

as Det. Charlie Duffy

Movie
1999
Family Guy

as Francis Griffin (voice)

TV
1999
Justice

as Moe Ryan

Movie
1998
Hard Time

as Det. Charlie Duffy

Movie
1998
A Chance of Snow

as Earl Pulmer

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Hi-Life

as Fatty

Movie
1998
Shelter

as Capt. Robert Landis

Movie
1997Movie
1997
The Practice

as Stephen Donnell

TV
1997
Orleans

as Frank Vitelli

TV
1996
One Fine Day

as Lew, Jack's boss

Movie
1996
Mrs. Santa Claus

as Santa Claus

Movie
1996
The Grass Harp

as Reverend Buster

Movie
1996
Early Edition

as Judge Steven Romick

TV
1996
Everybody Loves Raymond

as Father Hubley

TV
1996
Arli$$

as W.S. Walcott

TV
1996
Recon

as Chief

Movie
1996
Spy Hard

as The Director

Movie
1995
Home for the Holidays

as Henry Larson

Movie
1995
The Last Supper

as Reverend Gerald Hutchens

Movie
1995TV
1995TV
1995
Cybill

as A.J. Sheridan

TV
1994
I.Q.

as Louis Bamberger

Movie
1994
The American Revolution

as Benjamin Franklin

TV
1994
The World of Jim Henson

as Doc Hopper (archive footage)

Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Father Thomas Madden

TV
1994
Roommates

as Barney

Movie
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy

as Waring Hudsucker

Movie
1993
The Music of Chance

as Bill Flower

Movie
1993Movie
1993TV
1992
Tales from Hollywood

as Charles F. Money

Movie
1992
The Water Engine

as Tour Guide

Movie
1991
The Story Lady

as Judge (uncredited)

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Performance

as Charles F. Money

TV
1991
V.I. Warshawski

as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory

Movie
1990
Project Alien

as Colonel Clancy

Movie
1990
Evening Shade

as Harlan Elldridge

TV
1990
Dick Tracy

as Chief Brandon

Movie
1990
The Kennedys of Massachusetts

as John F. Fitzgerald

TV
1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1989
Dinner at Eight

as Dan Packard

Movie
1989
The Butter Battle Book

as Grandfather (voice)

Movie
1989
Prime Target

as Earl Mulcahaney

Movie
1989
Cat Chaser

as Jiggs Scully

Movie
1989
Brenda Starr

as Editor Francis I. Livright

Movie
1989
Etoile

as Uncle Joshua

Movie
1988
Far North

as Bertrum

Movie
1988
Unholy Matrimony

as Reverend Samuel Corey

Movie
1988
Case Closed

as Les Kabowski

Movie
1988
A Tiger's Tale

as Charlie Drumm

Movie
1988
Cop

as Dutch Peltz

Movie
1987
The Gambler: The Legend Continues

as Senator Henry Colton

Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1987
The Rosary Murders

as Father Ted Nabors

Movie
1987
Happy New Year

as Charlie

Movie
1986
Solarbabies

as The Warden

Movie
1986
Tough Guys

as Deke Yablonski

Movie
1986
Where the River Runs Black

as Father O'Reilly

Movie
1986
Big Trouble

as O'Mara

Movie
1985
Amazing Stories

as Assistant to the Boss

TV
1985TV
1985Movie
1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Uncle Doffue

TV
1985
Stand Alone

as Louis Thibadeau

Movie
1985Movie
1985
The Comedy Factory

as Harry Deegan

TV
1985
Stick

as Chucky

Movie
1985Movie
1984
Mass Appeal

as Monsignor Thomas Burke

Movie
1984
P.O.P.

as P. Oliver Pendergast

Movie
1984
Mister Roberts

as The Captain

Movie
1983
To Be or Not to Be

as Col. Erhardt

Movie
1983
Two of a Kind

as Charlie

Movie
1983
Scarface

as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1983
Hadley's Rebellion

as Sam Crawford

Movie
1982
Tootsie

as Les Nichols

Movie
1982Movie
1982
Working

as Retired Man

Movie
1981
Sharky's Machine

as Lt. Friscoe

Movie
1981
Dark Night of the Scarecrow

as Otis P. Hazelrigg

Movie
1981
True Confessions

as Jack Amsterdam

Movie
1981Movie
1981
Casey Stengel

as Casey Stengel

Movie
1981
Crisis at Central High

as Jess Matthews

Movie
1980
A Perfect Match

as Bill Larson

Movie
1980
Die Laughing

as Arnold

Movie
1980
Attica

as Commissioner Russell Oswald

Movie
1980
The Final Countdown

as Senator Samuel Chapman

Movie
1979
Starting Over

as Michael "Mickey" Potter

Movie
1979
When a Stranger Calls

as John Clifford

Movie
1979
North Dallas Forty

as Coach Johnson

Movie
1979
The Muppet Movie

as Doc Hopper

Movie
1979Movie
1979
Tilt

as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens

Movie
1979
Studs Lonigan

as Paddy Lonigan

TV
1978
The Greek Tycoon

as Michael Russell

Movie
1978
An Enemy of the People

as Peter Stockmann

Movie
1978
The Fury

as Dr. Jim McKeever

Movie
1978
Special Olympics

as Carl Gallitzin

Movie
1977
The Choirboys

as Spermwhale Whalen

Movie
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

as President David T. Stevens

Movie
1976TV
1976Movie
1975
The Hindenburg

as Captain Pruss

Movie
1975
The Rivalry

as Stephen Douglas

Movie
1975
Breakheart Pass

as Frank O'Brien

Movie
1975
The Cop and the Kid

as Officer Frank Murphy

TV
1975Movie
1975
Switch

as Lt. Phil Beckman

Movie
1975Movie
1975Movie
1975TV
1974Movie
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1974
Playhouse

as McMahon

TV
1973
The Sting

as Lt. Wm. Snyder

Movie
1973
Rx for the Defense

as District Attorney Horn

Movie
1973
Sisters

as Joseph Larch

Movie
1973
The Connection

as Frank Devlin

Movie
1972
Deadhead Miles

as Truck Driver in Cafe

Movie
1972
Look Homeward, Angel

as Will Pentland

Movie
1972
Doomsday Voyage

as Jason's First Mate

Movie
1971TV
1971Movie
1971TV
1971
All in the Family

as Detective

TV
1970
I Walk the Line

as Wylie Hunnicutt

Movie
1970
Hi, Mom!

as Superintendent

Movie
1970Movie
1969
Stiletto

as Cop (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Havens

TV
1967TV
1965Movie
1962
The Password Is Courage

as American Solider (uncredited)

Movie
1961
The Defenders

as Juror #11

TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Stephen Douglas

TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Casey Stengel

TV
Amazing Stories: The Movie III

as (archive footage)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 28, 1923
Day of DeathDecember 24, 2012
Place of BirthHighland Falls, New York, USA
Popularity1.5