Charles Durning
Known for Acting · 215 credits
- Born
- 1923-02-28
- Died
- 2012-12-24
- Place of birth
- Highland Falls, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Edward Durning · Charles Durnham · چارلز دارنینگ
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
TV Shows (42)
NCIS
2003
as Ernie Yost
Family Guy
1999
as Francis Griffin (voice)
Monk
2002
as Hank Johansen
The Practice
1997
as Stephen Donnell
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Havens
Great Performances
1971
as McMahon
Everwood
2002
as Eugene Brown
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Father Thomas Madden
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Father Hubley
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Thomas Finnegan
Rescue Me
2004
as Michael Gavin / Tommy's Dad
Cannon
1971
Early Edition
1996
as Judge Steven Romick
Playhouse
1974
as McMahon
The Defenders
1961
as Juror #11
Arli$$
1996
as W.S. Walcott
Baretta
1975
The High Chaparral
1967
as Hewitt
Amazing Stories
1985
as Assistant to the Boss / Earl
All in the Family
1971
as Detective
Cybill
1995
as A.J. Sheridan
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Performance
1991
as Charles F. Money
Evening Shade
1990
as Harlan Elldridge
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Uncle Doffue
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Another World
1964
The Comedy Factory
1985
as Harry Deegan
Now and Again
1999
as Narrator (voice; uncredited)
First Monday
2002
as Henry Hoskins
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Ed Healey
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stephen Douglas / Casey Stengel
Citizen Baines
2001
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
as Andrew Alcott
Orleans
1997
as Frank Vitelli
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990
as John F. Fitzgerald
Studs Lonigan
1979
as Paddy Lonigan
The American Revolution
1994
as Benjamin Franklin
Dinner for Five
2001
The Judge
2001
as Judge Harlan Radovich
Eye to Eye
1985
The Cop and the Kid
1975
as Officer Frank Murphy
Movies (173)
Scarface
1983
as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
The Sting
1973
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Pappy O'Daniel
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Moretti
Tootsie
1982
as Les Nichols
Dick Tracy
1990
as Chief Brandon
The Final Countdown
1980
as Senator Samuel Chapman
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Doc Hopper
Spy Hard
1996
as The Director
The Fury
1978
as Dr. Jim McKeever
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Governor of Texas
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Waring Hudsucker
One Fine Day
1996
as Lew, Jack's boss
I.Q.
1994
as Louis Bamberger
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Ross
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Breakheart Pass
1975
as Frank O'Brien
Starting Over
1979
as Michael "Mickey" Potter
Stick
1985
as Chucky
Death of a Salesman
1985
as Charley
Hi, Mom!
1970
as Superintendent
Good Dick
2008
as Charlie
Cop
1988
as Dutch Peltz
Home for the Holidays
1995
as Henry Larson
Local Color
2008
as Yammi
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
1996
as Archie (voice)
The Hindenburg
1975
as Captain Pruss
Solarbabies
1986
as The Warden
Sisters
1973
as Joseph Larch
The Last Supper
1995
as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
Desperation
2006
as Tom Billingsley
The Judge
2001
as Judge Harlan Radovich
The Front Page
1974
as Murphy
True Confessions
1981
as Jack Amsterdam
Amazing Racer
2009
as Floyd
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981
as Otis P. Hazelrigg
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Deadhead Miles
1972
as Truck Driver in Cafe
Sharky's Machine
1981
as Lt. Friscoe
Tough Guys
1986
as Deke Yablonski
When a Stranger Calls
1979
as John Clifford
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Rufus T. Crisp
The Choirboys
1977
as Spermwhale Whalen
State and Main
2000
as Mayor George Bailey
Miracle Dogs Too
2006
as Captain Pete Weaver
The Grass Harp
1996
as Reverend Buster
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
1972
as Murphy
Two of a Kind
1983
as Charlie
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self
Deal
2008
as Charlie Adler
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Santa Claus
The Greek Tycoon
1978
as Michael Russell
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as President David T. Stevens
Big Trouble
1986
as O'Mara
V.I. Warshawski
1991
as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
To Be or Not to Be
1983
as Col. Erhardt
The Last Producer
2000
as Syd Wolf
Cat Chaser
1989
as Jiggs Scully
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
as Senator Henry Colton
Hi-Life
1998
as Fatty
Hard Time
1998
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Attica
1980
as Commissioner Russell Oswald
An Enemy of the People
1978
as Peter Stockmann
When a Stranger Calls Back
1993
as John Clifford
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
as Det. Charlie Duffy
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001
as Stuart Steele
Justice
1999
as Moe Ryan
I Walk the Line
1970
as Wylie Hunnicutt
Prime Target
1989
as Earl Mulcahaney
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
The Return of Eliot Ness
1991
as Roger Finn
Etoile
1989
as Uncle Joshua
Mass Appeal
1984
as Monsignor Thomas Burke
Jerry and Tom
1998
as Vic
Unbeatable Harold
2006
as Harold's Father
Dirty Deeds
2005
as Victor Rasdale
Lakeboat
2000
as Skippy
Stand Alone
1985
as Louis Thibadeau
The Water Engine
1992
as Tour Guide
Brenda Starr
1989
as Editor Francis I. Livright
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
as The Lawyer
Tilt
1979
as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
The Music of Chance
1993
as Bill Flower
A Very Married Christmas
2004
as Ozzy Larson
The Rosary Murders
1987
as Father Ted Nabors
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
Naked Run
2011
as Congressman Davenport
iMurders
2008
as Dr. Seamus St. Martin
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1985
as Uncle Doffue
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008
as Charlie Rosenberg
Death and Texas
2004
as Marshall Ledger
Mrs. Santa Claus
1996
as Santa Claus
Shelter
1998
as Capt. Robert Landis
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006
as Teddy
Bleacher Bums
2001
as Scorekeeper
Forget About It
2006
as Eddie O'Brien
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Warden Hardy
North Dallas Forty
1979
as Coach Johnson
Working
1982
as Retired Man
LA DA Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Unholy Matrimony
1988
as Reverend Samuel Corey
Break
2009
as The Wise Man
Stiletto
1969
as Cop (uncredited)
The Story Lady
1991
as Judge (uncredited)
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
1975
as Budd Rogers
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
as McMahon
A Boyfriend for Christmas
2004
as Santa Claus
Project Alien
1990
as Colonel Clancy
Rogue Assassin
2012
Happy New Year
1987
as Charlie
The Golden Boys
2008
as John Bartlett
Mother Ghost
2002
as George
Mr. St. Nick
2002
as Nicholas XX
Special Olympics
1978
as Carl Gallitzin
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
as 2nd Guard
The Great Fight
2011
as Judge Frier
About Charles Durning
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). With 215 credits spanning from 1951 to 2021, Charles Durning has appeared in 173 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Durning Movies
- Scarface (1983) — as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
- The Sting (1973) — as Lt. Wm. Snyder
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) — as Pappy O'Daniel
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975) — as Moretti
- Tootsie (1982) — as Les Nichols
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