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.

Filmography

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Pappy O'Daniel
Dog Day Afternoon
Moretti
The Front Page
Murphy
Desperation
Tom Billingsley
Spy Hard
The Director
Local Color
Yammi
P.O.P.
P. Oliver Pendergast
The Man with One Red Shoe
Ross
Tough Guys
Deke Yablonski
The Muppet Movie
Doc Hopper
Deal
Charlie Adler
State and Main
Mayor George Bailey
To Be or Not to Be
Col. Erhardt
One Fine Day
Lew, Jack's boss
When a Stranger Calls Back
John Clifford
Sisters
Joseph Larch
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Teddy
Breakheart Pass
Frank O'Brien
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Otis P. Hazelrigg
The Hudsucker Proxy
Waring Hudsucker
Cop
Dutch Peltz
The Final Countdown
Senator Samuel Chapman
True Confessions
Jack Amsterdam
Stick
Chucky
Home for the Holidays
Henry Larson
A Boyfriend for Christmas
Santa Claus
Tilt
Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
The Sting
Lt. Wm. Snyder
Two of a Kind
Charlie
The Fury
Dr. Jim McKeever
Death of a Salesman
Charley
Tootsie
Les Nichols
The Last Supper
Reverend Gerald Hutchens
Kinky Killers
Alexander Hathaway
Etoile
Uncle Joshua
Cat Chaser
Jiggs Scully
North Dallas Forty
Coach Johnson
V.I. Warshawski
Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Solarbabies
The Warden
Hi, Mom!
Superintendent
Sharky's Machine
Lt. Friscoe
Good Dick
Charlie
Mr. St. Nick
Nicholas XX
Dirty Deeds
Victor Rasdale
The Golden Boys
John Bartlett
The Greek Tycoon
Michael Russell
When a Stranger Calls
John Clifford
The Grass Harp
Reverend Buster
The Hindenburg
Captain Pruss
The Music of Chance
Bill Flower
Brenda Starr
Editor Francis I. Livright
The Choirboys
Spermwhale Whalen
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
Santa
The Butter Battle Book
Grandfather (voice)
A Constant Forge
Self
The Water Engine
Tour Guide
Miracle Dogs Too
Captain Pete Weaver
Starting Over
Michael "Mickey" Potter
Twilight's Last Gleaming
President David T. Stevens
Jerry and Tom
Vic
A Tiger's Tale
Charlie Drumm
Big Trouble
O'Mara
Mother Ghost
George
The Great Fight
Judge Frier
An Enemy of the People
Peter Stockmann
Hi-Life
Fatty
The Drum Beats Twice
Satan
Far North
Bertrum
The Best Little Girl in the World
Frank Powell
Mass Appeal
Monsignor Thomas Burke
The Rosary Murders
Father Ted Nabors
River's End
Murray Blythe
Happy New Year
Charlie
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Rufus T. Crisp
Hard Time
Det. Charlie Duffy
The Judge
Judge Harlan Radovich
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
Senator Henry Colton
Lakeboat
Skippy
Crisis at Central High
Jess Matthews
Never Look Back
Reverend Hale
The Connection
Frank Devlin
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
Budd Rogers
Stand Alone
Louis Thibadeau
Project Alien
Colonel Clancy
Attica
Commissioner Russell Oswald
Roommates
Barney
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Al Green
The Life Zone
James Wise
Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel
The Last Producer
Syd Wolf
I Walk the Line
Wylie Hunnicutt
Shelter
Capt. Robert Landis
Switch [Pilot]
Lt. Phil Beckman
Mister Roberts
The Captain
Forget About It
Eddie O'Brien
Die Laughing
Arnold
Hadley's Rebellion
Sam Crawford
The Pursuit of Happiness
2nd Guard
The Art of 'The Sting'
Self
Where the River Runs Black
Father O'Reilly
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self (archive footage)
Hard Time: The Premonition
Det. Charlie Duffy
Justice
Moe Ryan
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
The Lawyer
Bleacher Bums
Scorekeeper
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Murphy
A Very Married Christmas
Ozzy Larson
Scarface
Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Det. Charlie Duffy
Unbeatable Harold
Harold's Father
Prime Target
Earl Mulcahaney
The Password Is Courage
American Solider (uncredited)
Scavenger Killers
Dylan Frier
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
(archive footage)
Three Chris's
Kris Kringle
Special Olympics
Carl Gallitzin
I.Q.
Louis Bamberger
Deadhead Miles
Truck Driver in Cafe
A Bunch of Amateurs
Charlie Rosenberg
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Warden Hardy
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Stuart Steele
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Santa Claus
Tales from Hollywood
Charles F. Money
Bleeding Hearts
Santa Claus
Death and Texas
Marshall Ledger
Turn of Faith
Philly Russo
Unholy Matrimony
Reverend Samuel Corey
Very Mean Men
Paddy Mulroney
Rogue Assassin
iMurders
Dr. Seamus St. Martin
The Secret Life of Algernon
Norbie Hess
Dick Tracy
Chief Brandon
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Self (archive footage)
Naked Run
Congressman Davenport
The Waiter
Frank 'The Handler' Maro
A Perfect Match
Bill Larson
Descansos
Inkeeper #2
Dinner at Eight
Dan Packard
Mrs. Santa Claus
Santa Claus
A Chance of Snow
Earl Pulmer
Doomsday Voyage
Jason's First Mate
Working
Retired Man
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Self
LA DA Story
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Uncle Doffue
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Self
The Autopsy
Self
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
Football Player
Case Closed
Les Kabowski
An Affirmative Act
Man in the White Suit
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
The World of Jim Henson
Doc Hopper (archive footage)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Governor of Texas
Break
The Wise Man
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
McMahon
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Stiletto
Cop (uncredited)
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
Dooley
Look Homeward, Angel
Will Pentland
The Return of Eliot Ness
Roger Finn
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
Archie (voice)
The Story Lady
Judge (uncredited)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
McMahon
Amazing Racer
Floyd