Charles Durning
Acting
Born: February 28, 1923 · Highland Falls, New York, USA
Died: December 24, 2012 (aged 89)
Highest Rated
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
Scarface
1983
Family Guy
1999
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
The Sting
1973
NCIS
2003
Tootsie
1982
Monk
2002
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
Dick Tracy
1990
Spy Hard
1996
One Fine Day
1996
Photos (4)
Movies (155)
Scarface
Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Governor of Texas
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Pappy O'Daniel
The Sting
Lt. Wm. Snyder
Dog Day Afternoon
Moretti
The Muppet Movie
Doc Hopper
Spy Hard
The Director
Dick Tracy
Chief Brandon
The Hudsucker Proxy
Waring Hudsucker
Tootsie
Les Nichols
The Final Countdown
Senator Samuel Chapman
Desperation
Tom Billingsley
The Man with One Red Shoe
Ross
The Rosary Murders
Father Ted Nabors
I.Q.
Louis Bamberger
Tough Guys
Deke Yablonski
One Fine Day
Lew, Jack's boss
Cop
Dutch Peltz
Starting Over
Michael "Mickey" Potter
Sharky's Machine
Lt. Friscoe
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
Archie (voice)
The Fury
Dr. Jim McKeever
Breakheart Pass
Frank O'Brien
State and Main
Mayor George Bailey
The Front Page
Murphy
The Last Supper
Reverend Gerald Hutchens
V.I. Warshawski
Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Hi, Mom!
Superintendent
Death of a Salesman
Charley
The Grass Harp
Reverend Buster
Twilight's Last Gleaming
President David T. Stevens
To Be or Not to Be
Col. Erhardt
Jerry and Tom
Vic
The Hindenburg
Captain Pruss
Dirty Deeds
Victor Rasdale
When a Stranger Calls
John Clifford
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Otis P. Hazelrigg
True Confessions
Jack Amsterdam
Good Dick
Charlie
Sisters
Joseph Larch
Stick
Chucky
Home for the Holidays
Henry Larson
Two of a Kind
Charlie
Amazing Racer
Floyd
The Greek Tycoon
Michael Russell
Brenda Starr
Editor Francis I. Livright
The World of Jim Henson
Doc Hopper (archive footage)
When a Stranger Calls Back
John Clifford
Etoile
Uncle Joshua
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Rufus T. Crisp
Lakeboat
Skippy
I Walk the Line
Wylie Hunnicutt
The Story Lady
Judge (uncredited)
The Choirboys
Spermwhale Whalen
Solarbabies
The Warden
North Dallas Forty
Coach Johnson
Forget About It
Eddie O'Brien
Big Trouble
O'Mara
iMurders
Dr. Seamus St. Martin
The Water Engine
Tour Guide
Cat Chaser
Jiggs Scully
A Boyfriend for Christmas
Santa Claus
Mass Appeal
Monsignor Thomas Burke
Stiletto
Cop (uncredited)
Mister Roberts
The Captain
Mr. St. Nick
Nicholas XX
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Det. Charlie Duffy
Local Color
Yammi
Unholy Matrimony
Reverend Samuel Corey
An Enemy of the People
Peter Stockmann
Stand Alone
Louis Thibadeau
Unbeatable Harold
Harold's Father
Case Closed
Les Kabowski
Shelter
Capt. Robert Landis
The Music of Chance
Bill Flower
A Bunch of Amateurs
Charlie Rosenberg
The Last Producer
Syd Wolf
Justice
Moe Ryan
Deal
Charlie Adler
Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel
Tilt
Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
Hard Time
Det. Charlie Duffy
The Life Zone
James Wise
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Senator Henry Colton
The Pursuit of Happiness
2nd Guard
Dinner at Eight
Dan Packard
Mrs. Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Happy New Year
Charlie
Mother Ghost
George
Death and Texas
Marshall Ledger
Hi-Life
Fatty
Very Mean Men
Paddy Mulroney
The Golden Boys
John Bartlett
The Waiter
Frank 'The Handler' Maro
Die Laughing
Arnold
Three Chris's
Kris Kringle
A Tiger's Tale
Charlie Drumm
Deadhead Miles
Truck Driver in Cafe
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Santa Claus
The Return of Eliot Ness
Roger Finn
The Judge
Judge Harlan Radovich
Far North
Bertrum
Project Alien
Colonel Clancy
The Password Is Courage
American Solider (uncredited)
The Drum Beats Twice
Satan
Bleeding Hearts
Santa Claus
Roommates
Barney
The Butter Battle Book
Grandfather (voice)
The Best Little Special In Texas
1982
Miracle Dogs Too
Captain Pete Weaver
Bleacher Bums
Scorekeeper
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Uncle Doffue
Tales from Hollywood
Charles F. Money
Kinky Killers
Alexander Hathaway
Turn of Faith
Philly Russo
Attica
Commissioner Russell Oswald
Where the River Runs Black
Father O'Reilly
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Warden Hardy
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Teddy
The Great Fight
Judge Frier
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
The Lawyer
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Al Green
A Very Married Christmas
Ozzy Larson
Working
Retired Man
Prime Target
Earl Mulcahaney
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Stuart Steele
Scavenger Killers
Dylan Frier
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
McMahon
River's End
Murray Blythe
Crisis at Central High
Jess Matthews
The Best Little Girl in the World
Frank Powell
Switch
Lt. Phil Beckman
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Murphy
Naked Run
Congressman Davenport
An Affirmative Act
Man in the White Suit
Hard Time: The Premonition
Det. Charlie Duffy
Hadley's Rebellion
Sam Crawford
Never Look Back
Reverend Hale
A Chance of Snow
Earl Pulmer
Rx for the Defense
District Attorney Horn
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
McMahon
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
Dooley
A Perfect Match
Bill Larson
The Connection
Frank Devlin
The Rivalry
Stephen Douglas
Rogue Assassin
2012
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
Budd Rogers
Break
The Wise Man
Doomsday Voyage
Jason's First Mate
The Secret Life of Algernon
Norbie Hess
Descansos
Inkeeper #2
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
Football Player
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Assistant to the Boss
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
Santa
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII
TV Shows (45)
Family Guy
Francis Griffin (voice) · 5 eps
NCIS
Ernie Yost · 1 eps
Monk
Hank Johansen · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Thomas Finnegan · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Havens · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Retired Man · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Charles F. Money · 1 eps
Great Performances
McMahon · 1 eps
Everwood
Eugene Brown · 2 eps
Everybody Loves Raymond
Father Hubley · 6 eps
The Practice
Stephen Donnell · 2 eps
Rescue Me
Michael Gavin · 30 eps
Rescue Me
Tommy's Dad · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Father Thomas Madden · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Early Edition
Judge Steven Romick · 2 eps
Arli$$
W.S. Walcott · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
Hewitt · 1 eps
Cybill
1 eps
Cybill
A.J. Sheridan · 1 eps
All in the Family
Detective · 1 eps
Baretta
1 eps
The Defenders
Juror #11 · 1 eps
Performance
Charles F. Money · 1 eps
Amazing Stories
Assistant to the Boss · 1 eps
Amazing Stories
Earl · 1 eps
Playhouse
McMahon · 1 eps
Evening Shade
Harlan Elldridge · 100 eps
Now and Again
Narrator (voice; uncredited) · 2 eps
The Comedy Factory
Harry Deegan · 1 eps
Tall Tales & Legends
Uncle Doffue · 1 eps
Captains and the Kings
Ed Healey · 8 eps
First Monday
Henry Hoskins · 13 eps
The American Revolution
Benjamin Franklin · 6 eps
The Judge
Judge Harlan Radovich · 2 eps
Another World
1547 eps
Citizen Baines
1 eps
A Woman of Independent Means
Andrew Alcott · 3 eps
Orleans
Frank Vitelli · 8 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Stephen Douglas · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Casey Stengel · 1 eps
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
John F. Fitzgerald · 3 eps
The Cop and the Kid
Officer Frank Murphy · 13 eps
Studs Lonigan
Paddy Lonigan · 3 eps
Dinner for Five
1 eps
Self / Appearances (15)
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self (archive footage)
A Constant Forge
Self
The Art of 'The Sting'
Self
According to Dom
Self
LA DA Story
Self (archive footage)
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Self
The Autopsy
Self
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Self