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Charles Durning
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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).
BODY OF WORK
Charles Durning's Filmography
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
LA DA Story
as Self (archive footage)
Bleeding Hearts
as Santa Claus
Scavenger Killers
as Dylan Frier
Rogue Assassin
The Life Zone
as James Wise
The Great Fight
as Judge Frier
Naked Run
as Congressman Davenport
An Affirmative Act
as Man in the White Suit
The Waiter
as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
Three Chris's
as Kris Kringle
According to Dom
as Self
Break
as The Wise Man
Amazing Racer
as Floyd
The Golden Boys
as John Bartlett
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Charlie Rosenberg
Local Color
as Yammi
Good Dick
as Charlie
iMurders
as Dr. Seamus St. Martin
Deal
as Charlie Adler
Kinky Killers
as Alexander Hathaway
Forget About It
as Eddie O'Brien
Desperation
as Tom Billingsley
Miracle Dogs Too
as Captain Pete Weaver
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
as Self
Descansos
as Inkeeper #2
Unbeatable Harold
as Harold's Father
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Teddy
The Art of 'The Sting'
as Self
Dirty Deeds
as Victor Rasdale
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as The Lawyer
River's End
as Murray Blythe
The Autopsy
as Self
A Very Married Christmas
as Ozzy Larson
A Boyfriend for Christmas
as Santa Claus
Death and Texas
as Marshall Ledger
The Drum Beats Twice
as Satan
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
No Poster
Dead Canaries
Mr. St. Nick
as Nicholas XX
Mother Ghost
as George
Turn of Faith
as Philly Russo
Bleacher Bums
as Scorekeeper
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
as Stuart Steele
The Judge
as Judge Harlan Radovich
A Constant Forge
as Self
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Pappy O'Daniel
State and Main
as Mayor George Bailey
The Last Producer
as Syd Wolf
Very Mean Men
as Paddy Mulroney
Lakeboat
as Skippy
Never Look Back
as Reverend Hale
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Hard Time: The Premonition
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Justice
as Moe Ryan
Hard Time
as Det. Charlie Duffy
A Chance of Snow
as Earl Pulmer
Jerry and Tom
as Vic
Hi-Life
as Fatty
Shelter
as Capt. Robert Landis
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Assistant to the Boss
The Secret Life of Algernon
as Norbie Hess
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Santa Claus
One Fine Day
as Lew, Jack's boss
Mrs. Santa Claus
as Santa Claus
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as Self
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
as Archie (voice)
The Grass Harp
as Reverend Buster
No Poster
Recon
as Chief
Spy Hard
as The Director
Home for the Holidays
as Henry Larson
The Last Supper
as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
I.Q.
as Louis Bamberger
The World of Jim Henson
as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
Roommates
as Barney
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Waring Hudsucker
The Music of Chance
as Bill Flower
When a Stranger Calls Back
as John Clifford
Tales from Hollywood
as Charles F. Money
The Water Engine
as Tour Guide
The Story Lady
as Judge (uncredited)
The Return of Eliot Ness
as Roger Finn
V.I. Warshawski
as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Project Alien
as Colonel Clancy
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self
Dick Tracy
as Chief Brandon
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Self (archive footage)
Dinner at Eight
as Dan Packard
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
as Santa
The Butter Battle Book
as Grandfather (voice)
Prime Target
as Earl Mulcahaney
Cat Chaser
as Jiggs Scully
Brenda Starr
as Editor Francis I. Livright
Etoile
as Uncle Joshua
Far North
as Bertrum
Unholy Matrimony
as Reverend Samuel Corey
Case Closed
as Les Kabowski
A Tiger's Tale
as Charlie Drumm
Cop
as Dutch Peltz
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Senator Henry Colton
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Warden Hardy
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII
as Pope John XXIII
The Rosary Murders
as Father Ted Nabors
Happy New Year
as Charlie
Solarbabies
as The Warden
Tough Guys
as Deke Yablonski
Where the River Runs Black
as Father O'Reilly
Big Trouble
as O'Mara
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Uncle Doffue
Stand Alone
as Louis Thibadeau
Death of a Salesman
as Charley
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Ross
Stick
as Chucky
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Mass Appeal
as Monsignor Thomas Burke
No Poster
P.O.P.
as P. Oliver Pendergast
Mister Roberts
as The Captain
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Erhardt
Two of a Kind
as Charlie
Scarface
as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Hadley's Rebellion
as Sam Crawford
Tootsie
as Les Nichols
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Governor of Texas
The Best Little Special In Texas
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
as McMahon
Working
as Retired Man
Sharky's Machine
as Lt. Friscoe
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
as Otis P. Hazelrigg
True Confessions
as Jack Amsterdam
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
as McMahon
The Best Little Girl in the World
as Frank Powell
Casey Stengel
as Casey Stengel
Crisis at Central High
as Jess Matthews
A Perfect Match
as Bill Larson
Die Laughing
as Arnold
Attica
as Commissioner Russell Oswald
The Final Countdown
as Senator Samuel Chapman
Starting Over
as Michael "Mickey" Potter
When a Stranger Calls
as John Clifford
North Dallas Forty
as Coach Johnson
The Muppet Movie
as Doc Hopper
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Tilt
as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
The Greek Tycoon
as Michael Russell
An Enemy of the People
as Peter Stockmann
The Fury
as Dr. Jim McKeever
No Poster
Special Olympics
as Carl Gallitzin
The Choirboys
as Spermwhale Whalen
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as President David T. Stevens
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Rufus T. Crisp
The Hindenburg
as Captain Pruss
The Rivalry
as Stephen Douglas
Breakheart Pass
as Frank O'Brien
Dog Day Afternoon
as Moretti
Switch
as Lt. Phil Beckman
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
as Al Green
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
as Budd Rogers
The Front Page
as Murphy
The Sting
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
Rx for the Defense
as District Attorney Horn
Sisters
as Joseph Larch
The Connection
as Frank Devlin
Deadhead Miles
as Truck Driver in Cafe
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
as Murphy
Look Homeward, Angel
as Will Pentland
Doomsday Voyage
as Jason's First Mate
The Pursuit of Happiness
as 2nd Guard
I Walk the Line
as Wylie Hunnicutt
Hi, Mom!
as Superintendent
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
as Football Player
Stiletto
as Cop (uncredited)
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
as Dooley
The Password Is Courage
as American Solider (uncredited)