Charles Durning
Born: 1923-02-28 in Highland Falls, New York, USA
Died: 2012-12-24
Known For: Acting
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
2021
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2018
- LA DA Story as Self (archive footage)
2015
- Bleeding Hearts as Santa Claus
2013
- Scavenger Killers as Dylan Frier
2012
2011
- Naked Run as Congressman Davenport
- The Life Zone as James Wise
- The Great Fight as Judge Frier
2010
- The Waiter as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
- Three Chris's as Kris Kringle
- An Affirmative Act as Man in the White Suit
2009
- Break as The Wise Man
- Amazing Racer as Floyd
- According to Dom as Self
2008
- Good Dick as Charlie
- Deal as Charlie Adler
- A Bunch of Amateurs as Charlie Rosenberg
- iMurders as Dr. Seamus St. Martin
- Local Color as Yammi
- The Golden Boys as John Bartlett
2007
- Kinky Killers as Alexander Hathaway
2006
- Desperation as Tom Billingsley
- Miracle Dogs Too as Captain Pete Weaver
- The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' as Self
- Jesus, Mary and Joey as Teddy
- Unbeatable Harold as Harold's Father
- Forget About It as Eddie O'Brien
- Descansos as Inkeeper #2
2005
- Dirty Deeds as Victor Rasdale
- The L.A. Riot Spectacular as The Lawyer
- River's End as Murray Blythe
- The Art of 'The Sting' as Self
2004
- Rescue Me as Michael Gavin
- A Boyfriend for Christmas as Santa Claus
- Death and Texas as Marshall Ledger
- A Very Married Christmas as Ozzy Larson
- The Drum Beats Twice as Satan
- The Autopsy as Self
2003
- NCIS as Ernie Yost
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- Dead Canaries
2002
- Monk as Hank Johansen
- Everwood as Eugene Brown
- First Monday as Henry Hoskins
- Mr. St. Nick as Nicholas XX
- Mother Ghost as George
- Turn of Faith as Philly Russo
2001
- Citizen Baines
- The Judge as Judge Harlan Radovich
- Dinner for Five
- L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Stuart Steele
- The Judge as Judge Harlan Radovich
- Bleacher Bums as Scorekeeper
2000
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Pappy O'Daniel
- State and Main as Mayor George Bailey
- A Constant Forge as Self
- The Last Producer as Syd Wolf
- Lakeboat as Skippy
- Very Mean Men as Paddy Mulroney
- Never Look Back as Reverend Hale
1999
- Family Guy as Francis Griffin (voice)
- Now and Again as Narrator (voice; uncredited)
- Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Det. Charlie Duffy
- Justice as Moe Ryan
- Hard Time: The Premonition as Det. Charlie Duffy
1998
- Jerry and Tom as Vic
- Hi-Life as Fatty
- Shelter as Capt. Robert Landis
- Hard Time as Det. Charlie Duffy
- A Chance of Snow as Earl Pulmer
1997
- The Practice as Stephen Donnell
- Orleans as Frank Vitelli
- The Secret Life of Algernon as Norbie Hess
1996
- Early Edition as Judge Steven Romick
- Everybody Loves Raymond as Father Hubley
- Arli$$ as W.S. Walcott
- Spy Hard as The Director
- One Fine Day as Lew, Jack's boss
- The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists as Archie (voice)
- The Grass Harp as Reverend Buster
- Mrs. Santa Claus as Santa Claus
- Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas as Santa Claus
- Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
- Recon as Chief
1995
- Cybill
- The Last Supper as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
- Home for the Holidays as Henry Larson
- A Woman of Independent Means as Andrew Alcott
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Father Thomas Madden
- The Hudsucker Proxy as Waring Hudsucker
- I.Q. as Louis Bamberger
- The American Revolution as Benjamin Franklin
- The World of Jim Henson as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
- Roommates as Barney
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Thomas Finnegan
- When a Stranger Calls Back as John Clifford
- The Music of Chance as Bill Flower
1992
- The Water Engine as Tour Guide
- Tales from Hollywood as Charles F. Money
1991
- Performance as Charles F. Money
- V.I. Warshawski as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
- The Return of Eliot Ness as Roger Finn
- The Story Lady as Judge (uncredited)
1990
- Evening Shade as Harlan Elldridge
- Dick Tracy as Chief Brandon
- The Kennedys of Massachusetts as John F. Fitzgerald
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson as Self
- Project Alien as Colonel Clancy
- Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self (archive footage)
1989
- Etoile as Uncle Joshua
- Dinner at Eight as Dan Packard
- Prime Target as Earl Mulcahaney
- Cat Chaser as Jiggs Scully
- Brenda Starr as Editor Francis I. Livright
- It Nearly Wasn't Christmas as Santa
- The Butter Battle Book as Grandfather (voice)
1988
- Cop as Dutch Peltz
- Far North as Bertrum
- A Tiger's Tale as Charlie Drumm
- Unholy Matrimony as Reverend Samuel Corey
- Case Closed as Les Kabowski
1987
- The Rosary Murders as Father Ted Nabors
- The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains as Warden Hardy
- The Gambler: The Legend Continues as Senator Henry Colton
- Happy New Year as Charlie
- I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII as Pope John XXIII
1986
- Tough Guys as Deke Yablonski
- Solarbabies as The Warden
- Big Trouble as O'Mara
- Where the River Runs Black as Father O'Reilly
1985
- Amazing Stories as Assistant to the Boss
- Tall Tales & Legends as Uncle Doffue
- The Comedy Factory as Harry Deegan
- The Man with One Red Shoe as Ross
- Stick as Chucky
- Death of a Salesman as Charley
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Eye to Eye
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as Uncle Doffue
- Stand Alone as Louis Thibadeau
1984
- Mass Appeal as Monsignor Thomas Burke
- Mister Roberts as The Captain
- P.O.P. as P. Oliver Pendergast
1983
- Scarface as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
- Two of a Kind as Charlie
- To Be or Not to Be as Col. Erhardt
- Hadley's Rebellion as Sam Crawford
1982
- Tootsie as Les Nichols
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Governor of Texas
- Working as Retired Man
- The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories as McMahon
- The Best Little Special In Texas
1981
- Sharky's Machine as Lt. Friscoe
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow as Otis P. Hazelrigg
- True Confessions as Jack Amsterdam
- The Best Little Girl in the World as Frank Powell
- Crisis at Central High as Jess Matthews
- The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories as McMahon
- Casey Stengel as Casey Stengel
1980
- The Final Countdown as Senator Samuel Chapman
- Attica as Commissioner Russell Oswald
- Die Laughing as Arnold
- A Perfect Match as Bill Larson
1979
- The Muppet Movie as Doc Hopper
- Starting Over as Michael "Mickey" Potter
- Studs Lonigan as Paddy Lonigan
- When a Stranger Calls as John Clifford
- The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- Tilt as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
- North Dallas Forty as Coach Johnson
1978
- The Fury as Dr. Jim McKeever
- The Greek Tycoon as Michael Russell
- An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockmann
- Special Olympics as Carl Gallitzin
1977
- Twilight's Last Gleaming as President David T. Stevens
- The Choirboys as Spermwhale Whalen
1976
- Captains and the Kings as Ed Healey
- Harry and Walter Go to New York as Rufus T. Crisp
1975
- Baretta
- Dog Day Afternoon as Moretti
- Breakheart Pass as Frank O'Brien
- The Hindenburg as Captain Pruss
- The Cop and the Kid as Officer Frank Murphy
- Queen of the Stardust Ballroom as Al Green
- The Trial of Chaplain Jensen as Budd Rogers
- Switch as Lt. Phil Beckman
- The Rivalry as Stephen Douglas
1974
- Playhouse as McMahon
- Dinah! as Self
- The Front Page as Murphy
1973
- The Sting as Lt. Wm. Snyder
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- Sisters as Joseph Larch
- The Connection as Frank Devlin
- Rx for the Defense as District Attorney Horn
1972
- Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues as Murphy
- Deadhead Miles as Truck Driver in Cafe
- Look Homeward, Angel as Will Pentland
- Doomsday Voyage as Jason's First Mate
1971
- Great Performances as McMahon
- Cannon
- All in the Family as Detective
- The Pursuit of Happiness as 2nd Guard
1970
- Hi, Mom! as Superintendent
- I Walk the Line as Wylie Hunnicutt
- Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet as Football Player
1969
- Stiletto as Cop (uncredited)
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Havens
1967
- The High Chaparral as Hewitt
1965
- Harvey Middleman, Fireman as Dooley
1964
1962
- The Password Is Courage as American Solider (uncredited)
1961
- The Defenders as Juror #11
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stephen Douglas