Charles Durning
Born February 28, 1923 · Highland Falls, New York, USA
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).
Notable Appearances
Movies
Scarface
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Sting
Spy Hard
Dog Day Afternoon
The Muppet Movie
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Final Countdown
Dick Tracy
The Hudsucker Proxy
Tootsie
One Fine Day
The Man with One Red Shoe
To Be or Not to Be
Starting Over
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
The Hindenburg
The Front Page
Desperation
Death of a Salesman
Breakheart Pass
Home for the Holidays
The Last Supper
When a Stranger Calls
The Fury
True Confessions
V.I. Warshawski
I Walk the Line
Sharky's Machine
State and Main
I.Q.
Dirty Deeds
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Two of a Kind
Night of 100 Stars II
Stick
The Muppets Go Hollywood
When a Stranger Calls Back
TV Shows
The Practice
Touched by an Angel
Great Performances
American Playhouse
Everybody Loves Raymond
Homicide: Life on the Street
Everwood
Cannon
The Defenders
Arli$$
Rescue Me
Early Edition
Playhouse
Dinah!
Amazing Stories
All in the Family
Cybill
The High Chaparral
Baretta
Performance
Another World
Evening Shade
Tall Tales & Legends
The Comedy Factory
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
First Monday
Now and Again
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captains and the Kings
A Woman of Independent Means
Citizen Baines
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
The American Revolution
Orleans
The Cop and the Kid
Dinner for Five
The Judge
Studs Lonigan
More Movies
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
The Grass Harp
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Hi, Mom!
Cop
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Amazing Racer
Tough Guys
Sisters
The World of Jim Henson
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
The Greek Tycoon
The Music of Chance
A Bunch of Amateurs
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
A Boyfriend for Christmas
Lakeboat
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Local Color
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
North Dallas Forty
An Enemy of the People
A Very Married Christmas
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Good Dick
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Big Trouble
The Password Is Courage
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Solarbabies
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
The Pursuit of Happiness
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Mass Appeal
The Life Zone
The Water Engine
The Story Lady
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Rx for the Defense
Etoile
Where the River Runs Black
Mister Roberts
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
The Art of 'The Sting'
The Best Little Girl in the World
Jerry and Tom
Brenda Starr
Deal
A Tiger's Tale
Unbeatable Harold
The Judge
The Last Producer
Crisis at Central High
The Return of Eliot Ness
The Butter Battle Book
The Choirboys
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
An Affirmative Act
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
Case Closed
A Constant Forge
Mr. St. Nick
The Rosary Murders
Bleacher Bums
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Forget About It
Unholy Matrimony
Casey Stengel
The Secret Life of Algernon
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Tilt
Mrs. Santa Claus
Shelter
Cat Chaser
Deadhead Miles
Hard Time
Hard Time: The Premonition
The Rivalry
Stand Alone
The Drum Beats Twice
The Golden Boys
The Best Little Special In Texas
The Great Fight
Hi-Life
Attica
Working
Die Laughing
Bleeding Hearts
Descansos
River's End
Happy New Year
The Connection
A Chance of Snow
Dinner at Eight
Naked Run
Mother Ghost
Miracle Dogs Too
iMurders
Stiletto
Justice
Roommates
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
Far North
Very Mean Men
Project Alien
LA DA Story
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
Kinky Killers
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
Switch
Tales from Hollywood
Death and Texas
A Perfect Match
The Waiter
Turn of Faith
According to Dom
Never Look Back
Hadley's Rebellion
Three Chris's
Prime Target
Rogue Assassin
Break
Scavenger Killers
The Autopsy
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII
