Charles Durning

Personal Info

Birthday

February 28, 1923

Day of Death

2012-12-24

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Highland Falls, New York, USA

Also Known As

Charles Edward Durning

Charles Durnham

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Charles Durning

Biography

Charles Edward Durning 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).

Known For

NCIS

Family Guy

Monk

Everybody Loves Raymond

Great Performances

Hawaii Five-O

Everwood

All in the Family

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
2011
The Life Zone
as James Wise
The Great Fight
as Judge Frier
Naked Run
as Congressman Davenport
2010
An Affirmative Act
as Man in the White Suit
The Waiter
as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
Three Chris's
as Kris Kringle
2009
Break
as The Wise Man
Amazing Racer
as Floyd
2008
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
2007
Kinky Killers
as Alexander Hathaway
2006
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
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Teddy
Unbeatable Harold
as Harold's Father
2005
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
2004
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
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2002
Mr. St. Nick
as Nicholas XX
Mother Ghost
as George
Turn of Faith
as Philly Russo
2001
Bleacher Bums
as Scorekeeper
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
as Stuart Steele
2000
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
A Constant Forge
as Self
1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Hard Time: The Premonition
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Justice
as Moe Ryan
1998
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
1997
The Secret Life of Algernon
as Norbie Hess
1996
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
Recon
as Chief
Spy Hard
as The Director
1995
Home for the Holidays
as Henry Larson
The Last Supper
as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
1994
I.Q.
as Louis Bamberger
The World of Jim Henson
as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
as Self (archive footage)
Roommates
as Barney
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Waring Hudsucker
1993
The Music of Chance
as Bill Flower
When a Stranger Calls Back
as John Clifford
1992
Tales from Hollywood
as Charles F. Money
The Water Engine
as Tour Guide
1991
The Story Lady
as Judge (uncredited)
The Return of Eliot Ness
as Roger Finn
V.I. Warshawski
as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
1990
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)
1989
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
1988
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
1987
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Senator Henry Colton
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Warden Hardy
The Rosary Murders
as Father Ted Nabors
Happy New Year
as Charlie
1986
Solarbabies
as The Warden
Tough Guys
as Deke Yablonski
Where the River Runs Black
as Father O'Reilly
Big Trouble
as O'Mara
1985
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
1984
Mass Appeal
as Monsignor Thomas Burke
P.O.P.
as P. Oliver Pendergast
Mister Roberts
as The Captain
1983
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
1982
Tootsie
as Les Nichols
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Governor of Texas
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
as McMahon
Working
as Retired Man
1981
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
1980
A Perfect Match
as Bill Larson
Die Laughing
as Arnold
Attica
as Commissioner Russell Oswald
The Final Countdown
as Senator Samuel Chapman
1979
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
Tilt
as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
1978
The Greek Tycoon
as Michael Russell
An Enemy of the People
as Peter Stockmann
The Fury
as Dr. Jim McKeever
Special Olympics
as Carl Gallitzin
1977
The Choirboys
as Spermwhale Whalen
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as President David T. Stevens
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Rufus T. Crisp
1975
The Hindenburg
as Captain Pruss
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
1974
The Front Page
as Murphy
1973
The Sting
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
Sisters
as Joseph Larch
The Connection
as Frank Devlin
1972
Deadhead Miles
as Truck Driver in Cafe
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
as Murphy
Doomsday Voyage
as Jason's First Mate
Look Homeward, Angel
as Will Pentland
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness
as 2nd Guard
1970
I Walk the Line
as Wylie Hunnicutt
Hi, Mom!
as Superintendent
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
as Football Player
1969
Stiletto
as Cop (uncredited)
1965
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
as Dooley
1962
The Password Is Courage
as American Solider (uncredited)