Charles Durning

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 28, 1923

died

December 24, 2012

place of birth

Highland Falls, New York, USA

also known as

Charles Edward Durning · Charles Durnham · چارلز دارنینگ

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Scarface
8.2

Scarface

1983as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Dog Day Afternoon
7.9

Dog Day Afternoon

1975as Moretti
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
6.3

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982as Governor of Texas
The Sting
8.0

The Sting

1973as Lt. Wm. Snyder
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
7.3

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000as Pappy O'Daniel
Spy Hard
5.4

Spy Hard

1996as The Director
The Final Countdown
6.6

The Final Countdown

1980as Senator Samuel Chapman
The Muppet Movie
7.2

The Muppet Movie

1979as Doc Hopper
Dick Tracy
6.2

Dick Tracy

1990as Chief Brandon
Tootsie
7.2

Tootsie

1982as Les Nichols
The Fury
6.3

The Fury

1978as Dr. Jim McKeever
I.Q.
6.0

I.Q.

1994as Louis Bamberger
The Hudsucker Proxy
7.1

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994as Waring Hudsucker
One Fine Day
6.5

One Fine Day

1996as Lew, Jack's boss
Sisters
6.7

Sisters

1973as Joseph Larch
Hi, Mom!
6.3

Hi, Mom!

1970as Superintendent
The Password Is Courage
6.5

The Password Is Courage

1962as American Solider (uncredited)
The Last Supper
6.5

The Last Supper

1995as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
The Man with One Red Shoe
5.7

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985as Ross
The Front Page
7.3

The Front Page

1974as Murphy
Two of a Kind
5.9

Two of a Kind

1983as Charlie
Tough Guys
6.0

Tough Guys

1986as Deke Yablonski
To Be or Not to Be
6.7

To Be or Not to Be

1983as Col. Erhardt
Desperation
5.5

Desperation

2006as Tom Billingsley
Cop
6.3

Cop

1988as Dutch Peltz
Breakheart Pass
6.6

Breakheart Pass

1975as Frank O'Brien
V.I. Warshawski
4.8

V.I. Warshawski

1991as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Deal
5.4

Deal

2008as Charlie Adler
The Grass Harp
5.9

The Grass Harp

1996as Reverend Buster
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
Death of a Salesman
6.9

Death of a Salesman

1985as Charley
Sharky's Machine
6.2

Sharky's Machine

1981as Lt. Friscoe
Dirty Deeds
5.5

Dirty Deeds

2005as Victor Rasdale
True Confessions
6.1

True Confessions

1981as Jack Amsterdam
Good Dick
5.9

Good Dick

2008as Charlie
Starting Over
6.4

Starting Over

1979as Michael "Mickey" Potter
The Hindenburg
6.3

The Hindenburg

1975as Captain Pruss
Home for the Holidays
6.2

Home for the Holidays

1995as Henry Larson
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003as Self
State and Main
6.3

State and Main

2000as Mayor George Bailey
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
6.2

The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists

1996as Archie (voice)
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
6.5

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981as Otis P. Hazelrigg
An Enemy of the People
6.8

An Enemy of the People

1978as Peter Stockmann
Solarbabies
5.3

Solarbabies

1986as The Warden
Mr. St. Nick
5.9

Mr. St. Nick

2002as Nicholas XX
Big Trouble
5.4

Big Trouble

1986as O'Mara
Etoile
5.8

Etoile

1989as Uncle Joshua
I Walk the Line
5.9

I Walk the Line

1970as Wylie Hunnicutt
When a Stranger Calls Back
5.9

When a Stranger Calls Back

1993as John Clifford
Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.4

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977as President David T. Stevens