Portrait of Charles Durning

Charles Durning

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).

Born: February 28, 1923

Place of Birth: Highland Falls, New York, USA

Filmography

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

2011
The Great Fight

as Judge Frier

2011
Naked Run

as Congressman Davenport

2010
An Affirmative Act

as Man in the White Suit

2010
The Waiter

as Frank 'The Handler' Maro

2010
Three Chris's

as Kris Kringle

2009
2009
Break

as The Wise Man

2009
2008
The Golden Boys

as John Bartlett

2008
A Bunch of Amateurs

as Charlie Rosenberg

2008
Local Color

as Yammi

2008
Good Dick

as Charlie

2008
iMurders

as Dr. Seamus St. Martin

2008
Deal

as Charlie Adler

2007
Kinky Killers

as Alexander Hathaway

2006
Forget About It

as Eddie O'Brien

2006
Desperation

as Tom Billingsley

2006
Miracle Dogs Too

as Captain Pete Weaver

2006
Descansos

as Inkeeper #2

2006
Unbeatable Harold

as Harold's Father

2005
Dirty Deeds

as Victor Rasdale

2005
2005
River's End

as Murray Blythe

2004
2004
2004
2004
Rescue Me

as Michael Gavin

2004
Rescue Me

as Tommy's Dad

2004
Death and Texas

as Marshall Ledger

2003
NCIS

as Ernie Yost

2002
Mr. St. Nick

as Nicholas XX

2002
Everwood

as Eugene Brown

2002
Mother Ghost

as George

2002
Monk

as Hank Johansen

2002
Turn of Faith

as Philly Russo

2002
First Monday

as Henry Hoskins

2001
Bleacher Bums

as Scorekeeper

2001
The Judge

as Judge Harlan Radovich

2001
The Judge

as Judge Harlan Radovich

2000
2000
2000
State and Main

as Mayor George Bailey

2000
2000
Very Mean Men

as Paddy Mulroney

2000
Lakeboat

as Skippy

2000
Never Look Back

as Reverend Hale

1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

as Det. Charlie Duffy

1999
Now and Again

as Narrator (voice; uncredited)

1999
Hard Time: The Premonition

as Det. Charlie Duffy

1999
Family Guy

as Francis Griffin (voice)

1999
Justice

as Moe Ryan

1998
Hard Time

as Det. Charlie Duffy

1998
A Chance of Snow

as Earl Pulmer

1998
1998
Hi-Life

as Fatty

1998
Shelter

as Capt. Robert Landis

1997
1997
The Practice

as Stephen Donnell

1997
Orleans

as Frank Vitelli

1996
One Fine Day

as Lew, Jack's boss

1996
Mrs. Santa Claus

as Santa Claus

1996
The Grass Harp

as Reverend Buster

1996
Early Edition

as Judge Steven Romick

1996
Everybody Loves Raymond

as Father Hubley

1996
Spy Hard

as The Director

1995
Home for the Holidays

as Henry Larson

1995
The Last Supper

as Reverend Gerald Hutchens

1995
1995
1995
Cybill

as A.J. Sheridan

1994
I.Q.

as Louis Bamberger

1994
The American Revolution

as Benjamin Franklin

1994
The World of Jim Henson

as Doc Hopper (archive footage)

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Father Thomas Madden

1994
Roommates

as Barney

1994
The Hudsucker Proxy

as Waring Hudsucker

1993
The Music of Chance

as Bill Flower

1993
1992
Tales from Hollywood

as Charles F. Money

1992
The Water Engine

as Tour Guide

1991
The Story Lady

as Judge (uncredited)

1991
1991
Performance

as Charles F. Money

1991
V.I. Warshawski

as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory

1990
Project Alien

as Colonel Clancy

1990
Evening Shade

as Harlan Elldridge

1990
Dick Tracy

as Chief Brandon

1990
The Kennedys of Massachusetts

as John F. Fitzgerald

1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

as Self (archive footage)

1989
Dinner at Eight

as Dan Packard

1989
The Butter Battle Book

as Grandfather (voice)

1989
Prime Target

as Earl Mulcahaney

1989
Cat Chaser

as Jiggs Scully

1989
Brenda Starr

as Editor Francis I. Livright

1989
Etoile

as Uncle Joshua

1988
Far North

as Bertrum

1988
Unholy Matrimony

as Reverend Samuel Corey

1988
Case Closed

as Les Kabowski

1988
A Tiger's Tale

as Charlie Drumm

1988
Cop

as Dutch Peltz

1987
The Gambler: The Legend Continues

as Senator Henry Colton

1987
The Rosary Murders

as Father Ted Nabors

1987
Happy New Year

as Charlie

1986
Solarbabies

as The Warden

1986
Tough Guys

as Deke Yablonski

1986
Where the River Runs Black

as Father O'Reilly

1986
Big Trouble

as O'Mara

1985
Amazing Stories

as Assistant to the Boss

1985
1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Uncle Doffue

1985
1985
Stand Alone

as Louis Thibadeau

1985
1985
The Comedy Factory

as Harry Deegan

1985
Stick

as Chucky

1984
Mass Appeal

as Monsignor Thomas Burke

1984
Mister Roberts

as The Captain

1983
To Be or Not to Be

as Col. Erhardt

1983
Two of a Kind

as Charlie

1983
Scarface

as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)

1983
Hadley's Rebellion

as Sam Crawford

1982
Tootsie

as Les Nichols

1982
1982
Working

as Retired Man

1981
Sharky's Machine

as Lt. Friscoe

1981
Dark Night of the Scarecrow

as Otis P. Hazelrigg

1981
True Confessions

as Jack Amsterdam

1981
Casey Stengel

as Casey Stengel

1981
Crisis at Central High

as Jess Matthews

1980
A Perfect Match

as Bill Larson

1980
Die Laughing

as Arnold

1980
Attica

as Commissioner Russell Oswald

1980
The Final Countdown

as Senator Samuel Chapman

1979
Starting Over

as Michael "Mickey" Potter

1979
When a Stranger Calls

as John Clifford

1979
North Dallas Forty

as Coach Johnson

1979
The Muppet Movie

as Doc Hopper

1979
Tilt

as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens

1979
Studs Lonigan

as Paddy Lonigan

1978
The Greek Tycoon

as Michael Russell

1978
An Enemy of the People

as Peter Stockmann

1978
The Fury

as Dr. Jim McKeever

1977
The Choirboys

as Spermwhale Whalen

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

as President David T. Stevens

1976
1976
1975
The Hindenburg

as Captain Pruss

1975
Breakheart Pass

as Frank O'Brien

1975
The Cop and the Kid

as Officer Frank Murphy

1975
1975
Switch

as Lt. Phil Beckman

1974
1974
Dinah!

as Self

1974
Playhouse

as McMahon

1973
The Sting

as Lt. Wm. Snyder

1973
Rx for the Defense

as District Attorney Horn

1973
Sisters

as Joseph Larch

1973
The Connection

as Frank Devlin

1972
Deadhead Miles

as Truck Driver in Cafe

1972
Doomsday Voyage

as Jason's First Mate

1971
1971
1971
1971
All in the Family

as Detective

1970
I Walk the Line

as Wylie Hunnicutt

1970
Hi, Mom!

as Superintendent

1969
Stiletto

as Cop (uncredited)

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Havens

1967
1962
The Password Is Courage

as American Solider (uncredited)

1961
The Defenders

as Juror #11

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Stephen Douglas

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Casey Stengel

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Amazing Stories: The Movie III

as (archive footage)