Charles Durning

Acting

Charles Durning

Born February 28, 1923Highland Falls, New York, USA213 credits

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).

Known For

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie

2021

LA DA Story
10.0

LA DA Story

Movie

2018

Bleeding Hearts
2.8

Bleeding Hearts

Movie

2015

Scavenger Killers
1.7

Scavenger Killers

Movie

2013

Rogue Assassin
5.0

Rogue Assassin

Movie

2012

The Life Zone
2.1

The Life Zone

Movie

2011

Filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
LA DA Story
2018LA DA Storyas Self (archive footage)Movie
Bleeding Hearts
2015Bleeding Heartsas Santa ClausMovie
Scavenger Killers
2013Scavenger Killersas Dylan FrierMovie
Rogue Assassin
2012Rogue AssassinMovie
The Life Zone
2011The Life Zoneas James WiseMovie
The Great Fight
2011The Great Fightas Judge FrierMovie
Naked Run
2011Naked Runas Congressman DavenportMovie
An Affirmative Act
2010An Affirmative Actas Man in the White SuitMovie
The Waiter
2010The Waiteras Frank 'The Handler' MaroMovie
Three Chris's
2010Three Chris'sas Kris KringleMovie
According to Dom
2009According to Domas SelfMovie
Break
2009Breakas The Wise ManMovie
Amazing Racer
2009Amazing Raceras FloydMovie
The Golden Boys
2008The Golden Boysas John BartlettMovie
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008A Bunch of Amateursas Charlie RosenbergMovie
Local Color
2008Local Coloras YammiMovie
Good Dick
2008Good Dickas CharlieMovie
iMurders
2008iMurdersas Dr. Seamus St. MartinMovie
Deal
2008Dealas Charlie AdlerMovie
Kinky Killers
2007Kinky Killersas Alexander HathawayMovie
Forget About It
2006Forget About Itas Eddie O'BrienMovie
Desperation
2006Desperationas Tom BillingsleyMovie
Miracle Dogs Too
2006Miracle Dogs Tooas Captain Pete WeaverMovie
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'as SelfMovie
Descansos
2006Descansosas Inkeeper #2Movie
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006Jesus, Mary and Joeyas TeddyMovie
Unbeatable Harold
2006Unbeatable Haroldas Harold's FatherMovie
The Art of 'The Sting'
2005The Art of 'The Sting'as SelfMovie
Dirty Deeds
2005Dirty Deedsas Victor RasdaleMovie
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005The L.A. Riot Spectacularas The LawyerMovie
River's End
2005River's Endas Murray BlytheMovie
The Autopsy
2004The Autopsyas SelfMovie
A Very Married Christmas
2004A Very Married Christmasas Ozzy LarsonMovie
A Boyfriend for Christmas
2004A Boyfriend for Christmasas Santa ClausMovie
Rescue Me
2004Rescue Meas Michael GavinTV
Death and Texas
2004Death and Texasas Marshall LedgerMovie
The Drum Beats Twice
2004The Drum Beats Twiceas SatanMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Ernie YostTV
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas SelfMovie
D
2003Dead CanariesMovie
Mr. St. Nick
2002Mr. St. Nickas Nicholas XXMovie
Everwood
2002Everwoodas Eugene BrownTV
Mother Ghost
2002Mother Ghostas GeorgeMovie
Monk
2002Monkas Hank JohansenTV
Turn of Faith
2002Turn of Faithas Philly RussoMovie
First Monday
2002First Mondayas Henry HoskinsTV
Bleacher Bums
2001Bleacher Bumsas ScorekeeperMovie
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serveas Stuart SteeleMovie
Citizen Baines
2001Citizen BainesTV
Dinner for Five
2001Dinner for FiveTV
The Judge
2001The Judgeas Judge Harlan RadovichMovie
The Judge
2001The Judgeas Judge Harlan RadovichTV
A Constant Forge
2000A Constant Forgeas SelfMovie
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?as Pappy O'DanielMovie
State and Main
2000State and Mainas Mayor George BaileyMovie
The Last Producer
2000The Last Produceras Syd WolfMovie
Very Mean Men
2000Very Mean Menas Paddy MulroneyMovie
Lakeboat
2000Lakeboatas SkippyMovie
Never Look Back
2000Never Look Backas Reverend HaleMovie
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999Hard Time: Hostage Hotelas Det. Charlie DuffyMovie
Now and Again
1999Now and Againas Narrator (voice; uncredited)TV
Hard Time: The Premonition
1999Hard Time: The Premonitionas Det. Charlie DuffyMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Francis Griffin (voice)TV
Justice
1999Justiceas Moe RyanMovie
Hard Time
1998Hard Timeas Det. Charlie DuffyMovie
A Chance of Snow
1998A Chance of Snowas Earl PulmerMovie
Jerry and Tom
1998Jerry and Tomas VicMovie
Hi-Life
1998Hi-Lifeas FattyMovie
Shelter
1998Shelteras Capt. Robert LandisMovie
The Secret Life of Algernon
1997The Secret Life of Algernonas Norbie HessMovie
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Stephen DonnellTV
Orleans
1997Orleansas Frank VitelliTV
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmasas Santa ClausMovie
One Fine Day
1996One Fine Dayas Lew, Jack's bossMovie
Mrs. Santa Claus
1996Mrs. Santa Clausas Santa ClausMovie
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996Jack Lemmon: America's Everymanas SelfMovie
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
1996The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mistsas Archie (voice)Movie
The Grass Harp
1996The Grass Harpas Reverend BusterMovie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Judge Steven RomickTV
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996Everybody Loves Raymondas Father HubleyTV
Arli$$
1996Arli$$as W.S. WalcottTV
R
1996Reconas ChiefMovie
Spy Hard
1996Spy Hardas The DirectorMovie
Home for the Holidays
1995Home for the Holidaysas Henry LarsonMovie
The Last Supper
1995The Last Supperas Reverend Gerald HutchensMovie
A Woman of Independent Means
1995A Woman of Independent Meansas Andrew AlcottTV
Cybill
1995CybillTV
I.Q.
1994I.Q.as Louis BambergerMovie
The American Revolution
1994The American Revolutionas Benjamin FranklinTV
The World of Jim Henson
1994The World of Jim Hensonas Doc Hopper (archive footage)Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Father Thomas MaddenTV
Roommates
1994Roommatesas BarneyMovie
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994The Hudsucker Proxyas Waring HudsuckerMovie
The Music of Chance
1993The Music of Chanceas Bill FlowerMovie
When a Stranger Calls Back
1993When a Stranger Calls Backas John CliffordMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Thomas FinneganTV
Tales from Hollywood
1992Tales from Hollywoodas Charles F. MoneyMovie
T
1992The Water Engineas Tour GuideMovie
The Story Lady
1991The Story Ladyas Judge (uncredited)Movie
The Return of Eliot Ness
1991The Return of Eliot Nessas Roger FinnMovie
Performance
1991Performanceas Charles F. MoneyTV
V.I. Warshawski
1991V.I. Warshawskias Det. Lt. Bobby MalloryMovie
Project Alien
1990Project Alienas Colonel ClancyMovie
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim Hensonas SelfMovie
Evening Shade
1990Evening Shadeas Harlan ElldridgeTV
Dick Tracy
1990Dick Tracyas Chief BrandonMovie
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990The Kennedys of Massachusettsas John F. FitzgeraldTV
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edgeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Dinner at Eight
1989Dinner at Eightas Dan PackardMovie
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
1989It Nearly Wasn't Christmasas SantaMovie
The Butter Battle Book
1989The Butter Battle Bookas Grandfather (voice)Movie
Prime Target
1989Prime Targetas Earl MulcahaneyMovie
Cat Chaser
1989Cat Chaseras Jiggs ScullyMovie
Brenda Starr
1989Brenda Starras Editor Francis I. LivrightMovie
Etoile
1989Etoileas Uncle JoshuaMovie
Far North
1988Far Northas BertrumMovie
Unholy Matrimony
1988Unholy Matrimonyas Reverend Samuel CoreyMovie
Case Closed
1988Case Closedas Les KabowskiMovie
A Tiger's Tale
1988A Tiger's Taleas Charlie DrummMovie
Cop
1988Copas Dutch PeltzMovie
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987The Gambler: The Legend Continuesas Senator Henry ColtonMovie
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chainsas Warden HardyMovie
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII
1987I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIIIas Pope John XXIIIMovie
The Rosary Murders
1987The Rosary Murdersas Father Ted NaborsMovie
Happy New Year
1987Happy New Yearas CharlieMovie
Solarbabies
1986Solarbabiesas The WardenMovie
Tough Guys
1986Tough Guysas Deke YablonskiMovie
Where the River Runs Black
1986Where the River Runs Blackas Father O'ReillyMovie
Big Trouble
1986Big Troubleas O'MaraMovie
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas Assistant to the BossTV
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1985The Legend of Sleepy Hollowas Uncle DoffueMovie
Tall Tales & Legends
1985Tall Tales & Legendsas Uncle DoffueTV
Stand Alone
1985Stand Aloneas Louis ThibadeauMovie
Death of a Salesman
1985Death of a Salesmanas CharleyMovie
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985The Man with One Red Shoeas RossMovie
The Comedy Factory
1985The Comedy Factoryas Harry DeeganTV
Stick
1985Stickas ChuckyMovie
E
1985Eye to EyeTV
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Night of 100 Stars IIas SelfMovie
Mass Appeal
1984Mass Appealas Monsignor Thomas BurkeMovie
P
1984P.O.P.as P. Oliver PendergastMovie
Mister Roberts
1984Mister Robertsas The CaptainMovie
To Be or Not to Be
1983To Be or Not to Beas Col. ErhardtMovie
Two of a Kind
1983Two of a Kindas CharlieMovie
Scarface
1983Scarfaceas Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Hadley's Rebellion
1983Hadley's Rebellionas Sam CrawfordMovie
Tootsie
1982Tootsieas Les NicholsMovie
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in Texasas Governor of TexasMovie
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Storiesas McMahonMovie
Working
1982Workingas Retired ManMovie
Sharky's Machine
1981Sharky's Machineas Lt. FriscoeMovie
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981Dark Night of the Scarecrowas Otis P. HazelriggMovie
True Confessions
1981True Confessionsas Jack AmsterdamMovie
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Storiesas McMahonMovie
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981The Best Little Girl in the Worldas Frank PowellMovie
Casey Stengel
1981Casey Stengelas Casey StengelMovie
Crisis at Central High
1981Crisis at Central Highas Jess MatthewsMovie
A Perfect Match
1980A Perfect Matchas Bill LarsonMovie
Die Laughing
1980Die Laughingas ArnoldMovie
Attica
1980Atticaas Commissioner Russell OswaldMovie
The Final Countdown
1980The Final Countdownas Senator Samuel ChapmanMovie
Starting Over
1979Starting Overas Michael "Mickey" PotterMovie
When a Stranger Calls
1979When a Stranger Callsas John CliffordMovie
North Dallas Forty
1979North Dallas Fortyas Coach JohnsonMovie
The Muppet Movie
1979The Muppet Movieas Doc HopperMovie
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979The Muppets Go Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Tilt
1979Tiltas Harold 'The Whale' RemmensMovie
Studs Lonigan
1979Studs Loniganas Paddy LoniganTV
The Greek Tycoon
1978The Greek Tycoonas Michael RussellMovie
An Enemy of the People
1978An Enemy of the Peopleas Peter StockmannMovie
The Fury
1978The Furyas Dr. Jim McKeeverMovie
S
1978Special Olympicsas Carl GallitzinMovie
The Choirboys
1977The Choirboysas Spermwhale WhalenMovie
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977Twilight's Last Gleamingas President David T. StevensMovie
Captains and the Kings
1976Captains and the Kingsas Ed HealeyTV
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976Harry and Walter Go to New Yorkas Rufus T. CrispMovie
The Hindenburg
1975The Hindenburgas Captain PrussMovie
Breakheart Pass
1975Breakheart Passas Frank O'BrienMovie
The Cop and the Kid
1975The Cop and the Kidas Officer Frank MurphyTV
Dog Day Afternoon
1975Dog Day Afternoonas MorettiMovie
Switch
1975Switchas Lt. Phil BeckmanMovie
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
1975Queen of the Stardust Ballroomas Al GreenMovie
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
1975The Trial of Chaplain Jensenas Budd RogersMovie
Baretta
1975BarettaTV
The Front Page
1974The Front Pageas MurphyMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Playhouse
1974Playhouseas McMahonTV
The Sting
1973The Stingas Lt. Wm. SnyderMovie
Rx for the Defense
1973Rx for the Defenseas District Attorney HornMovie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as SelfTV
Sisters
1973Sistersas Joseph LarchMovie
The Connection
1973The Connectionas Frank DevlinMovie
Deadhead Miles
1972Deadhead Milesas Truck Driver in CafeMovie
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
1972Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Bluesas MurphyMovie
L
1972Look Homeward, Angelas Will PentlandMovie
Doomsday Voyage
1972Doomsday Voyageas Jason's First MateMovie
Cannon
1971CannonTV
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971The Pursuit of Happinessas 2nd GuardMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas McMahonTV
All in the Family
1971All in the Familyas DetectiveTV
I Walk the Line
1970I Walk the Lineas Wylie HunnicuttMovie
Hi, Mom!
1970Hi, Mom!as SuperintendentMovie
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
1970Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feetas Football PlayerMovie
Stiletto
1969Stilettoas Cop (uncredited)Movie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas HavensTV
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparralas HewittTV
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
1965Harvey Middleman, Firemanas DooleyMovie
Another World
1964Another WorldTV
The Password Is Courage
1962The Password Is Courageas American Solider (uncredited)Movie
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Juror #11TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Stephen DouglasTV
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
—Amazing Stories: The Movie IIIas (archive footage)Movie