Charles Durning
Acting
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Acting Credits
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).
Known For
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
LA DA Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Bleeding Hearts
2015
as Santa Claus
Scavenger Killers
2013
as Dylan Frier
Rogue Assassin
2012
The Great Fight
2011
as Judge Frier
The Life Zone
2011
as James Wise
Naked Run
2011
as Congressman Davenport
Three Chris's
2010
as Kris Kringle
The Waiter
2010
as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
An Affirmative Act
2010
as Man in the White Suit
Break
2009
as The Wise Man
Amazing Racer
2009
as Floyd
According to Dom
2009
as Self
Local Color
2008
as Yammi
Deal
2008
as Charlie Adler
Good Dick
2008
as Charlie
The Golden Boys
2008
as John Bartlett
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008
as Charlie Rosenberg
iMurders
2008
as Dr. Seamus St. Martin
Kinky Killers
2007
as Alexander Hathaway
Desperation
2006
as Tom Billingsley
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006
as Teddy
Miracle Dogs Too
2006
as Captain Pete Weaver
Forget About It
2006
as Eddie O'Brien
Unbeatable Harold
2006
as Harold's Father
Descansos
2006
as Inkeeper #2
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006
as Self
Dirty Deeds
2005
as Victor Rasdale
River's End
2005
as Murray Blythe
The Art of 'The Sting'
2005
as Self
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
as The Lawyer
A Boyfriend for Christmas
2004
as Santa Claus
The Drum Beats Twice
2004
as Satan
A Very Married Christmas
2004
as Ozzy Larson
Death and Texas
2004
as Marshall Ledger
The Autopsy
2004
as Self
Rescue Me
2004
as Michael Gavin
Rescue Me
2004
as Tommy's Dad
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Dead Canaries
2003
NCIS
2003
as Ernie Yost
Mr. St. Nick
2002
as Nicholas XX
Mother Ghost
2002
as George
Turn of Faith
2002
as Philly Russo
Monk
2002
as Hank Johansen
Everwood
2002
as Eugene Brown
First Monday
2002
as Henry Hoskins
The Judge
2001
as Judge Harlan Radovich
Bleacher Bums
2001
as Scorekeeper
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001
as Stuart Steele
Dinner for Five
2001
Citizen Baines
2001
The Judge
2001
as Judge Harlan Radovich
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Pappy O'Daniel
State and Main
2000
as Mayor George Bailey
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
Lakeboat
2000
as Skippy
Never Look Back
2000
as Reverend Hale
The Last Producer
2000
as Syd Wolf
Very Mean Men
2000
as Paddy Mulroney
Hard Time: The Premonition
1999
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Justice
1999
as Moe Ryan
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Family Guy
1999
as Francis Griffin (voice)
Now and Again
1999
as Narrator (voice; uncredited)
Jerry and Tom
1998
as Vic
Hi-Life
1998
as Fatty
Hard Time
1998
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Shelter
1998
as Capt. Robert Landis
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
1998
as Assistant to the Boss
A Chance of Snow
1998
as Earl Pulmer
The Secret Life of Algernon
1997
as Norbie Hess
The Practice
1997
as Stephen Donnell
Orleans
1997
as Frank Vitelli
Spy Hard
1996
as The Director
One Fine Day
1996
as Lew, Jack's boss
The Grass Harp
1996
as Reverend Buster
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
as Santa Claus
Mrs. Santa Claus
1996
as Santa Claus
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
1996
as Archie (voice)
Recon
1996
as Chief
Early Edition
1996
as Judge Steven Romick
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Father Hubley
Arli$$
1996
as W.S. Walcott
Home for the Holidays
1995
as Henry Larson
The Last Supper
1995
as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
Cybill
1995
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
as Andrew Alcott
Cybill
1995
as A.J. Sheridan
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Waring Hudsucker
Roommates
1994
as Barney
I.Q.
1994
as Louis Bamberger
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Father Thomas Madden
The American Revolution
1994
as Benjamin Franklin
When a Stranger Calls Back
1993
as John Clifford
The Music of Chance
1993
as Bill Flower
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Thomas Finnegan
The Water Engine
1992
as Tour Guide
Tales from Hollywood
1992
as Charles F. Money
V.I. Warshawski
1991
as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
The Return of Eliot Ness
1991
as Roger Finn
The Story Lady
1991
as Judge (uncredited)
Performance
1991
as Charles F. Money
Project Alien
1990
as Colonel Clancy
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Tracy
1990
as Chief Brandon
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
as Self
Evening Shade
1990
as Harlan Elldridge
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990
as John F. Fitzgerald
Etoile
1989
as Uncle Joshua
Cat Chaser
1989
as Jiggs Scully
Brenda Starr
1989
as Editor Francis I. Livright
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
1989
as Santa
The Butter Battle Book
1989
as Grandfather (voice)
Prime Target
1989
as Earl Mulcahaney
Dinner at Eight
1989
as Dan Packard
Cop
1988
as Dutch Peltz
A Tiger's Tale
1988
as Charlie Drumm
Far North
1988
as Bertrum
Unholy Matrimony
1988
as Reverend Samuel Corey
Case Closed
1988
as Les Kabowski
The Rosary Murders
1987
as Father Ted Nabors
Happy New Year
1987
as Charlie
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
as Senator Henry Colton
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Warden Hardy
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII
1987
as Pope John XXIII
Tough Guys
1986
as Deke Yablonski
Solarbabies
1986
as The Warden
Big Trouble
1986
as O'Mara
Where the River Runs Black
1986
as Father O'Reilly
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Ross
Stick
1985
as Chucky
Death of a Salesman
1985
as Charley
Stand Alone
1985
as Louis Thibadeau
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1985
as Uncle Doffue
Amazing Stories
1985
as Assistant to the Boss
Eye to Eye
1985
Amazing Stories
1985
as Earl
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Uncle Doffue
The Comedy Factory
1985
as Harry Deegan
P.O.P.
1984
as P. Oliver Pendergast
Mass Appeal
1984
as Monsignor Thomas Burke
Mister Roberts
1984
as The Captain
To Be or Not to Be
1983
as Col. Erhardt
Two of a Kind
1983
as Charlie
Hadley's Rebellion
1983
as Sam Crawford
Scarface
1983
as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Tootsie
1982
as Les Nichols
Working
1982
as Retired Man
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Governor of Texas
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982
as McMahon
The Best Little Special In Texas
1982
American Playhouse
1982
as Retired Man
American Playhouse
1982
as Charles F. Money
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981
as Otis P. Hazelrigg
True Confessions
1981
as Jack Amsterdam
Sharky's Machine
1981
as Lt. Friscoe
The Best Little Girl in the World
1981
as Frank Powell
Crisis at Central High
1981
as Jess Matthews
Casey Stengel
1981
as Casey Stengel
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
as McMahon
The Final Countdown
1980
as Senator Samuel Chapman
Attica
1980
as Commissioner Russell Oswald
Die Laughing
1980
as Arnold
A Perfect Match
1980
as Bill Larson
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Doc Hopper
Tilt
1979
as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
North Dallas Forty
1979
as Coach Johnson
When a Stranger Calls
1979
as John Clifford
Starting Over
1979
as Michael "Mickey" Potter
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self (uncredited)
Studs Lonigan
1979
as Paddy Lonigan
The Fury
1978
as Dr. Jim McKeever
The Greek Tycoon
1978
as Michael Russell
An Enemy of the People
1978
as Peter Stockmann
Special Olympics
1978
as Carl Gallitzin
The Choirboys
1977
as Spermwhale Whalen
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as President David T. Stevens
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Rufus T. Crisp
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Ed Healey
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Moretti
Breakheart Pass
1975
as Frank O'Brien
The Hindenburg
1975
as Captain Pruss
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
1975
as Budd Rogers
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
1975
as Al Green
Switch
1975
as Lt. Phil Beckman
The Rivalry
1975
as Stephen Douglas
Baretta
1975
The Cop and the Kid
1975
as Officer Frank Murphy
The Front Page
1974
as Murphy
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Playhouse
1974
as McMahon
Sisters
1973
as Joseph Larch
The Sting
1973
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
The Connection
1973
as Frank Devlin
Rx for the Defense
1973
as District Attorney Horn
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
1972
as Murphy
Deadhead Miles
1972
as Truck Driver in Cafe
Doomsday Voyage
1972
as Jason's First Mate
Look Homeward, Angel
1972
as Will Pentland
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
as 2nd Guard
All in the Family
1971
as Detective
Cannon
1971
Great Performances
1971
as McMahon
Hi, Mom!
1970
as Superintendent
I Walk the Line
1970
as Wylie Hunnicutt
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
1970
as Football Player
Stiletto
1969
as Cop (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Havens
The High Chaparral
1967
as Hewitt
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
1965
as Dooley
Another World
1964
The Password Is Courage
1962
as American Solider (uncredited)
The Defenders
1961
as Juror #11
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stephen Douglas
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Casey Stengel