Charles Durning

Person

Charles Durning

Born 28 February 1923 Died 24 December 2012, aged 89 Highland Falls, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
50age in their first credit on record (1973)
35years on screen and counting
5credits in 1975, their busiest year
41dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
A Bunch of Amateurs poster Age: 85

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008
as Charlie Rosenberg
Local Color poster Age: 85

Local Color

2008
as Yammi
The L.A. Riot Spectacular poster Age: 82

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

2005
as The Lawyer
Mr. St. Nick poster Age: 79

Mr. St. Nick

2002
as Nicholas XX
The Judge poster Age: 78

The Judge

2001
as Judge Harlan Radovich
O Brother, Where Art Thou? poster Age: 77

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000
as Pappy O'Daniel
State and Main poster Age: 77

State and Main

2000
as Mayor George Bailey
A Chance of Snow poster Age: 75

A Chance of Snow

1998
as Earl Pulmer
One Fine Day poster Age: 73

One Fine Day

1996
as Lew, Jack's boss
Spy Hard poster Age: 73

Spy Hard

1996
as The Director
Home for the Holidays poster Age: 72

Home for the Holidays

1995
as Henry Larson
Dick Tracy poster Age: 67

Dick Tracy

1990
as Chief Brandon
Brenda Starr poster Age: 66

Brenda Starr

1989
as Editor Francis I. Livright
Etoile poster Age: 66

Etoile

1989
as Uncle Joshua
Where the River Runs Black poster Age: 63

Where the River Runs Black

1986
as Father O'Reilly
Tootsie poster Age: 59

Tootsie

1982
as Les Nichols
Sharky's Machine poster Age: 58

Sharky's Machine

1981
as Lt. Friscoe
True Confessions poster Age: 58

True Confessions

1981
as Jack Amsterdam
Attica poster Age: 57

Attica

1980
as Commissioner Russell Oswald
The Final Countdown poster Age: 56

The Final Countdown

1980
as Senator Samuel Chapman
When a Stranger Calls poster Age: 56

When a Stranger Calls

1979
as John Clifford
Breakheart Pass poster Age: 52

Breakheart Pass

1975
as Frank O'Brien
Dog Day Afternoon poster Age: 52

Dog Day Afternoon

1975
as Moretti
Switch poster Age: 52

Switch

1975
as Lt. Phil Beckman
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen poster Age: 51

The Trial of Chaplain Jensen

1975
as Budd Rogers
The Front Page poster Age: 51

The Front Page

1974
as Murphy
The Sting poster Age: 50

The Sting

1973
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
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TV credits

Newest first
First Monday poster Age: 78

First Monday

2002
as Henry Hoskins
Citizen Baines poster Age: 78

Citizen Baines

2001
The Judge poster Age: 78

The Judge

2001
as Judge Harlan Radovich
Now and Again poster Age: 76

Now and Again

1999
as Narrator (voice; uncredited)
Orleans poster Age: 73

Orleans

1997
as Frank Vitelli
A Woman of Independent Means poster Age: 71

A Woman of Independent Means

1995
as Andrew Alcott
The American Revolution poster Age: 71

The American Revolution

1994
as Benjamin Franklin
Evening Shade poster Age: 67

Evening Shade

1990
as Harlan Elldridge
The Kennedys of Massachusetts poster Age: 66

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

1990
as John F. Fitzgerald
The Comedy Factory poster Age: 62

The Comedy Factory

1985
as Harry Deegan
No poster
Age: 62

Eye to Eye

1985
Studs Lonigan poster Age: 56

Studs Lonigan

1979
as Paddy Lonigan
Captains and the Kings poster Age: 53

Captains and the Kings

1976
as Ed Healey
The Cop and the Kid poster Age: 52

The Cop and the Kid

1975
as Officer Frank Murphy
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