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Charles Durning
Born 1923 — Died 2012
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 (…
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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 Life Zone(2011)
as James Wise
The Great Fight(2011)
as Judge Frier
Naked Run(2011)
as Congressman Davenport
An Affirmative Act(2010)
as Man in the White Suit
The Waiter(2010)
as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
Three Chris's(2010)
as Kris Kringle
According to Dom(2009)
as Self
Break(2009)
as The Wise Man
Amazing Racer(2009)
as Floyd
The Golden Boys(2008)
as John Bartlett
A Bunch of Amateurs(2008)
as Charlie Rosenberg
Local Color(2008)
as Yammi
Good Dick(2008)
as Charlie
iMurders(2008)
as Dr. Seamus St. Martin
Deal(2008)
as Charlie Adler
Kinky Killers(2007)
as Alexander Hathaway
Forget About It(2006)
as Eddie O'Brien
Desperation(2006)
as Tom Billingsley
Miracle Dogs Too(2006)
as Captain Pete Weaver
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'(2006)
as Self
Descansos(2006)
as Inkeeper #2
Unbeatable Harold(2006)
as Harold's Father
Jesus, Mary and Joey(2006)
as Teddy
The Art of 'The Sting'(2005)
as Self
Dirty Deeds(2005)
as Victor Rasdale
The L.A. Riot Spectacular(2005)
as The Lawyer
River's End(2005)
as Murray Blythe
The Autopsy(2004)
as Self
A Very Married Christmas(2004)
as Ozzy Larson
A Boyfriend for Christmas(2004)
as Santa Claus
Death and Texas(2004)
as Marshall Ledger
The Drum Beats Twice(2004)
as Satan
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There(2003)
as Self
- Film
Dead Canaries(2003)
Mr. St. Nick(2002)
as Nicholas XX
Mother Ghost(2002)
as George
Turn of Faith(2002)
as Philly Russo
Bleacher Bums(2001)
as Scorekeeper
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve(2001)
as Stuart Steele
The Judge(2001)
as Judge Harlan Radovich
A Constant Forge(2000)
as Self
O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)
as Pappy O'Daniel
State and Main(2000)
as Mayor George Bailey
The Last Producer(2000)
as Syd Wolf
Very Mean Men(2000)
as Paddy Mulroney
Lakeboat(2000)
as Skippy
Never Look Back(2000)
as Reverend Hale
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel(1999)
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Hard Time: The Premonition(1999)
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Justice(1999)
as Moe Ryan
Hard Time(1998)
as Det. Charlie Duffy
A Chance of Snow(1998)
as Earl Pulmer
Jerry and Tom(1998)
as Vic
Hi-Life(1998)
as Fatty
Shelter(1998)
as Capt. Robert Landis
The Secret Life of Algernon(1997)
as Norbie Hess
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas(1996)
as Santa Claus
One Fine Day(1996)
as Lew, Jack's boss
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)
The Grass Harp(1996)
as Reverend Buster
- Film
Recon(1996)
as Chief
Spy Hard(1996)
as The Director
Home for the Holidays(1995)
as Henry Larson
The Last Supper(1995)
as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
I.Q.(1994)
as Louis Bamberger
The World of Jim Henson(1994)
as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
Roommates(1994)
as Barney
The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)
as Waring Hudsucker
The Music of Chance(1993)
as Bill Flower
When a Stranger Calls Back(1993)
as John Clifford
Tales from Hollywood(1992)
as Charles F. Money
- Film
The Water Engine(1992)
as Tour Guide
The Story Lady(1991)
as Judge (uncredited)
The Return of Eliot Ness(1991)
as Roger Finn
V.I. Warshawski(1991)
as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Project Alien(1990)
as Colonel Clancy
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson(1990)
as Self
Dick Tracy(1990)
as Chief Brandon
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge(1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Dinner at Eight(1989)
as Dan Packard
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas(1989)
as Santa
The Butter Battle Book(1989)
as Grandfather (voice)
Prime Target(1989)
as Earl Mulcahaney
Cat Chaser(1989)
as Jiggs Scully
Brenda Starr(1989)
as Editor Francis I. Livright
Etoile(1989)
as Uncle Joshua
Far North(1988)
as Bertrum
Unholy Matrimony(1988)
as Reverend Samuel Corey
Case Closed(1988)
as Les Kabowski
A Tiger's Tale(1988)
as Charlie Drumm
Cop(1988)
as Dutch Peltz
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
The Rosary Murders(1987)
as Father Ted Nabors
Happy New Year(1987)
as Charlie
Solarbabies(1986)
as The Warden
Tough Guys(1986)
as Deke Yablonski
Where the River Runs Black(1986)
as Father O'Reilly
Big Trouble(1986)In catalog
as O'Mara
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow(1985)
as Uncle Doffue
Stand Alone(1985)
as Louis Thibadeau
Death of a Salesman(1985)
as Charley
The Man with One Red Shoe(1985)
as Ross
Stick(1985)
as Chucky
Night of 100 Stars II(1985)
as Self
Mass Appeal(1984)
as Monsignor Thomas Burke
- Film
P.O.P.(1984)
as P. Oliver Pendergast
Mister Roberts(1984)
as The Captain
To Be or Not to Be(1983)
as Col. Erhardt
Two of a Kind(1983)
as Charlie
Scarface(1983)
as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Hadley's Rebellion(1983)
as Sam Crawford
Tootsie(1982)
as Les Nichols
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982)
as Governor of Texas
The Best Little Special In Texas(1982)
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories(1982)
as McMahon
Working(1982)
as Retired Man
Sharky's Machine(1981)
as Lt. Friscoe
Dark Night of the Scarecrow(1981)
as Otis P. Hazelrigg
True Confessions(1981)
as Jack Amsterdam
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories(1981)
as McMahon
The Best Little Girl in the World(1981)
as Frank Powell
Casey Stengel(1981)
as Casey Stengel
Crisis at Central High(1981)
as Jess Matthews
A Perfect Match(1980)
as Bill Larson
Die Laughing(1980)
as Arnold
Attica(1980)
as Commissioner Russell Oswald
The Final Countdown(1980)
as Senator Samuel Chapman
Starting Over(1979)
as Michael "Mickey" Potter
When a Stranger Calls(1979)
as John Clifford
North Dallas Forty(1979)
as Coach Johnson
The Muppet Movie(1979)
as Doc Hopper
The Muppets Go Hollywood(1979)
as Self
Tilt(1979)
as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
The Greek Tycoon(1978)
as Michael Russell
An Enemy of the People(1978)
as Peter Stockmann
The Fury(1978)
as Dr. Jim McKeever
- Film
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
The Hindenburg(1975)
as Captain Pruss
The Rivalry(1975)
as Stephen Douglas
Breakheart Pass(1975)
as Frank O'Brien
Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
as Moretti
Switch(1975)
as Lt. Phil Beckman
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom(1975)
as Al Green
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen(1975)
as Budd Rogers
The Front Page(1974)
as Murphy
The Sting(1973)
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
Rx for the Defense(1973)
as District Attorney Horn
Sisters(1973)
as Joseph Larch
The Connection(1973)
as Frank Devlin
Deadhead Miles(1972)
as Truck Driver in Cafe
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues(1972)
as Murphy
- Film
Look Homeward, Angel(1972)
as Will Pentland
Doomsday Voyage(1972)
as Jason's First Mate
The Pursuit of Happiness(1971)
as 2nd Guard
I Walk the Line(1970)In catalog
as Wylie Hunnicutt
Hi, Mom!(1970)
as Superintendent
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet(1970)
as Football Player
Stiletto(1969)
as Cop (uncredited)
Harvey Middleman, Fireman(1965)
as Dooley
The Password Is Courage(1962)
as American Solider (uncredited)
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as (archive footage)
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