Charles Durning

Acting

February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012 (died at 89)

Highland Falls, New York, USA

Male

173 Movies

46 TV Shows

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).

Dog Day Afternoon

1975 7.8

as Moretti

Age 52 (now 89)

The Sting

1973 8.0

as Lt. Wm. Snyder

Age 50 (now 89)

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994 7.1

as Waring Hudsucker

Age 71 (now 89)

Tootsie

1982 7.2

as Les Nichols

Age 59 (now 89)

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000 7.3

as Pappy O'Daniel

Age 77 (now 89)

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981 6.5

as Otis P. Hazelrigg

Age 58 (now 89)

Spy Hard

1996 5.4

as The Director

Age 73 (now 89)

Sisters

1973 6.7

as Joseph Larch

Age 50 (now 89)

When a Stranger Calls

1979 6.2

as John Clifford

Age 56 (now 89)

One Fine Day

1996 6.5

as Lew, Jack's boss

Age 73 (now 89)

State and Main

2000 6.3

as Mayor George Bailey

Age 77 (now 89)

Rescue Me

2004 7.5

as Michael Gavin

Age 81 (now 89) 30 eps

30 eps

The Muppet Movie

1979 7.2

as Doc Hopper

Age 56 (now 89)

The Final Countdown

1980 6.6

as Senator Samuel Chapman

Age 56 (now 89)

To Be or Not to Be

1983 6.7

as Col. Erhardt

Age 60 (now 89)

The Fury

1978 6.3

as Dr. Jim McKeever

Age 55 (now 89)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

as Self

Age 98 (now 89)

LA DA Story

2018 10.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 94 (now 89)

Bleeding Hearts

2015 2.8

as Santa Claus

Age 91 (now 89)

Scavenger Killers

2013 1.7

as Dylan Frier

Age 90 (now 89)

Rogue Assassin

2012 5.0

Age 88 (now 89)

The Life Zone

2011 2.1

as James Wise

Age 88 (now 89)

The Great Fight

2011 2.0

as Judge Frier

Age 88 (now 89)

Naked Run

2011 2.2

as Congressman Davenport

Age 88 (now 89)

An Affirmative Act

2010 2.6

as Man in the White Suit

Age 87 (now 89)

The Waiter

2010

as Frank 'The Handler' Maro

Age 87 (now 89)

Three Chris's

2010

as Kris Kringle

Age 86 (now 89)

According to Dom

2009

as Self

Age 86 (now 89)

Break

2009 4.0

as The Wise Man

Age 86 (now 89)

Amazing Racer

2009 6.0

as Floyd

Age 86 (now 89)

The Golden Boys

2008 5.5

as John Bartlett

Age 85 (now 89)

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008 5.7

as Charlie Rosenberg

Age 85 (now 89)

Local Color

2008 6.4

as Yammi

Age 85 (now 89)

Good Dick

2008 5.9

as Charlie

Age 85 (now 89)

iMurders

2008 3.4

as Dr. Seamus St. Martin

Age 85 (now 89)

Deal

2008 5.4

as Charlie Adler

Age 84 (now 89)

Kinky Killers

2007 2.8

as Alexander Hathaway

Age 84 (now 89)

Forget About It

2006 5.1

as Eddie O'Brien

Age 83 (now 89)

Desperation

2006 5.5

as Tom Billingsley

Age 83 (now 89)

Miracle Dogs Too

2006 5.5

as Captain Pete Weaver

Age 83 (now 89)

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

2006 7.8

as Self

Age 83 (now 89)

Descansos

2006 3.7

as Inkeeper #2

Age 82 (now 89)

Jesus, Mary and Joey

2006 4.4

as Teddy

Age 82 (now 89)

Unbeatable Harold

2006 5.0

as Harold's Father

Age 82 (now 89)

The Art of 'The Sting'

2005 6.0

as Self

Age 82 (now 89)

Dirty Deeds

2005 5.5

as Victor Rasdale

Age 82 (now 89)

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

2005 3.3

as The Lawyer

Age 82 (now 89)

River's End

2005 5.0

as Murray Blythe

Age 81 (now 89)

The Autopsy

2004 10.0

as Self

Age 81 (now 89)

A Very Married Christmas

2004 5.6

as Ozzy Larson

Age 81 (now 89)

A Boyfriend for Christmas

2004 5.6

as Santa Claus

Age 81 (now 89)

Death and Texas

2004 6.3

as Marshall Ledger

Age 81 (now 89)

The Drum Beats Twice

2004 5.5

as Satan

Age 80 (now 89)

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003 7.0

as Self

Age 80 (now 89)

Dead Canaries

2003

Age 79 (now 89)

Mr. St. Nick

2002 5.9

as Nicholas XX

Age 79 (now 89)

Mother Ghost

2002 6.8

as George

Age 79 (now 89)

Turn of Faith

2002 3.7

as Philly Russo

Age 79 (now 89)

Bleacher Bums

2001 6.8

as Scorekeeper

Age 78 (now 89)

L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve

2001 5.9

as Stuart Steele

Age 78 (now 89)

The Judge

2001 5.3

as Judge Harlan Radovich

Age 78 (now 89)

A Constant Forge

2000 6.8

as Self

Age 77 (now 89)

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000 7.3

as Pappy O'Daniel

Age 77 (now 89)

State and Main

2000 6.3

as Mayor George Bailey

Age 77 (now 89)

The Last Producer

2000 4.7

as Syd Wolf

Age 77 (now 89)

Very Mean Men

2000 5.3

as Paddy Mulroney

Age 77 (now 89)

Lakeboat

2000 4.7

as Skippy

Age 77 (now 89)

Never Look Back

2000 4.0

as Reverend Hale

Age 77 (now 89)

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

1999 6.9

as Det. Charlie Duffy

Age 76 (now 89)

Hard Time: The Premonition

1999 5.7

as Det. Charlie Duffy

Age 75 (now 89)

Justice

1999 4.8

as Moe Ryan

Age 75 (now 89)

Hard Time

1998 5.9

as Det. Charlie Duffy

Age 75 (now 89)

A Chance of Snow

1998 5.9

as Earl Pulmer

Age 75 (now 89)

Jerry and Tom

1998 6.3

as Vic

Age 75 (now 89)

Hi-Life

1998 6.7

as Fatty

Age 75 (now 89)

Shelter

1998 4.4

as Capt. Robert Landis

Age 74 (now 89)

The Secret Life of Algernon

1997 6.5

as Norbie Hess

Age 74 (now 89)

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996 6.0

as Santa Claus

Age 73 (now 89)

One Fine Day

1996 6.5

as Lew, Jack's boss

Age 73 (now 89)

Mrs. Santa Claus

1996 6.2

as Santa Claus

Age 73 (now 89)

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996 7.5

as Self

Age 73 (now 89)

The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists

1996 6.2

as Archie (voice)

Age 73 (now 89)

The Grass Harp

1996 5.9

as Reverend Buster

Age 73 (now 89)

Recon

1996 9.0

as Chief

Age 73 (now 89)

Spy Hard

1996 5.4

as The Director

Age 73 (now 89)

Home for the Holidays

1995 6.2

as Henry Larson

Age 72 (now 89)

The Last Supper

1995 6.5

as Reverend Gerald Hutchens

Age 72 (now 89)

I.Q.

1994 6.0

as Louis Bamberger

Age 71 (now 89)

The World of Jim Henson

1994 7.4

as Doc Hopper (archive footage)

Age 71 (now 89)

Roommates

1994 4.5

as Barney

Age 71 (now 89)

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994 7.1

as Waring Hudsucker

Age 71 (now 89)

The Music of Chance

1993 6.5

as Bill Flower

Age 70 (now 89)

When a Stranger Calls Back

1993 6.0

as John Clifford

Age 70 (now 89)

Tales from Hollywood

1992 3.0

as Charles F. Money

Age 69 (now 89)

The Water Engine

1992 5.8

as Tour Guide

Age 69 (now 89)

The Story Lady

1991 6.2

as Judge (uncredited)

Age 68 (now 89)

The Return of Eliot Ness

1991 8.0

as Roger Finn

Age 68 (now 89)

V.I. Warshawski

1991 4.8

as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory

Age 68 (now 89)

Project Alien

1990 3.5

as Colonel Clancy

Age 67 (now 89)

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990 6.8

as Self

Age 67 (now 89)

Dick Tracy

1990 6.2

as Chief Brandon

Age 67 (now 89)

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990 7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 66 (now 89)

Dinner at Eight

1989 5.5

as Dan Packard

Age 66 (now 89)

It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

1989 3.8

as Santa

Age 66 (now 89)

The Butter Battle Book

1989 6.5

as Grandfather (voice)

Age 66 (now 89)

Prime Target

1989 5.2

as Earl Mulcahaney

Age 66 (now 89)

Cat Chaser

1989 5.0

as Jiggs Scully

Age 66 (now 89)

Brenda Starr

1989 4.7

as Editor Francis I. Livright

Age 66 (now 89)

Etoile

1989 5.8

as Uncle Joshua

Age 66 (now 89)

Far North

1988 6.5

as Bertrum

Age 65 (now 89)

Unholy Matrimony

1988 8.3

as Reverend Samuel Corey

Age 65 (now 89)

Case Closed

1988 9.0

as Les Kabowski

Age 65 (now 89)

A Tiger's Tale

1988 4.4

as Charlie Drumm

Age 64 (now 89)

Cop

1988 6.3

as Dutch Peltz

Age 64 (now 89)

The Gambler: The Legend Continues

1987 6.0

as Senator Henry Colton

Age 64 (now 89)

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987 6.7

as Warden Hardy

Age 64 (now 89)

I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII

1987 10.0

as Pope John XXIII

Age 64 (now 89)

The Rosary Murders

1987 5.6

as Father Ted Nabors

Age 64 (now 89)

Happy New Year

1987 5.8

as Charlie

Age 64 (now 89)

Solarbabies

1986 5.3

as The Warden

Age 63 (now 89)

Tough Guys

1986 6.0

as Deke Yablonski

Age 63 (now 89)

Where the River Runs Black

1986 6.5

as Father O'Reilly

Age 63 (now 89)

Big Trouble

1986 5.4

as O'Mara

Age 63 (now 89)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1985 5.3

as Uncle Doffue

Age 62 (now 89)

Stand Alone

1985 5.4

as Louis Thibadeau

Age 62 (now 89)

Death of a Salesman

1985 6.9

as Charley

Age 62 (now 89)

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985 5.7

as Ross

Age 62 (now 89)

Stick

1985 5.5

as Chucky

Age 62 (now 89)

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 8.0

as Self

Age 62 (now 89)

Mass Appeal

1984 5.9

as Monsignor Thomas Burke

Age 61 (now 89)

P.O.P.

1984

as P. Oliver Pendergast

Age 61 (now 89)

Mister Roberts

1984 7.5

as The Captain

Age 61 (now 89)

To Be or Not to Be

1983 6.7

as Col. Erhardt

Age 60 (now 89)

Two of a Kind

1983 5.9

as Charlie

Age 60 (now 89)

Scarface

1983 8.2

as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)

Age 60 (now 89)

Hadley's Rebellion

1983 4.8

as Sam Crawford

Age 60 (now 89)

Tootsie

1982 7.2

as Les Nichols

Age 59 (now 89)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 6.3

as Governor of Texas

Age 59 (now 89)

The Best Little Special In Texas

1982

Age 59 (now 89)

The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories

1982

as McMahon

Age 59 (now 89)

Working

1982 4.8

as Retired Man

Age 59 (now 89)

Sharky's Machine

1981 6.2

as Lt. Friscoe

Age 58 (now 89)

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981 6.5

as Otis P. Hazelrigg

Age 58 (now 89)

True Confessions

1981 6.1

as Jack Amsterdam

Age 58 (now 89)

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories

1981

as McMahon

Age 58 (now 89)

The Best Little Girl in the World

1981 5.6

as Frank Powell

Age 58 (now 89)

Casey Stengel

1981 7.0

as Casey Stengel

Age 58 (now 89)

Crisis at Central High

1981 7.0

as Jess Matthews

Age 57 (now 89)

A Perfect Match

1980 7.0

as Bill Larson

Age 57 (now 89)

Die Laughing

1980 4.9

as Arnold

Age 57 (now 89)

Attica

1980 5.7

as Commissioner Russell Oswald

Age 57 (now 89)

The Final Countdown

1980 6.6

as Senator Samuel Chapman

Age 56 (now 89)

Starting Over

1979 6.4

as Michael "Mickey" Potter

Age 56 (now 89)

When a Stranger Calls

1979 6.2

as John Clifford

Age 56 (now 89)

North Dallas Forty

1979 6.7

as Coach Johnson

Age 56 (now 89)

The Muppet Movie

1979 7.2

as Doc Hopper

Age 56 (now 89)

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979 6.3

as Self

Age 56 (now 89)

Tilt

1979 5.3

as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens

Age 56 (now 89)

The Greek Tycoon

1978 5.5

as Michael Russell

Age 55 (now 89)

An Enemy of the People

1978 6.8

as Peter Stockmann

Age 55 (now 89)

The Fury

1978 6.3

as Dr. Jim McKeever

Age 55 (now 89)

Special Olympics

1978 7.3

as Carl Gallitzin

Age 54 (now 89)

The Choirboys

1977 5.5

as Spermwhale Whalen

Age 54 (now 89)

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977 6.4

as President David T. Stevens

Age 53 (now 89)

Harry and Walter Go to New York

1976 5.7

as Rufus T. Crisp

Age 53 (now 89)

The Hindenburg

1975 6.3

as Captain Pruss

Age 52 (now 89)

The Rivalry

1975 9.0

as Stephen Douglas

Age 52 (now 89)

Breakheart Pass

1975 6.6

as Frank O'Brien

Age 52 (now 89)

Dog Day Afternoon

1975 7.8

as Moretti

Age 52 (now 89)

Switch

1975 9.0

as Lt. Phil Beckman

Age 52 (now 89)

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975 6.3

as Al Green

Age 51 (now 89)

The Trial of Chaplain Jensen

1975 5.0

as Budd Rogers

Age 51 (now 89)

The Front Page

1974 7.3

as Murphy

Age 51 (now 89)

The Sting

1973 8.0

as Lt. Wm. Snyder

Age 50 (now 89)

Rx for the Defense

1973 9.0

as District Attorney Horn

Age 50 (now 89)

Sisters

1973 6.7

as Joseph Larch

Age 50 (now 89)

The Connection

1973 10.0

as Frank Devlin

Age 49 (now 89)

Deadhead Miles

1972 6.0

as Truck Driver in Cafe

Age 49 (now 89)

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

1972 5.3

as Murphy

Age 48 (now 89)

Look Homeward, Angel

1972 9.0

as Will Pentland

Age 48 (now 89)

Doomsday Voyage

1972 10.0

as Jason's First Mate

Age 48 (now 89)

The Pursuit of Happiness

1971 5.9

as 2nd Guard

Age 47 (now 89)

I Walk the Line

1970 5.9

as Wylie Hunnicutt

Age 47 (now 89)

Hi, Mom!

1970 6.3

as Superintendent

Age 47 (now 89)

Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet

1970 6.0

as Football Player

Age 46 (now 89)

Stiletto

1969 5.3

as Cop (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 89)

Harvey Middleman, Fireman

1965 5.0

as Dooley

Age 42 (now 89)

The Password Is Courage

1962 6.5

as American Solider (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 89)

Amazing Stories: The Movie III

as (archive footage)