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).
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeMovieas Self
2018LA DA StoryMovieas Self (archive footage)
2015Bleeding HeartsMovieas Santa Claus
2013Scavenger KillersMovieas Dylan Frier
2012Rogue AssassinMovie
2011The Life ZoneMovieas James Wise
2011The Great FightMovieas Judge Frier
2011Naked RunMovieas Congressman Davenport
2010An Affirmative ActMovieas Man in the White Suit
2010The WaiterMovieas Frank 'The Handler' Maro
2010Three Chris'sMovieas Kris Kringle
2009According to DomMovieas Self
2009BreakMovieas The Wise Man
2009Amazing RacerMovieas Floyd
2008The Golden BoysMovieas John Bartlett
2008A Bunch of AmateursMovieas Charlie Rosenberg
2008Local ColorMovieas Yammi
2008Good DickMovieas Charlie
2008iMurdersMovieas Dr. Seamus St. Martin
2008DealMovieas Charlie Adler
2007Kinky KillersMovieas Alexander Hathaway
2006Forget About ItMovieas Eddie O'Brien
2006DesperationMovieas Tom Billingsley
2006Miracle Dogs TooMovieas Captain Pete Weaver
2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'Movieas Self
2006DescansosMovieas Inkeeper #2
2006Jesus, Mary and JoeyMovieas Teddy
2006Unbeatable HaroldMovieas Harold's Father
2005The Art of 'The Sting'Movieas Self
2005Dirty DeedsMovieas Victor Rasdale
2005The L.A. Riot SpectacularMovieas The Lawyer
2005River's EndMovieas Murray Blythe
2004The AutopsyMovieas Self
2004A Very Married ChristmasMovieas Ozzy Larson
2004A Boyfriend for ChristmasMovieas Santa Claus
2004Rescue MeTV showas Michael Gavin · as Tommy's Dad · 30 episodes
2004Death and TexasMovieas Marshall Ledger
2004The Drum Beats TwiceMovieas Satan2003NCISTV showas Ernie Yost · 1 episodes
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereMovieas Self
2002Mr. St. NickMovieas Nicholas XX
2002EverwoodTV showas Eugene Brown · 2 episodes
2002Mother GhostMovieas George2002MonkTV showas Hank Johansen · 1 episodes
2002Turn of FaithMovieas Philly Russo
2002First MondayTV showas Henry Hoskins · 13 episodes
2001Bleacher BumsMovieas Scorekeeper
2001L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To ServeMovieas Stuart Steele
2001Citizen BainesTV show1 episodes
2001Dinner for FiveTV show1 episodes
2001The JudgeMovieas Judge Harlan Radovich2001The JudgeTV showas Judge Harlan Radovich · 2 episodes
2000A Constant ForgeMovieas Self2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Movieas Pappy O'Daniel
2000State and MainMovieas Mayor George Bailey
2000The Last ProducerMovieas Syd Wolf
2000Very Mean MenMovieas Paddy Mulroney
2000LakeboatMovieas Skippy
2000Never Look BackMovieas Reverend Hale
1999Hard Time: Hostage HotelMovieas Det. Charlie Duffy
1999Now and AgainTV showas Narrator (voice; uncredited) · 2 episodes
1999Hard Time: The PremonitionMovieas Det. Charlie Duffy1999Family GuyTV showas Francis Griffin (voice) · 5 episodes
1999JusticeMovieas Moe Ryan
1998Hard TimeMovieas Det. Charlie Duffy
1998A Chance of SnowMovieas Earl Pulmer
1998Jerry and TomMovieas Vic
1998Hi-LifeMovieas Fatty
1998ShelterMovieas Capt. Robert Landis
1998Amazing Stories: The Movie IIIMovieas Assistant to the Boss
1997The Secret Life of AlgernonMovieas Norbie Hess
1997The PracticeTV showas Stephen Donnell · 2 episodes
1997OrleansTV showas Frank Vitelli · 8 episodes
1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasMovieas Santa Claus1996One Fine DayMovieas Lew, Jack's boss
1996Mrs. Santa ClausMovieas Santa Claus
1996Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanMovieas Self1996The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the MistsMovieas Archie (voice)
1996The Grass HarpMovieas Reverend Buster
1996Early EditionTV showas Judge Steven Romick · 2 episodes1996Everybody Loves RaymondTV showas Father Hubley · 6 episodes
1996Arli$$TV showas W.S. Walcott · 1 episodes1996Spy HardMovieas The Director
1995Home for the HolidaysMovieas Henry Larson
1995The Last SupperMovieas Reverend Gerald Hutchens
1995A Woman of Independent MeansTV showas Andrew Alcott · 3 episodes
1995CybillTV showas A.J. Sheridan · 1 episodes1994I.Q.Movieas Louis Bamberger
1994The American RevolutionTV showas Benjamin Franklin · 6 episodes
1994The World of Jim HensonMovieas Doc Hopper (archive footage)
1994Touched by an AngelTV showas Father Thomas Madden · 1 episodes
1994RoommatesMovieas Barney1994The Hudsucker ProxyMovieas Waring Hudsucker
1993The Music of ChanceMovieas Bill Flower
1993When a Stranger Calls BackMovieas John Clifford
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetTV showas Thomas Finnegan · 1 episodes
1992Tales from HollywoodMovieas Charles F. Money
1992The Water EngineMovieas Tour Guide
1991The Story LadyMovieas Judge (uncredited)
1991The Return of Eliot NessMovieas Roger Finn
1991PerformanceTV showas Charles F. Money · 1 episodes
1991V.I. WarshawskiMovieas Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
1990Project AlienMovieas Colonel Clancy
1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonMovieas Self
1990Evening ShadeTV showas Harlan Elldridge · 100 episodes1990Dick TracyMovieas Chief Brandon
1990The Kennedys of MassachusettsTV showas John F. Fitzgerald · 3 episodes
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeMovieas Self (archive footage)
1989Dinner at EightMovieas Dan Packard
1989It Nearly Wasn't ChristmasMovieas Santa
1989The Butter Battle BookMovieas Grandfather (voice)
1989Prime TargetMovieas Earl Mulcahaney
1989Cat ChaserMovieas Jiggs Scully
1989Brenda StarrMovieas Editor Francis I. Livright
1989EtoileMovieas Uncle Joshua
1988Far NorthMovieas Bertrum
1988Unholy MatrimonyMovieas Reverend Samuel Corey
1988Case ClosedMovieas Les Kabowski
1988A Tiger's TaleMovieas Charlie Drumm
1988CopMovieas Dutch Peltz
1987The Gambler: The Legend ContinuesMovieas Senator Henry Colton
1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsMovieas Warden Hardy
1987I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIIIMovieas Pope John XXIII
1987The Rosary MurdersMovieas Father Ted Nabors
1987Happy New YearMovieas Charlie
1986SolarbabiesMovieas The Warden
1986Tough GuysMovieas Deke Yablonski
1986Where the River Runs BlackMovieas Father O'Reilly
1986Big TroubleMovieas O'Mara
1985Amazing StoriesTV showas Assistant to the Boss · as Earl · 1 episodes
1985Tall Tales & LegendsTV showas Uncle Doffue · 1 episodes
1985The Legend of Sleepy HollowMovieas Uncle Doffue
1985Stand AloneMovieas Louis Thibadeau
1985Death of a SalesmanMovieas Charley
1985The Man with One Red ShoeMovieas Ross
1985The Comedy FactoryTV showas Harry Deegan · 1 episodes
1985StickMovieas Chucky
1985Night of 100 Stars IIMovieas Self
1984Mass AppealMovieas Monsignor Thomas Burke
1984Mister RobertsMovieas The Captain
1983To Be or Not to BeMovieas Col. Erhardt
1983Two of a KindMovieas Charlie1983ScarfaceMovieas Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
1983Hadley's RebellionMovieas Sam Crawford1982TootsieMovieas Les Nichols
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasMovieas Governor of Texas
1982The Best Little Special In TexasMovie
1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other StoriesMovieas McMahon
1982WorkingMovieas Retired Man
1982American PlayhouseTV showas Retired Man · as Charles F. Money · 1 episodes
1981Sharky's MachineMovieas Lt. Friscoe
1981Dark Night of the ScarecrowMovieas Otis P. Hazelrigg
1981True ConfessionsMovieas Jack Amsterdam
1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other StoriesMovieas McMahon
1981The Best Little Girl in the WorldMovieas Frank Powell
1981Casey StengelMovieas Casey Stengel
1981Crisis at Central HighMovieas Jess Matthews
1980A Perfect MatchMovieas Bill Larson
1980Die LaughingMovieas Arnold
1980AtticaMovieas Commissioner Russell Oswald1980The Final CountdownMovieas Senator Samuel Chapman
1979Starting OverMovieas Michael "Mickey" Potter
1979When a Stranger CallsMovieas John Clifford
1979North Dallas FortyMovieas Coach Johnson1979The Muppet MovieMovieas Doc Hopper
1979The Muppets Go HollywoodMovieas Self (uncredited)
1979TiltMovieas Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
1979Studs LoniganTV showas Paddy Lonigan · 3 episodes
1978The Greek TycoonMovieas Michael Russell
1978An Enemy of the PeopleMovieas Peter Stockmann1978The FuryMovieas Dr. Jim McKeever
1977The ChoirboysMovieas Spermwhale Whalen
1977Twilight's Last GleamingMovieas President David T. Stevens
1976Captains and the KingsTV showas Ed Healey · 8 episodes
1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkMovieas Rufus T. Crisp
1975The HindenburgMovieas Captain Pruss
1975The RivalryMovieas Stephen Douglas
1975Breakheart PassMovieas Frank O'Brien
1975The Cop and the KidTV showas Officer Frank Murphy · 13 episodes1975Dog Day AfternoonMovieas Moretti
1975SwitchMovieas Lt. Phil Beckman
1975Queen of the Stardust BallroomMovieas Al Green
1975The Trial of Chaplain JensenMovieas Budd Rogers
1975BarettaTV show1 episodes1974The Front PageMovieas Murphy
1974Dinah!TV showas Self · 1 episodes
1974PlayhouseTV showas McMahon · 1 episodes1973The StingMovieas Lt. Wm. Snyder
1973Rx for the DefenseMovieas District Attorney Horn
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV showas Self · 1 episodes1973SistersMovieas Joseph Larch
1973The ConnectionMovieas Frank Devlin
1972Deadhead MilesMovieas Truck Driver in Cafe
1972Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag BluesMovieas Murphy
1972Look Homeward, AngelMovieas Will Pentland
1972Doomsday VoyageMovieas Jason's First Mate
1971CannonTV show1 episodes
1971The Pursuit of HappinessMovieas 2nd Guard
1971Great PerformancesTV showas McMahon · 1 episodes
1971All in the FamilyTV showas Detective · 1 episodes
1970I Walk the LineMovieas Wylie Hunnicutt
1970Hi, Mom!Movieas Superintendent
1970Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My FeetMovieas Football Player
1969StilettoMovieas Cop (uncredited)
1969Hawaii Five-OTV showas Havens · 1 episodes
1967The High ChaparralTV showas Hewitt · 1 episodes
1965Harvey Middleman, FiremanMovieas Dooley
1964Another WorldTV show1,547 episodes
1962The Password Is CourageMovieas American Solider (uncredited)
1961The DefendersTV showas Juror #11 · 1 episodes