ACTOR · FROM HIGHLAND FALLS, USA
Charles Durning
1923–2012199 credits since 1951
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ABOUT CHARLES
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born28 February 1923
Died24 December 2012
BirthplaceHighland Falls, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora114 of 199 titles
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SeriesCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 114
- Average IMDb
- 6.3
- Highest rated
- Homicide: Life on the StreetIMDb 8.7
- Working since
- 1951
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
9 titles · IMDb 2.5 on average
Movieas Santa Claus
as Dylan Frier
Movieas James Wise
as Judge Frier
as Congressman Davenport
as Man in the White Suit
as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
The 2000s
42 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
Movieas The Wise Man
Movieas Floyd
Movieas John Bartlett
Movieas Charlie Rosenberg
Movieas Yammi
Movieas Charlie
Movieas Dr. Seamus St. Martin
Movieas Charlie Adler
The 1990s
47 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Movieas Det. Charlie Duffy
Seriesas Narrator (voice; uncredited) · 2 episodes
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Seriesas Francis Griffin (voice) · 5 episodes
Movieas Moe Ryan
Movieas Det. Charlie Duffy
Movieas Earl Pulmer
Movieas Vic
The 1980s
53 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
as Dan Packard
as Santa
Movieas Grandfather (voice)
as Earl Mulcahaney
Movieas Jiggs Scully
Movieas Editor Francis I. Livright
Movieas Uncle Joshua
as Bertrum
The 1970s
40 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas Michael "Mickey" Potter
Movieas John Clifford
Movieas Coach Johnson
Movieas Doc Hopper
Movieas Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
as Paddy Lonigan · 3 episodes
Movieas Michael Russell
Movieas Peter Stockmann
The 1960s
7 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Cop (uncredited)
Seriesas Havens · 1 episode
Seriesas Hewitt · 1 episode
as Dooley
Series1547 episodes
Movieas American Solider (uncredited)
Seriesas Juror #11 · 1 episode
The 1950s
1 title
as Stephen Douglas · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Charles’s titles.
Burt ReynoldsThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Sharky's Machine and 8 more
Carol KaneDog Day Afternoon, When a Stranger Calls and 3 more
Robert LoggiaScarface, Forget About It and 3 more
Peter FalkBig Trouble, Happy New Year and 2 more
Frank OzThe Muppet Movie, Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas and 2 more
Brian De PalmaDirector · Scarface, Sisters and 2 more
Jerry NelsonThe Muppet Movie, Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas and 2 more
