Charles Durning
Known for Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
Scarface
1983
as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Pappy O'Daniel
The Sting
1973
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
Dick Tracy
1990
as Chief Brandon
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Moretti
Tootsie
1982
as Les Nichols
Spy Hard
1996
as The Director
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Waring Hudsucker
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Doc Hopper
The Final Countdown
1980
as Senator Samuel Chapman
Desperation
2006
as Tom Billingsley
State and Main
2000
as Mayor George Bailey
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Ross
Etoile
1989
as Uncle Joshua
One Fine Day
1996
as Lew, Jack's boss
Dirty Deeds
2005
as Victor Rasdale
Roommates
1994
as Barney
Hi, Mom!
1970
as Superintendent
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Doc Hopper (archive footage)