Charles Durning
Actor • 1923 - 2012

Charles Durning

Highland Falls, New York, USA

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... Read full bio →

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Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots

18 roles
Shot from Breakheart Pass
Character O'Brien
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Character Les Nichols

Tootsie

1982

Shot from Starting Over
Character Michael "Mickey" Potter
Shot from The Hudsucker Proxy
Character Waring Hudsucker
Shot from O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Character Menelaus "Pappy" O'Daniel
Shot from State and Main
Character Mayor George Bailey
Shot from The Last Supper
Character Reverend Gerald Hutchens
Shot from I.Q.
Character Louis Bamberger

I.Q.

1994

Shot from Dick Tracy
Character Chief Brandon

Dick Tracy

1990

Shot from Cat Chaser
Character Jiggs Scully

Cat Chaser

1989

Shot from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Character Governor
Shot from True Confessions
Character Jack Amsterdam
Shot from Twilight's Last Gleaming
Character President David T. Stevens
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Character Murphy
Shot from The Sting
Character Lt. Wm. Snyder

The Sting

1973

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Character Charlie Adler

Deal

2008

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Character Charlie

Good Dick

2008

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Character Tom Billingsley

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

57 titles
Good Dick
Good Dick 2008
Deal
Deal 2008
Unbeatable Harold
Unbeatable Harold 2006
Desperation
Desperation 2006
State and Main
State and Main 2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000
Hard Time: The Premonition
Hard Time: The Premonition 1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel 1999
Hard Time
Hard Time 1998
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists 1996
Spy Hard
Spy Hard 1996
One Fine Day
One Fine Day 1996
The Last Supper
The Last Supper 1995
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays 1995
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy 1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss
In Search of Dr. Seuss 1994
I.Q.
I.Q. 1994
When a Stranger Calls Back
When a Stranger Calls Back 1993
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance 1993
V.I. Warshawski
V.I. Warshawski 1991
Evening Shade TV
Evening Shade 1990
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy 1990
Étoile
Étoile 1989
Cat Chaser
Cat Chaser 1989
Cop
Cop 1988
The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders 1987
Happy New Year
Happy New Year 1987
Tough Guys
Tough Guys 1986
Solarbabies
Solarbabies 1986
Big Trouble
Big Trouble 1986
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man with One Red Shoe 1985
Stick
Stick 1985
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be 1983
Scarface
Scarface 1983
Tootsie
Tootsie 1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982
True Confessions
True Confessions 1981
Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine 1981
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Dark Night of the Scarecrow 1981
The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown 1980
When a Stranger Calls
When a Stranger Calls 1979
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie 1979
Starting Over
Starting Over 1979
The Fury
The Fury 1978
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People 1978
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
The Choirboys
The Choirboys 1977
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry and Walter Go to New York 1976
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg 1975
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon 1975
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass 1975
The Front Page
The Front Page 1974
The Sting
The Sting 1973
Sisters
Sisters 1972
I Walk the Line
I Walk the Line 1970
Hi, Mom!
Hi, Mom! 1970
Stiletto
Stiletto 1969

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