Charles Durning
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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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LA DA Story | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2008 | Local Color | Yammi | FLOP | |
| 2006 | The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' | Self | HIT | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | HIT | |
| 2002 | Mother Ghost | George | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Bleacher Bums | Scorekeeper | HIT | |
| 2000 | A Constant Forge | Self | HIT | |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Pappy O'Daniel | HIT | |
| 2000 | State and Main | Mayor George Bailey | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | Det. Charlie Duffy | HIT | |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom | Vic | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Hi-Life | Fatty | HIT | |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | Lew, Jack's boss | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman | Self | HIT | |
| 1995 | Home for the Holidays | Henry Larson | FLOP | |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Reverend Gerald Hutchens | HIT | |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson | Doc Hopper (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Waring Hudsucker | HIT | |
| 1993 | The Music of Chance | Bill Flower | HIT | |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Self | HIT | |
| 1989 | The Butter Battle Book | Grandfather (voice) | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Far North | Bertrum | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Unholy Matrimony | Reverend Samuel Corey | HIT | |
| 1988 | Cop | Dutch Peltz | FLOP | |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Warden Hardy | HIT | |
| 1986 | Where the River Runs Black | Father O'Reilly | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Death of a Salesman | Charley | HIT | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | HIT | |
| 1984 | Mister Roberts | The Captain | HIT | |
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Col. Erhardt | HIT | |
| 1983 | Scarface | Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1982 | Tootsie | Les Nichols | HIT | |
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Governor of Texas | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Dark Night of the Scarecrow | Otis P. Hazelrigg | HIT | |
| 1980 | The Final Countdown | Senator Samuel Chapman | HIT | |
| 1979 | Starting Over | Michael "Mickey" Potter | FLOP | |
| 1979 | When a Stranger Calls | John Clifford | FLOP | |
| 1979 | North Dallas Forty | Coach Johnson | HIT | |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Doc Hopper | HIT | |
| 1978 | An Enemy of the People | Peter Stockmann | HIT | |
| 1978 | The Fury | Dr. Jim McKeever | FLOP | |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming | President David T. Stevens | FLOP | |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Captain Pruss | FLOP | |
| 1975 | Breakheart Pass | Frank O'Brien | HIT | |
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Moretti | HIT | |
| 1974 | The Front Page | Murphy | HIT | |
| 1973 | The Sting | Lt. Wm. Snyder | HIT | |
| 1973 | Sisters | Joseph Larch | HIT | |
| 1970 | Hi, Mom! | Superintendent | FLOP | |
| 1962 | The Password Is Courage | American Solider (uncredited) | FLOP |