Person
Charles Durning
Acting · 1923–2012 · Highland Falls, New York, USA
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).
Known for
Family Guy
Francis Griffin (voice)
NCIS
Ernie Yost
Monk
Hank Johansen
Everwood
Eugene Brown
Hawaii Five-O
Havens
Great Performances
McMahon
The Practice
Stephen Donnell
Playhouse
McMahon
Everybody Loves Raymond
Father Hubley
Homicide: Life on the Street
Thomas Finnegan
Filmography
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
- 2018LA DA StorySelf (archive footage)
- 2015Bleeding HeartsSanta Claus
- 2013Scavenger KillersDylan Frier
- 2012Rogue Assassin
- 2011The Life ZoneJames Wise
- 2011The Great FightJudge Frier
- 2011Naked RunCongressman Davenport
- 2010An Affirmative ActMan in the White Suit
- 2010The WaiterFrank 'The Handler' Maro
- 2010Three Chris'sKris Kringle
- 2009According to DomSelf
- 2009BreakThe Wise Man
- 2009Amazing RacerFloyd
- 2008The Golden BoysJohn Bartlett
- 2008A Bunch of AmateursCharlie Rosenberg
- 2008Local ColorYammi
- 2008Good DickCharlie
- 2008iMurdersDr. Seamus St. Martin
- 2008DealCharlie Adler
- 2007Kinky KillersAlexander Hathaway
- 2006Forget About ItEddie O'Brien
- 2006DesperationTom Billingsley
- 2006Miracle Dogs TooCaptain Pete Weaver
- 2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'Self
- 2006DescansosInkeeper #2
- 2006Jesus, Mary and JoeyTeddy
- 2006Unbeatable HaroldHarold's Father
- 2005The Art of 'The Sting'Self
- 2005Dirty DeedsVictor Rasdale
- 2005The L.A. Riot SpectacularThe Lawyer
- 2005River's EndMurray Blythe
- 2004The AutopsySelf
- 2004A Very Married ChristmasOzzy Larson
- 2004A Boyfriend for ChristmasSanta Claus
- 2004Rescue MeMichael Gavin
- 2004Death and TexasMarshall Ledger
- 2004The Drum Beats TwiceSatan
- 2003NCISErnie Yost
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
- 2003Dead Canaries
- 2002Mr. St. NickNicholas XX
- 2002EverwoodEugene Brown
- 2002Mother GhostGeorge
- 2002MonkHank Johansen
- 2002Turn of FaithPhilly Russo
- 2002First MondayHenry Hoskins
- 2001Bleacher BumsScorekeeper
- 2001L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To ServeStuart Steele
- 2001Citizen Baines
- 2001Dinner for Five
- 2001The JudgeJudge Harlan Radovich
- 2001The JudgeJudge Harlan Radovich
- 2000A Constant ForgeSelf
- 2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Pappy O'Daniel
- 2000State and MainMayor George Bailey
- 2000The Last ProducerSyd Wolf
- 2000Very Mean MenPaddy Mulroney
- 2000LakeboatSkippy
- 2000Never Look BackReverend Hale
- 1999Hard Time: Hostage HotelDet. Charlie Duffy
- 1999Now and AgainNarrator (voice; uncredited)
- 1999Hard Time: The PremonitionDet. Charlie Duffy
- 1999Family GuyFrancis Griffin (voice)
- 1999JusticeMoe Ryan
- 1998Hard TimeDet. Charlie Duffy
- 1998A Chance of SnowEarl Pulmer
- 1998Jerry and TomVic
- 1998Hi-LifeFatty
- 1998ShelterCapt. Robert Landis
- 1997The Secret Life of AlgernonNorbie Hess
- 1997The PracticeStephen Donnell
- 1997OrleansFrank Vitelli
- 1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasSanta Claus
- 1996One Fine DayLew, Jack's boss
- 1996Mrs. Santa ClausSanta Claus
- 1996Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanSelf
- 1996The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the MistsArchie (voice)
- 1996The Grass HarpReverend Buster
- 1996Early EditionJudge Steven Romick
- 1996Everybody Loves RaymondFather Hubley
- 1996Arli$$W.S. Walcott
- 1996ReconChief
- 1996Spy HardThe Director
- 1995Home for the HolidaysHenry Larson
- 1995The Last SupperReverend Gerald Hutchens
- 1995A Woman of Independent MeansAndrew Alcott
- 1995Cybill
- 1994I.Q.Louis Bamberger
- 1994The American RevolutionBenjamin Franklin
- 1994The World of Jim HensonDoc Hopper (archive footage)
- 1994Touched by an AngelFather Thomas Madden
- 1994RoommatesBarney
- 1994The Hudsucker ProxyWaring Hudsucker
- 1993The Music of ChanceBill Flower
- 1993When a Stranger Calls BackJohn Clifford
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetThomas Finnegan
- 1992Tales from HollywoodCharles F. Money
- 1992The Water EngineTour Guide
- 1991The Story LadyJudge (uncredited)
- 1991The Return of Eliot NessRoger Finn
- 1991PerformanceCharles F. Money
- 1991V.I. WarshawskiDet. Lt. Bobby Mallory
- 1990Project AlienColonel Clancy
- 1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonSelf
- 1990Evening ShadeHarlan Elldridge
- 1990Dick TracyChief Brandon
- 1990The Kennedys of MassachusettsJohn F. Fitzgerald
- 1990Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeSelf (archive footage)
- 1989Dinner at EightDan Packard
- 1989It Nearly Wasn't ChristmasSanta
- 1989The Butter Battle BookGrandfather (voice)
- 1989Prime TargetEarl Mulcahaney
- 1989Cat ChaserJiggs Scully
- 1989Brenda StarrEditor Francis I. Livright
- 1989EtoileUncle Joshua
- 1988Far NorthBertrum
- 1988Unholy MatrimonyReverend Samuel Corey
- 1988Case ClosedLes Kabowski
- 1988A Tiger's TaleCharlie Drumm
- 1988CopDutch Peltz
- 1987The Gambler: The Legend ContinuesSenator Henry Colton
- 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsWarden Hardy
- 1987I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIIIPope John XXIII
- 1987The Rosary MurdersFather Ted Nabors
- 1987Happy New YearCharlie
- 1986SolarbabiesThe Warden
- 1986Tough GuysDeke Yablonski
- 1986Where the River Runs BlackFather O'Reilly
- 1986Big TroubleO'Mara
- 1985Amazing StoriesAssistant to the Boss
- 1985The Legend of Sleepy HollowUncle Doffue
- 1985Tall Tales & LegendsUncle Doffue
- 1985Stand AloneLouis Thibadeau
- 1985Death of a SalesmanCharley
- 1985The Man with One Red ShoeRoss
- 1985The Comedy FactoryHarry Deegan
- 1985StickChucky
- 1985Eye to Eye
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
- 1984Mass AppealMonsignor Thomas Burke
- 1984P.O.P.P. Oliver Pendergast
- 1984Mister RobertsThe Captain
- 1983To Be or Not to BeCol. Erhardt
- 1983Two of a KindCharlie
- 1983ScarfaceImmigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983Hadley's RebellionSam Crawford
- 1982TootsieLes Nichols
- 1982The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasGovernor of Texas
- 1982The Best Little Special In Texas
- 1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other StoriesMcMahon
- 1982WorkingRetired Man
- 1982American PlayhouseRetired Man
- 1981Sharky's MachineLt. Friscoe
- 1981Dark Night of the ScarecrowOtis P. Hazelrigg
- 1981True ConfessionsJack Amsterdam
- 1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other StoriesMcMahon
- 1981The Best Little Girl in the WorldFrank Powell
- 1981Casey StengelCasey Stengel
- 1981Crisis at Central HighJess Matthews
- 1980A Perfect MatchBill Larson
- 1980Die LaughingArnold
- 1980AtticaCommissioner Russell Oswald
- 1980The Final CountdownSenator Samuel Chapman
- 1979Starting OverMichael "Mickey" Potter
- 1979When a Stranger CallsJohn Clifford
- 1979North Dallas FortyCoach Johnson
- 1979The Muppet MovieDoc Hopper
- 1979The Muppets Go HollywoodSelf
- 1979TiltHarold 'The Whale' Remmens
- 1979Studs LoniganPaddy Lonigan
- 1978The Greek TycoonMichael Russell
- 1978An Enemy of the PeoplePeter Stockmann
- 1978The FuryDr. Jim McKeever
- 1978Special OlympicsCarl Gallitzin
- 1977The ChoirboysSpermwhale Whalen
- 1977Twilight's Last GleamingPresident David T. Stevens
- 1976Captains and the KingsEd Healey
- 1976Harry and Walter Go to New YorkRufus T. Crisp
- 1975The HindenburgCaptain Pruss
- 1975The RivalryStephen Douglas
- 1975Breakheart PassFrank O'Brien
- 1975The Cop and the KidOfficer Frank Murphy
- 1975Dog Day AfternoonMoretti
- 1975SwitchLt. Phil Beckman
- 1975Queen of the Stardust BallroomAl Green
- 1975The Trial of Chaplain JensenBudd Rogers
- 1975Baretta
- 1974The Front PageMurphy
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974PlayhouseMcMahon
- 1973The StingLt. Wm. Snyder
- 1973Rx for the DefenseDistrict Attorney Horn
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
- 1973SistersJoseph Larch
- 1973The ConnectionFrank Devlin
- 1972Deadhead MilesTruck Driver in Cafe
- 1972Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag BluesMurphy
- 1972Look Homeward, AngelWill Pentland
- 1972Doomsday VoyageJason's First Mate
- 1971Cannon
- 1971The Pursuit of Happiness2nd Guard
- 1971Great PerformancesMcMahon
- 1971All in the FamilyDetective
- 1970I Walk the LineWylie Hunnicutt
- 1970Hi, Mom!Superintendent
- 1970Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My FeetFootball Player
- 1969StilettoCop (uncredited)
- 1968Hawaii Five-OHavens
- 1967The High ChaparralHewitt
- 1965Harvey Middleman, FiremanDooley
- 1964Another World
- 1962The Password Is CourageAmerican Solider (uncredited)
- 1961The DefendersJuror #11
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameStephen Douglas
- —Amazing Stories: The Movie III(archive footage)
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