Charles Durning

Charles Durning

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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Known For

NCIS

NCIS

2003 • as Ernie Yost

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • as Francis Griffin (voice)

Monk

Monk

2002 • as Hank Johansen

Scarface

Scarface

1983 • as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968 • as Havens

The Practice

The Practice

1997 • as Stephen Donnell

Filmography

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/2021

2018

LA DA Story
LA DA Story
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2018

2015

Bleeding Hearts
Bleeding Hearts
as Santa Claus
Movie - Released: 2/3/2015

2013

Scavenger Killers
Scavenger Killers
as Dylan Frier
Movie - Released: 6/1/2013

2012

Movie
Rogue Assassin
Movie - Released: 1/1/2012

2011

The Great Fight
The Great Fight
as Judge Frier
Movie - Released: 6/5/2011
The Life Zone
The Life Zone
as James Wise
Movie - Released: 6/10/2011
Naked Run
Naked Run
as Congressman Davenport
Movie - Released: 5/5/2011

2010

Three Chris's
Three Chris's
as Kris Kringle
Movie - Released: 2/2/2010
The Waiter
The Waiter
as Frank 'The Handler' Maro
Movie - Released: 3/14/2010
An Affirmative Act
An Affirmative Act
as Man in the White Suit
Movie - Released: 6/4/2010

2009

Break
Break
as The Wise Man
Movie - Released: 5/1/2009
Amazing Racer
Amazing Racer
as Floyd
Movie - Released: 4/23/2009
According to Dom
According to Dom
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/17/2009

2008

Local Color
Local Color
as Yammi
Movie - Released: 11/14/2008
Deal
Deal
as Charlie Adler
Movie - Released: 1/29/2008
Good Dick
Good Dick
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 10/3/2008
The Golden Boys
The Golden Boys
as John Bartlett
Movie - Released: 12/11/2008
A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Charlie Rosenberg
Movie - Released: 11/17/2008
iMurders
iMurders
as Dr. Seamus St. Martin
Movie - Released: 8/9/2008

2007

Kinky Killers
Kinky Killers
as Alexander Hathaway
Movie - Released: 6/1/2007

2006

Desperation
Desperation
as Tom Billingsley
Movie - Released: 5/23/2006
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Jesus, Mary and Joey
as Teddy
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Miracle Dogs Too
Miracle Dogs Too
as Captain Pete Weaver
Movie - Released: 4/1/2006
Forget About It
Forget About It
as Eddie O'Brien
Movie - Released: 10/14/2006
Unbeatable Harold
Unbeatable Harold
as Harold's Father
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Descansos
Descansos
as Inkeeper #2
Movie - Released: 1/5/2006
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/28/2006

2005

Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds
as Victor Rasdale
Movie - Released: 8/26/2005
River's End
River's End
as Murray Blythe
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
The Art of 'The Sting'
The Art of 'The Sting'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/6/2005
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as The Lawyer
Movie - Released: 4/25/2005

2004

A Boyfriend for Christmas
A Boyfriend for Christmas
as Santa Claus
Movie - Released: 11/27/2004
The Drum Beats Twice
The Drum Beats Twice
as Satan
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
A Very Married Christmas
A Very Married Christmas
as Ozzy Larson
Movie - Released: 12/5/2004
Death and Texas
Death and Texas
as Marshall Ledger
Movie - Released: 3/12/2004
The Autopsy
The Autopsy
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2004
Rescue Me
Rescue Me
as Michael Gavin
TV - Released: 7/21/2004
Rescue Me
Rescue Me
as Tommy's Dad
TV - Released: 7/21/2004

2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/3/2003
NCIS
NCIS
as Ernie Yost
TV - Released: 9/23/2003

2002

Mr. St. Nick
Mr. St. Nick
as Nicholas XX
Movie - Released: 10/17/2002
Mother Ghost
Mother Ghost
as George
Movie - Released: 8/8/2002
Turn of Faith
Turn of Faith
as Philly Russo
Movie - Released: 6/5/2002
Monk
Monk
as Hank Johansen
TV - Released: 7/12/2002
Everwood
Everwood
as Eugene Brown
TV - Released: 9/16/2002
First Monday
First Monday
as Justice Henry Hoskins
TV - Released: 1/15/2002

2001

The Judge
The Judge
as Judge Harlan Radovich
Movie - Released: 5/6/2001
Bleacher Bums
Bleacher Bums
as Scorekeeper
Movie - Released: 10/18/2001
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
as Stuart Steele
Movie - Released: 10/9/2001
Dinner for Five
Dinner for Five
TV - Released: 7/6/2001
Citizen Baines
Citizen Baines
TV - Released: 9/29/2001
The Judge
The Judge
as Judge Harlan Radovich
TV - Released: 5/6/2001

2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Pappy O'Daniel
Movie - Released: 8/30/2000
State and Main
State and Main
as Mayor George Bailey
Movie - Released: 8/26/2000
A Constant Forge
A Constant Forge
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Lakeboat
Lakeboat
as Skippy
Movie - Released: 4/13/2000
Never Look Back
Never Look Back
as Reverend Hale
Movie - Released: 3/31/2000
The Last Producer
The Last Producer
as Syd Wolf
Movie - Released: 8/22/2000
Very Mean Men
Very Mean Men
as Paddy Mulroney
Movie - Released: 6/10/2000

1999

Hard Time: The Premonition
Hard Time: The Premonition
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Movie - Released: 2/27/1999
Justice
Justice
as Moe Ryan
Movie - Released: 1/14/1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Movie - Released: 11/14/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Francis Griffin (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999
Now and Again
Now and Again
as Narrator (voice; uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/24/1999

1998

Jerry and Tom
Jerry and Tom
as Vic
Movie - Released: 12/4/1998
Hi-Life
Hi-Life
as Fatty
Movie - Released: 11/27/1998
Hard Time
Hard Time
as Det. Charlie Duffy
Movie - Released: 12/12/1998
Shelter
Shelter
as Capt. Robert Landis
Movie - Released: 1/16/1998
A Chance of Snow
A Chance of Snow
as Earl Pulmer
Movie - Released: 12/7/1998

1997

The Secret Life of Algernon
The Secret Life of Algernon
as Norbie Hess
Movie - Released: 11/15/1997
The Practice
The Practice
as Stephen Donnell
TV - Released: 3/4/1997
Orleans
Orleans
as Frank Vitelli
TV - Released: 1/8/1997

1996

Spy Hard
Spy Hard
as The Director
Movie - Released: 5/24/1996
One Fine Day
One Fine Day
as Lew, Jack's boss
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp
as Reverend Buster
Movie - Released: 10/11/1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Santa Claus
Movie - Released: 12/24/1996
Mrs. Santa Claus
Mrs. Santa Claus
as Santa Claus
Movie - Released: 12/8/1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/25/1996
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
as Archie (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1996
Movie
Recon
as Chief
Movie - Released: 7/1/1996
Early Edition
Early Edition
as Judge Steven Romick
TV - Released: 9/28/1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Father Hubley
TV - Released: 9/13/1996

1995

Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
as Henry Larson
Movie - Released: 11/2/1995
The Last Supper
The Last Supper
as Reverend Gerald Hutchens
Movie - Released: 9/8/1995
Cybill
Cybill
TV - Released: 1/2/1995
A Woman of Independent Means
A Woman of Independent Means
as Andrew Alcott
TV - Released: 2/19/1995

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Waring Hudsucker
Movie - Released: 3/11/1994
Roommates
Roommates
as Barney
Movie - Released: 5/30/1994
I.Q.
I.Q.
as Louis Bamberger
Movie - Released: 12/24/1994
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/30/1994
The World of Jim Henson
The World of Jim Henson
as Doc Hopper (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/23/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Father Thomas Madden
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
The American Revolution
The American Revolution
as Benjamin Franklin
TV - Released: 11/27/1994

1993

When a Stranger Calls Back
When a Stranger Calls Back
as John Clifford
Movie - Released: 4/4/1993
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance
as Bill Flower
Movie - Released: 6/23/1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV - Released: 1/31/1993

1992

The Water Engine
The Water Engine
as Tour Guide
Movie - Released: 8/24/1992
Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood
as Charles F. Money
Movie - Released: 10/18/1992

1991

V.I. Warshawski
V.I. Warshawski
as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Movie - Released: 7/26/1991
The Return of Eliot Ness
The Return of Eliot Ness
as Roger Finn
Movie - Released: 11/10/1991
The Story Lady
The Story Lady
as Judge (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/9/1991
Performance
Performance
as Charles F. Money
TV - Released: 10/5/1991

1990

Project Alien
Project Alien
as Colonel Clancy
Movie - Released: 12/21/1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/2/1990
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
as Chief Brandon
Movie - Released: 4/5/1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/21/1990
Evening Shade
Evening Shade
as Harlan Elldridge
TV - Released: 9/21/1990
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
as John F. Fitzgerald
TV - Released: 2/18/1990

1989

Etoile
Etoile
as Uncle Joshua
Movie - Released: 3/17/1989
Cat Chaser
Cat Chaser
as Jiggs Scully
Movie - Released: 9/13/1989
Brenda Starr
Brenda Starr
as Editor Francis I. Livright
Movie - Released: 5/15/1989
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
as Santa
Movie - Released: 12/1/1989
The Butter Battle Book
The Butter Battle Book
as Grandfather (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/13/1989
Prime Target
Prime Target
as Earl Mulcahaney
Movie - Released: 9/29/1989
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
as Dan Packard
Movie - Released: 12/11/1989

1988

Cop
Cop
as Dutch Peltz
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988
A Tiger's Tale
A Tiger's Tale
as Charlie Drumm
Movie - Released: 2/12/1988
Far North
Far North
as Bertrum
Movie - Released: 11/9/1988
Unholy Matrimony
Unholy Matrimony
as Reverend Samuel Corey
Movie - Released: 10/3/1988
Case Closed
Case Closed
as Les Kabowski
Movie - Released: 4/19/1988

1987

The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders
as Father Ted Nabors
Movie - Released: 8/28/1987
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 8/7/1987
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Senator Henry Colton
Movie - Released: 11/22/1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Warden Hardy
Movie - Released: 10/31/1987
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII
I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII
as Pope John XXIII
Movie - Released: 9/16/1987

1986

Tough Guys
Tough Guys
as Deke Yablonski
Movie - Released: 10/3/1986
Solarbabies
Solarbabies
as The Warden
Movie - Released: 11/26/1986
Big Trouble
Big Trouble
as O'Mara
Movie - Released: 5/30/1986
Where the River Runs Black
Where the River Runs Black
as Father O'Reilly
Movie - Released: 9/19/1986

1985

The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Ross
Movie - Released: 7/18/1985
Stick
Stick
as Chucky
Movie - Released: 4/26/1985
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
as Charley
Movie - Released: 8/16/1985
Stand Alone
Stand Alone
as Louis Thibadeau
Movie - Released: 9/1/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Uncle Doffue
Movie - Released: 9/25/1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Assistant to the Boss
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
TV
Eye to Eye
TV - Released: 3/21/1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Earl
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Tall Tales & Legends
as Uncle Doffue
TV - Released: 9/25/1985
The Comedy Factory
The Comedy Factory
as Harry Deegan
TV - Released: 6/21/1985

1984

Movie
P.O.P.
as P. Oliver Pendergast
Movie - Released: 8/16/1984
Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal
as Monsignor Thomas Burke
Movie - Released: 12/14/1984
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts
as The Captain
Movie - Released: 3/18/1984

1983

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Erhardt
Movie - Released: 12/16/1983
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 12/13/1983
Hadley's Rebellion
Hadley's Rebellion
as Sam Crawford
Movie - Released: 9/30/1983
Scarface
Scarface
as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/9/1983

1982

Tootsie
Tootsie
as Les Nichols
Movie - Released: 12/17/1982
Working
Working
as Retired Man
Movie - Released: 4/13/1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Governor of Texas
Movie - Released: 7/23/1982
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
as McMahon
Movie - Released: 6/11/1982

1981

Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
as Otis P. Hazelrigg
Movie - Released: 10/24/1981
True Confessions
True Confessions
as Jack Amsterdam
Movie - Released: 9/25/1981
Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine
as Lt. Friscoe
Movie - Released: 12/18/1981
The Best Little Girl in the World
The Best Little Girl in the World
as Frank Powell
Movie - Released: 5/11/1981
Crisis at Central High
Crisis at Central High
as Jess Matthews
Movie - Released: 2/4/1981
Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel
as Casey Stengel
Movie - Released: 5/6/1981
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
as McMahon
Movie - Released: 6/1/1981

1980

The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown
as Senator Samuel Chapman
Movie - Released: 1/31/1980
Attica
Attica
as Commissioner Russell Oswald
Movie - Released: 3/2/1980
Die Laughing
Die Laughing
as Arnold
Movie - Released: 4/1/1980
A Perfect Match
A Perfect Match
as Bill Larson
Movie - Released: 10/5/1980

1979

The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
as Doc Hopper
Movie - Released: 6/22/1979
Tilt
Tilt
as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
Movie - Released: 4/1/1979
North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty
as Coach Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/3/1979
When a Stranger Calls
When a Stranger Calls
as John Clifford
Movie - Released: 8/24/1979
Starting Over
Starting Over
as Michael "Mickey" Potter
Movie - Released: 10/5/1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/1979
Studs Lonigan
Studs Lonigan
as Paddy Lonigan
TV - Released: 3/7/1979

1978

The Fury
The Fury
as Dr. Jim McKeever
Movie - Released: 3/10/1978
The Greek Tycoon
The Greek Tycoon
as Michael Russell
Movie - Released: 5/12/1978
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
as Peter Stockmann
Movie - Released: 3/17/1978
Movie
Special Olympics
as Carl Gallitzin
Movie - Released: 2/22/1978

1977

The Choirboys
The Choirboys
as Spermwhale Whalen
Movie - Released: 12/23/1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as President David T. Stevens
Movie - Released: 2/9/1977

1976

Harry and Walter Go to New York
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Rufus T. Crisp
Movie - Released: 6/17/1976
Captains and the Kings
Captains and the Kings
as Ed Healey
TV - Released: 9/30/1976

1975

Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
as Moretti
Movie - Released: 9/21/1975
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass
as Frank O'Brien
Movie - Released: 12/9/1975
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
as Captain Pruss
Movie - Released: 12/25/1975
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
as Budd Rogers
Movie - Released: 2/11/1975
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
as Al Green
Movie - Released: 2/13/1975
Switch
Switch
as Lt. Phil Beckman
Movie - Released: 3/21/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
The Cop and the Kid
The Cop and the Kid
as Officer Frank Murphy
TV - Released: 12/4/1975

1974

The Front Page
The Front Page
as Murphy
Movie - Released: 11/1/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974
Playhouse
Playhouse
as McMahon
TV - Released: 3/13/1974

1973

Sisters
Sisters
as Joseph Larch
Movie - Released: 3/26/1973
The Sting
The Sting
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
Movie - Released: 12/25/1973
The Connection
The Connection
as Frank Devlin
Movie - Released: 2/27/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
as Murphy
Movie - Released: 2/25/1972
Deadhead Miles
Deadhead Miles
as Truck Driver in Cafe
Movie - Released: 8/8/1972
Doomsday Voyage
Doomsday Voyage
as Jason's First Mate
Movie - Released: 2/1/1972
Movie
Look Homeward, Angel
as Will Pentland
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972

1971

The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
as 2nd Guard
Movie - Released: 2/23/1971
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Detective
TV - Released: 1/12/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as McMahon
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

Hi, Mom!
Hi, Mom!
as Superintendent
Movie - Released: 4/27/1970
I Walk the Line
I Walk the Line
as Wylie Hunnicutt
Movie - Released: 11/18/1970
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet
as Football Player
Movie - Released: 1/1/1970

1969

Stiletto
Stiletto
as Cop (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/30/1969

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Havens
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Hewitt
TV - Released: 9/10/1967

1965

Harvey Middleman, Fireman
Harvey Middleman, Fireman
as Dooley
Movie - Released: 7/12/1965

1964

Another World
Another World
TV - Released: 5/4/1964

1962

The Password Is Courage
The Password Is Courage
as American Solider (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/1/1962

1961

The Defenders
The Defenders
as Juror #11
TV - Released: 9/16/1961

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Stephen Douglas
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Casey Stengel
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as (archive footage)
Movie