Charles Durning

Acting · Born 1923-02-28 in 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).

Filmography

• O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Pappy O'Daniel
• Dog Day Afternoon as Moretti
• The Front Page as Murphy
• Desperation as Tom Billingsley
• Spy Hard as The Director
• Local Color as Yammi
• The Man with One Red Shoe as Ross
• Tough Guys as Deke Yablonski
• The Muppet Movie as Doc Hopper
• Deal as Charlie Adler