Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 28, 1923
Place of Birth
Highland Falls, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Charles Edward Durning
- Charles Durnham
- چارلز دارنینگ
Charles Durning
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 - Movies
Scarface
as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
The Sting
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Pappy O'Daniel
Dog Day Afternoon
as Moretti
Tootsie
as Les Nichols
The Muppet Movie
as Doc Hopper
Dick Tracy
as Chief Brandon
Spy Hard
as The Director
The Final Countdown
as Senator Samuel Chapman
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Governor of Texas
Known For - TV Shows
NCIS
as Ernie Yost
Family Guy
as Francis Griffin (voice)
Monk
as Hank Johansen
Everwood
as Eugene Brown
The Practice
as Stephen Donnell
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Father Hubley
Great Performances
as McMahon
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Thomas Finnegan
Hawaii Five-O
as Havens
Arli$$
as W.S. Walcott