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
Dog Day Afternoon
as Moretti
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Pappy O'Daniel
The Muppet Movie
as Doc Hopper
When a Stranger Calls Back
as John Clifford
Tootsie
as Les Nichols
Spy Hard
as The Director
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Waring Hudsucker
Dick Tracy
as Chief Brandon
Known For - TV Shows
NCIS
as Ernie Yost
Family Guy
as Francis Griffin (voice)
Arli$$
as W.S. Walcott
Monk
as Hank Johansen
Great Performances
as McMahon
The Practice
as Stephen Donnell
Everwood
as Eugene Brown
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Thomas Finnegan
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Father Hubley
Hawaii Five-O
as Havens