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

• 2015Bleeding Hearts — Santa Claus
• 2013Scavenger Killers — Dylan Frier
• 2012Rogue Assassin
• 2011Naked Run — Congressman Davenport
• 2011The Great Fight — Judge Frier
• 2011The Life Zone — James Wise
• 2010An Affirmative Act — Man in the White Suit
• 2010The Waiter — Frank 'The Handler' Maro
• 2010Three Chris's — Kris Kringle
• 2009Amazing Racer — Floyd
• 2009Break — The Wise Man
• 2008A Bunch of Amateurs — Charlie Rosenberg
• 2008Deal — Charlie Adler
• 2008Good Dick — Charlie
• 2008Local Color — Yammi
• 2008The Golden Boys — John Bartlett
• 2008iMurders — Dr. Seamus St. Martin
• 2007Kinky Killers — Alexander Hathaway
• 2006Descansos — Inkeeper #2
• 2006Desperation — Tom Billingsley
• 2006Forget About It — Eddie O'Brien
• 2006Jesus, Mary and Joey — Teddy
• 2006Miracle Dogs Too — Captain Pete Weaver
• 2006Unbeatable Harold — Harold's Father
• 2005Dirty Deeds — Victor Rasdale
• 2005River's End — Murray Blythe
• 2005The L.A. Riot Spectacular — The Lawyer
• 2004A Boyfriend for Christmas — Santa Claus
• 2004A Very Married Christmas — Ozzy Larson
• 2004Death and Texas — Marshall Ledger
• Rescue Me — Michael Gavin, Tommy's Dad
• 2004The Drum Beats Twice — Satan
• 2003Dead Canaries
• NCIS — Ernie Yost
• Everwood — Eugene Brown
• First Monday — Henry Hoskins
• Monk — Hank Johansen
• 2002Mother Ghost — George
• 2002Mr. St. Nick — Nicholas XX
• 2002Turn of Faith — Philly Russo
• 2001Bleacher Bums — Scorekeeper
• Citizen Baines
• Dinner for Five
• 2001L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve — Stuart Steele
• 2001The Judge — Judge Harlan Radovich
• The Judge — Judge Harlan Radovich
• 2000Lakeboat — Skippy
• 2000Never Look Back — Reverend Hale
• 2000O Brother, Where Art Thou? — Pappy O'Daniel
• 2000State and Main — Mayor George Bailey
• 2000The Last Producer — Syd Wolf
• 2000Very Mean Men — Paddy Mulroney
• Family Guy — Francis Griffin (voice)
• 1999Hard Time: Hostage Hotel — Det. Charlie Duffy
• 1999Hard Time: The Premonition — Det. Charlie Duffy
• 1999Justice — Moe Ryan
• Now and Again — Narrator (voice; uncredited)
• 1998A Chance of Snow — Earl Pulmer
• 1998Amazing Stories: The Movie III — Assistant to the Boss
• 1998Hard Time — Det. Charlie Duffy
• 1998Hi-Life — Fatty
• 1998Jerry and Tom — Vic
• 1998Shelter — Capt. Robert Landis
• Orleans — Frank Vitelli
• The Practice — Stephen Donnell
• 1997The Secret Life of Algernon — Norbie Hess
• Arli$$ — W.S. Walcott
• Early Edition — Judge Steven Romick
• Everybody Loves Raymond — Father Hubley
• 1996Mrs. Santa Claus — Santa Claus
• 1996One Fine Day — Lew, Jack's boss
• 1996Recon — Chief
• 1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas — Santa Claus
• 1996Spy Hard — The Director
• 1996The Grass Harp — Reverend Buster
• 1996The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists — Archie (voice)
• A Woman of Independent Means — Andrew Alcott
• Cybill — A.J. Sheridan
• 1995Home for the Holidays — Henry Larson
• 1995The Last Supper — Reverend Gerald Hutchens
• 1994I.Q. — Louis Bamberger
• 1994Roommates — Barney
• The American Revolution — Benjamin Franklin
• 1994The Hudsucker Proxy — Waring Hudsucker
• 1994The World of Jim Henson — Doc Hopper (archive footage)
• Touched by an Angel — Father Thomas Madden
• Homicide: Life on the Street — Thomas Finnegan
• 1993The Music of Chance — Bill Flower
• 1993When a Stranger Calls Back — John Clifford
• 1992Tales from Hollywood — Charles F. Money
• 1992The Water Engine — Tour Guide
• Performance — Charles F. Money
• 1991The Return of Eliot Ness — Roger Finn
• 1991The Story Lady — Judge (uncredited)
• 1991V.I. Warshawski — Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
• 1990Dick Tracy — Chief Brandon
• Evening Shade — Harlan Elldridge
• 1990Project Alien — Colonel Clancy
• The Kennedys of Massachusetts — John F. Fitzgerald
• 1989Brenda Starr — Editor Francis I. Livright
• 1989Cat Chaser — Jiggs Scully
• 1989Dinner at Eight — Dan Packard
• 1989Etoile — Uncle Joshua
• 1989It Nearly Wasn't Christmas — Santa
• 1989Prime Target — Earl Mulcahaney
• 1989The Butter Battle Book — Grandfather (voice)
• 1988A Tiger's Tale — Charlie Drumm
• 1988Case Closed — Les Kabowski
• 1988Cop — Dutch Peltz
• 1988Far North — Bertrum
• 1988Unholy Matrimony — Reverend Samuel Corey
• 1987Happy New Year — Charlie
• 1987I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII — Pope John XXIII
• 1987The Gambler: The Legend Continues — Senator Henry Colton
• 1987The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains — Warden Hardy
• 1987The Rosary Murders — Father Ted Nabors
• 1986Big Trouble — O'Mara
• 1986Solarbabies — The Warden
• 1986Tough Guys — Deke Yablonski
• 1986Where the River Runs Black — Father O'Reilly
• Amazing Stories — Assistant to the Boss, Earl
• 1985Death of a Salesman — Charley
• Eye to Eye
• 1985Stand Alone — Louis Thibadeau
• 1985Stick — Chucky
• Tall Tales & Legends — Uncle Doffue
• The Comedy Factory — Harry Deegan
• 1985The Legend of Sleepy Hollow — Uncle Doffue
• 1985The Man with One Red Shoe — Ross
• 1984Mass Appeal — Monsignor Thomas Burke
• 1984Mister Roberts — The Captain
• 1984P.O.P. — P. Oliver Pendergast
• 1983Hadley's Rebellion — Sam Crawford
• 1983Scarface — Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
• 1983To Be or Not to Be — Col. Erhardt
• 1983Two of a Kind — Charlie
• American Playhouse — Retired Man, Charles F. Money
• 1982The Best Little Special In Texas
• 1982The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas — Governor of Texas
• 1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories — McMahon
• 1982Tootsie — Les Nichols
• 1982Working — Retired Man
• 1981Casey Stengel — Casey Stengel
• 1981Crisis at Central High — Jess Matthews
• 1981Dark Night of the Scarecrow — Otis P. Hazelrigg
• 1981Sharky's Machine — Lt. Friscoe
• 1981The Best Little Girl in the World — Frank Powell
• 1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories — McMahon
• 1981True Confessions — Jack Amsterdam
• 1980A Perfect Match — Bill Larson
• 1980Attica — Commissioner Russell Oswald
• 1980Die Laughing — Arnold
• 1980The Final Countdown — Senator Samuel Chapman
• 1979North Dallas Forty — Coach Johnson
• 1979Starting Over — Michael "Mickey" Potter
• Studs Lonigan — Paddy Lonigan
• 1979The Muppet Movie — Doc Hopper
• 1979Tilt — Harold 'The Whale' Remmens
• 1979When a Stranger Calls — John Clifford
• 1978An Enemy of the People — Peter Stockmann
• 1978Special Olympics — Carl Gallitzin
• 1978The Fury — Dr. Jim McKeever
• 1978The Greek Tycoon — Michael Russell
• 1977The Choirboys — Spermwhale Whalen
• 1977Twilight's Last Gleaming — President David T. Stevens
• Captains and the Kings — Ed Healey
• 1976Harry and Walter Go to New York — Rufus T. Crisp
• Baretta
• 1975Breakheart Pass — Frank O'Brien
• 1975Dog Day Afternoon — Moretti
• 1975Queen of the Stardust Ballroom — Al Green
• 1975Switch — Lt. Phil Beckman
• The Cop and the Kid — Officer Frank Murphy
• 1975The Hindenburg — Captain Pruss
• 1975The Rivalry — Stephen Douglas
• 1975The Trial of Chaplain Jensen — Budd Rogers
• Playhouse — McMahon
• 1974The Front Page — Murphy
• 1973Rx for the Defense — District Attorney Horn
• 1973Sisters — Joseph Larch
• 1973The Connection — Frank Devlin
• 1973The Sting — Lt. Wm. Snyder
• 1972Deadhead Miles — Truck Driver in Cafe
• 1972Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues — Murphy
• 1972Doomsday Voyage — Jason's First Mate
• 1972Look Homeward, Angel — Will Pentland
• All in the Family — Detective
• Cannon
• Great Performances — McMahon
• 1971The Pursuit of Happiness — 2nd Guard
• 1970Hi, Mom! — Superintendent
• 1970I Walk the Line — Wylie Hunnicutt
• 1970Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet — Football Player
• Hawaii Five-O — Havens
• 1969Stiletto — Cop (uncredited)
• The High Chaparral — Hewitt
• 1965Harvey Middleman, Fireman — Dooley
• Another World
• 1962The Password Is Courage — American Solider (uncredited)
• The Defenders — Juror #11
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Stephen Douglas, Casey Stengel

Appearances as themselves (15)

• 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self
• 2018LA DA Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2009According to Dom — Self
• 2006The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' — Self
• 2005The Art of 'The Sting' — Self
• 2004The Autopsy — Self
• 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self
• 2000A Constant Forge — Self
• 1996Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman — Self
• 1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge — Self (archive footage)
• 1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson — Self
• 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
• 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood — Self (uncredited)
• Dinah! — Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self