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Charles Durning

Born 1923-02-28

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

O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 · 7.7 The Sting 1973 · 8.2 Dog Day Afternoon 1975 · 8.0 Tootsie 1982 · 7.4 The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 · 7.2 Dick Tracy 1990 · 6.2 One Fine Day 1996 · 6.5 Spy Hard 1996 · 5.3 The Muppet Movie 1979 · 7.6 The Final Countdown 1980 · 6.7 Sisters 1973 · 6.8 The Fury 1978 · 6.3 The Man with One Red Shoe 1985 · 5.7 The Last Supper 1995 · 6.7 The Front Page 1974 · 7.3 Home for the Holidays 1995 · 6.6 When a Stranger Calls 1979 · 6.4 To Be or Not to Be 1983 · 6.9 Death of a Salesman 1985 · 7.2 Breakheart Pass 1975 · 6.7 Dark Night of the Scarecrow 1981 · 6.7 True Confessions 1981 · 6.3 Dirty Deeds 2005 · 5.7 Good Dick 2008 · 6.3 Cop 1988 · 6.4 Sharky's Machine 1981 · 6.3 Hi, Mom! 1970 · 6.1 The Hindenburg 1975 · 6.3 North Dallas Forty 1979 · 6.9 V.I. Warshawski 1991 · 5.0 The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists 1996 · 5.8 When a Stranger Calls Back 1993 · 6.1 Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977 · 6.7 Starting Over 1979 · 6.4 The Music of Chance 1993 · 7.0 I Walk the Line 1970 · 6.5 Stick 1985 · 5.6 The Greek Tycoon 1978 · 5.4 The Choirboys 1977 · 5.6 The Rosary Murders 1987 · 5.8 Local Color 2008 · 6.8 Cat Chaser 1989 · 5.2 Big Trouble 1986 · 5.2 Brenda Starr 1989 · 4.8 A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 · 6.0 Mass Appeal 1984 · 6.7 Happy New Year 1987 · 5.8 A Tiger's Tale 1988 · 5.3 Hard Time 1998 · 5.2 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel 1999 · 5.0 Stand Alone 1985 · 5.2 Queen of the Stardust Ballroom 1975 · 7.3 Break 2009 · 3.6 Hard Time: The Premonition 1999 · 5.0 A Chance of Snow 1998 · 5.4 Prime Target 1989 · 5.4