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Charles Durning
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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).
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Tootsie
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Hudsucker Proxy
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Dog Day Afternoon
As Moretti
The Sting
As Lt. Wm. Snyder
Spy Hard
As The Director
The American Revolution
As Benjamin Franklin
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
The Epic Journey: An Odyssey Narrative Chain
Homer's Odyssey is the foundational blueprint for the homebound journey, tracking a weary warrior's attempt to return to his family. This six-film narrative cha...
6 films
Dolly Parton and the Art of the Country Star Turn
From Rhinestone to Dumplin', a chain of films where country music royalty carries the picture, each in a key uniquely their own.
8 films
Double Trouble
From the Academy's rare double nods to the performances that earned them, this chain celebrates actors who competed against themselves in a single awards season...
8 films
When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
What happens when simulated harm, comic violence, or staged ordeals crash into real-world consequences? This collection explores the unsettling borderland where...
8 films
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Amazing Racer
2009 · Floyd
Deal
2008 · Charlie Adler
Desperation
2006 · Tom Billingsley
Dirty Deeds
2005 · Victor Rasdale
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 · Pappy O'Daniel
Spy Hard
1996 · The Director
Home for the Holidays
1995 · Henry Larson
I.Q.
1994 · Louis Bamberger
The American Revolution
1994 · Benjamin Franklin
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Doc Hopper (archive footage)
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Waring Hudsucker
Dick Tracy
1990 · Chief Brandon
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990 · Self (archive footage)
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987 · Senator Henry Colton
Tootsie
1982 · Les Nichols
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982 · Governor of Texas
The Final Countdown
1980 · Senator Samuel Chapman
Starting Over
1979 · Michael "Mickey" Potter
Breakheart Pass
1975 · Frank O'Brien
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Moretti
The Front Page
1974 · Murphy
The Sting
1973 · Lt. Wm. Snyder
Sisters
1973 · Joseph Larch