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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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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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The Sting
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The Hudsucker Proxy
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Tootsie
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
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Dick Tracy
As Chief Brandon
Dog Day Afternoon
As Moretti
Spy Hard
As The Director
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
The Long Con of the Cue Ball
Eight films about hustlers, pupils and the moment a performance of skill curdles into something crueller. The table is never just a table.
8 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