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Occupation
Actor
Years active
1951–2012
Spouses
Carole Doughty
(m. 1959; div. 1972)
Mary Ann Amelio
(m. 1974; sep. 2010)
Children
3, including Jeanine[1]
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1943–1946
Rank
Private First Class
Unit
1st Infantry Division, 100th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
World War II
Operation Overlord
Battle of the Bulge
Awards
Silver Star
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Good Conduct Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays.[2] Durning's best-known films include The Sting (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Muppet Movie (1979), 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 for both The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and To Be or Not to Be (1983). Prior to his acting career, Durning served in World War II and was decorated for valor in combat.
^LeFevre, Camille (December 17, 2012). "Jeanine Durning: What Are Words For?". Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^Schudel, Matt (December 26, 2012) "In real life and on the screen, he played countless roles" The Washington Post, p. B4
James E. Durning (1883 – c. 1935). His father was an Irish immigrant, and his mother was also of Irish descent. Durning was raised Catholic. Durning was the...
Elfand. The film stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, and CharlesDurning. The screenplay is written by Frank Pierson and is based on the Life...
magazine called her "hopelessly lost ... in this limp production." CharlesDurning, as Big Daddy, received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play...
Hoffman, Rebecca Pidgeon, David Paymer, Patti LuPone, Clark Gregg, and CharlesDurning. Havoc is wrought on the inhabitants of a small New England town by...
Kowanko as Gavial Adrian Pasdar as Darstar Sarah Douglas as Shandray CharlesDurning as The Warden Frank Converse as Greentree Terrence Mann as Ivor Alexei...
stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, and CharlesDurning. In the film, Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), a talented actor with a reputation...
crime film directed by Fred Walton and starring Donald Sutherland, CharlesDurning, Belinda Bauer, and Josef Sommer. Its plot follows a series of gruesome...
and actor CharlesDurning (1923–2012), American actor Francis Durning (1914–1999), New Zealand priest George Durning (1898–1986) Jeanine Durning, Choreographer...
Richard Drew Dabney Coleman as Burton Cooper Lori Singer as Maddy CharlesDurning as Ross Carrie Fisher as Paula Jim Belushi as Morris Edward Herrmann...
as Peter's Mother, Thelma, and CharlesDurning as Peter's father, Francis. Both characters have since died, but Durning returned once to play Francis as...
Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Dave Goelz, as well as CharlesDurning and Austin Pendleton, and it features cameo appearances by Dom DeLuise...
Global Information
United States
United States Army
Private First Class
