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Charles Durning
Charles Edward Durning was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays. He received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and nine Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2008, Durning was awarded with Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. His best-known films include The Sting (1973), Dog Day…
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entertainment · American actor (1923–2012) · stage actor · film actor · television actor · actor · also Charles Durning, Durning
Born 28 February 1923 · Died 24 December 2012 · Q329784
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2012· 6 entries
We Are Movie Geeks: Actor Charles Durning Dead at 89
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Reuters: Character actor, World War Two hero Charles Durning dies at 89
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We Are Movie Geeks: Tag: Charles Durning
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6abc Action News: Charles Durning, character actor, dies at 89
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Died 2012-12-24.
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2010· 1 entry
The two filed an official Declaration of Separation
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2008· 2 entries
Was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame adjacent to one of his idols, James Cagney
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Durning was awarded with Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor (2006).
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2005· 1 entry
Was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of a Marine veteran in "Call of Silence," an episode in the television series NCIS, first broadcast November 23, 2004
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2002· 1 entry
Performed in Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui with Al Pacino, produced by Tony Randall
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1999· 1 entry
Durning was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame on Broadway
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1993· 1 entry
Guest-starred in the Sean Penn-directed music video "Dance with the One That Brought You" by Shania Twain
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1990· 3 entries
Awarded Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (1990).
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For his supporting role in the television miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts, having had three previous nominations
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Appeared as Chief Brandon in the film Dick Tracy
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1980· 1 entry
Won critical acclaim for his performance as Norman Thayer, Jr
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1979· 1 entry
Played Doc Hopper, a man who owns a frog leg restaurant and the main antagonist in The Muppet Movie
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1976· 1 entry
Received both an Emmy and a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the television mini-series Captains and the Kings
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1972· 1 entry
Director George Roy Hill, impressed by Durning's performance in the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play That Championship Season, offered him a role in The Sting (1973)
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1961· 1 entry
Appeared in 35 plays as part of the Shakespeare Festival
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1948· 1 entry
Studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts (1948).
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1923· 1 entry
Born 1923-02-28.
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