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Dec 25, 2012 · Charles Durning, a World War Two hero who became one of Hollywood's top character actors in films like "The Sting," "Tootsie" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," has died, a New York City ...
Dec 28, 2012 · Charles Durning, an iconic character actor and war hero, died on Christmas Eve in New York of natural causes. He was 89. Durning's longtime agent Judith Moss confirmed her client and friend's ...
Dec 25, 2012 · LOS ANGELES – Charles Durning, the two-time Oscar nominee who was dubbed the king of the character actors for his skill in playing everything from a Nazi colonel to the pope, died Monday at his ...
Dec 27, 2012 · Charles Durning died this week at the age of 89, and while you probably remember him as a veteran “that guy” actor from such roles as incumbent governor Pappy O’Daniel in O Brother Where Art ...
Dec 24, 2012 · Charles Durning: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.
Dec 26, 2012 · Charles Durning, who was often called the ultimate character actor because of his ability to inhabit almost any role, from everyday workingman to politician to priest, and who saw some of the ...
Born in Highland Falls, NY, Durning was reared solely by his mother Louise after his father, John, died when he was very young, leaving Louise to support her and her son by working as a laundress at the nearby West Point military academy.
