Charles Durning

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 for both The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and To Be or Not to Be (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Durning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Scarface

as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)

Family Guy

as Francis Griffin (voice)

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

as Pappy O'Daniel

Dog Day Afternoon

as Moretti

The Sting

as Lt. Wm. Snyder

NCIS

as Ernie Yost

Tootsie

as Les Nichols

Monk

as Hank Johansen

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Waring Hudsucker

Dick Tracy

as Chief Brandon