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Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Actor · Died December 24, 2012, aged 89 · Highland Falls, New York, USA

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).

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Born
February 28, 1923
Died
December 24, 2012 (aged 89)
From
Highland Falls, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
117 on MovieCove · 202 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Charles Durning's films like?

Across their 98 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy36 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
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Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
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Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Bonds
20%
Self
18%
Society
10%
Survival
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Justice29 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love23 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 95 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 44 · Serious 23 · Dark 28

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 58 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 12

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 26 · Charged 46 · Intense 23

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 50 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 39 · Some laughs 30 · Funny 26

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 56 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 49 · Engaged 39 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 47 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 72 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

56 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 16 of 56 analyzed roles.

Mentor
16 of 56
Shadow
13 of 56
Threshold guardian
9 of 56
Ally
8 of 56
Hero
4 of 56
Herald
3 of 56
Trickster
3 of 56
Show the 56 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
53
Warm
34
Melancholic
30
Absurd
20
Joyful
16
Other
95

How their films linger

Feel-good34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy40
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Durning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 64 of their 117 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (34).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Durning's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

202 credits, 117 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bleeding Hearts(2015)

    as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Scavenger Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dylan Frier

  • Rogue Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Life Zone(2011)

    as James Wise

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Great Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Judge Frier

  • Naked Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Congressman Davenport

  • An Affirmative Act(2010)

    as Man in the White Suit

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Waiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Frank 'The Handler' Maro

  • Three Chris's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kris Kringle

  • Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as The Wise Man

  • Amazing Racer(2009)

    as Floyd

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as John Bartlett

  • A Bunch of Amateurs(2008)

    as Charlie Rosenberg

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Local Color(2006)

    as Yammi

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Good Dick(2008)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • iMurders(2008)

    as Dr. Seamus St. Martin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Deal(2008)

    as Charlie Adler

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Polycarp(2007)

    as Alexander Hathaway

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Forget About It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Eddie O'Brien

  • Desperation(2006)

    as Tom Billingsley

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Miracle Dogs Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Captain Pete Weaver

  • Descansos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Inkeeper #2

  • Jesus, Mary and Joey(2005)

    as Teddy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Unbeatable Harold(2006)

    as Harold's Father

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Deeds(2005)

    as Victor Rasdale

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The L.A. Riot Spectacular(2005)

    as The Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • River's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Murray Blythe

  • A Very Married Christmas(2004)

    as Ozzy Larson

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Boyfriend for Christmas(2004)

    as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Rescue Me(2004)

    Show 30 episodes · as Michael Gavin · as Tommy's Dad

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Death and Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Marshall Ledger

  • The Drum Beats Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Satan

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ernie Yost

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Canaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Mr. St. Nick(2002)

    as Nicholas XX

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eugene Brown

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Mother Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as George

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Johansen

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Turn of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Philly Russo

  • First Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · as Henry Hoskins

  • Bleacher Bums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Scorekeeper

  • L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve(2001)

    as Stuart Steele

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Baines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dinner for Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Judge Harlan Radovich

  • The Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Harlan Radovich

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)

    as Pappy O'Daniel

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • State and Main(2000)

    as Mayor George Bailey

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Producer(2000)

    as Syd Wolf

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Very Mean Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Paddy Mulroney

  • Lakeboat(2000)

    as Skippy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Never Look Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Reverend Hale

  • Hard Time: Hostage Hotel(1999)

    as Det. Charlie Duffy

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Now and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice; uncredited)

  • Hard Time: The Premonition(1999)

    as Det. Charlie Duffy

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 5 episodes · as Francis Griffin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Moe Ryan

  • Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony(1999)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hard Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Det. Charlie Duffy

  • A Chance of Snow(1998)

    as Earl Pulmer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Jerry and Tom(1998)

    as Vic

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hi-Life(1998)

    as Fatty

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Capt. Robert Landis

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Assistant to the Boss

  • The Secret Life of Algernon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Norbie Hess

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stephen Donnell

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 8 episodes · as Frank Vitelli

  • Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas(1996)

    as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • One Fine Day(1996)

    as Lew, Jack's boss

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Santa Claus(1996)

    as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists(1996)

    as Archie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Grass Harp(1995)

    as Reverend Buster

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Steven Romick

  • Everybody Loves Raymond(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · as Father Hubley

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as W.S. Walcott

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Recon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Chief

  • Spy Hard(1996)

    as The Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Home for the Holidays(1995)

    as Henry Larson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Last Supper(1995)

    as Reverend Gerald Hutchens

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Woman of Independent Means(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Andrew Alcott

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as A.J. Sheridan

  • I.Q.(1994)

    as Louis Bamberger

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The American Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Benjamin Franklin

  • The World of Jim Henson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Doc Hopper (archive footage)

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Thomas Madden

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Roommates(1994)

    as Barney

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)

    as Waring Hudsucker

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Music of Chance(1993)

    as Bill Flower

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • When a Stranger Calls Back(1993)

    as John Clifford

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Finnegan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Charles F. Money

  • The Water Engine(1992)

    as Tour Guide

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Story Lady(1991)

    as Judge (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Eliot Ness(1991)

    as Roger Finn

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles F. Money

  • V.I. Warshawski(1991)

    as Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Project Alien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Colonel Clancy

  • Evening Shade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 100 episodes · as Harlan Elldridge

  • Dick Tracy(1990)

    as Chief Brandon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Kennedys of Massachusetts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as John F. Fitzgerald

  • Dinner at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dan Packard

  • It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Santa

  • The Butter Battle Book(1989)

    as Grandfather (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Prime Target(1989)

    as Earl Mulcahaney

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Cat Chaser(1989)

    as Jiggs Scully

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Brenda Starr(1989)

    as Editor Francis I. Livright

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ballet(1989)

    as Uncle Joshua

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Far North(1988)

    as Bertrum

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Unholy Matrimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Reverend Samuel Corey

  • Case Closed(1988)

    as Les Kabowski

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • A Tiger's Tale(1987)

    as Charlie Drumm

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Cop(1988)

    as Dutch Peltz

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues(1987)

    as Senator Henry Colton

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains(1987)

    as Warden Hardy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Pope John XXIII

  • The Rosary Murders(1987)

    as Father Ted Nabors

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Happy New Year(1987)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Solarbabies(1986)

    as The Warden

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tough Guys(1986)

    as Deke Yablonski

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Where the River Runs Black(1986)

    as Father O'Reilly

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Big Trouble(1986)

    as O'Mara

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Assistant to the Boss · as Earl

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Tall Tales & Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Doffue

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Uncle Doffue

  • Stand Alone(1985)

    as Louis Thibadeau

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Salesman(1985)

    as Charley

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Man with One Red Shoe(1985)

    as Ross

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Comedy Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Deegan

  • Stick(1985)

    as Chucky

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Eye to Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Mass Appeal(1984)

    as Monsignor Thomas Burke

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • P.O.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as P. Oliver Pendergast

  • Mister Roberts(1984)

    as The Captain

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • To Be or Not to Be(1983)

    as Col. Erhardt

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Two of a Kind(1983)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Scarface(1983)

    as Immigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hadley's Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Sam Crawford

  • Tootsie(1982)

    as Les Nichols

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982)

    as Governor of Texas

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Best Little Special In Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as McMahon

  • Working (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Retired Man

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles F. Money · as Retired Man

  • Sharky's Machine(1981)

    as Lt. Friscoe

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dark Night of the Scarecrow(1981)

    as Otis P. Hazelrigg

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • True Confessions(1981)

    as Jack Amsterdam

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as McMahon

  • The Best Little Girl in the World(1981)

    as Frank Powell

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Casey Stengel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Casey Stengel

  • Crisis at Central High(1981)

    as Jess Matthews

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Bill Larson

  • Die Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Arnold

  • Attica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Commissioner Russell Oswald

  • The Final Countdown(1980)

    as Senator Samuel Chapman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Starting Over(1979)

    as Michael "Mickey" Potter

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • When a Stranger Calls(1979)

    as John Clifford

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • North Dallas Forty(1979)

    as Coach Johnson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Muppet Movie(1979)

    as Doc Hopper

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Tilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Harold 'The Whale' Remmens

  • Studs Lonigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paddy Lonigan

  • The Greek Tycoon(1978)

    as Michael Russell

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • An Enemy of the People(1978)

    as Peter Stockmann

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Fury(1978)

    as Dr. Jim McKeever

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Special Olympics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Carl Gallitzin

  • The Choirboys(1977)

    as Spermwhale Whalen

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming(1977)

    as President David T. Stevens

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Captains and the Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ed Healey

  • Harry and Walter Go to New York(1976)

    as Rufus T. Crisp

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Hindenburg(1975)

    as Captain Pruss

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Rivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Stephen Douglas

  • Breakheart Pass(1975)

    as Frank O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Cop and the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 13 episodes · as Officer Frank Murphy

  • Dog Day Afternoon(1975)

    as Moretti

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Lt. Phil Beckman

  • Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Al Green

  • The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Budd Rogers

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Front Page(1974)

    as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as McMahon

  • The Sting(1973)

    as Lt. Wm. Snyder

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Rx for the Defense(1973)

    as District Attorney Horn

  • Sisters(1972)

    as Joseph Larch

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Frank Devlin

  • Deadhead Miles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Truck Driver in Cafe

  • Dealing: Or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues(1972)

    as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Look Homeward, Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Will Pentland

  • Doomsday Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jason's First Mate

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Pursuit of Happiness(1971)

    as 2nd Guard

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as McMahon

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • I Walk the Line(1970)

    as Wylie Hunnicutt

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Hi, Mom!(1970)

    as Superintendent

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Football Player

  • Stiletto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Havens

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Hewitt

  • Harvey Middleman, Fireman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Dooley

  • Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1,547 episodes · Actor

  • The Password Is Courage(1962)

    as American Solider (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Juror #11

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Casey Stengel · as Stephen Douglas

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 201 titles from 1951 to 2015; peak year 1980.

Biggest box office

Tootsie (1982)

$177M worldwide

Highest rated

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Amazing Stories (1985)

Film career

19512015

Peak 1980 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting201 of 201: 201 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s7 · acting1970s40 · acting1980s54 · acting1990s47 · acting2000s43 · acting2010s9 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 3% of 58 roles
70758085909500

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Charles Durning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of the 101 of 102 with a score; across their 95 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 95

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 95

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 95

Midcredits score across 116 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th38
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

50 of their 116 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed44

Most divisive · actor

An Affirmative Act (2010)

98th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Scarface (1983)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 90 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Charles Durning's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles17–80 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles11–63 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles28–61 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles27–41 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles13–75 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Charles Durning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Durning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Burt Reynolds shares the most, 9.

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Mixed roles