Charles Durning - Famous Voice Actor

Charles Durning Net Worth

$5,000,000

Charles Durning, famous for his performances in films like ‘Dog Day Afternoon,’ ‘The Sting,’ and ‘Tootsie,’ had a net worth of $5 million at the time of his death.

With more than 200 credits in movies, television shows, and plays, Durning received Academy Award nominations for ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ and ‘To Be or Not to Be.’

Key facts:

  • Charles Durning was an actor who had more than 200 credits in movies, television shows, and plays.
  • Before acting, Durning served in the US Army during World War II, where he was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, the first wave of American troops to land at Omaha Beach.
  • He received recognition for his successful performances in movies such as 'Dog Day Afternoon,' 'The Sting,' 'Tootsie,' 'Dick Tracy,' 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,' and 'To Be or Not to Be,' earning him Academy Award nominations.
  • Durning closed out the 197s decade with roles in five important movies, including 'Starting Over' and 'The Muppet Movie.'
  • In the 198s, he appeared in well-known films like 'True Confessions,' 'Sharky's Machine,' and 'Tootsie,' for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the Governor in 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.'

Basic Information About Charles Durning

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Soldier, Dancer, Teacher, Voice Actor
Net worth$5,000,000
Date of birth1923-02-28
Place of birthHighland Falls
Date of death2012-12-24 (aged 89)
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and TrademarksBurly and tough but genial characters
Spouse24 December - Mary Ann Amelio (1974 - Β 2012)Β (his death)
27 June - Carole Doughty (Β 1959 - 1972)Β (divorced)Β (3 children)
GenderMale
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

What Movie Awards did Charles Durning win?


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Charles Durning awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
NBR Award - Best Supporting ActorWinnerDog Day Afternoon1975
Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting RoleNomineeThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas1983
FFCC Award - Best Ensemble CastWinnerState and Main2001
NBR Award - Best Acting by an EnsembleWinnerState and Main2000
OFCS Award - Best EnsembleWinnerState and Main2001
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesNomineeNCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service2005

Charles Durning roles

Movie / Series Role
ScarfaceImmigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
The StingLt. Wm. Snyder
O Brother, Where Art Thou?Pappy O'Daniel
Dick TracyChief Brandon
Dog Day AfternoonMoretti
TootsieLes
The Final CountdownSen. Samuel Chapman
One Fine DayLew
The Muppet MovieDoc Hopper
The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasGovernor
The Hudsucker ProxyWaring Hudsucker
When a Stranger CallsJohn Clifford
Spy HardThe Director
SolarbabiesThe Warden
Rogue AssassinFrank Maro
Sharky's MachineFriscoe
SistersJoseph Larch
The FuryDr. Jim McKeever
Two of a KindCharlie
Good DickCharlie
State and MainMayor George Bailey
True ConfessionsJack Amsterdam
I.Q.Louis Bamberger
EverwoodEugene Brown 2 episodes, 2006
Rescue MeMichael Gavin / ... 30 episodes, 2004-2011
Family GuyFrancis Griffin 5 episodes, 1999-2009
Everybody Loves RaymondFather Hubley 6 episodes, 1998-2002
The PracticeStephen Donnell 2 episodes, 1998-2000
Evening ShadeDr. Harlan Elldridge 99 episodes, 1990-1994
MonkHank Johansen 1 episode, 2007
The High ChaparralHewitt 1 episode, 1970
All in the FamilyDetective 1 episode, 1973
The Nurses1 episode, 1965
Homicide: Life on the StreetThomas Finnegan 1 episode, 1998
Amazing StoriesAssistant to the Boss / ... 2 episodes, 1985-1986
Early EditionJudge Steven Romick / ... 2 episodes, 1997-2000
Barnaby JonesDon Corcoran 1 episode, 1975
CannonDon Corcoran 1 episode, 1975
Another WorldGil McGowan 2 episodes, 1972
Arli$$Self 1 episode, 2001
CybillA.J. Sheridan 1 episode, 1998
American PlayhouseRetired Man 1 episode, 1982
Now and AgainNarrator 7 episodes, 1999-2000
Hawaii Five-OHavens 1 episode, 1975

Charles Durning's Quotes

  • Dancing came easy for me. Acting came hard.
  • I would rather do a play because it's instantaneous. You go on the stage, and you know whether it's happening or not. Somebody asked me "what is acting?" And I said, "acting is listening." And if you ain't listening, nobody's listening.
  • I can't count how many of my friends are in the cemetery at Normandy, the heroes are still there, the real heroes.
  • [about arriving at Omaha Beach on D-Day] It's hard to describe what we all went through that day, but those of us who were there will understand. We were frightened all the time. My sergeant said 'are you scared, son?' and I said 'yes, I am', and he said 'that's good, it's good to be scared', he said 'we all are'. This guy in the boat, he turned to me and he threw up all over me, and I got seasick. He was scared. You're not thinking about anything, you're just thinking about you hope that shell that just went off isn't going to hit this boat. Even the guys who had seen a lot of action before, and this was my first time, they were just as ashen as I was, and I was frightened to death. I was the second man off my barge and the first and third men got killed. First guy the ramp went down, the guy fell and I tried to leap over him and I stumbled and we both slipped into the water. We were supposed to be able to walk into shore but they didn't bring us far enough. And I was in 60 feet of water with a 60 pound pack on, so I let it all go.
  • [on reaching Omaha Beach after falling in the water] I came up and I didn't have a helmet, a rifle, nothing. I hit the beach, the guys pulled me in who were already there, I'd lost everything; but they said 'you'll find plenty of them on the beach, rifles, helmets, that belong to nobody'. Nobody knew where we were supposed to go, there was nobody in charge, you were on your own. All around me people were being shot at, I saw bodies all over the place; but you didn't know if they were alive or dead, they were just lying there.

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Interesting Facts about Charles Durning

  1. Was a ballroom dance instructor in his early career. He also studied Judo.
  2. He played Santa Claus on television five times in his lifetime: in It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989), Mrs. Santa Claus (1996), Elmo Saves Christmas (1996), Mr. St. Nick (2002), and A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004). Ironically, he died on Christmas Eve.
  3. He died at his home in Manhattan (NYC). He was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
  4. Won Broadway's 1990 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for portraying Big Daddy in a revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
  5. He met Mary Ann Amelio, his second wife, after his discharge from the army. He met her again while in "That Championship Season" on Broadway. They then married in 1974 and were legally separated in 2010.
  6. His military records from the National Archives show that he arrived in Normandy on June 15, 1944 and was wounded the same day by shrapnel from an exploding German "S" mine. He received his first and only Purple Heart for this wound. Arlington National Cemetery recently recut his headstone to reflect the award of only one Purple Heart Medal. His medical records state that all the shrapnel was removed so there was no metal remaining in his body.
  7. Was kicked out of the American Academy of Dramatic Art drama school because they thought he had no talent. Another famous thespian to be booted from the school was Jason Robards.
  8. His first job in the entertainment field was as an usher at a burlesque house. His career officially started as a singer with a band at the age of 16, before going into acting. His first professional play was in Buffalo before he went off to war.
  9. His breakthrough role occurred on Broadway in 1972 starring in "That Championship Season" where he was noticed by director George Roy Hill who cast him in his acclaimed Oscar-winning movie The Sting (1973).
  10. Despite the wounds he received in WWII (he was shot in the legs and hip by machine-gun fire), he went on to become a professional dancer and dance teacher. He taught at the Fred Astaire studios and relied upon it when he couldn't find acting work.
  11. Was considered for the role of General Worden in The Dirty Dozen (1967).
  12. He was the ninth of ten children, but five of his sisters died of smallpox or scarlet fever in childhood, three of them within two weeks. His surviving siblings were James (1915-2000), Clifford (1916-1994), Frances (born 1919) and Gerald Durning (born 1926). His mother, Louise (Leonard), who was of Irish descent, was a laundress at West Point, and his father, James Durning, was an Irish immigrant who had been badly wounded in World War I, just as Charles would be in WW II. He died when Charles was 12.
  13. He had three children with his first wife, Carole: daughters, Michele and Jeanine; and a son, Douglas Edward.
  14. Passed away on same day as actor Jack Klugman.
  15. Appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Sting (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Tootsie (1982). Of those, The Sting (1973) is a winner in the category.
  16. Developed an interest in Acting at the age of 28 when, while working as an usher, he was called onstage to replace a drunken Actor. Durning said he was hooked when he first heard the audience laugh.
  17. In off-Broadway production of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui", Bertolt Brecht's Nazi Allegory set in Chicago. [October 2002]
  18. Was the recipient of the 44th Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for 2007. [December 2007]
  19. His life and military service honored as part of the 24th National Memorial Day concert, which features Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise. [May 2013]
  20. Started his show business career in burlesque.

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