Charles Durning Movie Rankings
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Charles Durning scores a combined 3.3506 out of 4 stars for Dog Day Afternoon
3.3506
A desperate and half-crazed man attempts to rob a bank to help pay for his lover's sex change operation, but when the heist goes wrong the situation turns into a fiasco and media circus, exposing his life and shame to the world. ... more about Dog Day Afternoon
Actor Awards
Golden Globes, USA - Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
National Board of Review, USA - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $5.55 
(8 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 3.3253 out of 4 stars for Sting
3.3253
Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) is a small time con artist during a big sting mistakenly steals from Doyle Lonnegan, a big-time crime boss with murderous tendencies. When Jonny’s partner dies he seeks the help of Henry Gandorff ( Paul Newman) to pull off a major scam on Doyle. ... more about Sting
DVD from $3.36 
(7 sellers)
3
Charles Durning scores a combined 3.3247 out of 4 stars for Muppet Movie
3.3247
Convinced by a big time Hollywood agent named Dom DeLuise that he belongs on the big screen entertaining millions, Kermit the Frog decides to head to Hollywood to become a star. ... more about Muppet Movie
DVD from $5.35 
(6 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 3.0892 out of 4 stars for Tootsie
3.0892
Michael Dorsey is desperate; he can't find a job. That is, until he gets a female role in a soap opera and becomes very famous. Of course, nobody knows that this new television star is a man... ... more about Tootsie
DVD from $4.10 
(1 sellers)
5
Charles Durning scores a combined 3.0300 out of 4 stars for State and Main
3.0300
Having left New Hampshire over excessive demands by the locals, the cast and crew of "The Old Mill" moves their movie shoot to a small town in Vermont. ... more about State and Main
DVD from $2.22 
(3 sellers)
6
Charles Durning scores a combined 3.0047 out of 4 stars for O Brother
3.0047
Loosely based on Homer's 'Odyssey' the movie deals with the grotesque adventures of Everett Ulysses McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in 1930s Mississipi. ... more about O Brother
DVD from $4.89 
(6 sellers)
7
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.9368 out of 4 stars for Broadway: The Golden Age
2.9368
In their own words, and not a moment too soon - 'Broadway' tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. ... more about Broadway: The Golden Age
DVD from $8.55 
(4 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.8178 out of 4 stars for One Fine Day
2.8178
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. ... more about One Fine Day
DVD from $3.00 
(5 sellers)
9
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.7404 out of 4 stars for Hudsucker Proxy
2.7404
When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. ... more about Hudsucker Proxy
DVD from $4.60 
(7 sellers)
10
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.7291 out of 4 stars for Final Countdown
2.7291
An American nuclear aircraft carrier and its crew are caught in a classic dilemma when a supernatural storm sends them back in time just before the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbour. ... more about Final Countdown
DVD from $9.99 
(7 sellers)
11
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.7266 out of 4 stars for Home for the Holidays
2.7266
After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. ... more about Home for the Holidays
DVD from $4.93 
(6 sellers)
12
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.6908 out of 4 stars for North Dallas Forty
2.6908
A semi-fictional account of life as a professional Football (American-style) player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s. ... more about North Dallas Forty
DVD from $0.39 
(5 sellers)
13
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.6547 out of 4 stars for Lakeboat
2.6547
Coming-of-age tale set aboard a shipping freighter traveling America's Great Lakes. ... more about Lakeboat
DVD from $4.21 
(3 sellers)
14
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.6497 out of 4 stars for Man with One Red Shoe
2.6497
Cooper, the deputy director of the CIA, wants to be the director. So, he tries to smear the director into resigning or being removed. ... more about Man with One Red Shoe
DVD from $4.11 
(4 sellers)
15
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.6376 out of 4 stars for When a Stranger Calls
2.6376
High school student Jill Johnson is traumatized over an evening of babysitting by a caller who repeatedly asks, "Have you checked the children lately?" After notifying the police, Jill is told that the calls are coming from inside the house... ... more about When a Stranger Calls
DVD from $7.07 
(6 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.6350 out of 4 stars for Sharky's Machine
2.6350
Sharky is a narcotics cop in Atlanta who, while chasing a dealer, gets involved in a shootout that doesn't please the top brass. As a result, he's sent down to the Vice division, which he considers the lowest rung on the ladder. ... more about Sharky's Machine
DVD from $3.00 
(5 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.6291 out of 4 stars for Fury
2.6291
A secret US agency behind the unscrupulous Childres gathers children with parapsychologic abilities and trains them to become killers in war situations. ... more about Fury
DVD from $5.99 
(6 sellers)
18
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.6226 out of 4 stars for Dick Tracy
2.6226
All Tess Trueheart wants is to settle down to a quiet life with her boyfriend, detective Dick Tracy. ... more about Dick Tracy
DVD from $4.46 
(6 sellers)
19
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.6140 out of 4 stars for I.Q.
2.6140
Edward Walters, an auto mechanic, falls for the intelligent and beautiful Catherine Boyd. It is love at first sight. There is however a problem, she's engaged to jerk James Moreland. ... more about I.Q.
DVD from $3.90 
(6 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.5351 out of 4 stars for Last Supper
2.5351
When Pete (Eldard), one of five friends who share an Iowa house, invites Zack (Paxton), a man who gave him a lift home in for supper, the night turns suddenly sour when Zack irrationally attacks Pete, but is killed by the other friends. ... more about Last Supper
DVD from $8.30 
(6 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.4088 out of 4 stars for Grass Harp
2.4088
After his mother's death, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father's cousins, the wealthy, avaricious, and controlling Verena Talbo, and her compliant, earthy sister Dolly. ... more about Grass Harp
DVD from $2.84 
(4 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.4063 out of 4 stars for Mother Ghost
2.4063
Keith Bennets (Mark Thompson) mother passed away a year ago, and he feels like he has moved on with his life, until one morning his mothers jewelry shows up on Keiths bathroom sink. The same jewelry she was buried in. ... more about Mother Ghost
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.3382 out of 4 stars for To Be or Not to Be
2.3382
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion. His wife has the habit of entertaining young polish officers while he's on stage which is also a source of depression to him. ... more about To Be or Not to Be
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
DVD from $8.60 
(5 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.3232 out of 4 stars for Music of Chance
2.3232
Whilst traveling across America living off the money from a large inheritance, ex-fireman Nashe has a chance meeting with Pozzi, a professional gambler and card shark. ... more about Music of Chance
Not Available on DVD
25
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.3009 out of 4 stars for Breakheart Pass
2.3009
Train with medical supplies and small U.S. Army unit is heading through Rocky mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt. Among its passengers are territory governor, priest, doctor and U.S. Marshal with his prisoner, John Deakin. ... more about Breakheart Pass
DVD from $6.58 
(7 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.2840 out of 4 stars for Lakeboat
2.2840
Based on David Mamet's comic play, this is a depiction of the lives of sailors on the shipping freighters of the Great Lakes seen through the perspective of a young sailor working his way through college. ... more about Lakeboat
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.2803 out of 4 stars for Front Page
2.2803
Hildy Johnson is the top reporter on a Chicago newspaper during the 1930s. Tired of the whole game he's determined to quit his job to get married. His scheming editor, Walter Burns, has other plans though. ... more about Front Page
DVD from $5.61 
(6 sellers)
28
Charles Durning scores a combined 2.2135 out of 4 stars for Spy Hard
2.2135
General Rancor is threatening to destroy the world with a missile he is hiding at his secret base. But to complete his goal, he needs a special computer chip, invented by the scientist Prof. Ukrinsky. ... more about Spy Hard
DVD from $4.98 
(6 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.1022 out of 4 stars for Dirty Deeds
2.1022
An American Pie-like teen comedy in which a high school senior tries to become the first student ever to complete the Dirty Deeds, an outrageous series of challenges that must be completed between dusk and dawn on the Friday night of Homecoming Weekend. ... more about Dirty Deeds
DVD from $1.20 
(0 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.0666 out of 4 stars for Cop
2.0666
Lloyd Hopkins, a hard-boiled American police detective is on the trail of a mass murderer who is victimizing women in Los Angeles. ... more about Cop
DVD from $6.99 
(2 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.0498 out of 4 stars for Cat Chaser
2.0498
An American veteran (Weller) of the Dominican Republic intervention (LBJ era) is running a hotel in Miami, and is trying to put the memories of the intervention behind him. He gets involved with a former Dominican Republic general's wife (McGillis). ... more about Cat Chaser
DVD from $3.46 
(4 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.0267 out of 4 stars for Hi-Life
2.0267
Jimmy has a gambling debt and uses a lie to get his girlfriend Susan to help him find $900. Susan uses another lie to get her bartender brother Ray to help, but Ray hates Jimmy. ... more about Hi-Life
DVD from $4.75 
(5 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 2.0050 out of 4 stars for Twilight's Last Gleaming
2.0050
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War ... more about Twilight's Last Gleaming
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.9406 out of 4 stars for V.I. Warshawski
1.9406
Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. ... more about V.I. Warshawski
DVD from $4.51 
(6 sellers)
35
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.9295 out of 4 stars for I Walk the Line
1.9295
Tawes is the sheriff in a godforsaken little hole somewhere in Tennessee. A man of strong moral fibre he is always quick to judge others and follows the law zealously. Then he meets Alma, a young beautiful girl who turns his world upside down. ... more about I Walk the Line
DVD from $7.49 
(7 sellers)
36
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.8662 out of 4 stars for Death & Texas
1.8662
Satire, sports, and politics combine in DEATH & TEXAS, the story of Bobby Briggs, a star of the Austin Steers football team who finds himself convicted for murder and placed on death row. ... more about Death & Texas
DVD from $21.99 
(0 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.8489 out of 4 stars for Tough Guys
1.8489
Harry and Archie are released from prison ready to collect their Social Security. ... more about Tough Guys
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.8383 out of 4 stars for Jerry and Tom
1.8383
Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. ... more about Jerry and Tom
DVD from $3.00 
(5 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.8054 out of 4 stars for Enemy of the People
1.8054
Based on a play by Henrik Ibsen. A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the theraputic hot springs and unspoiled nature. Dr. ... more about Enemy of the People
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.7301 out of 4 stars for Harry and Walter Go to New York
1.7301
Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century. They gain the enmity of the most famous bank Robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman. ... more about Harry and Walter Go to New York
DVD from $14.45 
(1 sellers)
42
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.6724 out of 4 stars for True Confessions
1.6724
De Niro (a Catholic Priest) and Duvall (a Homicide Detective) play brothers drawn together after many years apart, in the aftermath of the brutal murder of a young prostitute. ... more about True Confessions
DVD from $5.69 
(6 sellers)
43
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.6214 out of 4 stars for Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1.6214
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
DVD from $5.97 
(0 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.5890 out of 4 stars for Death and Texas
1.5890
Dateline # Austin, TX. Barefoot Bobby Briggs, the legendary running back for the Austin Steers was today sentenced to die for his role in the armed robbery/murder at a downtown Stop 'n Go convenience store... ... more about Death and Texas
DVD from $21.99 
(0 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.5312 out of 4 stars for Solarbabies
1.5312
In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. ... more about Solarbabies
DVD from $3.02 
(5 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.4817 out of 4 stars for Hindenburg
1.4817
This film is a compendium of the facts and fiction of the events leading up to the disaster. For dramatic effect, Sabotage was chosen as the cause, rather than electricity lashing out at a couple of tons of hydrogen. ... more about Hindenburg
DVD from $3.92 
(1 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.4684 out of 4 stars for Rosary Murders
1.4684
Life in the Catholic Church of the Holy Redeemer in Detroit is upset by a series of killings whose victims are all priests and nuns. All victims are found with a black rosary in their hands. ... more about Rosary Murders
Not Available on DVD
51
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.3573 out of 4 stars for Stick
1.3573
Ernest (Stick) Stickley returns from prison, and very soon he gets involved with his old friend in a drug-running deal that goes sour. ... more about Stick
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.3546 out of 4 stars for Last Producer
1.3546
Burt Reynolds plays an aging Hollywood producer. ... more about Last Producer
DVD from $4.99 
(2 sellers)
53
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.3534 out of 4 stars for Choirboys
1.3534
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.3387 out of 4 stars for Two of a Kind
1.3387
God has had just about enough of the human's attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to save the world... ... more about Two of a Kind
DVD from $4.11 
(6 sellers)
55
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.2082 out of 4 stars for Where the River Runs Black
1.2082
Father O'Reilly, an older priest, tells the story of Father Mahoney, Eagle Woman, and their son Lazaro. It's magic realism in the Amazon. Mahoney is a radical priest who ventures upstream where the river runs black. ... more about Where the River Runs Black
Not Available on DVD
56
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.2036 out of 4 stars for Mass Appeal
1.2036
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 1.0665 out of 4 stars for Deal
1.0665
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition. ... more about Deal
Not Available on DVD
58
Charles Durning scores a combined 1.0228 out of 4 stars for River's End
1.0228
Filmed on location in Central, South and West Texas. Corbin plays a fictional Menard County sheriff who uses country savvy and cowboy logic to straighten out his angry teen-aged grandson, Clay, a high school senior who can't seem to stay out of trouble. ... more about River's End
Not Available on DVD
59
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.9251 out of 4 stars for Far North
0.9251
Not Available on DVD
60
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.8901 out of 4 stars for Happy New Year
0.8901
Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. ... more about Happy New Year
Not Available on DVD
62
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0986 out of 4 stars for Brenda Starr
0.0986
Mike is a struggling artist who draws the 'Brenda Starr' strip for the papers. When Brenda comes to life in the strip and sees how unappreciated she is by Mike, she leaves the strip. To get her back, and keep his job, Mike draws himself into the strip. ... more about Brenda Starr
DVD from $29.75 
(1 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dead Canaries
0.0001
When small-time mobster, Vito Scaldifieri (DAN LAURIA), is framed for the murder of an undercover Federal Agent, he has two choices - face the death sentence or "sing" to the Feds for their case against mob boss Paulie DeMartino (FRANK GIO). ... more about Dead Canaries
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Descansos
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Die Laughing
0.0001
A San Francisco cab driver find himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He finds himself framed for a murder and chased all over town by people trying to get the formula. ... more about Die Laughing
Not Available on DVD
68
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Fatal Sky
0.0001
In Norway a military plane crashes under mysterious circumstances: in his last message the pilot reported many lights falling from the sky. ... more about Fatal Sky
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Last Man Club
0.0001
Discarded and forgotten, Pete Williams is living out his days in an old soldiers home in Galveston, Texas. Knowing his end is near, he puts out the call to his old comrade, John "Eagle Eye" Pennell. ... more about Last Man Club
Not Available on DVD
75
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Naked Run
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Pursuit of Happiness
0.0001
A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets. When the opportunity presents itself he escapes and is subsequently on the run with his girlfriend. ... more about Pursuit of Happiness
Not Available on DVD
77
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story
0.0001
The story of famed Houston Astros Fastball Pitcher J.R. ... more about Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story
Not Available on DVD
78
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Secret Life of Algernon
0.0001
Algernon (Cullum) is an old man who lives alone, having conversations with a porcelain cat (voice of Kay Hawtrey) and enjoys making things out of bones... he boils a neighbor's dead dog for the bones... ... more about Secret Life of Algernon
Not Available on DVD
79
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Shelter
0.0001
A US Treasury Agent (John Allen Nelson) finds himself in opposition with his fellow agents who are involved in gun running. ... more about Shelter
DVD from $6.93 
(1 sellers)
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Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Stand Alone
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Tilt
0.0001
Tilt is the story of a young girl (Tilt (Brenda Louise Davenport)), who is a pinball machine wizard. Because she does not get on with her parents, Tilt is contemplating running away from home, and skipping school one day she decides to go to Mickey's Bar. ... more about Tilt
Not Available on DVD
83
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Very Mean Men
0.0001
A bartender wants rid of an obnoxious drunk but not until the drunk has left a decent tip. ... more about Very Mean Men
Not Available on DVD
84
Charles Durning scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Mr. St. Nick
0.0001
With Christmas only weeks away, the aging king is ready to pass his throne to the Crown Prince, Nick St. Nicholas (Golden Globe and Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer, Animal Farm). ... more about Mr. St. Nick
DVD from $2.96 
(6 sellers)
 
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Charles Durning
Birthdate:
February 28, 1923

Charles Durning

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1960s
1
No Reviews
1970s
20
total ranking of 2.4345  2.4345
1980s
24
total ranking of 1.8675  1.8675
1990s
15
total ranking of 2.4501  2.4501
2000s
24
total ranking of 2.1037  2.1037
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.4051
Charles Durning is ranked overall as 2.4051 of of 4 stars
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