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Jack Klugman Passes Away at 90; Charles Durning Passes Away at 89

Both actors passed away on Christmas Eve, leaving behind a long legacy of outstanding work in both film and television.

Dec 26, 2012

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WWII veteran dance instructor and diversely talented stage screen actor are all inclusions on the resume of this perpetually busy US actor who didn t get in front of the cameras until around the time of his fortieth birthday The stockily built Charles Durning is one of Hollywood s most dependable and sought after supporting actors who first got his start in guest appearances in early 1960 s TV shows He scored minor roles over the next decade until he really got noticed by film fans as the sneering corrupt cop Lt Snyder hassling street grifter Robert Redford in the multi award winning mega hit The Sting 1973 Durning was equally entertaining in the Billy Wilder production of The Front Page 1974 he supported screen tough guy Charles Bronson in the suspenseful western Breakheart Pass 1975 and featured as Spermwhale Whalen in the story of unorthodox police behavior in The Choirboys 1977 The versatile Durning is equally adept at comedic roles and demonstrated his skills as Doc Hopper in The Muppet Movie 1979 a feisty football coach in North Dallas Forty 1979 a highly strung police officer berating maverick cop Burt Reynolds in Sharky s Machine 1981 and a light footed dancing Governor alongside Burt Reynolds once more in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 Durning continued a regular on screen association with Burt Reynolds appearing in several more feature films together and as Dr Harlan Elldridge in the highly popular TV series Evening Shade 1990 On par with his multitude of feature film roles Durning has always been in high demand on television and has guest starred in Everybody Loves Raymond 1996 Monk 2002 and Rescue Me 2004 Plus he has appeared in the role of Santa Claus in five different television movies

Charles Durning

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Jack Klugman Passes Away at 90; Charles Durning Passes Away at 89

Charles Durning Movies & TV Shows

NCIS

Family Guy

Monk

Scarface

Everybody Loves Raymond