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Portrait of Charles Durning

Acting

Charles Durning

Titles
170movies43TV shows
Career

Active from 1965 to 2015, busiest in 1975 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
73
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 122 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Charles Durning Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 2.9
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.8
  • Melancholy
    4.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 14
  • Character-Driven 10
  • Mystery 7
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Crime Drama 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Psychological Tension 5
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Quirky Characters 4
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
TypeAllMovies157TV shows41
RoleAnyActing41Appearances2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s41970s81980s51990s152000s8
GenreAnyDrama28Comedy16Crime5Sci-Fi & Fantasy4Family4Action & Adventure4Mystery4Documentary2Kids1Soap1Talk1Western1Animation1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

8 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch84
Poster for Rescue Me

TV show · as Tommy's Dad / Michael Gavin

GoodWatch64
Poster for NCIS

TV show · as Ernie Yost

GoodWatch45
Poster for First Monday

TV show · as Henry Hoskins

GoodWatch82
Poster for Monk

TV show · as Hank Johansen

GoodWatch78
Poster for Everwood

TV show · as Eugene Brown

GoodWatch53
Poster for The Judge

TV show · as Judge Harlan Radovich

1990s

15 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch64
Poster for Family Guy

TV show · as Francis Griffin (voice)

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Practice

TV show · as Stephen Donnell

Poster for Orleans

TV show · as Frank Vitelli

GoodWatch75
Poster for Everybody Loves Raymond

TV show · as Father Hubley

GoodWatch73
Poster for Early Edition

TV show · as Judge Steven Romick

GoodWatch69
Poster for Arli$$

TV show · as W.S. Walcott

GoodWatch69
Poster for Cybill

TV show · as A.J. Sheridan

Poster for The American Revolution

TV show · as Benjamin Franklin

GoodWatch44
Poster for Touched by an Angel

TV show · as Father Thomas Madden

GoodWatch89
Poster for Homicide: Life on the Street

TV show · as Thomas Finnegan

GoodWatch42
Poster for Evening Shade

TV show · as Harlan Elldridge

Poster for The Kennedys of Massachusetts

TV show · as John F. Fitzgerald

All 15 titles from the 1990s

1980s

5 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch54
Poster for Amazing Stories

TV show · as Assistant to the Boss / Earl

GoodWatch66
Poster for Tall Tales & Legends

TV show · as Uncle Doffue

Poster for The Comedy Factory

TV show · as Harry Deegan

GoodWatch69
Poster for American Playhouse

TV show · as Charles F. Money / Retired Man

1970s

8 titles · average score 69
Poster for Studs Lonigan

TV show · as Paddy Lonigan

GoodWatch83
Poster for Captains and the Kings

TV show · as Ed Healey

Poster for The Cop and the Kid

TV show · as Officer Frank Murphy

Poster for Playhouse

TV show · as McMahon

GoodWatch82
Poster for All in the Family

TV show · as Detective

GoodWatch70
Poster for Great Performances

TV show · as McMahon

1960s

4 titles · average score 58
GoodWatch48
Poster for Hawaii Five-O

TV show · as Havens

GoodWatch71
Poster for The High Chaparral

TV show · as Hewitt

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Defenders

TV show · as Juror #11

1950s

1 title · average score 85
GoodWatch85
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Stephen Douglas / Casey Stengel