Charles Durning Net Worth
Charles Durning Net Worth is
$800,000
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Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor, with appearances in over 200 movies, television shows and plays. Durning's memorable roles included the Oscar-winning The Sting (1973) and Dog Day Afternoon (1975), along with the comedies Tootsie (1982), and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and To Be or Not to Be (1983). | Date Of Birth | February 28, 1923, Highland Falls, New York, United States |
| Died | December 24, 2012, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Highland Falls, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| TV Shows | Evening Shade, Rescue Me, Amazing Stories |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Usually has played burly and tough but genial characters |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Part of my life I tried to keep secret... and deliberately. When I first got into this business and told people that I was in burlesque, they immediately characterized me. Right away, when they say 'burlesque,' you think of Bert Lahr, Phil Silvers, Red Skelton... they're all comics, and they're all great. I had none of their ability. |
| 2 | James Cagney is probably the reason I became an actor. I think I learned much of what I know about acting from watching James Cagney movies. When people ask me, I tell them I didn't go to school. I learned directly from Cagney. |
| 3 | I was in the business ten years before the actors began to notice me. Then it took another five years before the agents and producers noticed me. Five years after that, the public found me. And five or six years later, the critics took note. |
| 4 | [Advice on acting] The thing to do is to keep taking chances. If you're going to learn anything, you've got to learn from the masters. Plus you've got to work with the talented beginner too. |
| 5 | 'A Chorus Line' is an actor's play about actors. When that girl starts singing 'What I Did for Love', it has nothing to do with sex. It's the love of the theatre - the horror, the heartbreak, the disappointments. We've all had our share. |
| 6 | [from a 1997 interview] If I'm not in a part, I drive my wife crazy. I'll go downstairs to get the mail, and when I come back I'll say, "Any calls for me?". |
| 7 | I never turned down anything and never argued with any producer or director. |
| 8 | [from an interview in 2008] They're going to carry me out, if I go. |
| 9 | Of course, I'm not often the top dog, but sometimes it's better not to be top dog, because you last longer. If a movie or play flops, you always blame the lead. They say: "He couldn't carry it." They always blame him. But they rarely blame the second or third banana. |
| 10 | There are many secrets in us, in the depths of our souls, that we don't want anyone to know about. There's terror and repulsion in us, the terrible spot that we don't talk about. That place no one knows about -- horrifying things we keep secret. A lot of that is released through acting. |
| 11 | [on what he thought his image was] Image? Hell, I don't have an image. |
| 12 | [about D-Day] We got behind this tank to protect ourselves; we're holding our own when they called us over to them. I asked the sergeant 'you want me to go first or you go first?' He said 'you go first, I'll be right behind you'. I heard an explosion, and I turned around, and his torso was here, and his body was over there. |
| 13 | [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. |
| 14 | [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. |
| 15 | I can't count how many of my friends are in the cemetery at Normandy, the heroes are still there, the real heroes. |
| 16 | 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. |
| 17 | Dancing came easy for me. Acting came hard. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Started his show business career in burlesque. |
| 2 | His life and military service honored as part of the 24th National Memorial Day concert, which features Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise. [May 2013] |
| 3 | Was the recipient of the 44th Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for 2007. [December 2007] |
| 4 | In off-Broadway production of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui", Bertolt Brecht's Nazi Allegory set in Chicago. [October 2002] |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | Passed away on same day as actor Jack Klugman. |
| 8 | He had three children with his first wife, Carole: daughters, Michele and Jeanine; and a son, Douglas Edward. |
| 9 | 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. |
| 10 | Was considered for the role of General Worden in The Dirty Dozen (1967). |
| 11 | 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. |
| 12 | 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). |
| 13 | 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. |
| 14 | 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. |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | 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. |
| 17 | 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." |
| 18 | He died at his home in Manhattan (NYC). He was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. |
| 19 | Has played Santa Claus five times to date, 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). |
| 20 | Was a ballroom dance instructor in his early career. He also studied Judo. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Naked Run | 2002 | Short | Congressman Davenport |
| Mr. St. Nick | 2002 | TV Movie | Nicholas XX |
| Mother Ghost | 2002 | George | |
| Turn of Faith | 2002 | Philly Russo | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | 1998-2002 | TV Series | Father Hubley |
| First Monday | 2002 | TV Series | Justice Henry Hoskins |
| Citizen Baines | 2001 | TV Series | Clifford Connelly |
| Bleacher Bums | 2001 | TV Movie | Scorekeeper Victor |
| L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve | 2001 | Stuart Steele | |
| Arli$$ | 2001 | TV Series | |
| The Judge | 2001 | TV Movie | Judge Harlan Radovich |
| Never Look Back | 2000 | ||
| State and Main | 2000 | Mayor George Bailey | |
| The Last Producer | 2000 | Syd Wolf | |
| Very Mean Men | 2000 | Paddy Mulroney | |
| Early Edition | 1997-2000 | TV Series | Judge Steven Romick / Psychiatrist |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | Pappy O'Daniel | |
| Now and Again | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Lakeboat | 2000 | Skippy | |
| The Practice | 1998-2000 | TV Series | Stephen Donnell |
| The Hoop Life | 2000 | TV Series | Wes Connelly |
| Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | 1999 | TV Movie | Det. Charlie Duffy |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | 1999 | TV Series | |
| Justice | 1999/I | TV Movie | Moe Ryan |
| Hard Time: The Premonition | 1999 | TV Movie | Det. Charlie Duffy |
| Hard Time | 1998 | TV Movie | Det. Charlie Duffy |
| A Chance of Snow | 1998 | TV Movie | Earl Pulmer |
| Hi-Life | 1998 | Fatty | |
| Cybill | 1998 | TV Series | A.J. Sheridan |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | 1998 | TV Series | Thomas Finnegan |
| Jerry and Tom | 1998 | Vic | |
| Shelter | 1998 | Capt. Robert Landis | |
| The Secret Life of Algernon | 1997 | Norbie Hess | |
| Orleans | 1997 | TV Series | Frank Vitelli |
| Elmo Saves Christmas | 1996 | Video | Santa Claus |
| One Fine Day | 1996 | Lew | |
| Mrs. Santa Claus | 1996 | TV Movie | Santa Claus |
| The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | 1996 | Video | Archie (voice) |
| Recon | 1996 | Short | Chief |
| Spy Hard | 1996 | The Director | |
| Home for the Holidays | 1995 | Henry Larson | |
| The Grass Harp | 1995 | Rev. Buster | |
| The Last Supper | 1995/I | Reverend Gerald Hutchens | |
| A Woman of Independent Means | 1995 | TV Mini-Series | Andrew Alcott |
| I.Q. | 1994 | Louis Bamberger | |
| In Search of Dr. Seuss | 1994 | TV Movie | Grandfather Yook (voice, uncredited) |
| Leslie's Folly | 1994 | TV Short | |
| Texan | 1994 | TV Short | Vaughn |
| Roomates | 1994 | TV Movie | Barney |
| Evening Shade | 1990-1994 | TV Series | Dr. Harlan Elldridge |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | 1994 | Waring Hudsucker | |
| Harlan & Merleen | 1993 | TV Movie | Dr. Harlan Elldridge |
| When a Stranger Calls Back | 1993 | TV Movie | John Clifford |
| The Music of Chance | 1993 | Bill Flower | |
| Performance | 1992 | TV Series | Charles F. Money |
| The Water Engine | 1992 | TV Movie | Tour Guide |
| The Story Lady | 1991 | TV Movie | Judge (uncredited) |
| The Return of Eliot Ness | 1991 | TV Movie | Roger Finn |
| V.I. Warshawski | 1991 | Lt. Mallory | |
| Fatal Sky | 1990 | Colonel Clancy | |
| Dick Tracy | 1990 | Chief Brandon | |
| The Kennedys of Massachusetts | 1990 | TV Mini-Series | John 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald |
| It Nearly Wasn't Christmas | 1989 | TV Movie | Santa |
| Dinner at Eight | 1989 | TV Movie | Dan Packard |
| The Butter Battle Book | 1989 | TV Short | Grandfather (voice) |
| Cat Chaser | 1989 | Jiggs Scully | |
| Prime Target | 1989 | TV Movie | Earl Mulcahaney |
| Brenda Starr | 1989 | Editor Francis I. Livright | |
| Étoile | 1989 | Zio Joshua | |
| Unholy Matrimony | 1988 | TV Movie | Reverend Samuel Corey |
| Far North | 1988 | Bertrum | |
| Case Closed | 1988 | TV Movie | Les Kabowski |
| Cop | 1988 | Dutch Peltz | |
| Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues | 1987 | TV Movie | Sen. Henry Colton |
| The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | 1987 | TV Movie | Warden Hardy |
| Hadley's Rebellion | 1987 | Sam Crawford | |
| I Would Be Called John: Pope John XXIII | 1987 | TV Movie | Pope John XXIII |
| A Tiger's Tale | 1987 | Charlie Drumm | |
| Happy New Year | 1987 | Charlie | |
| The Rosary Murders | 1987 | Father Ted Nabors | |
| Solarbabies | 1986 | The Warden | |
| Meatballs III: Summer Job | 1986 | Pete, Heaven Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Amazing Stories | 1985-1986 | TV Series | Earl / Assistant to the Boss |
| Tough Guys | 1986 | Deke Yablonski | |
| Where the River Runs Black | 1986 | Father O'Reilly | |
| Big Trouble | 1986 | O'Mara | |
| Tall Tales & Legends | 1985 | TV Series | Uncle Doffue |
| Stand Alone | 1985 | Louis Thibadeau | |
| Death of a Salesman | 1985 | TV Movie | Charley |
| The Man with One Red Shoe | 1985 | Ross | |
| Comedy Factory | 1985 | TV Series | Harry Deegan |
| Stick | 1985 | Chucky | |
| Eye to Eye | 1985 | TV Series | Oscar |
| Mass Appeal | 1984 | Monsignor Thomas Burke | |
| P.O.P. | 1984 | TV Movie | P Oliver Pendergast |
| Good Evening, He Lied | 1984 | TV Movie | Nick |
| Mister Roberts | 1984 | TV Movie | The Captain |
| To Be or Not to Be | 1983 | Col. Erhardt | |
| Two of a Kind | 1983 | Charlie | |
| Scarface | 1983 | Immigration Officer (voice, uncredited) | |
| Tootsie | 1982 | Les | |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | 1982 | Governor | |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | TV Series | Retired Man |
| Sharky's Machine | 1981 | Lt. Friscoe | |
| Dark Night of the Scarecrow | 1981 | TV Movie | Otis P. Hazelrigg |
| True Confessions | 1981 | Jack Amsterdam | |
| Great Performances | 1981 | TV Series | McMahon (story 'The Monument') |
| The Best Little Girl in the World | 1981 | TV Movie | Frank Powell |
| Casey Stengel | 1981 | TV Movie | Casey Stengel |
| Crisis at Central High | 1981 | TV Movie | Jess Matthews |
| A Perfect Match | 1980 | TV Movie | Bill Larson |
| The Final Countdown | 1980 | Senator Samuel Chapman | |
| Die Laughing | 1980 | Arnold | |
| Attica | 1980 | TV Movie | Commissioner Russell Oswald |
| When a Stranger Calls | 1979 | John Clifford | |
| Starting Over | 1979 | Michael (Mickey) Potter | |
| North Dallas Forty | 1979 | Coach Johnson | |
| The Muppet Movie | 1979 | Doc Hopper | |
| Tilt | 1979 | Harold 'The Whale' Remmens | |
| Studs Lonigan | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Paddy Lonigan |
| The Greek Tycoon | 1978 | Michael Russell | |
| An Enemy of the People | 1978 | Peter Stockmann | |
| The Fury | 1978 | Dr. Jim McKeever | |
| Special Olympics | 1978 | TV Movie | Carl Gallitzin |
| The Choirboys | 1977 | Spermwhale Whalen | |
| Visions | 1977 | TV Series | Cubby Doucette |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming | 1977 | President David T. Stevens | |
| Captains and the Kings | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Ed Healey |
| Harry and Walter Go to New York | 1976 | Rufus T. Crisp | |
| The Ashes of Mrs. Reasoner | 1976 | TV Movie | Arthur Fenton |
| The Cop and the Kid | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Officer Frank Murphy |
| Breakheart Pass | 1975 | O'Brien | |
| The Hindenburg | 1975 | Captain Max Pruss | |
| The Rivalry | 1975 | TV Movie | Sen. Stephen Douglas |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1975 | TV Series | Havens |
| Baretta | 1975 | TV Series | Jake Hatch |
| Dog Day Afternoon | 1975 | Moretti | |
| Barnaby Jones | 1975 | TV Series | Don Corcoran |
| Cannon | 1975 | TV Series | Don Corcoran |
| Switch | 1975 | TV Series | Phil Beckman |
| Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | 1975 | TV Movie | Al Green |
| The Trial of Chaplain Jensen | 1975 | TV Movie | Budd Rogers |
| The Front Page | 1974 | Murphy | |
| The Sting | 1973 | Lt. Wm. Snyder | |
| Rx for the Defense | 1973 | TV Movie | District Attorney Horn |
| All in the Family | 1973 | TV Series | Detective |
| The Connection | 1973 | TV Movie | Frank Devlin |
| Deadhead Miles | 1973 | Truck Driver in Cafe | |
| Sisters | 1972 | Joseph Larch | |
| Madigan | 1972 | TV Series | Sid Balinger |
| Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues | 1972 | Murphy | |
| Look Homeward, Angel | 1972 | TV Movie | Will Pentland |
| Doomsday Voyage | 1972 | Jason's First Mate | |
| The Pursuit of Happiness | 1971 | 2nd Guard | |
| Sticky My Fingers... Fleet My Feet | 1970 | Short | Football player |
| I Walk the Line | 1970 | Hunnicutt | |
| Hi, Mom! | 1970 | Superintendent (as Charles Durnham) | |
| The High Chaparral | 1970 | TV Series | Hewitt |
| Stiletto | 1969 | Cop (uncredited) | |
| N.Y.P.D. | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Lawrence |
| Harvey Middleman, Fireman | 1965 | Dooley | |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | 1965 | TV Series | |
| Another World | 1964 | TV Series | Police Chief Gil McGowan #1 (1972) |
| East Side/West Side | 1963 | TV Series | |
| The Defenders | 1963 | TV Series | Juror #11 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Clarence Hollis |
| The Password Is Courage | 1962 | American Soldier (uncredited) | |
| You Are There | 1953 | TV Series | Col. John Jameson |
| Bleeding Hearts | 2015 | Santa Claus | |
| Scavenger Killers | 2014 | Dylan Frier | |
| Rogue Assassin | 2012 | Frank Maro | |
| The Life Zone | 2011 | James Wise | |
| The Great Fight | 2011 | Judge Frier | |
| Naked Run | 2011 | Congressman Davenport | |
| No Clean Break | 2010 | TV Series | The Wise Man |
| An Affirmative Act | 2010 | Man in the White Suit | |
| The Waiter | 2010 | Frank 'The Handler' Maro | |
| Three Chris's | 2010 | Kris Kringle | |
| Family Guy | 1999-2009 | TV Series | Francis Griffin |
| Shannon's Rainbow | 2009 | Floyd | |
| A Bunch of Amateurs | 2008 | Charlie Rosenberg | |
| The Golden Boys | 2008 | John Bartlett | |
| iMurders | 2008 | Dr. Seamus St. Martin | |
| Break | 2008/III | The Wise Man | |
| The Drum Beats Twice | 2008 | Satan | |
| Deal | 2008/I | Charlie Adler | |
| Good Dick | 2008 | Charlie | |
| Polycarp | 2007 | Alexander Hathaway | |
| Monk | 2007 | TV Series | Hank Johansen |
| Family Guy | 2006 | Video Game | Francis Griffin (voice) |
| Everwood | 2006 | TV Series | Eugene Brown |
| Desperation | 2006 | TV Movie | Tom Billingsley |
| Forget About It | 2006 | Eddie O'Brien | |
| Local Color | 2006 | Yammi | |
| Unbeatable Harold | 2006 | Harold's Father | |
| Miracle Dogs Too | 2006 | Video | Capt. Pete Weaver |
| Descansos | 2006 | Inkeeper #2 | |
| Jesus, Mary and Joey | 2005 | Teddy the Bartender | |
| Dirty Deeds | 2005 | Victor Rasdale | |
| The L.A. Riot Spectacular | 2005 | The Lawyer | |
| Detective | 2005 | TV Movie | Councilman Max Ernst |
| Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story | 2005 | Frank McNally | |
| River's End | 2005 | Murray Blythe | |
| A Very Married Christmas | 2004 | TV Movie | Ozzy Larson |
| A Boyfriend for Christmas | 2004 | TV Movie | Santa Claus |
| NCIS | 2004 | TV Series | Ernie Yost |
| One Last Ride | 2004 | Mr. Orlick | |
| Death and Texas | 2004 | Marshall Ledger | |
| Touched by an Angel | 2003 | TV Series | Father Madden |
| Dead Canaries | 2003 | Jimmy Kerrigan | |
| Pride & Loyalty | 2002 | Dylan Frier | |
| The Last Man Club | 2002 | Short | John 'Eagle Eye' Pennell |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | 2000 | performer: "You Are My Sunshine" 1940 | |
| Mrs. Santa Claus | 1996 | TV Movie performer: "Dear Mrs. Claus", "The Best Christmas Of All" | |
| The Grass Harp | 1995 | performer: "ROCK OF AGES" | |
| Dolly | 1988 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Comedy Factory | 1985 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| P.O.P. | 1984 | TV Movie performer: "P.O.P." | |
| Tootsie | 1982 | performer: "That's All" 1952, "Mary's a Grand Old Name" 1906 - uncredited | |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | 1982 | performer: "The Sidestep" | |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | 1975 | TV Movie performer: "Suddenly, There's You", "I Love To Dance" | |
| The Front Page | 1974 | performer: "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine" |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy: The Great Crusade | 1994 | TV Movie narrator |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Tracy Special | 2010 | TV Movie special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2016 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Char·ac·ter: The Interviews | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| According to Dom | 2009 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Hollywood Moments | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Honoree |
| National Memorial Day Concert | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 'Dog Day Afternoon': Casting the Controversy | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| The Art of 'The Sting' | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Dinner for Five | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sisters, l'autopsie | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Biography | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Jazz | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| A Constant Forge | 2000 | Documentary | |
| American Veteran Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Directors | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony | 1999 | TV Series documentary | |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert Wise | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| America in the '40s | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
| Intimate Portrait | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The City of Greater New York: The Story of Consolidation | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Mayor William Strong (voice) |
| Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Quote Reader |
| The American Revolution | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Benjamin Franklin (voice) |
| The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
| The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
| The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Actress in Motion Picture |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Play |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Conversation with Dinah | 1989 | TV Series | Himself (1990) |
| Dolly | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee for Outstanding Supporitng Actor in Mini Series or Special |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Supporting Role |
| Your Choice for the Film Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 10th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 55th Annual Academy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Dom DeLuise and Friends | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Best Little Special in Texas | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| One of the Missing | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood | 1979 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Paul Ryan Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming: The Dynamics of Controversy | 1977 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1973-1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lumet: Film Maker | 1975 | Documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Actor (In Memoriam) |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Actor (In Memoriam) |
| Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Award winning actor / Himself - Award Winning Actor / Himself - Deceased Award winning actor |
| The 85th Annual Academy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Actor (In Memoriam) |
| The EE British Academy Film Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Memorial Tribute |
| 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| Top Priority: The Terror Within | 2012 | Documentary | Himself - Academy Award Nominated Actor |
| Kermit: A Frog's Life | 2005 | Video short | Doc Hopper (uncredited) |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1994 | TV Series | Doc Hopper |
| The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Doc Hopper (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Life Achievement Award | Screen Actors Guild Awards | ||
| 2008 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 31 July. At 6504 Hollywood Boulevard |
| 2001 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | State and Main (2000) |
| 2001 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble | State and Main (2000) |
| 2000 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Acting by an Ensemble | State and Main (2000) |
| 1991 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990) |
| 1975 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Rescue Me (2004) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003) |
| 1998 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) |
| 1992 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Evening Shade (1990) |
| 1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Evening Shade (1990) |
| 1989 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) |
| 1986 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Death of a Salesman (1985) |
| 1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | To Be or Not to Be (1983) |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | To Be or Not to Be (1983) |
| 1983 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Attica (1980) |
| 1977 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Captains and the Kings (1976) |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series | Captains and the Kings (1976) |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture | Dog Day Afternoon (1975) |
| 1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975) |
Known for movies
The Sting (1973)
as Lt. Wm. Snyder
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
as Pappy O'Daniel
Tootsie (1982)
as Les
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
as Moretti