Tootsie Actor Charles Durning Dead at 89

[Liberalman]

Tootsie Actor Charles Durning Dead at 89


http://ca.eonline.com/news/373866/tootsie-actor-charles-durning-dead-at-89

Another good actor takes the highway to heaven

Good actor in many roles

 

[lone wolf]

Loved his Dance a Little Sidestep.

There's one helluva a concert building upstairs....

 

[damngrumpy]

So who will be the third these deaths always seem to come in threes.

 

[gopher]

I remember the superb role he played as the corrupt cop in "The Sting". Great actor.

 

[B00Mer]

I liked him best in the Odd Couple.. R.I.P.

 

[gerryh]

I liked him best in the Odd Couple.. R.I.P.

Oh ya, he was fantastic in "The Odd Couple". wasn't he? Oh wait, Charles Durning was never in the Odd Couple.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

I thought he was awesome in Quincy.

 

[SLM]

Oh ya, he was fantastic in "The Odd Couple". wasn't he? Oh wait, Charles Durning was never in the Odd Couple.

Are you sure that's not him on the right?

Lol.

 

[B00Mer]

Oh ya, he was fantastic in "The Odd Couple". wasn't he? Oh wait, Charles Durning was never in the Odd Couple.

My bad.. Both men died Monday, Mr. Klugman at 90 and Mr. Durning at 89.

http://www.vulture.com/2012/12/jack-klugman-charles-durning-pass-away.html

I was reading a different article and tied it to the wrong name..

R.I.P. to both, both great actors.

 

[SLM]

Charles Durning was such a prolific character actor, it always kind of irks me when, in death, they are tied to just one film as if that's all he was known for. If they want to report on big films on his resume, while Tootsie may be one of them, you can't just ignore The Sting, Dog Day Afternoon, or even The Muppet Movie.

Joking aside, character actors are always the guys that keep to the background but somehow make the film. Here's his credits for anyone interested.

Charles Durning - IMDb

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Charles Durning was also a decorated soldier. He was among the first wave of US soldiers to land at Normandy during the D-Day invasion and the only member of his army unit to survive. He killed several Germans and was wounded in the leg. Later he was bayoneted by a young German soldier whom he killed with a rock. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and survived a massacre of prisoners.

In later years, he refused to discuss the military service for which he was awarded the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts.


"Too many bad memories," he said in an interview in 1997. "I don't want you to see me crying."

 

[shadowshiv]

Charles Durning was also a decorated soldier. He was among the first wave of US soldiers to land at Normandy during the D-Day invasion and the only member of his army unit to survive. He killed several Germans and was wounded in the leg. Later he was bayoneted by a young German soldier whom he killed with a rock. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and survived a massacre of prisoners.

In later years, he refused to discuss the military service for which he was awarded the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts.


"Too many bad memories," he said in an interview in 1997. "I don't want you to see me crying."

He was an excellent actor, I enjoyed many of his roles. I also got a chill when I read the original article that reported his death. It talked about his military action. I cannot imagine what it would have been like to have gone through what he went through.

Rest in peace, Mr. Durning.