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Durning served as a U.S. Army Ranger in World War II, during which he was awarded a Silver Star and three Purple Heart medals. One of his injuries took place in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was one of the few to survive an attack on American POWs. He also participated in the Normandy Invasion. Durning is well-known for participating in various functions to honor American veterans. He has said he still suffers from nightmares about his war experiences. After the war, Durning worked various jobs. While working as a ballroom dance instructor (he had some training in classical dance) he was noticed and cast in the New York Shakespeare Festival. He has since performed in some 32 plays, including the Tony Award-winning That Championship Season.

One of Durning's best-known roles is the crooked bunco cop Lieutennant Snyder who doggedly pursues the young con artist Johnny Hooker ( Robert Redford) in the 1973 classic The Sting. Since then he has amassed over 100 film and TV credits, including Dog Day AfternoonDog Day Afternoon is a 1975 film which tells the story of a man named Sonny Wortzik (played by Al Pacino) who holds employees of a bank hostage during a failed bank robbery in Brooklyn, New York. Wortzik and two of his friends intended to rob the bank so (with Al PacinoAl Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American film actor. He was born Alfred James Pacino in the The Bronx, New York, the son of Salvatore and Rose Pacino. His parents divorced while Pacino was still a child. He is of Sicilian heritage; Pacino's maternal), the sci-fi classic The Final CountdownThe Final Countdown is also the name of an album and song by the rock band Europe. The Final Countdown is a 1980 science fiction movie starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, and the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz''. It was directed by D, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas . In TootsieTootsie is a 1982 comedy film which tells the story of an actor who can't get roles, until he dresses like a woman and becomes the star of a soap opera. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray, Sydne he played a suitor to a cross-dressing Dustin HoffmanDustin Hoffman (born Sunday, August 8, 1937) is one of the dominant American film actors of the late twentieth century. Biography Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Los Angeles High School where he was voted "least likely to su, and worked again with Hoffman in a 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor TV production of Death of a SalesmanDeath of a Salesman is a play by Arthur Miller. Plot Synopsis The play centers on Willy Loman, an aging salesman who is beginning to lose his grip on reality. Willy places great emphasis on his native charm and ability to make friends; once he was known a. More recently he has played a benevolent father to Holly HunterHolly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. Born in Conyers, Georgia, she has managed to maintain a successful career in Hollywood, despite retaining her Southern accent. The youngest of seven children, her father was part salesman and part in Home for the Holidays (1995), and a savvy southern state governor ( "Pappy" O'Daniel) in Oh Brother, Where Art Thou.

Durning received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1982 and for To Be or Not to Be in 1983.