Charles Durning dies...

[lane]

damn...two great actors gone back to back.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/entertainment&id=8931337

a true WW2 hero as well.

 

[RastaRocket]

This guy was a bad***. Only person in his platoon to survive machine gun fire on D-Day. He was the in the first wave of soldiers to storm Omaha Beach. He got stabbed by a bayonet, and killed the guy with a rock. One of the few to escape a massacre at Malmedy in the Battle of the Bulge. He survived gunshot wounds and shrapnel damage. He overcame psychological trauma and became an actor after returning home. What a bad***!!!

:usflag:

Here's the article I read earlier.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/m...er-actor-dies-at-89.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp

 

[lane]

This guy was a bad***. Only person in his platoon to survive machine gun fire on D-Day. He was the in the first wave of soldiers to storm Omaha Beach. He got stabbed by a bayonet, and killed the guy with a rock. One of the few to escape a massacre at Malmedy in the Battle of the Bulge. He survived gunshot wounds and shrapnel damage. He overcame psychological trauma and became an actor after returning home. What a bad***!!!

:usflag:

Here's the article I read earlier.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/m...er-actor-dies-at-89.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp

he was truly one tough man.

lost his dad at 12

lost 5 sisters growing up


his portrayal as detective moretti in dog day afternoon remains one of my alltime favorite performances by an actor.....ever.

 

[Hostile]

First time I ever saw him was in "The Sting" where he played the Detective who was hounding Hooker. My favorite role he played was probably in Tootsie where he fell in love with Michael Hoffman's Dorothy character. I also liked him as Pappy O'Daniel in Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

Did not know about the WWII stuff. Makes me appreciate his work even more.

 

[CliffnDallas]

May he rest in peace.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Man oh man.

RIP Charles.

 

[RastaRocket]

he was truly one tough man.

lost his dad at 12

lost 5 sisters growing up


his portrayal as detective moretti in dog day afternoon remains one of my alltime favorite performances by an actor.....ever.

Wow, people like this are truly inspirational. I can only hope to accomplish a small fraction of what Durning has in my life.

 

[ologan]

First time I ever saw him was in "The Sting" where he played the Detective who was hounding Hooker. My favorite role he played was probably in Tootsie where he fell in love with Michael Hoffman's Dorothy character. I also liked him as Pappy O'Daniel in Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

Did not know about the WWII stuff. Makes me appreciate his work even more.

Didn't know about his WWII service/action either ,Hos! A true hero; another of the "Greatest Generation" gone.

 

[jobberone]

RIP Charles.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

You look up his past credits on IMBD and the guys was continuously working since the early 60's. Almost every year has at least one credit for something.

 

[muck4doo]

A great man. RIP.

 

[Phoenix]

Wow, more sad news. What a great man, great actor.

I also did not know of the WWII stuff - holy cow.

They are having a private burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Deservedly so.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

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