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Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet [2012]
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Subject: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: Amergin Date: 27 Dec 12 - 04:12 PM Sigh...I enjoyed his films...and I didn't realise that he was the only one of his unit to survive D-Day. Charles Durning Passes |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: Dave Hanson Date: 27 Dec 12 - 04:40 PM Menalaeus [ pass the biscuits ] Pappy O'Daniel, great actor will be well missed. Dave H |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: Elmore Date: 27 Dec 12 - 07:21 PM Great actor. Saw him on Broadway in "That Championship Season." Enjoyed him in a variety of movies and television shows. I won't forget him. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: lefthanded guitar Date: 27 Dec 12 - 07:36 PM He's been on the large and small screen,and one of the poignant moments I remember him playing is from a lesser known role. On the tv show The Practice, Bobby Donnell plays an up and coming criminal defense lawyer, sharply dressed, sharp minded a real up and comer. He talks to his law firm about his dad, and says he works in a law firm in a neighborhing building. You see Bobby walking into the building late at night, and discover what he has concealed from his well heeled colleagues...when he says "Hi Dad. and hears the answer"Hi son," from an obviously loving and proud father to his striving son. His dad was Charles Durning. And he surely worked it the building..but as a janitor. There he was, a humble man, in a workmans overalls, mopping floors. Gives me a little chill even now. Charles was truly an actor's actor, who could take a turn at a small role and make it memorable. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: gnu Date: 27 Dec 12 - 08:27 PM RIP and thanks. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: sciencegeek Date: 28 Dec 12 - 01:01 AM yes, Mike & I have long admired his work and his service. My favorite episode of NCIS featured his fine performance as a Medal of Honor winner along with an impromptu bit of song and dance. Still a soft shoe guy, despite his years. He will be missed. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: fat B****rd Date: 28 Dec 12 - 08:39 AM I found him especially good in "True Confessions" opposite Robert Duvall and Robert De Niro. Always a great player and remarkably adaptable. RIP Mr. Durning BTW I recall that he was sometimes taken for another actor, Brian Denehy. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: Elmore Date: 28 Dec 12 - 10:03 AM I can see the resemblance, but Dennehy is a good deal younger.(74) Another excellent, versatile actor. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: Mrrzy Date: 28 Dec 12 - 01:31 PM So sorry. I loved his acting and was thrilled to find out a few years ago what a true hero he'd been during the war. Which war, no idea. WWII? |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Charles Durning-Actor and WWII Vet From: Mrrzy Date: 28 Dec 12 - 01:32 PM duh. |
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