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Charles Durning

1923 - 2012

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Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays. Durning's best-known films include The Sting (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Muppet Movie (1979), True Confessions (1981), Tootsie (1982), Dick Tracy (1990), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Durning has received more than 3,093,701 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Charles Durning is the 1,431st most popular actor (down from 1,265th in 2019), the 2,493rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,309th in 2019) and the 692nd most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.1M

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  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Durning ranks 1,431 out of 9,996Before him are Krister Henriksson, Billy Connolly, Joseph Wiseman, Ellen Pompeo, Song Joong-ki, and Alison Steadman. After him are Peter Graves, Gloria Foster, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Sukowa, Piper Laurie, and Joan Hickson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Charles Durning ranks 117Before him are Irvin Kershner, Masao Ono, Vladimir Gelfand, Cheikh Anta Diop, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, and Philly Joe Jones. After him are Elisabeth Becker, Bert Kaempfert, Peter Lawford, Alexander Yakovlev, Wally Schirra, and Alexandre Astruc. Among people deceased in 2012, Charles Durning ranks 100Before him are Vidal Sassoon, Maurice André, Daniel Inouye, Nora Ephron, Alfred Schmidt, and Manuel Fraga. After him are Dorothea Tanning, Ulric Neisser, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Kaneto Shindo, Andy Williams, and Angelo Dundee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Durning ranks 2,493 out of 18,182Before him are Philly Joe Jones (1923), Ellen Barkin (1954), Laurie Holden (1969), John McTiernan (1951), Peter Coyote (1941), and Ellen Pompeo (1969). After him are Hank Aaron (1934), Raymond Franz (1922), Chubby Checker (1941), Peter Graves (1926), Gloria Foster (1933), and Paul Sorvino (1939).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charles Durning ranks 692Before him are Rue McClanahan (1934), Laura Linney (1964), Ellen Barkin (1954), Laurie Holden (1969), Peter Coyote (1941), and Ellen Pompeo (1969). After him are Peter Graves (1926), Gloria Foster (1933), Paul Sorvino (1939), Piper Laurie (1932), William Baldwin (1963), and Sean Young (1959).

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