You may not know his name, but anyone who watches movies and television knows the squat, tough-faced character actor Charles Durning, who died on Christmas Eve, according to his family.

LOS ANGELES — Charles Durning grew up in poverty ... the pope to Dustin Hoffman's would-be suitor in "Tootsie." Durning, who died Monday at age 89 in New York, got his start as an usher at ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Durning grew up in poverty ... the pope to Dustin Hoffman's would-be suitor in "Tootsie." Durning, who died Monday at age 89 in New York, got his start as an usher ...

Charles Durning, a Tony Award-winning actor whose prolific work in films and television included supporting roles in the classic comedy “Tootsie” and the TV sitcom “Evening Shade,” died ...

Charles Durning, an iconic character actor and war hero, died on Christmas Eve in New York of natural causes. He was 89. Durning's longtime agent Judith Moss confirmed her client and friend's ...

LOS ANGELES — Charles Durning, the two-time Oscar nominee who was dubbed the king of the character actors for his skill in playing everything from a Nazi colonel to the pope, died Monday at his ...

Charles Durning, the real-life war hero and dependable character actor who appeared in The Sting, Tootsie and most recently as Denis Leary‘s father on the firefighter drama Rescue Me ...

Charles Durning, who overcame poverty ... lonely widower smitten with a cross-dressing Dustin Hoffman in "Tootsie," died Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 89. His daughter Michele Durning ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Durning grew up in poverty ... Dustin Hoffman’s would-be suitor in “Tootsie.” Mr. Durning, who died Monday at age 89 in New York, got his start as an usher ...

Charles Durning, who often brought an edge to good ... Whorehouse in Texas” and “Tootsie,” among many other films, died Dec. 24 of natural causes at his home in New York City.