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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. [2] 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 ...
The Malmedy massacre was a German war crime committed by soldiers of the Waffen-SS on 17 December 1944 at the Baugnez crossroads near the city of Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945).
Charles Durning (2008) (US), actor, in recognition of his service with distinction during World War II in France [104] Alain Frecon (2008) (US), honorary consul of France, Minnesota [ 105 ] Steven Spielberg (2008) (US), film director, studio executive, and producer [ 106 ]
In 1980, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor for naval exercises in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The ship takes on a civilian observer, Warren Lasky (Martin Sheen) — a systems analyst for Tideman Industries working as an efficiency expert for the U.S. Department of Defense — on the orders of his reclusive employer, Mr. Tideman, whose secretive major defense ...
To Be or Not to Be is a 1983 American war comedy film directed by Alan Johnson, produced by Mel Brooks, and starring Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Christopher Lloyd, and José Ferrer.
Durning's National Archives Form 13164 (Information Releasable Under the Freedom of Information Act" summarizes his decorations and awards as follows: "Expert Badge with Rifle Bar, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with one bronze star, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Silver Star Medal, World War II ...
The actor Charles Durning may have served well in WWII, also said to have received a Silver Star as a 17-year old private (which is hard to verify without knowing his unit, etc.)but he was not involved whatsoever at the Baugnez crossroads, not a surviving escapee, etc.
Charles R. Forbes, ... Austrian-born German ace fighter pilot with 120 aerial victories in World War II; ... Charles Durning, American actor; ...