Extraordinary Actors Ennobling the Ordinary
in his Manhattan apartment. Charles Durning, the real-life war hero and dependable character actor who starred in The Sting, Tootsie and most recently as Denis Leary's father on the firefighter drama Rescue Me, died Monday in his New York City home.
Charles Durning grew up in poverty, lost five of his nine siblings to disease, barely lived through D-Day and was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge.
Veteran character actor Charles Durning died yesterday in his Manhattan home. He was 89. A former professional boxer and a decorated World War veteran who took part in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach, the Battle of the Bulge and was one of few
in his Manhattan apartment. Charles Durning, the real-life war hero and dependable character actor who starred in The Sting, Tootsie and most recently as Denis Leary's father on the firefighter drama Rescue Me, died Monday in his New York City home.
Veteran character actor Charles Durning died yesterday in his Manhattan home. He was 89. A former professional boxer and a decorated World War veteran who.






