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Rhiannon12866

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31. K&R. Very sad, he was great in everything he did...

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 08:46 AM

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Charles Durning, `king of character actors,' dies in NY [View all] Tx4obama Dec 2012 OP

one of the greats; they are fading fast now Skittles Dec 2012 #1

Truly sad news. Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #2

He was GREAT in Rescue Me. cliffordu Dec 2012 #3

I adored Charles Durning. Aristus Dec 2012 #4

"Is you is or is you ain't . . . my constituents?" ~ "O Brother, Where Art Thou" . . . Journeyman Dec 2012 #5

"We're MASS communicatin' !" secondvariety Dec 2012 #14

"I invented moral fiber you sumbitch!" progressoid Dec 2012 #28

He was very lucky to survive WWII Kaleva Dec 2012 #6

Thank you for mentioning his service. CBHagman Dec 2012 #19

to me, he'll always be CreekDog Dec 2012 #7

One of my favorites blogslut Dec 2012 #8

How sad...to lose Charles Durning and Jack Klugman on the same day.... Rowdyboy Dec 2012 #9

They weren't the stuff of tabloids - thank G*d. DinahMoeHum Dec 2012 #22

One of the greatest character actors ever. This is very sad. graham4anything Dec 2012 #10

One of the greats. This is a loss for all of us. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #11

i'm so sad to hear this. xchrom Dec 2012 #12

He'll be sorely missed. Character actors are what make movie gold. TahitiNut Dec 2012 #13

I just watched Mr. st. Nick yesterday Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #15

Aw now that's sad news on Christmas...Durning was a great actor. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #16

North Dallas Forty Frank Cannon Dec 2012 #17

He was a very good actor Gothmog Dec 2012 #18

He had a great charisma lunatica Dec 2012 #20

R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Dec 2012 #21

RIP Charles ellie Dec 2012 #23

Aw, jeez! ChazInAz Dec 2012 #24

I remember him in Third Doctor Dec 2012 #25

Another good guy The Wizard Dec 2012 #26

He provided much entertainment for me. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #27

good article about character actors Skittles Dec 2012 #29

One of my favorites - Pappy O'Daniel Trajan Dec 2012 #30

K&R. Very sad, he was great in everything he did... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2012 #31

I just now learned of his death--what a shame; great guy, and such a talent. nt MADem Jan 2013 #32

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