Sail on Charles Durning

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Loved him in The Sting.

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I remember him best in the Burt Reynolds/Dolly Parton movie "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" as the Governor of Texas who loved to 'do a little sidestep' —

— although he was excellent as the crooked cop in "The Sting".
He did leave a legacy as one of Hollywood's great character actors.  Sail on, Charles.
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:( :( :( :(

One of his last performances was a character who earned the Medal Of Honor on NCIS. Great in Tootsie, too.

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Great character actor. Sail on.
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And I am remembering him in Tootsie. Loved his work.
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Sail on, Charles.
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sail on Charles :(
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:cry: :cry: :cry: Sail on, Charles........
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Sail on, sir.

I loved his work but until today I had no idea that he was also a war hero: a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts, being buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Salute!
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I loved him on NCIS, in Tootsie, and as the priest on Everybody Lives Raymond.
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Sail on.
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:cry: Sail on, Charles ...
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Sail on Charles ... sail on
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Very sad.....
LOVED his character "Doc Hopper" in The Muppet Movie
and playing Tommy's crazy dad in "Rescue Me"....the episode when he moved in with his friend with the monkey
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