Robert Culp

Breen, the prime antagonist in the 2004 computer game Half-Life 2. Durning received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1982 and for To Be or Not to Be in 1983. Culp lent his voice to the digital character Dr. More recently he has played a benevolent father to Holly Hunter in Home for the Holidays (1995), and a savvy southern state governor ("Pappy" O'Daniel) in Oh Brother, Where Art Thou. Ewing in Dallas, Culp was ready to step into the role with an explanation that his face had been rebuilt following an accident. In Tootsie he played a suitor to a cross-dressing Dustin Hoffman, and worked again with Hoffman in a 1985 TV production of Death of a Salesman. R. Since then he has amassed over 100 film and TV credits, including Dog Day Afternoon (with Al Pacino), the sci-fi classic The Final Countdown, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

When Larry Hagman entered into contract negotiations over his character of J. One of Durning's best-known roles is the crooked bunco cop Lieutennant Snyder who doggedly pursues the young con artist Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) in the 1973 classic The Sting. His next starring stint on television was as an FBI agent in The Greatest American Hero. He has since performed in some 32 plays, including the Tony Award-winning That Championship Season. He went on to star in the movie Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, and had appearances in several Columbo television movies, playing several different characters. While working as a ballroom dance instructor (he had some training in classical dance) he was noticed and cast in the New York Shakespeare Festival. Culp became famous for his role on the espionage series I Spy, opposite Bill Cosby, but in fact, he had had an extensive film career prior to that 1965 program, most notably in PT 109. After the war, Durning worked various jobs.

Robert Culp (born August 16, 1930 in Oakland, California) is an American actor, best known for his work on television. He has said he still suffers from nightmares about his war experiences. Durning is well-known for participating in various functions to honor American veterans. He also participated in the Normandy Invasion. One of his injuries took place in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was one of the few to survive an attack on American POWs.

Army Ranger in World War II, during which he was awarded a Silver Star and three Purple Heart medals. Durning served as a U.S. An eminent character actor, Durning is known for his versatility and for sometimes outperforming the main actors in his films. Charles Durning (born February 28, 1923) is an American actor of stage and screen.