Charles Durning the 'king of character actors' dies aged 89 in New York of 'natural causes'

Two-time Oscar nominee Charles Durning - dubbed the king of the character actors - has died aged 89. The Tootsie star died yesterday of natural causes at his New York City home. Durning is best known for role as a corrupt governor in 1982's The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He was nominated a second time a year later for his performance as a bumbling Nazi official in Mel Brook's To Be Or Not To Be. His longtime agent and friend, Judith Moss, announced today that he had died at his home in the borough of Manhattan. He is survived by his children, Michele, Douglas and Jeannine. In 2008, Durning said he never wanted to stop working. He said: 'They're going to carry me out, if I go.'

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