Charles Durning
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Sep 11, 2026
Brian SalisburyHOST
And then we have...
Brian SalisburyHOST
A cast that includes Charles Durning, Jim Neighbors.
Brian SalisburyHOST
This movie's got so much going for it, but it also has a title that makes it hard to fathom that at some point in the late 90s, early 2000s, my fucking high school did a production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Brian SalisburyHOST
I love this musical.
22 MINS LATER
C. Robert CargillHOST
This is the, the paste on Hollywood ending and not the, not how anything really worked.
Brian SalisburyHOST
Yeah, I just feel like it would have been too depressing, and I'm glad they have this relationship.
Brian SalisburyHOST
I'm also glad that when they get the governor of Texas involved, it's Charles Durning.
C. Robert CargillHOST
Apparently, there was a big fight as a whole bunch of the old Broadway guys all wanted this role because this is one of those roles that when Charles Durning shows up, And sidestep begins.
Karen PetersonHOST
Such a fun fact that that movie is an Oscar-nominated film.
Karen PetersonHOST
So, because Charles Durning was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Karen PetersonHOST
But anyway, yeah, if you want to hear my thoughts, my full thoughts on that movie, that episode will be out this week.
Karen PetersonHOST
But other than that, that's basically all I've watched this week.
Gordon McNultyHOST
It's not going to be DiCaprio.
Gordon McNultyHOST
So that leaves Charles Durning and...
ElizaGUEST
My very first episode.
Gordon McNultyHOST
Oh, yeah.
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ElizaGUEST
Okay.
ElizaGUEST
All right.
ElizaGUEST
My number 10 is Charles Durning in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
ElizaGUEST
One of the early ones we did together.
CherieHOST
Of course, that was very popular as well, which is what inspired the film.
CherieHOST
And this film also had a pretty solid cast, including Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, and, and I'd forgotten this, Jim Neighbors.
CherieHOST
What? I'd forgotten he was in that
MichelleHOST
movie.
CherieHOST
Really? Yeah.
CherieHOST
So it actually did pretty well.
CherieHOST
And then Charles Durning was nominated as well.
CherieHOST
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
TroyHOST
So it was a pleasant rewatch for this project.
TroyHOST
And like I already mentioned, not only does this movie star Paul Newman, but it also stars Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Aline Brennan, and Harold Gould.
TroyHOST
Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring conman Johnny Hooker, played by Robert Redford, teams up with old pro Henry Gondreff, played by Paul Newman, to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible.
TroyHOST
Doyle Lonigan played by Robert Shaw.
Dominic ChianeseHOST
Could you say that cast again? Oh, my God.
Dominic ChianeseHOST
John Goodman, Al Pacino, Tony Randall, Charles Durning.
Katherine NarducciGUEST
Did Johnny tell you we wanna be a couple again?
Dominic ChianeseHOST
You know what? It's so funny how you guys are talking to each other, not listening to each other.
10 MINS LATER
Dominic ChianeseHOST
Could you say that cast again?
Dominic ChianeseHOST
Oh, my God.
John VentimigliaGUEST
John Goodman, Al Pacino, Tony Randall, Charles Durning-
Dominic ChianeseHOST
Steve Buscemi
ErinHOST
yeah Yeah, he was really good in this part.
ErinHOST
There's just some, like, aside from Dali, it's a lot of, huh, so that's Dom DeLuise, huh? That's his shtick, huh? charles durning as the governor he was in the sting dog day afternoon north dallas 40 tootsie nerd alert he was injured in the first wave of d-day in normandy and then he later participated in the battle of the bulge so that man saw the he's actually buried in arlington national cemetery Oh, wow.
ErinHOST
Nice.
ErinHOST
While pursuing an acting career, Durning, this is per Wikipedia, Durning, comma, a professional ballroom dancer, comma, taught at Fred Astaire's dance studio in New York City.
1 HR 40 MINS LATER
ErinHOST
The original Broadway production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the 46th Street Theater on June 9, 1978 and ran for 1,584 performances.
ErinHOST
The musical... on which the movie was based, was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 1979 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.
ErinHOST
It was Burt Reynolds who suggested Charles Durning, arguing that nobody knew Durning could sing and dance and that director Colin Higgins would be credited with discovering this untapped ability.
ErinHOST
Mm-hmm.
BrianPANELIST
Yeah, it was.
BrianPANELIST
I know, like for our uncle and father was also Charles Durning.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yes.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And
Jason SnellHOST
Um, we also get to meet, um, the Joliet, Illinois Police Lieutenant Snyder.
Jason SnellHOST
This is Charles Durning everybody.
Monty AshleyPANELIST
Durning! I love this performance.
Monty AshleyPANELIST
He's so restrained.
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Dr. DrangPANELIST
"... you know, whatever." It's, um, it, it, that's really well done and it, and the thing doesn't sh-...
Dr. DrangPANELIST
The, the story doesn't shut down as they have this discussion.
Dr. DrangPANELIST
It's not entirely, uh, just exposition because Charles Durning comes in looking for Redford during this period, and so we've got Eileen Brennan sort of deflecting him in another room while these guys are having their conversation.
Dr. DrangPANELIST
So we see th- we see the, the conversation, the plan getting put together sort of episodically instead of just all in one long w- what would've been a boring, uh, take.
BrianPANELIST
Yeah, it was.
BrianPANELIST
I know, like, for our uncle and father was also Charles Durning.
BrianPANELIST
Yes.
BrianPANELIST
And I would like to do a little sidestep and he would have his hat sideways and he would turn into it right correctly.
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