Actor Charles Durning dead at 89

Actor Charles Durning dead at 89

December 26, 2012 8:41 AM

The actor Charles Durning died at his home in New York at the age of 89. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports on the man known as the "king of character actors" and appeared in more than 100 movies over his 50-year career.

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