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Dick Durbin
ActorBorn November 21, 1944 (80 years)
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served as the Senate Democratic whip since 2005 (the second-highest position in the Democratic leadership in the Senate) and as the Senate majority whip since 2021. He chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, and led the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination hearings.
Durbin was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He graduated from the School of Foreign Service and the Georgetown University Law Center. Working in state legal counsel throughout the 1970s, he made an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor of Illinois in 1978. Durbin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, representing the Springfield-based 20th congressional district.
After serving seven House terms, Durbin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. He has served as the Senate Democratic whip since 2005—under Harry Reid until 2017, and under Chuck Schumer since 2017. During that time, he had two stints as Senate majority whip (from 2007 to 2015, and since 2021), and two as minority whip (from 2005 to 2007 and from 2015 to 2021). He is the dean of Illinois's congressional delegation.
Durbin was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He graduated from the School of Foreign Service and the Georgetown University Law Center. Working in state legal counsel throughout the 1970s, he made an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor of Illinois in 1978. Durbin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982, representing the Springfield-based 20th congressional district.
After serving seven House terms, Durbin was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. He has served as the Senate Democratic whip since 2005—under Harry Reid until 2017, and under Chuck Schumer since 2017. During that time, he had two stints as Senate majority whip (from 2007 to 2015, and since 2021), and two as minority whip (from 2005 to 2007 and from 2015 to 2021). He is the dean of Illinois's congressional delegation.
Filmography
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address · as Self |
| 2024 | Government Gangsters · as Self - Senate Minority Whip |
| 2022 | For Love & Life: No Ordinary Campaign · as Self - Senator, Illinois |
| 2022 | CNN This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Jesse Watters Primetime (TV Series) · as Self - At Capitol |
| 2021 | Four Hours at the Capitol · as Self - Illinois Senator |
| 2021 | The Problem With Jon Stewart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Peston (TV Series) · as Self - Senate Minority Whip |
| 2018 | The Fourth Estate (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Fail State · as Self - Senator, Illinois (d) |
| 2017 | Laura Coates Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Beat with Ari Melber (TV Series) · as Self - Illinois Senator |
| 2017 | The Words That Built America · as Self - Reader Of The Constitution |
| 2017 | Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace (TV Series) · as Self - Illinois Senator |
| 2016 | The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Inside Obama's White House (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | MTP Daily (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Every Three Seconds · as Self - Senator, Illinois |
| 2013 | New Day (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Lead with Jake Tapper (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The World According to Dick Cheney · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Us Senate Assistant Majority Leader |
| 2011 | Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? · as Self |
| 2011 | Erin Burnett OutFront (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail · as Self |
| 2010 | Pricele$$ · as Self |
| 2009 | Capitalism: A Love Story · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | State Of The Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Hype: The Obama Effect · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | The Rachel Maddow Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Morning Joe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | This Week (TV Series) · as Self - Senate Minority Whip |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360° (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Countdown with Keith Olbermann (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | NOW (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Hardball with Chris Mathews (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Inside Politics (TV Series) · as Self - Senate Minority Whip |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Frontline (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | PBS News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | NBC Nightly News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Panorama (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Meet the Press (TV Series) · as Self - Senator, Illinois |