Walter Matthau
Actor
Born October 1, 1920 in New York City, New York, USA
Walter Matthau (born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in A Face in the Crowd (1957), King Creole (1958) and as a coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy The Bad News Bears (1976). He also starred in 10 films alongside Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968), The Front Page (1974) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). Matthau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966). Matthau is also known for his performances in Stanley Donen's romance Charade (1963), Gene Kelly's musical Hello, Dolly! (1969), Elaine May's screwball comedy A New Leaf (1971) and Herbert Ross' ensemble comedy California Suite (1978). He also starred in Plaza Suite, Kotch (both 1971), Charley Varrick (1973), The Sunshine Boys (1975), and Hopscotch (1980).
Filmography
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Self (archive footage)
Hanging Up
Lou Mozell
The Marriage Fool
Frank Walsh
The Odd Couple II
Oscar Madison
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Narrator
Out to Sea
Charlie Gordon
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Self
I'm Not Rappaport
Nat Moyer
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Self
The Grass Harp
Judge Charlie Cool
Grumpier Old Men
Max Goldman
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
I.Q.
Albert Einstein
Incident in a Small Town
Harmon Cobb
Grumpy Old Men
Max Goldman
Dennis the Menace
Mr. Wilson
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Narrator (voice)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Self
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Harmon Cobb
JFK
Senator Long
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Clifford Pepperman
The Incident
Harmon Cobb
The Little Devil
Padre Maurizio
The Couch Trip
Donald Becker
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
Pirates
Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Movers & Shakers
Joe Mulholland
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
The Survivors
Sonny Paluso
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
Self
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Self
I Ought to Be in Pictures
Herbert Tucker
I Love Liberty
Self
First Monday in October
Dan Snow
Buddy Buddy
Trabucco
Hopscotch
Miles Kendig
Little Miss Marker
Sorrowful Jones
The Stingiest Man in Town
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
California Suite
Marvin Michaels
House Calls
Dr. Charley Nichols
Actor
Boris Thomashevsky
Casey's Shadow
Lloyd Bourdelle
The Gentleman Tramp
Self / Narrator
The Bad News Bears
Coach Morris Buttermaker
The Sunshine Boys
Willy Clark
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Earthquake
Drunk
The Front Page
Walter Burns
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Lt. Garber
The Laughing Policeman
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete Seltzer
Awake and Sing!
Moe Axelrod
Kotch
Joseph P. Kotcher
Plaza Suite
Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
A New Leaf
Henry Graham
Great Performances
Self
Cactus Flower
Dr. Julian Winston
Hello, Dolly!
Horace Vandergelder
Candy
Gen. R.A. Smight
The Secret Life of an American Wife
The Movie Star
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Odd Couple
Oscar Madison
Carol Channing and 101 Men
Self
A Guide for the Married Man
Paul Manning
The Fortune Cookie
Willie Gingrich
Mirage
Ted Caselle
Goodbye Charlie
Leo Sartori
Fail Safe
Prof. Groeteschele
Ensign Pulver
Doc
Charade
Hamilton Bartholemew
Island of Love
Tony Dallas
Who's Got the Action?
Tony Gagouts
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Lonely are the Brave
Sheriff Morey Johnson
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Target: The Corruptors!
Dr. Kildare
Franklin Gaer
Tallahassee 7000
Lex Rogers
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
Route 66
Strangers When We Meet
Felix Anders
Gangster Story
Jack Martin
Ride a Crooked Trail
Judge Kyle
Onionhead
'Red' Wildoe
Naked City
Peter Kanopolis
Voice in the Mirror
Dr. Karnes
King Creole
Maxie Fields
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Al Dahlke
A Face in the Crowd
Mel Miller
Bigger Than Life
Wally Gibbs
Tony Awards
Self - Host
The Indian Fighter
Wes Todd
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Off. Pete Chandler
The Kentuckian
Stan Bodine
Climax!
Charlie Mapes
Atomic Attack
Dr. Spinelli
The Oscars
Self
General Electric Theater
Robert Montgomery Presents
Suspense
Lawrence Stevens
Studio One
Jacobs
The Philco Television Playhouse
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter