Walter Matthau

Acting

Oct 1, 1920 – Jul 1, 2000 · 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). On Broadway, Matthau originated the role of Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple by playwright Neil Simon, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1965, his second after A Shot in the Dark in 1962. Matthau also received two British Academy Film Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 1963, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in The DuPont Show of the Week. In 1982, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

JFK1991
as ⁨Senator Long⁩
Dennis the Menace1993
as ⁨Mr. Wilson⁩
Charade1963
as ⁨Hamilton Bartholemew⁩
Grumpy Old Men1993
as ⁨Max Goldman⁩
The Odd Couple1968
as ⁨Oscar Madison⁩
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974
as ⁨Lieutenant Garber⁩
I.Q.1994
as ⁨Albert Einstein⁩
as ⁨Prof. Groeteschele⁩
as ⁨Max Goldman⁩
as ⁨Padre Maurizio⁩
as ⁨Horace Vandergelder⁩
as ⁨Walter Burns⁩
as ⁨Drunk⁩
as ⁨Willie Gingrich⁩
as ⁨Morris Buttermaker⁩
as ⁨Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red⁩
as ⁨Charley Varrick⁩
as ⁨Mel Miller⁩
as ⁨Dr. Julian Winston⁩
as ⁨Henry Graham⁩
as ⁨Lou Mozell⁩
as ⁨Miles Kendig⁩
as ⁨Wally Gibbs⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Morey Johnson⁩
as ⁨Oscar Madison⁩
as ⁨Marvin Michaels⁩
as ⁨Charlie⁩
as ⁨Ted Caselle⁩
as ⁨Trabucco⁩
as ⁨Donald Becker⁩
as ⁨Sonny Paluso⁩
as ⁨Maxie Fields⁩
as ⁨Willy Clark⁩
as ⁨Wes Todd⁩
as ⁨Gen. R.A. Smight⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD⁩
as ⁨Stan Bodine⁩
as ⁨Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley⁩
as ⁨Sorrowful Jones⁩ · Executive producer

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

JFK1991
as ⁨Senator Long⁩
Dennis the Menace1993
as ⁨Mr. Wilson⁩
Charade1963
as ⁨Hamilton Bartholemew⁩
Grumpy Old Men1993
as ⁨Max Goldman⁩
The Odd Couple1968
as ⁨Oscar Madison⁩
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974
as ⁨Lieutenant Garber⁩
I.Q.1994
as ⁨Albert Einstein⁩
as ⁨Prof. Groeteschele⁩
as ⁨Max Goldman⁩
as ⁨Padre Maurizio⁩
as ⁨Horace Vandergelder⁩
as ⁨Walter Burns⁩
as ⁨Drunk⁩
as ⁨Willie Gingrich⁩
as ⁨Morris Buttermaker⁩
as ⁨Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red⁩
as ⁨Charley Varrick⁩
as ⁨Mel Miller⁩
as ⁨Dr. Julian Winston⁩
as ⁨Henry Graham⁩
as ⁨Lou Mozell⁩
as ⁨Miles Kendig⁩
as ⁨Wally Gibbs⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Morey Johnson⁩
as ⁨Oscar Madison⁩
as ⁨Marvin Michaels⁩
as ⁨Charlie⁩
as ⁨Ted Caselle⁩
as ⁨Trabucco⁩
as ⁨Donald Becker⁩
as ⁨Sonny Paluso⁩
as ⁨Maxie Fields⁩
as ⁨Willy Clark⁩
as ⁨Wes Todd⁩
as ⁨Gen. R.A. Smight⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD⁩
as ⁨Stan Bodine⁩
as ⁨Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley⁩
as ⁨Sorrowful Jones⁩ · Executive producer