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Walter Matthau‌

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Birthday

calendar1920-10-01

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Walter Matthau

New York City, New York, USA

Walter Matthau

New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1920-10-01

Popularity

star11.9

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Matthau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

The Front Page

The Front Page‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

Fail Safe

Fail Safe‌
star7.8
calendar 1964

JFK

JFK‌
star7.6
calendar 1991

The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie‌
star7.2
calendar 1966

Hanging Up

Hanging Up‌
star5.2
calendar 2000

Charade

Charade‌
star7.7
calendar 1963

Earthquake

Earthquake‌
star6.1
calendar 1974

A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man‌
star5.9
calendar 1967

A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men‌
star6.6
calendar 1993

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple‌
star7.5
calendar 1968

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'‌
star5.0
calendar 2015

I.Q.

I.Q.‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

The Bad News Bears

The Bad News Bears‌
star6.9
calendar 1976

Pirates

Pirates‌
star6.3
calendar 1986

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three‌
star7.5
calendar 1974

The Couch Trip

The Couch Trip‌
star5.4
calendar 1988

Hopscotch

Hopscotch‌
star6.9
calendar 1980

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace‌
star5.8
calendar 1993

The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II‌
star6.3
calendar 1998

Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life‌
star7.2
calendar 1956

California Suite

California Suite‌
star5.8
calendar 1978

Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick‌
star7.3
calendar 1973

Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower‌
star7.1
calendar 1969

The Survivors

The Survivors‌
star5.6
calendar 1983

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy‌
star6.2
calendar 1981

I Ought to Be in Pictures

I Ought to Be in Pictures‌
star7.2
calendar 1982

Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!‌
star7.0
calendar 1969

The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman‌
star6.2
calendar 1973

House Calls

House Calls‌
star6.7
calendar 1978

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

A New Leaf

A New Leaf‌
star7.3
calendar 1971

Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver‌
star6.6
calendar 1964

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport‌
star5.6
calendar 1996

The Little Devil

The Little Devil‌
star6.7
calendar 1988

Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men‌
star6.5
calendar 1995

Ride a Crooked Trail

Ride a Crooked Trail‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys‌
star6.8
calendar 1975

Candy

Candy‌
star5.1
calendar 1968

The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian‌
star5.7
calendar 1955

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker‌
star6.5
calendar 1980

The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp‌
star5.9
calendar 1995

Out to Sea

Out to Sea‌
star5.6
calendar 1997

King Creole

King Creole‌
star6.4
calendar 1958

Gangster Story

Gangster Story‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Mirage

Mirage‌
star6.9
calendar 1965

Voice in the Mirror

Voice in the Mirror‌
star5.8
calendar 1958

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue‌
star5.4
calendar 1957

Incident in a Small Town

Incident in a Small Town‌
star6.6
calendar 1994

Casey's Shadow

Casey's Shadow‌
star6.4
calendar 1978

First Monday in October

First Monday in October‌
star6.3
calendar 1981

Kotch

Kotch‌
star6.4
calendar 1971

The Indian Fighter

The Indian Fighter‌
star6.1
calendar 1955

Who's Got the Action?

Who's Got the Action?‌
star5.2
calendar 1962

Strangers When We Meet

Strangers When We Meet‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers‌
star3.9
calendar 1985

The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture‌
star6.6
calendar 2002

Pete 'n' Tillie

Pete 'n' Tillie‌
star5.5
calendar 1972

Island of Love

Island of Love‌
star5.3
calendar 1963

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

The Incident

The Incident‌
star6.6
calendar 1990

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

Onionhead

Onionhead‌
star5.5
calendar 1958

The Gentleman Tramp

The Gentleman Tramp‌
star6.6
calendar 1976

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies‌
star8.5
calendar 1995

The Stingiest Man in Town

The Stingiest Man in Town‌
star5.5
calendar 1978

A Beverly Hills Christmas

A Beverly Hills Christmas‌
star6.0
calendar 1987

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love‌
star4.5
calendar 1991

Goodbye Charlie

Goodbye Charlie‌
star5.6
calendar 1964

Funny Business

Funny Business‌
star0.0
calendar

Awake and Sing!

Awake and Sing!‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

The Secret Life of an American Wife

The Secret Life of an American Wife‌
star3.0
calendar 1968

Actor

Actor‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

How The Grinch Stole Christmas!‌
star7.3
calendar 1992

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy‌
star6.0
calendar 1998

The Marriage Fool

The Marriage Fool‌
star7.2
calendar 1998

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore‌
star6.0
calendar 1992

Atomic Attack

Atomic Attack‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman‌
star7.5
calendar 1996

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough‌
star6.5
calendar 1997

Big Deal in Laredo

Big Deal in Laredo‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy‌
star5.6
calendar 1993

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Carol Channing and 101 Men

Carol Channing and 101 Men‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Tv Credits

Route 66

Route 66‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show‌
star5.3
calendar 1962

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!‌
star3.5
calendar 1961

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Suspense

Suspense‌
star4.2
calendar 1949

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
star4.3
calendar 1950

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Tallahassee 7000

Tallahassee 7000‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
star4.3
calendar 1950

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.6
calendar 1968

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star4.9
calendar 1971