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Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Actor · Born 1920-10-01 · New York City, New York, USA

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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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. JFK (1991) — Senator Long
  2. Dennis the Menace (1993) — Mr. Wilson
  3. Charade (1963) — Hamilton Bartholemew
  4. Grumpy Old Men (1993) — Max Goldman
  5. The Odd Couple (1968) — Oscar Madison
  6. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) — Lieutenant Garber
  7. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  8. I.Q. (1994) — Albert Einstein
  9. Fail Safe (1964) — Prof. Groeteschele
  10. The Little Devil (1988) — Padre Maurizio
  11. Grumpier Old Men (1995) — Max Goldman
  12. Hello, Dolly! (1969) — Horace Vandergelder
  13. The Front Page (1974) — Walter Burns
  14. Earthquake (1974) — Drunk
  15. The Fortune Cookie (1966) — Willie Gingrich
  16. The Bad News Bears (1976) — Morris Buttermaker
  17. Pirates (1986) — Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
  18. Charley Varrick (1973) — Charley Varrick
  19. A Face in the Crowd (1957) — Mel Miller
  20. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Off. Pete Chandler
  21. Cactus Flower (1969) — Julian Winston
  22. A New Leaf (1971) — Henry Graham
  23. Hanging Up (2000) — Lou Mozell
  24. Bigger Than Life (1956) — Wally Gibbs
  25. Hopscotch (1980) — Miles Kendig
  26. Lonely are the Brave (1962) — Sheriff Morey Johnson
  27. The Odd Couple II (1998) — Oscar Madison
  28. California Suite (1978) — Marvin Michaels
  29. Out to Sea (1997) — Charlie Gordon
  30. Mirage (1965) — Ted Caselle
  31. The Couch Trip (1988) — Donald Becker
  32. The Survivors (1983) — Sonny Paluso
  33. Buddy Buddy (1981) — Trabucco
  34. King Creole (1958) — Maxie Fields
  35. The Sunshine Boys (1975) — Willy Clark
  36. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  37. The Indian Fighter (1955) — Wes Todd
  38. Candy (1968) — Gen. R.A. Smight
  39. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  40. The Laughing Policeman (1973) — Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD

Directed

  1. Gangster Story (1959) — Director