Walter Matthau

Acting · 2.1 popularity

Age

105

Movies

Born: October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000
From: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Works

95 films

Candy

19685.1

Dennis the Menace

19935.9

JFK

19917.6

Hello, Dolly!

19697.0

Earthquake

19746.1

Grumpy Old Men

19936.7

Charade

19637.7

Fail Safe

19647.8

Hanging Up

20005.3

The Odd Couple

19687.4

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

19747.5

The Bad News Bears

19766.9

Grumpier Old Men

19956.5

Out to Sea

19975.8

The Front Page

19747.3

Pirates

19866.3

King Creole

19586.4

Hopscotch

19807.0

Cactus Flower

19697.2

A New Leaf

19717.3

Lonely are the Brave

19627.4

The Fortune Cookie

19667.2

I.Q.

19946.0

The Odd Couple II

19986.3

Charley Varrick

19737.4

California Suite

19785.8

Mirage

19657.1

A Face in the Crowd

19577.6

Ride a Crooked Trail

19586.5

The Indian Fighter

19556.3

Buddy Buddy

19816.2

A Guide for the Married Man

19675.9

The Grass Harp

19965.9

Bigger Than Life

19567.2

The Survivors

19835.7

Onionhead

19585.5

The Couch Trip

19885.5

The Kentuckian

19555.8

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

19876.5

The Little Devil

19886.7

Plaza Suite

19716.2

The Laughing Policeman

19736.2

Little Miss Marker

19806.6

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

19958.0

Who's Got the Action?

19625.2

House Calls

19786.4

The Incident

19906.5

Carol Channing and 101 Men

1968

I'm Not Rappaport

19965.7

Strangers When We Meet

19606.4

I Ought to Be in Pictures

19826.8

Actor

19787.0

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

19915.1

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

19935.8

The Sunshine Boys

19756.9

The Stingiest Man in Town

19785.6

Ensign Pulver

19646.6

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

19986.0

First Monday in October

19816.2

The Marriage Fool

19986.9

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026

Awake and Sing!

197210.0

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

19926.1

The Lion Roars Again

19756.5

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

Goodbye Charlie

19645.8

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

19976.5

Kotch

19716.6

Pete 'n' Tillie

19725.8

I Love Liberty

1982

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

19575.8

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

1982

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

19927.0

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

19967.5

Island of Love

19635.8

Casey's Shadow

19786.4

The Gentleman Tramp

19767.1

Incident in a Small Town

19947.1

Funny Business

19788.0

Movers & Shakers

19853.9

The Secret Life of an American Wife

19686.0

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

1998

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984

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

1960

Voice in the Mirror

19586.4

A Beverly Hills Christmas

19873.5

Big Deal in Laredo

1962

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

19927.6

Gangster Story

19594.9

Jack Benny's Bag

1968

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

19869.0

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

19826.9

Atomic Attack

19547.5

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

20155.0