Walter Matthau
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.
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Films (94)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Raccroche !
2000 · Lou Mozell
The Marriage Fool
1998 · Frank Walsh
The Odd Couple II
1998 · Oscar Madison
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998 · Narrator
Out to Sea
1997 · Charlie
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 · Self
I'm Not Rappaport
1996 · Nat Moyer
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996 · Self
The Grass Harp
1996 · Judge Charlie Cool
Grumpier Old Men
1995 · Max Goldman
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
I.Q.
1994 · Albert Einstein
Incident in a Small Town
1994 · Harmon Cobb
Grumpy Old Men
1993 · Max Goldman
Dennis the Menace
1993 · Mr. Wilson
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993 · Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1992 · Narrator (voice)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992 · Self
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
1992 · Harmon Cobb
JFK
1991 · Senator Long
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991 · Clifford Pepperman
The Incident
1990 · Harmon Cobb
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 · Self (voice)
The Little Devil
1988 · Padre Maurizio
The Couch Trip
1988 · Donald Becker
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987 · Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self
Pirates
1986 · Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986 · Self
Movers & Shakers
1985 · Joe Mulholland
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 · Self - Performer
The Survivors
1983 · Sonny Paluso
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
1982 · Self
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982 · Self
I Ought to Be in Pictures
1982 · Herbert Tucker
I Love Liberty
1982 · Self
First Monday in October
1981 · Dan Snow
Buddy Buddy
1981 · Trabucco
Hopscotch
1980 · Miles Kendig
Little Miss Marker
1980 · Sorrowful Jones, Executive Producer
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978 · Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Funny Business
1978 · Self - Host
California Suite
1978 · Marvin Michaels
House Calls
1978 · Dr. Charley Nichols
Actor
1978 · Boris Thomashevsky
Casey's Shadow
1978 · Lloyd Bourdelle
The Gentleman Tramp
1976 · Self / Narrator
The Bad News Bears
1976 · Morris Buttermaker
The Sunshine Boys
1975 · Willy Clark
The Lion Roars Again
1975 · Self
The Making of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Self
Earthquake
1974 · Drunk
The Front Page
1974 · Walter Burns
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974 · Lieutenant Garber
The Laughing Policeman
1973 · Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Charley Varrick
1973 · Charley Varrick
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972 · Pete Seltzer
Awake and Sing!
1972 · Moe Axelrod
Kotch
1971 · Joseph P. Kotcher
Plaza Suite
1971 · Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
A New Leaf
1971 · Henry Graham
Cactus Flower
1969 · Dr. Julian Winston
Hello, Dolly!
1969 · Horace Vandergelder
Candy
1968 · Gen. R.A. Smight
Jack Benny's Bag
1968 · Self
The Secret Life of an American Wife
1968 · The Movie Star
The Odd Couple
1968 · Oscar Madison
Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968 · Self
A Guide for the Married Man
1967 · Paul Manning
The Fortune Cookie
1966 · Willie Gingrich
Mirage
1965 · Ted Caselle
Goodbye Charlie
1964 · Leo Sartori
Fail Safe
1964 · Prof. Groeteschele
Ensign Pulver
1964 · Doc
Charade
1963 · Hamilton Bartholemew
Island of Love
1963 · Tony Dallas
Who's Got the Action?
1962 · Tony Gagouts
Big Deal in Laredo
1962 · Meredith
Lonely are the Brave
1962 · Sheriff Morey Johnson
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960 · Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
Strangers When We Meet
1960 · Felix Anders
Gangster Story
1959 · Jack Martin, Director
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958 · Judge Kyle
Onionhead
1958 · 'Red' Wildoe
Voice in the Mirror
1958 · Dr. Karnes
King Creole
1958 · Maxie Fields
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957 · Al Dahlke
A Face in the Crowd
1957 · Mel Miller
Bigger Than Life
1956 · Wally Gibbs
The Indian Fighter
1955 · Wes Todd
The Kentuckian
1955 · Stan Bodine
Atomic Attack
1954 · Dr. Spinelli
Séries (26)
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Film '72
1971 · Self
Great Performances
1971 · Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Profiles in Courage
1964 · Gov. John Slaton, Andrew Johnson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Tom Gregory
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Franklin Gaer
Tallahassee 7000
1961 · Lex Rogers
Route 66
1960
Naked City
1958 · Peter Kanopolis, Dr. Max Lewine
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Host
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Off. Pete Chandler, Moran, Harry Wade, Phil
Climax!
1954 · Charlie Mapes
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Tom Dutton
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Coastguardsman, Inspector, Craig
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · The Bartender
Suspense
1949 · Lawrence Stevens
Studio One
1948 · Jacobs, Olsen
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Iago, Stuart Benson
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee / Presenter