Walter Matthau

Acting · 2.3 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

Charade

19637.7

Hello, Dolly!

19697.0

Earthquake

19746.1

Grumpy Old Men

19936.7

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

19747.5

Hanging Up

20005.3

Fail Safe

19647.8

The Odd Couple

19687.4

Out to Sea

19975.8

Grumpier Old Men

19956.5

The Bad News Bears

19766.9

Pirates

19866.3

The Front Page

19747.3

Hopscotch

19807.0

I.Q.

19946.0

Cactus Flower

19697.2

Lonely are the Brave

19627.4

King Creole

19586.4

The Fortune Cookie

19667.2

California Suite

19785.8

Buddy Buddy

19816.2

A New Leaf

19717.3

The Odd Couple II

19986.3

Charley Varrick

19737.4

Ride a Crooked Trail

19586.5

The Survivors

19835.7

The Grass Harp

19965.9

A Face in the Crowd

19577.6

Mirage

19657.1

Bigger Than Life

19567.2

The Little Devil

19886.7

A Guide for the Married Man

19675.9

The Indian Fighter

19556.3

The Couch Trip

19885.5

Little Miss Marker

19806.6

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

19876.5

The Laughing Policeman

19736.2

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

19958.0

Onionhead

19585.5

The Kentuckian

19555.8

The Sunshine Boys

19756.9

Actor

19787.0

Plaza Suite

19716.2

Who's Got the Action?

19625.2

I'm Not Rappaport

19965.7

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

19915.1

House Calls

19786.4

I Ought to Be in Pictures

19826.8

Goodbye Charlie

19645.8

Strangers When We Meet

19606.4

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026

Carol Channing and 101 Men

1968

I Love Liberty

1982

The Stingiest Man in Town

19785.6

The Lion Roars Again

19756.5

The Incident

19906.5

Ensign Pulver

19646.6

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

19935.8

The Marriage Fool

19986.9

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

19927.0

Awake and Sing!

197210.0

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

19967.5

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

19976.5

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

19575.8

Kotch

19716.6

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

19926.1

Island of Love

19635.8

Movers & Shakers

19853.9

First Monday in October

19816.2

Pete 'n' Tillie

19725.8

The Secret Life of an American Wife

19686.0

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

19986.0

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

1982

Casey's Shadow

19786.4

Voice in the Mirror

19586.4

A Beverly Hills Christmas

19873.5

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

1998

Incident in a Small Town

19947.1

The Gentleman Tramp

19767.1

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

1960

Gangster Story

19594.9

Big Deal in Laredo

1962

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

19927.6

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

19869.0

Funny Business

19788.0

Atomic Attack

19547.5

Jack Benny's Bag

1968

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

19826.9

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

20155.0