9.0
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
Walter Matthau
Also known as: Walter John Matthow, Walter Matthow
Acting
Born:October 1, 1920
Died:July 1, 2000(aged 79)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Height:6'2" (189 cm)
Education:The New School, Seward Park High School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (91 movies)
7.8
7.8
Fail Safe
1964
as Prof. Groeteschele
7.7
7.7
Charade
1963
as Hamilton Bartholemew
7.6
7.6
JFK
1991
as Senator Long
7.6
7.6
A Face in the Crowd
1957
as Mel Miller
7.5
7.5
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self
7.5
7.5
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
as Lt. Garber
7.4
7.4
The Odd Couple
1968
as Oscar Madison
7.4
7.4
Lonely are the Brave
1962
as Sheriff Morey Johnson
7.3
7.3
Charley Varrick
1973
as Charley Varrick
7.3
7.3
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1992
as Narrator (voice)
7.3
7.3
The Front Page
1974
as Walter Burns
7.2
7.2
A New Leaf
1971
as Henry Graham
7.2
7.2
Bigger Than Life
1956
as Wally Gibbs
7.2
7.2
The Marriage Fool
1998
as Frank Walsh
7.1
7.1
The Fortune Cookie
1966
as Willie Gingrich
7.1
7.1
Cactus Flower
1969
as Dr. Julian Winston
7.0
7.0
Mirage
1965
as Ted Caselle
7.0
7.0
Hopscotch
1980
as Miles Kendig
7.0
7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Horace Vandergelder
6.9
6.9
The Bad News Bears
1976
as Coach Morris Buttermaker
6.8
6.8
The Sunshine Boys
1975
as Willy Clark
6.7
6.7
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Max Goldman
6.7
6.7
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
1982
as Self
6.7
6.7
The Little Devil
1988
as Padre Maurizio
6.7
6.7
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as Self
6.6
6.6
Incident in a Small Town
1994
as Harmon Cobb
6.6
6.6
The Gentleman Tramp
1976
as Self / Narrator
6.6
6.6
Ensign Pulver
1964
as Doc
6.5
6.5
Kotch
1971
as Joseph P. Kotcher
6.5
6.5
Little Miss Marker
1980
Executive Producer
6.5
6.5
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997
as Self
6.5
6.5
I Ought to Be in Pictures
1982
as Herbert Tucker
6.5
6.5
Grumpier Old Men
1995
as Max Goldman
6.3
6.3
King Creole
1958
as Maxie Fields
6.3
6.3
House Calls
1978
as Dr. Charley Nichols
6.3
6.3
The Odd Couple II
1998
as Oscar Madison
6.3
6.3
Casey's Shadow
1978
as Lloyd Bourdelle
6.3
6.3
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958
as Judge Kyle
6.3
6.3
Pirates
1986
as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
6.3
6.3
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Wes Todd
6.2
6.2
Strangers When We Meet
1960
as Felix Anders
6.2
6.2
The Laughing Policeman
1973
as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
6.1
6.1
Buddy Buddy
1981
as Trabucco
6.1
6.1
Plaza Suite
1971
as Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
6.1
6.1
The Incident
1990
as Harmon Cobb
6.1
6.1
Earthquake
1974
as Drunk
6.1
6.1
First Monday in October
1981
as Dan Snow
6.0
6.0
I.Q.
1994
as Albert Einstein
6.0
6.0
Atomic Attack
1954
as Dr. Spinelli
6.0
6.0
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
as Self
6.0
6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self
5.9
5.9
Dennis the Menace
1993
as George Wilson
5.8
5.8
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
1992
as Harmon Cobb
5.8
5.8
The Grass Harp
1996
as Judge Charlie Cool
5.8
5.8
Voice in the Mirror
1958
as Dr. Karnes
5.8
5.8
California Suite
1978
as Marvin Michaels
5.8
5.8
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Paul Manning
5.8
5.8
Goodbye Charlie
1964
as Leo Sartori
5.7
5.7
Out to Sea
1997
as Charlie Gordon
5.6
5.6
The Survivors
1983
as Sonny Paluso
5.6
5.6
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
as Pete Seltzer
5.6
5.6
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
as Nat Moyer
5.6
5.6
The Kentuckian
1955
as Stan Bodine
5.6
5.6
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
as Self
5.5
5.5
The Couch Trip
1988
as Donald Becker
5.4
5.4
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Al Dahlke
5.3
5.3
Island of Love
1963
as Tony Dallas
5.2
5.2
Hanging Up
2000
as Lou Mozell
5.2
5.2
Who's Got the Action?
1962
as Tony Gagouts
5.1
5.1
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
5.1
5.1
Candy
1968
as Gen. R.A. Smight
5.0
5.0
Gangster Story
1959
Director
5.0
5.0
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
2015
as Self (archive footage)
4.9
4.9
Onionhead
1958
as 'Red' Wildoe
4.5
4.5
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991
as Clifford Pepperman
3.7
3.7
Movers & Shakers
1985
as Joe Mulholland
3.5
3.5
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
as Self
3.0
3.0
The Secret Life of an American Wife
1968
as The Movie Star
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Awake and Sing!
1972
as Moe Axelrod
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
Funny Business
1978
as Self - Host
Actor
1978
as Boris Thomashevsky
Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968
as Self
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Big Deal in Laredo
1962
as Meredith
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982
as Self
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
1998
as Self
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960
as Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
as Self
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