Christopher Walken
March 31, 1943 (83 years old) in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Antz (1998), Vendetta (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Joe Dirt (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, The Jungle Book (2016), and Irreplaceable You (2018). He has received a number of awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- 2025 · Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost as Self
- 2024 · From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Percy as Percy Schmeiser
- 2019 · The Jesus Rolls as Warden
- 2018 · Irreplaceable You as Myron
- 2016 · The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
- 2015 · Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
- 2014 · Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
- 2013 · Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
- 2013 · The Power of Few as Doke
- 2012 · A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
- 2012 · Dark Horse as Jackie
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2009 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · $5 a Day as Nat Parker
- 2004 · Around the Bend as Turner Lair
- 2003 · The Work of Director Spike Jonze as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
- 2002 · Undertaking Betty as Frank Featherbed
- 2002 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
- 2002 · Poolhall Junkies as Uncle Mike
- 2000 · Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
- 2000 · The Prophecy 3: The Ascent as Gabriel
- 1999 · Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Max
- 1999 · Vendetta as James Houston
- 1998 · Illuminata as Bevalaqua
- 1997 · Touch as Bill Hill
- 1995 · Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · Scam as Jack Shanks
- 1993 · Skylark as Jacob Witting
- 1992 · Mistress as Warren Zell
- 1991 · McBain as McBain
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1989 · Communion as Whitley Strieber
- 1988 · Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
- 1988 · Puss in Boots as Puss
- 1988 · Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey
- 1988 · The Milagro Beanfield War as Kyril Montana
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1981 · Pennies from Heaven as Tom
- 1979 · Last Embrace as Eckart
- Future · That's Amore! as
- 2024 · Mitt liv som Roger Moore as Self
- 2024 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- 2024 · Dune: Part Two as Emperor
- 2022 · Dans les secrets des films Star Wars as Self ( Archives)
- 2022 · Severance as Burt Goodman
- 2021 · The Outlaws as Frank
- 2020 · Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
- 2020 · The War with Grandpa as Jerry
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2019 · Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Talking with the Vampires as
- 2017 · Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler
- 2016 · Nine Lives as Felix Perkins
- 2016 · One More Time as Paul Lombard
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
- 2016 · Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
- 2014 · Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2013 · Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
- 2013 · Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- 2012 · Stand Up Guys as Doc
- 2012 · Cooking with Christopher Walken as Himself
- 2012 · Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
- 2012 · Joe Papp in Five Acts as Self
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2011 · Kill the Irishman as Shondor Birns
- 2010 · Conan as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
- 2010 · Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
- 2009 · The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow
- 2008 · The Legend of Harrow Woods as Raven (voice)
- 2007 · Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler as
- 2007 · Balls of Fury as Feng
- 2007 · Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad
- 2007 · Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Christopher Walken (voice)
- 2006 · Man of the Year as Jack Menken
- 2006 · Click as Morty
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
- 2006 · Fade to Black as Brewster
- 2005 · Domino as Mark Heiss
- 2005 · Romance & Cigarettes as Cousin Bo
- 2005 · Wedding Crashers as Secretary Cleary
- 2005 · Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
- 2004 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken as
- 2004 · The Stepford Wives as Mike Wellington
- 2004 · Envy as J-Man
- 2004 · Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
- 2003 · The Rundown as Hatcher
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
- 2003 · Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
- 2002 · Julius Caesar as Cato the Younger
- 2002 · Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
- 2002 · Engine Trouble as Rusty (voice)
- 2002 · The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
- 2001 · The Affair of the Necklace as Count Cagliostro
- 2001 · America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
- 2001 · The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental
- 2001 · Joe Dirt as Clem
- 2001 · Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
- 2000 · The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
- 1999 · Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End as Jacob Witting
- 1999 · Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
- 1999 · Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
- 1999 · New Rose Hotel as Fox
- 1999 · Blast from the Past as Calvin
- 1998 · Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
- 1998 · The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
- 1998 · The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- 1997 · MouseHunt as Caesar
- 1997 · Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- 1997 · Excess Baggage as Ray
- 1996 · Last Man Standing as Hickey
- 1996 · Basquiat as The Interviewer
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Wild Side as Bruno Buckingham
- 1996 · The Funeral as Ray Tempio
- 1996 · Celluloide as Rod Geiger
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as The Man with the Plan
- 1995 · Nick of Time as Mr. Smith
- 1995 · The Addiction as Peina
- 1995 · The Prophecy as Gabriel
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
- 1994 · Storybook Cinema as
- 1994 · A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
- 1993 · Wayne's World 2 as Bobby Cahn
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · True Romance as Vincenzo Coccotti
- 1993 · Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Bad Girl as Guardian Angel
- 1992 · The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
- 1992 · Batman Returns as Max Shreck
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · All-American Murder as P.J. Decker
- 1991 · Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
- 1990 · The Comfort of Strangers as Robert
- 1990 · King of New York as Frank White
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1987 · Deadline as Don Stevens
- 1986 · At Close Range as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
- 1985 · A View to a Kill as Max Zorin
- 1983 · The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
- 1983 · Brainstorm as Michael Brace
- 1982 · Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash
- 1982 · Late Night with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- 1980 · The Dogs of War as Jamie Shannon
- 1980 · Heaven's Gate as Nathan D. Champion
- 1978 · The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- 1978 · Shoot the Sun Down as Mr. Rainbow
- 1977 · Roseland as Russel
- 1977 · Annie Hall as Duane Hall
- 1977 · The Sentinel as Det. Rizzo
- 1976 · Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Robert Fulmer
- 1975 · Valley Forge as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1973 · Kojak as Ben Wiley
- 1972 · The Mind Snatchers as Pvt. James H. Reese
- 1971 · The Anderson Tapes as The Kid
- 1970 · Cleopatra as Boy
- 1969 · Me and My Brother as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Walt Kramer
- Future · Tiens ferme ta couronne as
- 1966 · Barefoot in Athens as Lamprocles
- 1958 · Naked City as Chris Johannis
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Back in Black as Clyde
- 1956 · The Boy Who Saw Through as Ernest
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lamprocles
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob Witting
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Hessian
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter