Christopher Walken
March 31, 1943 (82 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 · Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost as Self
- 2025 · SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night 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 · Talking with the Vampires as
- 2017 · Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler
- 2016 · Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
- 2014 · Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
- 2014 · Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- 2013 · Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
- 2012 · Stand Up Guys as Doc
- 2012 · A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
- 2012 · Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
- 2010 · Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
- 2010 · Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
- 2009 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Balls of Fury as Feng
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
- 2005 · Romance & Cigarettes as Cousin Bo
- 2005 · Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
- 2003 · Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
- 2002 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
- 2001 · The Affair of the Necklace as Count Cagliostro
- 2001 · America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
- 2001 · Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
- 2000 · Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
- 1999 · Vendetta as James Houston
- 1999 · New Rose Hotel as Fox
- 1998 · The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
- 1997 · Touch as Bill Hill
- 1996 · Last Man Standing as Hickey
- 1996 · Basquiat as The Interviewer
- 1996 · Celluloide as Rod Geiger
- 1994 · A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
- 1992 · The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
- 1992 · Mistress as Warren Zell
- 1988 · Puss in Boots as Puss
- 1983 · The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
- 1980 · Heaven's Gate as Nathan D. Champion
- 1979 · Last Embrace as Eckart
- 1978 · Shoot the Sun Down as Mr. Rainbow
- 1977 · Roseland as Russel
- Future · That's Amore! as
- 2024 · Mitt liv som Roger Moore as Self
- 2024 · From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- 2024 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- 2024 · Dune: Part Two as Emperor
- 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 · Irreplaceable You as Myron
- 2016 · Nine Lives as Felix Perkins
- 2016 · The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
- 2016 · One More Time as Paul Lombard
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
- 2015 · Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
- 2014 · Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2013 · Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
- 2013 · The Power of Few as Doke
- 2013 · Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- 2012 · Cooking with Christopher Walken as Himself
- 2012 · Dark Horse as Jackie
- 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
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow
- 2008 · $5 a Day as Nat Parker
- 2007 · Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Christopher Walken (voice)
- 2006 · Man of the Year as Jack Menken
- 2006 · Click as Morty
- 2006 · Fade to Black as Brewster
- 2005 · Domino as Mark Heiss
- 2005 · Wedding Crashers as Secretary Cleary
- 2004 · Around the Bend as Turner Lair
- 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 Work of Director Spike Jonze as Self
- 2003 · The Rundown as Hatcher
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
- 2003 · Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
- 2002 · Julius Caesar as Cato the Younger
- 2002 · Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
- 2002 · Undertaking Betty as Frank Featherbed
- 2002 · Poolhall Junkies as Uncle Mike
- 2001 · The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental
- 2001 · Joe Dirt as Clem
- 2000 · The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
- 2000 · The Prophecy 3: The Ascent as Gabriel
- 1999 · Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Max
- 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 · Blast from the Past as Calvin
- 1998 · Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
- 1998 · Illuminata as Bevalaqua
- 1998 · The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- 1997 · MouseHunt as Caesar
- 1997 · Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- 1997 · Excess Baggage as Ray
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Wild Side as Bruno Buckingham
- 1996 · The Funeral as Ray Tempio
- 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
- 1995 · Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Storybook Cinema as
- 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
- 1993 · Scam as Jack Shanks
- 1993 · Skylark as Jacob Witting
- 1992 · Batman Returns as Max Shreck
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · All-American Murder as P.J. Decker
- 1991 · McBain as McBain
- 1991 · Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
- 1990 · The Comfort of Strangers as Robert
- 1990 · King of New York as Frank White
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1989 · Communion as Whitley Strieber
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1988 · Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
- 1988 · Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey
- 1988 · The Milagro Beanfield War as Kyril Montana
- 1987 · Deadline as Don Stevens
- 1986 · At Close Range as Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr.
- 1985 · A View to a Kill as Max Zorin
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1983 · Brainstorm as Michael Brace
- 1982 · Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash
- 1981 · Pennies from Heaven as Tom
- 1980 · The Dogs of War as Jamie Shannon
- 1978 · The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Future · Tiens ferme ta couronne as
- Future · Back in Black as Clyde