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
- 2024 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- 2020 · Percy as Percy Schmeiser
- 2019 · Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler
- 2016 · Nine Lives as Felix Perkins
- 2016 · Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
- 2015 · Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
- 2014 · Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
- 2013 · Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
- 2012 · A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
- 2012 · Dark Horse as Jackie
- 2010 · Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
- 2009 · The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow
- 2007 · Balls of Fury as Feng
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
- 2005 · Domino as Mark Heiss
- 2005 · Romance & Cigarettes as Cousin Bo
- 2004 · Around the Bend as Turner Lair
- 2004 · Envy as J-Man
- 2003 · Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
- 2002 · Julius Caesar as Cato the Younger
- 2002 · The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
- 2000 · The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
- 1999 · Vendetta as James Houston
- 1999 · New Rose Hotel as Fox
- 1998 · The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- 1997 · Excess Baggage as Ray
- 1996 · Basquiat as The Interviewer
- 1994 · A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
- 1993 · Skylark as Jacob Witting
- 1991 · Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
- 1988 · Puss in Boots as Puss
- 1987 · Deadline as Don Stevens
- 1983 · The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
- 1983 · Brainstorm as Michael Brace
- 1982 · Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash
- 1979 · Last Embrace as Eckart
- 1971 · The Anderson Tapes as The Kid
- 1956 · The Boy Who Saw Through as Ernest
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · That's Amore! as
- 2025 · Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost as Self
- 2024 · Mitt liv som Roger Moore as Self
- 2024 · From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- 2024 · Dune: Part Two as Emperor
- 2022 · Severance as Burt Goodman
- 2021 · The Outlaws as Frank
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
- 2020 · The War with Grandpa as Jerry
- 2019 · The Jesus Rolls as Warden
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2018 · Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Talking with the Vampires as
- 2018 · Irreplaceable You as Myron
- 2016 · The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
- 2016 · One More Time as Paul Lombard
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
- 2014 · Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- 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 · 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
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2010 · Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
- 2009 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · $5 a Day as Nat Parker
- 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 · Fade to Black as Brewster
- 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 · Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
- 2003 · The Work of Director Spike Jonze as Self
- 2003 · The Rundown as Hatcher
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
- 2002 · Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
- 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
- 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 · Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
- 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 · The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
- 1998 · Illuminata as Bevalaqua
- 1997 · MouseHunt as Caesar
- 1997 · Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- 1997 · Touch as Bill Hill
- 1996 · Last Man Standing as Hickey
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 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
- 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
- 1992 · The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
- 1992 · Mistress as Warren Zell
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1981 · Pennies from Heaven as Tom
- 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
- 1970 · Cleopatra as Boy
- Future · Back in Black as Clyde
- Future · Tiens ferme ta couronne as
- 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
- 1953 · The Oscars 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