Christopher Walken
March 31, 1943 (81 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 · 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 · Percy as Percy Schmeiser
- 2020 · The War with Grandpa as Jerry
- 2020 · Showbiz Kids as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Jesus Rolls as Warden
- 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
- 2018 · Irreplaceable You as Myron
- 2017 · Father Figures as Dr. Tinkler
- 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)
- 2016 · Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
- 2015 · Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2014 · Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
- 2014 · Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- 2014 · Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
- 2013 · Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Himself
- 2013 · The Power of Few as Doke
- 2013 · Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- 2012 · Stand Up Guys as Doc
- 2012 · A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
- 2012 · Cooking with Christopher Walken as Himself
- 2012 · Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
- 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
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live Backstage as Self
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2010 · Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
- 2009 · The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow
- 2009 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · $5 a Day as Nat Parker
- 2008 · Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride... Starring You! as Frank Kincaid
- 2007 · Balls of Fury as Feng
- 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 · 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 William Cleary
- 2005 · Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
- 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 Himself
- 2003 · Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
- 2003 · Julius Caesar as Marcus Portius Cato
- 2003 · Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
- 2002 · Julius Caesar as Marcus Portius Cato
- 2002 · Julius Cäsar as Cato
- 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 · The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
- 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 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 · Vendetta as James Houston
- 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 · Illuminata as Bevalaqua
- 1998 · The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- 1997 · MouseHunt as Caeser, the Exterminator
- 1997 · Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- 1997 · Excess Baggage as Ray
- 1997 · Touch as Bill Hill
- 1996 · Last Man Standing as Hickey
- 1996 · Basquiat as The Interviewer
- 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
- 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
- 1993 · Scam as Jack Shanks
- 1993 · Skylark as Jacob Witting
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 · The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
- 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
- 1980 · Heaven's Gate as Nathan D. Champion
- 1979 · Last Embrace as Eckart
- 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
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as General
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1973 · Kojak as Ben Wiley
- 1972 · The Mind Snatchers as Pvt. James H. Reese
- 1971 · The Anderson Tapes as The Kid
- 1969 · Me and My Brother as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Walt Kramer
- 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
- Future · That's Amore! as
- 1970 · Cleopatra as Boy
- 1966 · Barefoot in Athens as Lamprocles
- 1956 · The Boy Who Saw Through as Ernest
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Hessian
- Future · Tiens ferme ta couronne as
- Future · Untitled Martin McDonagh Project as