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 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- 2024 · Mitt liv som Roger Moore as Self
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
- 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 · Irreplaceable You as Myron
- 2017 · Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler
- 2015 · Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
- 2014 · Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
- 2013 · The Power of Few as Doke
- 2013 · Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- 2012 · Dark Horse as Jackie
- 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)
- 2007 · Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
- 2002 · Undertaking Betty as Frank Featherbed
- 2002 · The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
- 2001 · The Affair of the Necklace as Count Cagliostro
- 2001 · The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental
- 2000 · Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
- 2000 · The Prophecy 3: The Ascent as Gabriel
- 1999 · New Rose Hotel as Fox
- 1998 · The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
- 1998 · Illuminata as Bevalaqua
- 1998 · The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- 1997 · Excess Baggage as Ray
- 1997 · Touch as Bill Hill
- 1996 · The Funeral as Ray Tempio
- 1995 · The Addiction as Peina
- 1994 · Storybook Cinema as
- 1994 · A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
- 1993 · Scam as Jack Shanks
- 1993 · Skylark as Jacob Witting
- 1992 · The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
- 1991 · McBain as McBain
- 1990 · The Comfort of Strangers as Robert
- 1989 · Communion as Whitley Strieber
- 1988 · The Milagro Beanfield War as Kyril Montana
- 1979 · Last Embrace as Eckart
- 1976 · Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Robert Fulmer
- 1975 · Valley Forge as
- Future · That's Amore! as
- 2025 · Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost 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 · Percy as Percy Schmeiser
- 2020 · The War with Grandpa as Jerry
- 2018 · Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Talking with the Vampires as
- 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
- 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 · Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
- 2013 · Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love 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 · 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 · Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
- 2008 · $5 a Day as Nat Parker
- 2008 · The Legend of Harrow Woods as Raven (voice)
- 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 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 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 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
- 2002 · Engine Trouble as Rusty (voice)
- 2002 · Poolhall Junkies as Uncle Mike
- 2001 · America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
- 2001 · Joe Dirt as Clem
- 2001 · Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
- 2000 · The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
- 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 · Blast from the Past as Calvin
- 1998 · Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
- 1997 · MouseHunt as Caesar
- 1997 · Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- 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 · 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 Prophecy as Gabriel
- 1995 · Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 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
- 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 · Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
- 1990 · King of New York as Frank White
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1988 · Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
- 1988 · Puss in Boots as Puss
- 1988 · Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey
- 1977 · Roseland as Russel
- Future · Tiens ferme ta couronne as
- 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
- 1978 · The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- 1978 · Shoot the Sun Down as Mr. Rainbow
- 1977 · Annie Hall as Duane Hall
- 1977 · The Sentinel as Det. Rizzo
- 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
- 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