Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau (born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in A Face in the Crowd (1957), King Creole (1958) and as a coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy The Bad News Bears (1976). He also starred in 10 films alongside Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968), The Front Page (1974) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). Matthau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966). Matthau is also known for his performances in Stanley Donen's romance Charade (1963), Gene Kelly's musical Hello, Dolly! (1969), Elaine May's screwball comedy A New Leaf (1971) and Herbert Ross' ensemble comedy California Suite (1978). He also starred in Plaza Suite, Kotch (both 1971), Charley Varrick (1973), The Sunshine Boys (1975), and Hopscotch (1980). On Broadway, Matthau originated the role of Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple by playwright Neil Simon, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1965, his second after A Shot in the Dark in 1962. Matthau also received two British Academy Film Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 1963, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in The DuPont Show of the Week. In 1982, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Matthau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2020 · 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Hanging Up as Lou Mozell
- 1998 · The Marriage Fool as Frank Walsh
- 1998 · Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as Self
- 1998 · The Odd Couple II as Oscar Madison
- 1998 · Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Self
- 1997 · Out to Sea as Charlie Gordon
- 1997 · Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self
- 1996 · I'm Not Rappaport as Nat Moyer
- 1996 · Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
- 1995 · Grumpier Old Men as Max Goldman
- 1995 · The Grass Harp as Judge Charlie Cool
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1994 · I.Q. as Albert Einstein
- 1994 · Incident in a Small Town as Harmon Cobb
- 1993 · Grumpy Old Men as Max Goldman
- 1993 · Dennis the Menace as George Wilson
- 1993 · Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
- 1992 · How The Grinch Stole Christmas! as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys as Himself
- 1992 · Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore as Harmon Cobb
- 1991 · JFK as Senator Long
- 1991 · Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love as Clifford Pepperman
- 1990 · The Incident as Harmon Cobb
- 1988 · James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self
- 1988 · The Little Devil as Padre Maurizio
- 1988 · The Couch Trip as Donald Becker
- 1987 · A Beverly Hills Christmas as Self
- 1986 · Pirates as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
- 1986 · Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
- 1985 · Movers & Shakers as Joe Mulholland
- 1983 · The Survivors as Sonny Paluso
- 1982 · Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder as Self
- 1982 · Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter as Self
- 1982 · I Ought to Be in Pictures as Herbert Tucker
- 1982 · I Love Liberty as Self
- 1981 · First Monday in October as Dan Snow
- 1981 · Buddy Buddy as Trabucco
- 1980 · Hopscotch as Miles Kendig
- 1980 · Little Miss Marker as Sorrowful Jones
- 1978 · The Stingiest Man in Town as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
- 1978 · California Suite as Marvin Michaels
- 1978 · House Calls as Dr. Charley Nichols
- 1978 · Actor as Boris Thomashevsky
- 1978 · Casey's Shadow as Lloyd Bourdelle
- 1976 · The Gentleman Tramp as Self / Narrator
- 1976 · The Bad News Bears as Coach Morris Buttermaker
- 1975 · The Sunshine Boys as Willy Clark
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · The Lion Roars Again as Self
- 1974 · Earthquake as Drunk
- 1974 · The Front Page as Walter Burns
- 1974 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Lt. Garber
- 1973 · The Laughing Policeman as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
- 1973 · Charley Varrick as Charley Varrick
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · Pete 'n' Tillie as Pete Seltzer
- 1972 · Awake and Sing! as Moe Axelrod
- 1971 · Kotch as Joseph P. Kotcher
- 1971 · Plaza Suite as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
- 1971 · A New Leaf as Henry Graham
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1969 · Cactus Flower as Dr. Julian Winston
- 1969 · Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder
- 1968 · Candy as Gen. R.A. Smight
- 1968 · The Secret Life of an American Wife as The Movie Star
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · The Odd Couple as Oscar Madison
- 1968 · Carol Channing and 101 Men as Self
- 1967 · A Guide for the Married Man as Paul Manning
- 1966 · The Fortune Cookie as Willie Gingrich
- 1965 · Mirage as Ted Caselle
- 1964 · Goodbye Charlie as Leo Sartori
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Gov. John Slaton
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Andrew Johnson
- 1964 · Fail Safe as Prof. Groeteschele
- 1964 · Ensign Pulver as Doc
- 1963 · Charade as Hamilton Bartholemew
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · Island of Love as Tony Dallas
- 1962 · Who's Got the Action? as Tony Gagouts
- 1962 · Big Deal in Laredo as Meredith
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · Lonely are the Brave as Sheriff Morey Johnson
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Target: The Corruptors! as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Franklin Gaer
- 1961 · Tallahassee 7000 as Lex Rogers
- 1960 · Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' as Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Strangers When We Meet as Felix Anders
- 1959 · Gangster Story as Jack Martin
- 1958 · Ride a Crooked Trail as Judge Kyle
- 1958 · Onionhead as 'Red' Wildoe
- 1958 · Naked City as Peter Kanopolis
- 1958 · Naked City as Dr. Max Lewine
- 1958 · Voice in the Mirror as Dr. Karnes
- 1958 · King Creole as Maxie Fields
- 1957 · Slaughter on 10th Avenue as Al Dahlke
- 1957 · A Face in the Crowd as Mel Miller
- 1956 · Bigger Than Life as Wally Gibbs
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1955 · The Indian Fighter as Wes Todd
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Off. Pete Chandler
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Moran
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Harry Wade
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Phil
- 1955 · The Kentuckian as Stan Bodine
- 1954 · Climax! as Charlie Mapes
- 1954 · Atomic Attack as Dr. Spinelli
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Tom Dutton
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Coastguardsman
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Inspector
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Craig
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as The Bartender
- 1949 · Suspense as Lawrence Stevens
- 1948 · Studio One as Jacobs
- 1948 · Studio One as Olsen
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Iago
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Stuart Benson
- Future · Funny Business as Self - Host