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Walter Matthau
- Name: Walter Matthau
- Birthday: 1920-10-01
- Also known as: Walter Matuschanskayasky,Уолтер Мэттау,Walter John Matthau,والتر ماتائو
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 0.223
Biography:
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!... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War as Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-28 |
| Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' as Self (archive footage) | 2015-03-19 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage) | 2002-08-16 |
| Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' as Self (archive footage) | 2000-10-31 |
| Hanging Up as Lou Mozell | 2000-02-16 |
| The Marriage Fool as Frank Walsh | 1998-09-20 |
| Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as Self | 1998-08-12 |
| The Odd Couple II as Oscar Madison | 1998-04-09 |
| Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Self | 1998-02-04 |
| Out to Sea as Charlie Gordon | 1997-07-02 |
| Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self | 1997-01-01 |
| I'm Not Rappaport as Nat Moyer | 1996-12-24 |
| Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self | 1996-11-25 |
| Grumpier Old Men as Max Goldman | 1995-12-22 |
| The Grass Harp as Judge Charlie Cool | 1995-09-10 |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self | 1995-06-05 |
| I.Q. as Albert Einstein | 1994-12-24 |
| Incident in a Small Town as Harmon Cobb | 1994-01-23 |
| Grumpy Old Men as Max Goldman | 1993-12-25 |
| Dennis the Menace as George Wilson | 1993-06-09 |
| Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self | 1993-01-20 |
| How The Grinch Stole Christmas! as Narrator (voice) | 1992-12-12 |
| Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys as Self | 1992-04-05 |
| Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore as Harmon Cobb | 1992-01-19 |
| JFK as Senator Long | 1991-12-20 |
| Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love as Clifford Pepperman | 1991-05-12 |
| The Incident as Harmon Cobb | 1990-03-04 |
| Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Himself | 1989-06-26 |
| James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self | 1988-11-22 |
| The Little Devil as Padre Maurizio | 1988-07-01 |
| The Couch Trip as Donald Becker | 1988-01-15 |
| A Beverly Hills Christmas as Self | 1987-12-22 |
| Pirates as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red | 1986-05-08 |
| Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self | 1986-01-17 |
| Movers & Shakers as Joe Mulholland | 1985-05-03 |
| The Survivors as Sonny Paluso | 1983-06-24 |
| Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder as Self | 1982-05-21 |
| Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter as Self | 1982-05-16 |
| I Ought to Be in Pictures as Herbert Tucker | 1982-03-26 |
| I Love Liberty as Self | 1982-03-21 |
| First Monday in October as Dan Snow | 1981-08-21 |
| Buddy Buddy as Trabucco | 1981-04-02 |
| Hopscotch as Miles Kendig | 1980-09-26 |
| Little Miss Marker as Sorrowful Jones | 1980-03-21 |
| The Stingiest Man in Town as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) | 1978-12-23 |
| California Suite as Marvin Michaels | 1978-12-15 |
| House Calls as Dr. Charley Nichols | 1978-03-15 |
| Actor as Boris Thomashevsky | 1978-02-21 |
| Casey's Shadow as Lloyd Bourdelle | 1978-01-01 |
| The Gentleman Tramp as Self / Narrator | 1976-10-10 |
| The Bad News Bears as Coach Morris Buttermaker | 1976-04-06 |
| The Sunshine Boys as Willy Clark | 1975-11-06 |
| The Lion Roars Again as Self | 1975-01-01 |
| Earthquake as Drunk | 1974-11-15 |
| The Front Page as Walter Burns | 1974-11-01 |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Lt. Garber | 1974-10-02 |
| The Laughing Policeman as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD | 1973-12-20 |
| Charley Varrick as Charley Varrick | 1973-09-19 |
| Pete 'n' Tillie as Pete Seltzer | 1972-12-17 |
| Awake and Sing! as Moe Axelrod | 1972-06-03 |
| Kotch as Joseph P. Kotcher | 1971-09-17 |
| Plaza Suite as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash | 1971-05-12 |
| A New Leaf as Henry Graham | 1971-03-11 |
| Cactus Flower as Dr. Julian Winston | 1969-12-16 |
| Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder | 1969-12-12 |
| Candy as Gen. R.A. Smight | 1968-12-17 |
| Jack Benny's Bag as Self | 1968-11-16 |
| The Secret Life of an American Wife as The Movie Star | 1968-06-25 |
| The Odd Couple as Oscar Madison | 1968-05-16 |
| Carol Channing and 101 Men as Self | 1968-02-29 |
| A Guide for the Married Man as Paul Manning | 1967-05-25 |
| The Fortune Cookie as Willie Gingrich | 1966-10-19 |
| Mirage as Ted Caselle | 1965-10-29 |
| Goodbye Charlie as Leo Sartori | 1964-11-18 |
| Fail Safe as Prof. Groeteschele | 1964-10-07 |
| Ensign Pulver as Doc | 1964-07-31 |
| Charade as Hamilton Bartholemew | 1963-12-01 |
| Island of Love as Tony Dallas | 1963-06-12 |
| Who's Got the Action? as Tony Gagouts | 1962-12-25 |
| Big Deal in Laredo as Meredith | 1962-10-07 |
| Lonely are the Brave as Sheriff Morey Johnson | 1962-05-24 |
| Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' as Ben Alexander / Philip Judah | 1960-11-07 |
| Strangers When We Meet as Felix Anders | 1960-06-29 |
| Gangster Story as Jack Martin | 1959-12-01 |
| Ride a Crooked Trail as Judge Kyle | 1958-11-23 |
| Onionhead as 'Red' Wildoe | 1958-10-25 |
| Voice in the Mirror as Dr. Karnes | 1958-08-13 |
| King Creole as Maxie Fields | 1958-07-02 |
| Slaughter on 10th Avenue as Al Dahlke | 1957-09-01 |
| A Face in the Crowd as Mel Miller | 1957-05-29 |
| Bigger Than Life as Wally Gibbs | 1956-11-20 |
| The Indian Fighter as Wes Todd | 1955-12-21 |
| The Kentuckian as Stan Bodine | 1955-07-22 |
| Atomic Attack as Dr. Spinelli | 1954-05-19 |
