Walter Matthau
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! (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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-10-01
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
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Cast
The Front Page
1974
7.30
Fail Safe
1964
7.81
JFK
1991
7.61
The Fortune Cookie
1966
7.20
Hanging Up
2000
5.25
Charade
1963
7.70
Earthquake
1974
6.11
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
5.80
A Face in the Crowd
1957
7.60
The Odd Couple
1968
7.42
Grumpy Old Men
1993
6.70
I.Q.
1994
6.00
The Bad News Bears
1976
6.91
Pirates
1986
6.29
The Couch Trip
1988
5.45
Hopscotch
1980
7.00
Dennis the Menace
1993
5.88
The Odd Couple II
1998
6.32
Bigger Than Life
1956
7.20
California Suite
1978
5.80
Charley Varrick
1973
7.34
Cactus Flower
1969
7.14
The Survivors
1983
5.60
I Love Liberty
1982
0.00
Buddy Buddy
1981
6.10
I Ought to Be in Pictures
1982
6.50
Hello, Dolly!
1969
7.00
The Laughing Policeman
1973
6.20
House Calls
1978
6.34
Plaza Suite
1971
6.14
A New Leaf
1971
7.30
Ensign Pulver
1964
6.60
Lonely are the Brave
1962
7.40
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
5.60
The Little Devil
1988
6.70
Grumpier Old Men
1995
6.48
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958
6.30
The Sunshine Boys
1975
6.84
Candy
1968
5.13
The Kentuckian
1955
5.70
Little Miss Marker
1980
6.57
The Grass Harp
1996
5.80
Out to Sea
1997
5.75
King Creole
1958
6.30
Gangster Story
1959
5.00
Mirage
1965
7.00
Voice in the Mirror
1958
5.80
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
5.40
Incident in a Small Town
1994
6.60
Casey's Shadow
1978
6.30
First Monday in October
1981
6.06
Kotch
1971
6.52
The Indian Fighter
1955
6.20
Strangers When We Meet
1960
6.20
Who's Got the Action?
1962
5.20
Movers & Shakers
1985
3.57
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
5.80
Island of Love
1963
5.30
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982
0.00
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
0.00
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
0.00
The Incident
1990
6.10
Onionhead
1958
4.86
The Gentleman Tramp
1976
6.63
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978
5.30
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
3.50
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991
4.50
Goodbye Charlie
1964
5.80
Funny Business
1978
0.00
Awake and Sing!
1972
0.00
Actor
1978
0.00
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1992
7.30
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
6.00
The Marriage Fool
1998
7.20
Atomic Attack
1954
6.00
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
6.00
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
7.50
Big Deal in Laredo
1962
0.00
The Lion Roars Again
1975
0.00
Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968
0.00
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
0.00
Chaplin
1992
7.42
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
0.00