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.
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7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Tony Awards
1956
6.9 Saturday Night Live
1975
5.8 The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.1 Great Performances
1971
7.0 Golden Globe Awards
1944
6.0 Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
6.0 Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
6.8 The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.6 The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.6 The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.6 The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Filmograafia
- 2026Elvis: A Life in Music (Self (archive footage))
- 2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War (Self (archive footage))
- 2015Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' (Self (archive footage))
- 2000Hanging Up (Lou Mozell)
- 1998The Marriage Fool (Frank Walsh)
- 1998Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau (Self)
- 1998The Odd Couple II (Oscar Madison)
- 1998Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (Narrator)
- 1997Out to Sea (Charlie Gordon)
- 1997Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (Self)
- 1996I'm Not Rappaport (Nat Moyer)
- 1996Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (Self)
- 1996The Grass Harp (Judge Charlie Cool)
- 1995Grumpier Old Men (Max Goldman)
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (Self)
- 1994I.Q. (Albert Einstein)
- 1994Incident in a Small Town (Harmon Cobb)
- 1993Grumpy Old Men (Max Goldman)
- 1993Dennis the Menace (Mr. Wilson)
- 1993Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (Self)
- 1992How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Narrator (voice))
- 1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (Self)
- 1992Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (Harmon Cobb)
- 1991JFK (Senator Long)
- 1991Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (Clifford Pepperman)
- 1990The Incident (Harmon Cobb)
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (Self (voice))
- 1988Il piccolo diavolo (Padre Maurizio)
- 1988The Couch Trip (Donald Becker)
- 1987A Beverly Hills Christmas (Self)
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (Self)
- 1986Pirates (Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red)
- 1986Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (Self)
- 1985Movers & Shakers (Joe Mulholland)
- 1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (Self - Performer)
- 1983The Survivors (Sonny Paluso)
- 1982Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder (Self)
- 1982Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (Self)
- 1982I Ought to Be in Pictures (Herbert Tucker)
- 1982I Love Liberty (Self)
- 1981First Monday in October (Dan Snow)
- 1981Buddy Buddy (Trabucco)
- 1980Hopscotch (Miles Kendig)
- 1980Little Miss Marker (Sorrowful Jones)
- 1978The Stingiest Man in Town (Ebenezer Scrooge (voice))
- 1978Funny Business (Self - Host)
- 1978California Suite (Marvin Michaels)
- 1978House Calls (Dr. Charley Nichols)
- 1978Actor (Boris Thomashevsky)
- 1978Casey's Shadow (Lloyd Bourdelle)
- 1976The Gentleman Tramp (Self / Narrator)
- 1976The Bad News Bears (Morris Buttermaker)
- 1975The Sunshine Boys (Willy Clark)
- 1975Saturday Night Live (Self - Host)
- 1975The Lion Roars Again (Self)
- 1974Earthquake (Drunk)
- 1974Esilehekülg (Walter Burns)
- 1974The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Lieutenant Garber)
- 1973The Laughing Policeman (Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD)
- 1973Charley Varrick (Charley Varrick)
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... (Self)
- 1972Pete 'n' Tillie (Pete Seltzer)
- 1972Awake and Sing! (Moe Axelrod)
- 1971Film '72 (Self)
- 1971Kotch (Joseph P. Kotcher)
- 1971Plaza Suite (Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley)
- 1971A New Leaf (Henry Graham)
- 1971Great Performances (Self)
- 1969Cactus Flower (Julian Winston)
- 1969Hello, Dolly! (Horace Vandergelder)
- 1968Candy (Gen. R.A. Smight)
- 1968Jack Benny's Bag (Self)
- 1968The Secret Life of an American Wife (The Movie Star)
- 1968The Dick Cavett Show (Self - Guest)
- 1968The Odd Couple (Oscar Madison)
- 1968Carol Channing and 101 Men (Self)
- 1967A Guide for the Married Man (Paul Manning)
- 1966The Fortune Cookie (Willie Gingrich)
- 1965Mirage (Ted Caselle)
- 1964Goodbye Charlie (Leo Sartori)
- 1964Profiles in Courage (Gov. John Slaton)
- 1964Profiles in Courage (Andrew Johnson)
- 1964Fail Safe (Prof. Groeteschele)
- 1964Ensign Pulver (Doc)
- 1963Charade (Hamilton Bartholemew)
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (Tom Gregory)
- 1963Island of Love (Tony Dallas)
- 1962Who's Got the Action? (Tony Gagouts)
- 1962Big Deal in Laredo (Meredith)
- 1962The Merv Griffin Show (Self)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Self)
- 1962Lonely are the Brave (Sheriff Morey Johnson)
- 1961The Mike Douglas Show (Self)
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!
- 1961Dr. Kildare (Franklin Gaer)
- 1961Tallahassee 7000 (Lex Rogers)
- 1960Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' (Ben Alexander / Philip Judah)
- 1960Route 66
- 1960Strangers When We Meet (Felix Anders)
- 1959Gangster Story (Jack Martin)
- 1958Ride a Crooked Trail (Judge Kyle)
- 1958Onionhead ('Red' Wildoe)
- 1958Naked City (Peter Kanopolis)
- 1958Naked City (Dr. Max Lewine)
- 1958Voice in the Mirror (Dr. Karnes)
- 1958King Creole (Maxie Fields)
- 1957Slaughter on 10th Avenue (Al Dahlke)
- 1957A Face in the Crowd (Mel Miller)
- 1956Bigger Than Life (Wally Gibbs)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Host)
- 1955The Indian Fighter (Wes Todd)
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Off. Pete Chandler)
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Moran)
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Harry Wade)
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Phil)
- 1955The Kentuckian (Stan Bodine)
- 1954Climax! (Charlie Mapes)
- 1954Atomic Attack (Dr. Spinelli)
- 1953The Oscars (Self)
- 1953General Electric Theater
- 1953General Electric Theater (Tom Dutton)
- 1950Lux Video Theatre (Coastguardsman)
- 1950Lux Video Theatre (Inspector)
- 1950Lux Video Theatre (Craig)
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents (The Bartender)
- 1949Suspense (Lawrence Stevens)
- 1948Studio One (Jacobs)
- 1948Studio One (Olsen)
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse (Iago)
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse (Stuart Benson)
- 1944Golden Globe Awards (Self - Nominee / Presenter)