Walter Matthau
Born October 01, 1920 (Age: 105)
•
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
Read more
Filmography
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 80
Hanging Up
2000
•
as Lou Mozell
•
Age: 79
No Image
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
1998
•
as Self
•
Age: 77
The Odd Couple II
1998
•
as Oscar Madison
•
Age: 77
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
•
as Self
•
Age: 76
Grumpier Old Men
1995
•
as Max Goldman
•
Age: 75
I.Q.
1994
•
as Albert Einstein
•
Age: 74
Grumpy Old Men
1993
•
as Max Goldman
•
Age: 73
Dennis the Menace
1993
•
as George Wilson
•
Age: 72
Chaplin
1992
•
as Self (archive footage)
•
Age: 72
JFK
1991
•
as Senator Long
•
Age: 71
Pirates
1986
•
as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
•
Age: 65
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
•
as Self
•
Age: 65
First Monday in October
1981
•
as Dan Snow
•
Age: 60
Buddy Buddy
1981
•
as Trabucco
•
Age: 60
Little Miss Marker
1980
•
as Sorrowful Jones
•
Age: 59
California Suite
1978
•
as Marvin Michaels
•
Age: 57
House Calls
1978
•
as Dr. Charley Nichols
•
Age: 57
The Bad News Bears
1976
•
as Coach Morris Buttermaker
•
Age: 55
Earthquake
1974
•
as Drunk
•
Age: 54
The Front Page
1974
•
as Walter Burns
•
Age: 54
The Laughing Policeman
1973
•
as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
•
Age: 53
A New Leaf
1971
•
as Henry Graham
•
Age: 50
Cactus Flower
1969
•
as Dr. Julian Winston
•
Age: 49
Hello, Dolly!
1969
•
as Horace Vandergelder
•
Age: 49
No Image
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
•
as Self
•
Age: 48
The Odd Couple
1968
•
as Oscar Madison
•
Age: 47
Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968
•
as Self
•
Age: 47
The Fortune Cookie
1966
•
as Willie Gingrich
•
Age: 46
Charade
1963
•
as Hamilton Bartholemew
•
Age: 43
No Image
Big Deal in Laredo
1962
•
as Meredith
•
Age: 42
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960
•
as Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
•
Age: 40
Gangster Story
1959
•
as Jack Martin
•
Age: 39