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