Dennis the Menace1993
As Mr. Wilson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Walter Matthau
Born
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.
Filmography (95)
JFK1991
As Senator Long
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Grumpy Old Men1993
As Max Goldman
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Candy1968
As Gen. R.A. Smight
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Hello, Dolly!1969
As Horace Vandergelder
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Charade1963
As Hamilton Bartholemew
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Front Page1974
As Walter Burns
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Hanging Up2000
As Lou Mozell
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974
As Lieutenant Garber
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Cactus Flower1969
As Dr. Julian Winston
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Fortune Cookie1966
As Willie Gingrich
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Earthquake1974
As Drunk
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Fail Safe1964
As Prof. Groeteschele
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Out to Sea1997
As Charlie
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Grumpier Old Men1995
As Max Goldman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
I.Q.1994
As Albert Einstein
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Odd Couple1968
As Oscar Madison
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Pirates1986
As Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Odd Couple II1998
As Oscar Madison
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Lonely are the Brave1962
As Sheriff Morey Johnson
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Hopscotch1980
As Miles Kendig
TMDb 7.0 / 10
I Ought to Be in Pictures1982
As Herbert Tucker
TMDb 6.9 / 10
King Creole1958
As Maxie Fields
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Bad News Bears1976
As Morris Buttermaker
TMDb 6.9 / 10
A Guide for the Married Man1967
As Paul Manning
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Laughing Policeman1973
As Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Face in the Crowd1957
As Mel Miller
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Charley Varrick1973
As Charley Varrick
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Grass Harp1996
As Judge Charlie Cool
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Indian Fighter1955
As Wes Todd
TMDb 6.3 / 10
California Suite1978
As Marvin Michaels
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Bigger Than Life1956
As Wally Gibbs
TMDb 7.2 / 10
A New Leaf1971
As Henry Graham
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Goodbye Charlie1964
As Leo Sartori
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Survivors1983
As Sonny Paluso
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Kentuckian1955
As Stan Bodine
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Strangers When We Meet1960
As Felix Anders
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Buddy Buddy1981
As Trabucco
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Little Miss Marker1980
As Sorrowful Jones
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy1993
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
House Calls1978
As Dr. Charley Nichols
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Sunshine Boys1975
As Willy Clark
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Who's Got the Action?1962
As Tony Gagouts
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Couch Trip1988
As Donald Becker
TMDb 5.5 / 10
I'm Not Rappaport1996
As Nat Moyer
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Mirage1965
As Ted Caselle
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Onionhead1958
As 'Red' Wildoe
TMDb 5.5 / 10
First Monday in October1981
As Dan Snow
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Casey's Shadow1978
As Lloyd Bourdelle
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Ride a Crooked Trail1958
As Judge Kyle
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Little Devil1988
As Padre Maurizio
TMDb 6.7 / 10
I Love Liberty1982
As Self
The Marriage Fool1998
As Frank Walsh
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Plaza Suite1971
As Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
TMDb 6.2 / 10
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre1989
As Self (voice)
Actor1978
As Boris Thomashevsky
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Incident1990
As Harmon Cobb
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Lion Roars Again
The Lion Roars Again1975
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Stingiest Man in Town1978
As Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys1992
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team1984
As Self - Performer
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War2020
As Self (archive footage)
Ensign Pulver1964
As Doc
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Slaughter on 10th Avenue1957
As Al Dahlke
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love1991
As Clifford Pepperman
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Kotch1971
As Joseph P. Kotcher
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Elvis: A Life in Music2026
As Self (archive footage)
Gangster Story1959
As Jack Martin
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy1998
As Narrator
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman1996
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore1992
As Harmon Cobb
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Movers & Shakers1985
As Joe Mulholland
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter1982
As Self
Atomic Attack1954
As Dr. Spinelli
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Island of Love1963
As Tony Dallas
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Voice in the Mirror1958
As Dr. Karnes
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'1960
As Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
Pete 'n' Tillie1972
As Pete Seltzer
TMDb 5.8 / 10
A Beverly Hills Christmas1987
As Self
TMDb 3.5 / 10
The Secret Life of an American Wife1968
As The Movie Star
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough1997
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Incident in a Small Town1994
As Harmon Cobb
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Awake and Sing!1972
As Moe Axelrod
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Gentleman Tramp1976
As Self / Narrator
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special1986
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Funny Business
Funny Business1978
As Self - Host
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Jack Benny's Bag
Jack Benny's Bag1968
As Self
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder1982
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Big Deal in Laredo
Big Deal in Laredo1962
As Meredith
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'2015
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!1992
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Carol Channing and 101 Men1968
As Self
The Making of Pelham One Two ThreeRelease date TBA
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