Walter Matthau
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Oct 01 1920• Died Jul 01 2000
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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 Cooki…
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Great Performances
Self
Climax!
Charlie Mapes
Robert Montgomery Presents
Dr. Kildare
Franklin Gaer
Naked City
Peter Kanopolis
Studio One
Jacobs
Route 66
The Oscars
Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
Suspense
Lawrence Stevens
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Off. Pete Chandler
Lux Video Theatre
Coastguardsman
Target: The Corruptors!
JFK
Senator Long
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Profiles in Courage
Gov. John Slaton
Grumpy Old Men
Max Goldman
Dennis the Menace
George Wilson
Charade
Hamilton Bartholemew
Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Earthquake
Drunk
I.Q.
Albert Einstein
Onionhead
'Red' Wildoe
Candy
Gen. R.A. Smight
General Electric Theater
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Lt. Garber
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick
Tallahassee 7000
Lex Rogers
Grumpier Old Men
Max Goldman
Hello, Dolly!
Horace Vandergelder
The Odd Couple
Oscar Madison
Fail Safe
Prof. Groeteschele
Mirage
Ted Caselle
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Self
A New Leaf
Henry Graham
The Front Page
Walter Burns
The Bad News Bears
Coach Morris Buttermaker
Buddy Buddy
Trabucco
The Odd Couple II
Oscar Madison
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Hanging Up
Lou Mozell
California Suite
Marvin Michaels
King Creole
Maxie Fields
Out to Sea
Charlie Gordon
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self (voice)
Hopscotch
Miles Kendig
The Couch Trip
Donald Becker
Kotch
Joseph P. Kotcher
Pirates
Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
The Grass Harp
Judge Charlie Cool
Goodbye Charlie
Leo Sartori
Ensign Pulver
Doc
The Kentuckian
Stan Bodine
Strangers When We Meet
Felix Anders
The Survivors
Sonny Paluso
Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete Seltzer
Cactus Flower
Dr. Julian Winston
Lonely are the Brave
Sheriff Morey Johnson
The Lion Roars Again
Self
I Ought to Be in Pictures
Herbert Tucker
A Face in the Crowd
Mel Miller
Island of Love
Tony Dallas
A Guide for the Married Man
Paul Manning
The Little Devil
Padre Maurizio
The Indian Fighter
Wes Todd
The Sunshine Boys
Willy Clark
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
Ride a Crooked Trail
Judge Kyle
First Monday in October
Dan Snow
Casey's Shadow
Lloyd Bourdelle
Bigger Than Life
Wally Gibbs
Little Miss Marker
Sorrowful Jones
The Fortune Cookie
Willie Gingrich
Movers & Shakers
Joe Mulholland
I Love Liberty
Self
Who's Got the Action?
Tony Gagouts
House Calls
Dr. Charley Nichols
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Self
The Secret Life of an American Wife
The Movie Star
The Marriage Fool
Frank Walsh
I'm Not Rappaport
Nat Moyer
The Gentleman Tramp
Self / Narrator
Actor
Boris Thomashevsky
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Harmon Cobb
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Self
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
The Incident
Harmon Cobb
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
Incident in a Small Town
Harmon Cobb
Awake and Sing!
Moe Axelrod
The Laughing Policeman
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
The Stingiest Man in Town
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Plaza Suite
Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Self (archive footage)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Al Dahlke
Atomic Attack
Dr. Spinelli
Gangster Story
Jack Martin
Voice in the Mirror
Dr. Karnes
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
Self
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
Self
Big Deal in Laredo
Meredith
Jack Benny's Bag
Self
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Self
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Clifford Pepperman
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Self (archive footage)
Carol Channing and 101 Men
Self
Funny Business
Self - Host
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Narrator (voice)
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Host