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Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Actor · 1920 – 2000 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies24

  • Movie5.9

    Dennis the Menace

    1993 · 1.6K votes

  • Movie7.6

    JFK

    1991 · 2.5K votes

  • Movie6.7

    Grumpy Old Men

    1993 · 778 votes

  • Movie5.1

    Candy

    1968 · 85 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Hello, Dolly!

    1969 · 405 votes

  • Movie7.7

    Charade

    1963 · 1.6K votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Front Page

    1974 · 394 votes

  • Movie5.3

    Hanging Up

    2000 · 190 votes

  • Movie7.5
  • Movie7.2

    Cactus Flower

    1969 · 249 votes

  • Movie7.2

    The Fortune Cookie

    1966 · 361 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Earthquake

    1974 · 383 votes

  • Movie7.8

    Fail Safe

    1964 · 498 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Out to Sea

    1997 · 126 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Grumpier Old Men

    1995 · 441 votes

  • Movie6.0

    I.Q.

    1994 · 508 votes

  • Movie7.4

    The Odd Couple

    1968 · 672 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Pirates

    1986 · 320 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Odd Couple II

    1998 · 157 votes

  • Movie7.4

    Lonely are the Brave

    1962 · 173 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Hopscotch

    1980 · 187 votes

  • Movie6.9
  • Movie6.4

    King Creole

    1958 · 113 votes

  • Movie6.9

    The Bad News Bears

    1976 · 356 votes

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  • TV7.5
  • TV6.9

    Saturday Night Live

    1975 · 527 votes

  • TV5.8

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961 · 11 votes

  • TV7.0

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944 · 20 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962 · 12 votes

  • TV5.7

    Dr. Kildare

    1961 · 19 votes

  • TV6.1

    Great Performances

    1971 · 25 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Dick Cavett Show

    1968 · 22 votes

  • TV
  • TV6.0
  • TV7.8

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955 · 265 votes

  • TV5.9
  • TV5.4

    Studio One

    1948 · 13 votes

  • TV3.8

    Climax!

    1954 · 12 votes

  • TV5.7

    Naked City

    1958 · 13 votes

  • TV7.0

    The Oscars

    1953 · 84 votes

  • TV6.7

    Route 66

    1960 · 20 votes

  • TV6.6
  • TV5.1

    Film '72

    1971 · 8 votes

  • TV5.1

    Suspense

    1949 · 12 votes

  • TV5.7
  • TV6.7

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950 · 7 votes

  • TV6.3
  • TV7.5

    Profiles in Courage

    1964 · 2 votes