Personal Info
Known Credits
96
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1920-10-01 (105 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Walter MatuschanskayaskyУолтер МэттауWalter John Matthau
Walter Matthau
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 fo ...
Known For
Acting
2020 --
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
| Self (archive footage)
2015 --
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
| Self (archive footage)
2014 --
And the Oscar Goes To...
| Self (archive footage)
2002 --
The Kid Stays in the Picture
| Self (archive footage)
2000 --
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
| Self (archive footage)
2000 --
Hanging Up
| Lou Mozell
1998 --
The Marriage Fool
| Frank Walsh
1998 --
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
| Self
1998 --
The Odd Couple II
| Oscar Madison
1998 --
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
| Self
1997 --
Out to Sea
| Charlie Gordon
1997 --
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
| Self
1996 --
I'm Not Rappaport
| Nat Moyer
1996 --
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
| Self
1995 --
Grumpier Old Men
| Max Goldman
1995 --
The Grass Harp
| Judge Charlie Cool
1995 --
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
| Self
1994 --
I.Q.
| Albert Einstein
1994 --
Incident in a Small Town
| Harmon Cobb
1993 --
Grumpy Old Men
| Max Goldman
1993 --
Dennis the Menace
| George Wilson
1993 --
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
| Self
1992 --
How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
| Narrator (voice)
1992 --
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
| Self
1992 --
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
| Harmon Cobb
1991 --
JFK
| Senator Long
1991 --
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
| Clifford Pepperman
1990 --
The Incident
| Harmon Cobb
1989 --
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
| Himself
1988 --
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
| Self
1988 --
The Little Devil
| Padre Maurizio
1988 --
The Couch Trip
| Donald Becker
1987 --
A Beverly Hills Christmas
| Self
1986 --
Pirates
| Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
1986 --
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
| Self
1985 --
Movers & Shakers
| Joe Mulholland
1983 --
The Survivors
| Sonny Paluso
1982 --
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
| Self
1982 --
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
| Self
1982 --
I Ought to Be in Pictures
| Herbert Tucker
1982 --
I Love Liberty
| Self
1981 --
First Monday in October
| Dan Snow
1981 --
Buddy Buddy
| Trabucco
1980 --
Hopscotch
| Miles Kendig
1980 --
Little Miss Marker
| Sorrowful Jones
1978 --
The Stingiest Man in Town
| Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1978 --
California Suite
| Marvin Michaels
1978 --
House Calls
| Dr. Charley Nichols
1978 --
Actor
| Boris Thomashevsky
1978 --
Casey's Shadow
| Lloyd Bourdelle
1976 --
The Gentleman Tramp
| Self / Narrator
1976 --
The Bad News Bears
| Coach Morris Buttermaker
1975 --
The Sunshine Boys
| Willy Clark
1975 --
The Lion Roars Again
| Self
1974 --
Earthquake
| Drunk
1974 --
The Front Page
| Walter Burns
1974 --
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
| Lt. Garber
1973 --
The Laughing Policeman
| Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
1973 --
Charley Varrick
| Charley Varrick
1972 --
Pete 'n' Tillie
| Pete Seltzer
1972 --
Awake and Sing!
| Moe Axelrod
1971 --
Kotch
| Joseph P. Kotcher
1971 --
Plaza Suite
| Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
1971 --
A New Leaf
| Henry Graham
1969 --
Cactus Flower
| Dr. Julian Winston
1969 --
Hello, Dolly!
| Horace Vandergelder
1968 --
Candy
| Gen. R.A. Smight
1968 --
Jack Benny's Bag
| Self
1968 --
The Secret Life of an American Wife
| The Movie Star
1968 --
The Odd Couple
| Oscar Madison
1968 --
Carol Channing and 101 Men
| Self
1967 --
A Guide for the Married Man
| Paul Manning
1966 --
The Fortune Cookie
| Willie Gingrich
1965 --
Mirage
| Ted Caselle
1964 --
Goodbye Charlie
| Leo Sartori
1964 --
Fail Safe
| Prof. Groeteschele
1964 --
Ensign Pulver
| Doc
1963 --
Charade
| Hamilton Bartholemew
1963 --
Island of Love
| Tony Dallas
1962 --
Who's Got the Action?
| Tony Gagouts
1962 --
Big Deal in Laredo
| Meredith
1962 --
Lonely are the Brave
| Sheriff Morey Johnson
1960 --
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
| Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
1960 --
Strangers When We Meet
| Felix Anders
1959 --
Gangster Story
| Jack Martin
1958 --
Ride a Crooked Trail
| Judge Kyle
1958 --
Onionhead
| 'Red' Wildoe
1958 --
Voice in the Mirror
| Dr. Karnes
1958 --
King Creole
| Maxie Fields
1957 --
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
| Al Dahlke
1957 --
A Face in the Crowd
| Mel Miller
1956 --
Bigger Than Life
| Wally Gibbs
1955 --
The Indian Fighter
| Wes Todd
1955 --
The Kentuckian
| Stan Bodine
1954 --
Atomic Attack
| Dr. Spinelli