Walter Matthau

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 101

Gender Male

Birthday 1920-10-01

Day of Death 2000-07-01 (79 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Walter Matuschanskayasky
Уолтер Мэттау

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Walter Matthau

Biography

Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA, and two Tony Awards, and has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Known For

Acting

2014

2006

2000

as Lou Mozell

1998		The Marriage Fool as Frank Walsh
1998		The Odd Couple II as Oscar Madison
1998		Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Himself

1997		Out to Sea as Charlie Gordon
1997		Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self

1996		I'm Not Rappaport as Nat Moyer
1996		Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Himself

1995		Grumpier Old Men as Max Goldman
1995		The Grass Harp as Judge Charlie Cool
1995		The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1994		I.Q. as Albert Einstein
1994		Incident in a Small Town as Harmon Cobb

1993		Grumpy Old Men as Max Goldman
1993		Dennis the Menace as George Wilson

1992		How The Grinch Stole Christmas as Narrator (voice)
1992		Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore as Harmon Cobb

1991		JFK as Senator Long
1991		Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love as Clifford Pepperman

1990

as Harmon Cobb

1988		James Stewart's Wonderful Life as Himself
1988		The Little Devil as Maurice
1988		Movers & Shakers as Joe Mulholland
1988		The Couch Trip as Donald Becker

1986

as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red

1983

as Sonny Paluso

1982		Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder as Himself
1982		I Ought to Be in Pictures as Herbert Tucker

1981		Buddy Buddy as Trabucco
1981		First Monday in October as Dan Snow

1980		Hopscotch as Miles Kendig
1980		Little Miss Marker as Sorrowful Jones

1978		The Stingiest Man in Town as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1978		California Suite as Marvin Michaels
1978		House Calls as Dr. Charley Nichols
1978		Actor as Boris Thomashevsky
1978		Casey's Shadow as Lloyd Bourdelle

1976		The Gentleman Tramp as Narrator
1976		The Bad News Bears as Coach Morris Buttermaker

1975		The Sunshine Boys as Willy Clark
1975		Saturday Night Live (1 episode)
1975		The Lion Roars Again as Himself

1974		The Front Page as Walter Burns
1974		Earthquake as Drunk
1974		The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Lt. Zachary Garber

1973		The Laughing Policeman as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
1973		Charley Varrick as Charley Varrick

1972		Pete 'n' Tillie as Pete Seltzer
1972		Awake and Sing! as Moe Axelrod

1971		Kotch as Joseph P Kotcher
1971		Plaza Suite as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
1971		A New Leaf as Henry Graham

1969		Cactus Flower as Dr. Julian Winston
1969		Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder

1968		Candy as Gen. R.A. Smight
1968		The Secret Life of an American Wife as The Movie Star
1968		The Dick Cavett Show (2 episodes) as Himself - Guest
1968		The Odd Couple as Oscar Madison

1967

as Paul Manning

1966

as William H. "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich

1965

as Ted Caselle

1964		Goodbye Charlie as Leo Sartori
1964		Profiles in Courage (2 episodes)
1964		Fail Safe as Prof. Groeteschele
1964		Ensign Pulver as Doc

1963		Charade as Hamilton Bartholemew
1963		Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 episode)
1963		Island of Love as Tony Dallas

1962		Who's Got the Action? as Tony Gagouts
1962		Big Deal in Laredo as Meredith
1962		Lonely Are the Brave as Sheriff Morey Johnson

1961		Target: The Corruptors! (2 episodes)
1961		Dr. Kildare (1 episode)
1961		The DuPont Show of the Week (71 episodes)
1961		Tallahassee 7000 (26 episodes) as Lex Rogers

1960		Route 66 (1 episode)
1960		Strangers When We Meet as Felix Anders

1959

as Jack Martin

1958		Onionhead as 'Red' Wildoe
1958		Naked City (2 episodes)
1958		Ride a Crooked Trail as Judge Kyle
1958		Voice in the Mirror as Dr. Leon Karnes
1958		King Creole as Maxie Fields

1957		Slaughter on 10th Avenue as Al Dahlke
1957		A Face in the Crowd as Mel Miller

1956		Bigger Than Life as Wally Gibbs
1956		Tony Awards (1 episode) as Himself - Host

1955		The Indian Fighter as Wes Todd
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents (4 episodes)
1955		The Kentuckian as Stan Bodine

1954		Climax! (1 episode)
1954		Atomic Attack as Dr. Spinelli

1953		The Academy Awards (6 episodes)
1953		General Electric Theater (3 episodes)

1950		Lux Video Theatre (3 episodes)
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents (3 episodes)

1949

(1 episode) as Lawrence Stevens

1948		Studio One (2 episodes)
1948		The Philco Television Playhouse (7 episodes)

Production

1980

… Executive Producer

Directing

1959

… Director

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