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Walter Matthau


Walter Matthau

Birthday:

10/01/1920

Place of birth:

New York City, New York, USA:

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 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.


Credits

Elvis: A Life in Music (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Hanging Up (2000)
as Lou Mozell
The Marriage Fool (1998)
as Frank Walsh
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau (1998)
as Self
The Odd Couple II (1998)
as Oscar Madison
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)
as Self
Out to Sea (1997)
as Charlie Gordon
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997)
as Self
I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
as Nat Moyer
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996)
as Self
The Grass Harp (1996)
as Judge Charlie Cool
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
as Max Goldman
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
I.Q. (1994)
as Albert Einstein
Incident in a Small Town (1994)
as Harmon Cobb
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
as Max Goldman
Dennis the Menace (1993)
as George Wilson
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993)
as Self
Chaplin (1992)
as Self (archive footage)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)
as Self
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992)
as Harmon Cobb
JFK (1991)
as Senator Long
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991)
as Clifford Pepperman
The Incident (1990)
as Harmon Cobb
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self (voice)
Il piccolo diavolo (1988)
as Padre Maurizio
The Couch Trip (1988)
as Donald Becker
A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987)
as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self
Pirates (1986)
as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986)
as Self
Movers & Shakers (1985)
as Joe Mulholland
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (1984)
as Self - Performer
The Survivors (1983)
as Sonny Paluso
Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder (1982)
as Self
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
as Self
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
as Herbert Tucker
I Love Liberty (1982)
as Self
First Monday in October (1981)
as Dan Snow
Buddy Buddy (1981)
as Trabucco
Hopscotch (1980)
as Miles Kendig
Little Miss Marker (1980)
as Sorrowful Jones
The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Funny Business (1978)
as Self - Host
California Suite (1978)
as Marvin Michaels
House Calls (1978)
as Dr. Charley Nichols
Actor (1978)
as Boris Thomashevsky
Casey's Shadow (1978)
as Lloyd Bourdelle
The Gentleman Tramp (1976)
as Self / Narrator
The Bad News Bears (1976)
as Coach Morris Buttermaker
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
as Willy Clark
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
as Self
Earthquake (1974)
as Drunk
The Front Page (1974)
as Walter Burns
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
as Lt. Garber
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Charley Varrick (1973)
as Charley Varrick
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
as Pete Seltzer
Awake and Sing! (1972)
as Moe Axelrod
Kotch (1971)
as Joseph P. Kotcher
Plaza Suite (1971)
as Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
A New Leaf (1971)
as Henry Graham
Cactus Flower (1969)
as Dr. Julian Winston
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Horace Vandergelder
Candy (1968)
as Gen. R.A. Smight
Jack Benny's Bag (1968)
as Self
The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968)
as The Movie Star
The Odd Couple (1968)
as Oscar Madison
Carol Channing and 101 Men (1968)
as Self
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
as Paul Manning
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
as Willie Gingrich
Mirage (1965)
as Ted Caselle
Goodbye Charlie (1964)
as Leo Sartori
Fail Safe (1964)
as Prof. Groeteschele
Ensign Pulver (1964)
as Doc
Charade (1963)
as Hamilton Bartholemew
Island of Love (1963)
as Tony Dallas
Who's Got the Action? (1962)
as Tony Gagouts
Big Deal in Laredo (1962)
as Meredith
Lonely are the Brave (1962)
as Sheriff Morey Johnson
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' (1960)
as Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
as Felix Anders
Gangster Story (1959)
as Jack Martin
Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
as Judge Kyle
Onionhead (1958)
as 'Red' Wildoe
Voice in the Mirror (1958)
as Dr. Karnes
King Creole (1958)
as Maxie Fields
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)
as Al Dahlke
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
as Mel Miller
Bigger Than Life (1956)
as Wally Gibbs
The Indian Fighter (1955)
as Wes Todd
The Kentuckian (1955)
as Stan Bodine
Atomic Attack (1954)
as Dr. Spinelli
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Executive Producer
Gangster Story (1959)
Director