Walter Matthau (born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Elvis: A Life in Music
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/01/2026
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/01/2020
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/03/2015
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/10/2000
Hanging Up
Character:Lou Mozell
Release Date:16/02/2000
The Marriage Fool
Character:Frank Walsh
Release Date:20/09/1998
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
Character:Self
Release Date:12/08/1998
The Odd Couple II
Character:Oscar Madison
Release Date:09/04/1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:04/02/1998
Out to Sea
Character:Charlie Gordon
Release Date:02/07/1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1997
I'm Not Rappaport
Character:Nat Moyer
Release Date:24/12/1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/1996
The Grass Harp
Character:Judge Charlie Cool
Release Date:11/10/1996
Grumpier Old Men
Character:Max Goldman
Release Date:22/12/1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
I.Q.
Character:Albert Einstein
Release Date:24/12/1994
Incident in a Small Town
Character:Harmon Cobb
Release Date:23/01/1994
Grumpy Old Men
Character:Max Goldman
Release Date:25/12/1993
Dennis the Menace
Character:George Wilson
Release Date:09/06/1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/1993
Chaplin
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/12/1992
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/12/1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Character:Self
Release Date:05/04/1992
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Character:Harmon Cobb
Release Date:19/01/1992
JFK
Character:Senator Long
Release Date:20/12/1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Character:Clifford Pepperman
Release Date:12/05/1991
The Incident
Character:Harmon Cobb
Release Date:04/03/1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:26/06/1989
The Little Devil
Character:Padre Maurizio
Release Date:01/07/1988
The Couch Trip
Character:Donald Becker
Release Date:15/01/1988
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/1987
Pirates
Character:Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Release Date:08/05/1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/1986
Movers & Shakers
Character:Joe Mulholland
Release Date:03/05/1985
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:29/01/1984
The Survivors
Character:Sonny Paluso
Release Date:24/06/1983
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1982
I Ought to Be in Pictures
Character:Herbert Tucker
Release Date:26/03/1982
I Love Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1982
First Monday in October
Character:Dan Snow
Release Date:21/08/1981
Buddy Buddy
Character:Trabucco
Release Date:02/04/1981
Hopscotch
Character:Miles Kendig
Release Date:26/09/1980
Little Miss Marker
Character:Sorrowful Jones
Release Date:21/03/1980
The Stingiest Man in Town
Character:Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Release Date:23/12/1978
Funny Business
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:26/07/1978
California Suite
Character:Marvin Michaels
Release Date:19/03/1978
House Calls
Character:Dr. Charley Nichols
Release Date:15/03/1978
Actor
Character:Boris Thomashevsky
Release Date:21/02/1978
Casey's Shadow
Character:Lloyd Bourdelle
Release Date:01/01/1978
The Gentleman Tramp
Character:Self / Narrator
Release Date:10/10/1976
The Bad News Bears
Character:Coach Morris Buttermaker
Release Date:06/04/1976
The Sunshine Boys
Character:Willy Clark
Release Date:06/11/1975
The Lion Roars Again
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1975
Earthquake
Character:Drunk
Release Date:15/11/1974
The Front Page
Character:Walter Burns
Release Date:01/11/1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Character:Lt. Garber
Release Date:02/10/1974
The Laughing Policeman
Character:Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
Release Date:20/12/1973
Charley Varrick
Character:Charley Varrick
Release Date:19/09/1973
Pete 'n' Tillie
Character:Pete Seltzer
Release Date:17/12/1972
Awake and Sing!
Character:Moe Axelrod
Release Date:06/03/1972
Kotch
Character:Joseph P. Kotcher
Release Date:17/09/1971
Plaza Suite
Character:Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
Release Date:12/05/1971
A New Leaf
Character:Henry Graham
Release Date:11/03/1971
Cactus Flower
Character:Dr. Julian Winston
Release Date:16/12/1969
Hello, Dolly!
Character:Horace Vandergelder
Release Date:12/12/1969
Candy
Character:Gen. R.A. Smight
Release Date:17/12/1968
Jack Benny's Bag
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/1968
The Secret Life of an American Wife
Character:The Movie Star
Release Date:25/06/1968
The Odd Couple
Character:Oscar Madison
Release Date:16/05/1968
Carol Channing and 101 Men
Character:Self
Release Date:29/02/1968
A Guide for the Married Man
Character:Paul Manning
Release Date:25/05/1967
The Fortune Cookie
Character:Willie Gingrich
Release Date:19/10/1966
Mirage
Character:Ted Caselle
Release Date:29/10/1965
Goodbye Charlie
Character:Leo Sartori
Release Date:18/11/1964
Fail Safe
Character:Prof. Groeteschele
Release Date:07/10/1964
Ensign Pulver
Character:Doc
Release Date:31/07/1964
Charade
Character:Hamilton Bartholemew
Release Date:01/12/1963
Island of Love
Character:Tony Dallas
Release Date:12/06/1963
Who's Got the Action?
Character:Tony Gagouts
Release Date:25/12/1962
Big Deal in Laredo
Character:Meredith
Release Date:07/10/1962
Lonely are the Brave
Character:Sheriff Morey Johnson
Release Date:24/05/1962
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Character:Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
Release Date:07/11/1960
Strangers When We Meet
Character:Felix Anders
Release Date:29/06/1960
Gangster Story
Character:Jack Martin
Release Date:01/12/1959
Ride a Crooked Trail
Character:Judge Kyle
Release Date:23/11/1958
Onionhead
Character:'Red' Wildoe
Release Date:25/10/1958
Voice in the Mirror
Character:Dr. Karnes
Release Date:13/08/1958
King Creole
Character:Maxie Fields
Release Date:02/07/1958
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Character:Al Dahlke
Release Date:01/09/1957
A Face in the Crowd
Character:Mel Miller
Release Date:29/05/1957
Bigger Than Life
Character:Wally Gibbs
Release Date:20/11/1956
The Indian Fighter
Character:Wes Todd
Release Date:21/12/1955
The Kentuckian
Character:Stan Bodine
Release Date:22/07/1955
Atomic Attack
Character:Dr. Spinelli
Release Date:19/05/1954
Television Appearances
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Profiles in Courage
Character:Gov. John Slaton
Profiles in Courage
Character:Andrew Johnson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Target: The Corruptors!
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Franklin Gaer
Tallahassee 7000
Character:Lex Rogers
Route 66
Character:
Naked City
Character:Peter Kanopolis
Naked City
Character:Dr. Max Lewine
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Off. Pete Chandler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Moran
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Harry Wade
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Phil
Climax!
Character:Charlie Mapes
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:
General Electric Theater
Character:Tom Dutton
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Coastguardsman
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Inspector
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Craig
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:The Bartender
Suspense
Character:Lawrence Stevens
Studio One
Character:Jacobs
Studio One
Character:Olsen
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Iago
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Stuart Benson
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
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