Walter Matthau
Born
1920-10-01
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Died
2000-07-01
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 ...
Known for
JFK
Senator Long
Dennis the Menace
George Wilson
Charade
Hamilton Bartholemew
Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Grumpy Old Men
Max Goldman
The Odd Couple
Oscar Madison
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Lt. Garber
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
I.Q.
Albert Einstein
Fail Safe
Prof. Groeteschele
The Little Devil
Padre Maurizio
Grumpier Old Men
Max Goldman
The Front Page
Walter Burns
Hello, Dolly!
Horace Vandergelder
Earthquake
Drunk