Walter Matthau

🎂 Data nașterii: 1920-10-01 (New York City, New York, USA)

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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Walter Matthau

Filme în care a jucat

The Front Page

Fail Safe

JFK

The Fortune Cookie

Hanging Up

Șarada

Cutremurul

A Guide for the Married Man

A Face in the Crowd

Cuplul ciudat

Morocănoșii

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

Coeficientul de inteligență

The Bad News Bears

Pirații

Pirații din metrou

The Couch Trip

Hopscotch

Dennis, pericol public

Cuplul ciudat II

Bigger Than Life

California Suite

Charley Varrick

Cactus Flower

Supraviețuitorii

I Love Liberty

Buddy Buddy

I Ought to Be in Pictures

Bună, Dolly!

The Laughing Policeman

House Calls

Plaza Suite

A New Leaf

Ensign Pulver

Lonely are the Brave

I'm Not Rappaport

Il piccolo diavolo

Și mai morocănoși

Ride a Crooked Trail

The Sunshine Boys

Candy

The Kentuckian

Little Miss Marker

The Grass Harp

Afară pe mare

King Creole

Gangster Story

Mirage

Voice in the Mirror

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Incident in a Small Town

Casey's Shadow

First Monday in October

Kotch

Vânătorul de indieni

Eram străini când ne-am întâlnit

Who's Got the Action?

Movers & Shakers

Pete 'n' Tillie

Island of Love

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

The Incident

Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder

Onionhead

The Gentleman Tramp

Primii 100 de ani: O sărbătorire a filmelor americane

The Stingiest Man in Town

A Beverly Hills Christmas

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Goodbye Charlie

Funny Business

Awake and Sing!

The Secret Life of an American Wife

Actor

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'