Walter Matthau
Known for: Acting
Born: October 1, 1920
Died: July 1, 2000
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 fo…
Known for
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
The Bad News Bears
1976
Pirates
1986
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
Hopscotch
1980
Dennis the Menace
1993
Charley Varrick
1973
Cactus Flower
1969
I Ought to Be in Pictures
1982
The Laughing Policeman
1973
House Calls
1978
Plaza Suite
1971
A New Leaf
1971
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
Grumpier Old Men
1995
The Sunshine Boys
1975
Little Miss Marker
1980
Gangster Story
1959
Incident in a Small Town
1994
Casey's Shadow
1978
First Monday in October
1981
Kotch
1971
Movers & Shakers
1985
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
The Incident
1990
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978
Funny Business
1978
Awake and Sing!
1972
The Secret Life of an American Wife
1968
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1992
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
The Marriage Fool
1998
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
1992
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997
Big Deal in Laredo
1962
The Front Page
1974
Fail Safe
1964
The Fortune Cookie
1966
The Odd Couple
1968
Grumpy Old Men
1993
The Couch Trip
1988
The Odd Couple II
1998
The Survivors
1983
Buddy Buddy
1981
Hello, Dolly!
1969
The Little Devil
1988
Out to Sea
1997
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991
Charade
1963
I.Q.
1994
Bigger Than Life
1956
Ensign Pulver
1964
Lonely are the Brave
1962
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958
The Kentuckian
1955
King Creole
1958
Mirage
1965
Voice in the Mirror
1958
The Indian Fighter
1955
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
1982
Onionhead
1958
The Gentleman Tramp
1976
Atomic Attack
1954
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
1998
Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968
Hanging Up
2000
A Face in the Crowd
1957
Who's Got the Action?
1962
Island of Love
1963
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
Actor
1978
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
California Suite
1978
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
Strangers When We Meet
1960
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
2015
Candy
1968
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
Earthquake
1974
The Grass Harp
1996
Goodbye Charlie
1964
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
JFK
1991
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
The Lion Roars Again
1975
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
I Love Liberty
1982
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
Route 66
1960
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Naked City
1958
Studio One
1948
General Electric Theater
1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Climax!
1954
Profiles in Courage
1964
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Suspense
1949
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Oscars
1953
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Great Performances
1971
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Tony Awards
1956
Film '72
1971
Chaplin
1992