Walter Matthau
Known for
Acting
Born
October 1, 1920
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Died
July 1, 2000 (aged 79)
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), E...
Best known work
JFK
1991
Dennis the Menace
1993
Charade
1963
Grumpy Old Men
1993
The Odd Couple
1968
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
Saturday Night Live
1975
I.Q.
1994
Fail Safe
1964
Grumpier Old Men
1995Filmography
TBA
2026
Elvis: A Life in Musicas Self (archive footage)
2020
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold Waras Self (archive footage)
2015
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'as Self (archive footage)
2000
Hanging Upas Lou Mozell
1998
The Marriage Foolas Frank Walsh
1998
The Odd Couple IIas Oscar Madison
1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedyas Narrator
1997
Out to Seaas Charlie
1997
1996
I'm Not Rappaportas Nat Moyer
1996
1996
The Grass Harpas Judge Charlie Cool
1995
Grumpier Old Menas Max Goldman
1995
1994
I.Q.as Albert Einstein
1994
Incident in a Small Townas Harmon Cobb
1993
Grumpy Old Menas Max Goldman
1993
Dennis the Menaceas Mr. Wilson
1993
1992
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!as Narrator (voice)
1992
1992
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimoreas Harmon Cobb
1991
JFKas Senator Long
1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Loveas Clifford Pepperman