Walter Matthau
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1 October 1920
Died1 July 2000 (age 79)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits121
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 …
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026 · Self (archive footage)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Hanging Up
2000 · Lou Mozell
The Marriage Fool
1998 · Frank Walsh
The Odd Couple II
1998 · Oscar Madison
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998 · Narrator
Out to Sea
1997 · Charlie
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997 · Self
I'm Not Rappaport
1996 · Nat Moyer
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996 · Self
The Grass Harp
1996 · Judge Charlie Cool
Grumpier Old Men
1995 · Max Goldman
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
I.Q.
1994 · Albert Einstein
Incident in a Small Town
1994 · Harmon Cobb
Grumpy Old Men
1993 · Max Goldman
Dennis the Menace
1993 · Mr. Wilson
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993 · Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1992 · Narrator (voice)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992 · Self
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
1992 · Harmon Cobb
JFK
1991 · Senator Long
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991 · Clifford Pepperman
The Incident
1990 · Harmon Cobb
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 · Self (voice)
The Little Devil
1988 · Padre Maurizio
The Couch Trip
1988 · Donald Becker
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987 · Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self
Pirates
1986 · Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986 · Self
Movers & Shakers
1985 · Joe Mulholland
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 · Self - Performer
The Survivors
1983 · Sonny Paluso
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
1982 · Self
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982 · Self
I Ought to Be in Pictures
1982 · Herbert Tucker
I Love Liberty
1982 · Self
First Monday in October
1981 · Dan Snow
Buddy Buddy
1981 · Trabucco
Hopscotch
1980 · Miles Kendig
Little Miss Marker
1980 · Sorrowful Jones
Little Miss Marker
1980 · Executive Producer
The Stingiest Man in Town
1978 · Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Funny Business
1978 · Self - Host
California Suite
1978 · Marvin Michaels
House Calls
1978 · Dr. Charley Nichols
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