Walter Matthau
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Matthau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 1, 1920Deathday
July 1, 2000Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
94Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Walter Matuschanskayasky, Уолтер Мэттау, Walter John Matthau
Cast credits
Fail Safe
Prof. Groeteschele
JFK
Senator Long
The Front Page
Walter Burns
The Fortune Cookie
Willie Gingrich
Hanging Up
Lou Mozell
Charade
Hamilton Bartholemew
A Guide for the Married Man
Paul Manning
Earthquake
Drunk
A Face in the Crowd
Mel Miller
The Odd Couple
Oscar Madison
The Marriage Fool
Frank Walsh
Pirates
Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Grumpy Old Men
Max Goldman
The Bad News Bears
Coach Morris Buttermaker
The Couch Trip
Donald Becker
I.Q.
Albert Einstein
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Lt. Garber
Hopscotch
Miles Kendig
Dennis the Menace
George Wilson
Bigger Than Life
Wally Gibbs
California Suite
Marvin MichaelsCrew credits
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