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Walter Matthau

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1920Born, New York City
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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),…

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JFKSenator Long
Dennis the MenaceMr. Wilson
CharadeHamilton Bartholemew
Grumpy Old MenMax Goldman
The Odd CoupleOscar Madison
2000Hanging UpLou MozellMovie
1998The Marriage FoolFrank WalshMovie
1998The Odd Couple IIOscar MadisonMovie
1998Billy Wilder: The Human ComedyNarratorMovie
1997Out to SeaCharlieMovie
1996I'm Not RappaportNat MoyerMovie
1996The Grass HarpJudge Charlie CoolMovie
1995Grumpier Old MenMax GoldmanMovie
1994I.Q.Albert EinsteinMovie
1994Incident in a Small TownHarmon CobbMovie
1993Grumpy Old MenMax GoldmanMovie
1993Dennis the MenaceMr. WilsonMovie
1992How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Narrator (voice)Movie
1992Against Her Will: An Incident in BaltimoreHarmon CobbMovie
1991JFKSenator LongMovie
1991Mrs. Lambert Remembers LoveClifford PeppermanMovie
1990The IncidentHarmon CobbMovie
1988The Little DevilPadre MaurizioMovie
1988The Couch TripDonald BeckerMovie
1986PiratesCaptain Thomas Bartholomew RedMovie
1985Movers & ShakersJoe MulhollandMovie
1983The SurvivorsSonny PalusoMovie
1982I Ought to Be in PicturesHerbert TuckerMovie
1981First Monday in OctoberDan SnowMovie
1981Buddy BuddyTrabuccoMovie
1980HopscotchMiles KendigMovie
1980Little Miss MarkerSorrowful JonesMovie
1978The Stingiest Man in TownEbenezer Scrooge (voice)Movie
1978California SuiteMarvin MichaelsMovie
1978House CallsDr. Charley NicholsMovie
1978ActorBoris ThomashevskyMovie
1978Casey's ShadowLloyd BourdelleMovie
1976The Bad News BearsMorris ButtermakerMovie
1975The Sunshine BoysWilly ClarkMovie
1974EarthquakeDrunkMovie
1974The Front PageWalter BurnsMovie
1974The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeLieutenant GarberMovie
1973The Laughing PolicemanSgt. Jake Martin SFPDMovie
1973Charley VarrickCharley VarrickMovie
1972Pete 'n' TilliePete SeltzerMovie
1972Awake and Sing!Moe AxelrodMovie
1971KotchJoseph P. KotcherMovie
1971Plaza SuiteSam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy HubleyMovie
1971A New LeafHenry GrahamMovie
1969Cactus FlowerDr. Julian WinstonMovie
1969Hello, Dolly!Horace VandergelderMovie
1968CandyGen. R.A. SmightMovie
1968The Secret Life of an American WifeThe Movie StarMovie
1968The Odd CoupleOscar MadisonMovie
1967A Guide for the Married ManPaul ManningMovie
1966The Fortune CookieWillie GingrichMovie
1965MirageTed CaselleMovie
1964Goodbye CharlieLeo SartoriMovie
1964Profiles in CourageGov. John Slaton, Andrew Johnson · 1 episodeShow
1964Fail SafeProf. GroetescheleMovie
1964Ensign PulverDocMovie
1963CharadeHamilton BartholemewMovie
1963Island of LoveTony DallasMovie
1962Who's Got the Action?Tony GagoutsMovie
1962Big Deal in LaredoMeredithMovie
1962Lonely are the BraveSheriff Morey JohnsonMovie
1961Target: The Corruptors!2 episodesShow
1961Dr. KildareFranklin Gaer · 1 episodeShow
1961Tallahassee 7000Lex Rogers · 26 episodesShow
1960Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'Ben Alexander / Philip JudahMovie
1960Route 661 episodeShow
1960Strangers When We MeetFelix AndersMovie
1959Gangster StoryJack MartinMovie
1958Ride a Crooked TrailJudge KyleMovie
1958Onionhead'Red' WildoeMovie
1958Naked CityPeter Kanopolis, Dr. Max Lewine · 1 episodeShow
1958Voice in the MirrorDr. KarnesMovie
1958King CreoleMaxie FieldsMovie
1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueAl DahlkeMovie
1957A Face in the CrowdMel MillerMovie
1956Bigger Than LifeWally GibbsMovie
1955The Indian FighterWes ToddMovie
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsOff. Pete Chandler, Moran, Harry Wade, Phil · 1 episodeShow
1955The KentuckianStan BodineMovie
1954Climax!Charlie Mapes · 1 episodeShow

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