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.
Acting
Movie
JFK
as Senator Long
1991
Movie
Dennis the Menace
as Mr. Wilson
1993
Movie
Charade
as Hamilton Bartholemew
1963
Movie
Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Movie
Grumpy Old Men
as Max Goldman
1993
Movie
The Odd Couple
as Oscar Madison
1968
Movie
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Lt. Garber
1974
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Movie
I.Q.
as Albert Einstein
1994
Movie
Fail Safe
as Prof. Groeteschele
1964
Movie
The Little Devil
as Padre Maurizio
1988
Movie
Grumpier Old Men
as Max Goldman
1995
Movie
Hello, Dolly!
as Horace Vandergelder
1969
Movie
The Front Page
as Walter Burns
1974
Movie
Earthquake
as Drunk
1974
Movie
The Fortune Cookie
as Willie Gingrich
1966
Movie
The Bad News Bears
as Coach Morris Buttermaker
1976
Movie
Pirates
as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
1986
Movie
Charley Varrick
as Charley Varrick
1973
Movie
A Face in the Crowd
as Mel Miller
1957
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Off. Pete Chandler
1955
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Moran
1955
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Harry Wade
1955
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Phil
1955
