Walter Matthau
Acting
Born 1920-10-01
Died 2000-07-01
New York City, New York, USA
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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), 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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
The Mike Douglas Show
Golden Globe Awards
Great Performances
Tony Awards
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Dick Cavett Show
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Merv Griffin Show
Dr. Kildare
Naked City
Film '72
Studio One
Route 66
The Philco Television Playhouse
Climax!
The Oscars
Suspense
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Candy
Dennis the Menace
JFK
Lux Video Theatre
Profiles in Courage
Charade
Target: The Corruptors!
Hello, Dolly!
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Grumpy Old Men
Earthquake
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Fail Safe
Hanging Up
The Bad News Bears
Pirates
The Odd Couple
Grumpier Old Men
Out to Sea
The Front Page
Hopscotch
Cactus Flower
I.Q.
Charley Varrick
The Fortune Cookie
King Creole
Tallahassee 7000
Lonely are the Brave
A New Leaf
The Odd Couple II
Ride a Crooked Trail
Buddy Buddy
California Suite
The Grass Harp
The Survivors
Bigger Than Life
The Indian Fighter
Mirage
A Face in the Crowd
Little Miss Marker
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