Walter Matthau
Acting
Born: 1920-10-01 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2000-07-01
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 fo
🎬 Movies (20)
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)
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
Self (archive footage)
Hanging Up
2000
Lou Mozell
The Marriage Fool
1998
Frank Walsh
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
1998
Self
The Odd Couple II
1998
Oscar Madison
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
Narrator
Out to Sea
1997
Charlie Gordon
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
📺 TV Shows (20)
Saturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Self
Film '72
1971
Self
Great Performances
1971
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
Profiles in Courage
1964
Gov. John Slaton
Profiles in Courage
1964
Andrew Johnson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Tom Gregory
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
Franklin Gaer
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Lex Rogers
Route 66
1960
Naked City
1958
Peter Kanopolis
Naked City
1958
Dr. Max Lewine
Tony Awards
1956
Self - Host
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Off. Pete Chandler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
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