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.

Cast

The Front Page

(Walter Burns)

Fail Safe

(Prof. Groeteschele)

JFK

(Senator Long)

The Fortune Cookie

(Willie Gingrich)

Hanging Up

(Lou Mozell)

Charade

(Hamilton Bartholemew)

Earthquake

(Drunk)

A Guide for the Married Man

(Paul Manning)

A Face in the Crowd

(Mel Miller)

The Odd Couple

(Oscar Madison)

Grumpy Old Men

(Max Goldman)

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

(Self (archive footage))

I.Q.

(Albert Einstein)

The Bad News Bears

(Coach Morris Buttermaker)

Pirates

(Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

(Lt. Garber)

The Couch Trip

(Donald Becker)

Hopscotch

(Miles Kendig)

Dennis the Menace

(George Wilson)

The Odd Couple II

(Oscar Madison)

Bigger Than Life

(Wally Gibbs)

California Suite

(Marvin Michaels)

Charley Varrick

(Charley Varrick)

Cactus Flower

(Dr. Julian Winston)

The Survivors

(Sonny Paluso)

I Love Liberty

(Self)

Buddy Buddy

(Trabucco)

I Ought to Be in Pictures

(Herbert Tucker)

Hello, Dolly!

(Horace Vandergelder)

The Laughing Policeman

(Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD)

House Calls

(Dr. Charley Nichols)

Plaza Suite

(Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash)

A New Leaf

(Henry Graham)

Ensign Pulver

(Doc)

Lonely are the Brave

(Sheriff Morey Johnson)

I'm Not Rappaport

(Nat Moyer)

The Little Devil

(Padre Maurizio)

Grumpier Old Men

(Max Goldman)

Ride a Crooked Trail

(Judge Kyle)

The Sunshine Boys

(Willy Clark)

Candy

(Gen. R.A. Smight)

The Kentuckian

(Stan Bodine)

Little Miss Marker

(Sorrowful Jones)

The Grass Harp

(Judge Charlie Cool)

Out to Sea

(Charlie Gordon)

King Creole

(Maxie Fields)

Gangster Story

(Jack Martin)

Mirage

(Ted Caselle)

Voice in the Mirror

(Dr. Karnes)

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

(Al Dahlke)

Incident in a Small Town

(Harmon Cobb)

Casey's Shadow

(Lloyd Bourdelle)

First Monday in October

(Dan Snow)

Kotch

(Joseph P. Kotcher)

The Indian Fighter

(Wes Todd)

Strangers When We Meet

(Felix Anders)

Who's Got the Action?

(Tony Gagouts)

Movers & Shakers

(Joe Mulholland)

The Kid Stays in the Picture

(Self (archive footage))

Pete 'n' Tillie

(Pete Seltzer)

Island of Love

(Tony Dallas)

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

(Self)

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

(Self (archive footage))

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

(Self (archive footage))

The Incident

(Harmon Cobb)

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

(Self)

Onionhead

('Red' Wildoe)

The Gentleman Tramp

(Self / Narrator)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

(Self)

The Stingiest Man in Town

(Ebenezer Scrooge (voice))

A Beverly Hills Christmas

(Self)

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

(Clifford Pepperman)

Goodbye Charlie

(Leo Sartori)

Funny Business

(Self - Host)

Awake and Sing!

(Moe Axelrod)

The Secret Life of an American Wife

(The Movie Star)

Actor

(Boris Thomashevsky)

How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

(Narrator (voice))

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

(Self)

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

(Ben Alexander / Philip Judah)

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

(Self)

The Marriage Fool

(Frank Walsh)

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

(Harmon Cobb)

Atomic Attack

(Dr. Spinelli)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

(Self)

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

(Self)

And the Oscar Goes To...

(Self (archive footage))

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

(Self)

Big Deal in Laredo

(Meredith)

The Lion Roars Again

(Self)

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

(Self)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

(Himself)

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

(Self)

Carol Channing and 101 Men

(Self)

Route 66

The Merv Griffin Show

(Self)

Naked City

(Peter Kanopolis)

Studio One

(Jacobs)

General Electric Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Off. Pete Chandler)

Target: The Corruptors!

Lux Video Theatre

(Coastguardsman)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Climax!

(Charlie Mapes)

Profiles in Courage

(Gov. John Slaton)

The Philco Television Playhouse

Suspense

(Lawrence Stevens)

Robert Montgomery Presents

Dr. Kildare

(Franklin Gaer)

The Oscars

(Self)

Tallahassee 7000

(Lex Rogers)

Saturday Night Live

(Self - Host)

Naked City

(Dr. Max Lewine)

The Mike Douglas Show

(Self)

General Electric Theater

(Tom Dutton)

Lux Video Theatre

(Inspector)

Lux Video Theatre

(Craig)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

(Self)

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

(Self)

Robert Montgomery Presents

(The Bartender)

Profiles in Courage

(Andrew Johnson)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Moran)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Harry Wade)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Phil)

Studio One

(Olsen)

Tony Awards

(Self - Host)

The Philco Television Playhouse

(Iago)

The Philco Television Playhouse

(Stuart Benson)

The Dick Cavett Show

(Self - Guest)

Great Performances

(Self)