
Walter Matthau
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1920-10-01
- Décès:
- 2000-07-01
- Lieu de naissance:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biographie
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.
Connu pour
Filmographie

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

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

Raccroche !

Père et fils à marier

Drôle de couple 2

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Croisière galère

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Les Complices De Central Park

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

The Grass Harp

Les Grincheux 2

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

L'Amour en équation

Incident in a Small Town

Les Grincheux

Denis la Malice

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Hommage à Laurel et Hardy

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

JFK

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

The Incident
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Le Petit Diable

Parle à mon psy, ma tête est malade

A Beverly Hills Christmas

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Pirates

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Movers & Shakers

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

The Survivors

Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

I Ought to Be in Pictures

I Love Liberty

First Monday in October

Victor la gaffe

Jeux d'espions

La Puce et le grincheux

The Stingiest Man in Town
Funny Business

California Hôtel

House Calls

Actor

Casey's Shadow

The Gentleman Tramp

La chouette équipe

Ennemis comme avant

Saturday Night Live
The Lion Roars Again

Tremblement de terre

Spéciale première

Les Pirates du métro

Le Flic ricanant

Tuez Charley Varrick !

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Peter et Tillie

Awake and Sing!
Film '72

Kotch

Plaza Suite

Un nouveau départ

Great Performances

Fleur de cactus

Hello, Dolly !

Candy

Jack Benny's Bag

The Secret Life of an American Wife

The Dick Cavett Show

Drôle de couple

Carol Channing and 101 Men

Petit guide pour mari volage

La Grande Combine

Mirage

Au revoir Charlie
Profiles in Courage

Point limite

Ensign Pulver

Charade
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Island of Love

L'inconnu du Gang des Jeux
Big Deal in Laredo

The Merv Griffin Show

The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson

Seuls sont les indomptés

The Mike Douglas Show

Target: The Corruptors!

Dr. Kildare

Tallahassee 7000

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

Route 66

Liaisons secrètes

Gangster Story

L'Étoile brisée

Onionhead

La Cité sans voile

Voice in the Mirror

Bagarres au King Creole

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Un homme dans la foule

Derrière le miroir

Tony Awards

La Rivière de nos amours

Alfred Hitchcock présente

L'Homme du Kentucky

Climax!

Atomic Attack

Cérémonie des Oscars

General Electric Theater

Lux Video Theatre

Robert Montgomery Presents

Suspense

Studio One

The Philco Television Playhouse

Golden Globe Awards

The Making of Pelham One Two Three