Walter Matthau
Skuespiller, Producer, Instruktør
1. oktober 1920 — 1. juli 2000 (79 år)
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.
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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| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name · as Walter Burns |
| 2015 | Everything Is Copy · as Lou |
| 2000 | 20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Horace Vandergelder |
| 2000 | Hanging Up · as Lou Mozell |
| 1998 | The Marriage Fool · as Frank WalshPå Plex |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II · as Oscar Madison |
| 1997 | Out to Sea · as Charlie Gordon |
| 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport · as Nat Moyer |
| 1995 | Grumpier Old Men · as Max Goldman |
| 1995 | The Grass Harp · as Judge Charlie Cool |
| 1994 | I.Q. · as Albert Einstein |
| 1994 | Incident in a Small Town · as Harmon CobbPå Plex |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men · as Max Goldman |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace · as George Wilson |
| 1992 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore · as Harmon CobbPå Plex |
| 1991 | JFK · as Senator Long |
| 1991 | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love · as Clifford PeppermanPå Plex |
| 1990 | The Incident · as Harmon CobbPå Plex |
| 1988 | The Little Devil · as Padre Maurizio |
| 1988 | The Couch Trip · as Donald Becker |
| 1986 | Pirates · as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red |
| 1985 | Movers & Shakers · as Joe Mulholland |
| 1983 | The Survivors · as Sonny Paluso |
| 1982 | I Ought to Be in Pictures · as Herbert Tucker |
| 1981 | Buddy Buddy · as Trabucco |
| 1981 | First Monday in October · as Dan Snow |
| 1980 | Hopscotch · as Miles KendigPå Plex |
| 1980 | Little Miss Marker · as Sorrowful Jones |
| 1978 | The Stingiest Man in Town · as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) |
| 1978 | California Suite · as Marvin Michaels |
| 1978 | House Calls · as Dr. Charley Nichols |
| 1978 | Casey's Shadow · as Lloyd Bourdelle |
| 1976 | The Bad News Bears · as Coach Morris Buttermaker |
| 1975 | The Sunshine Boys · as Willy Clark |
| 1974 | The Front Page · as Walter Burns |
| 1974 | Earthquake · as Drunk |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · as Lt. Garber |
| 1973 | The Laughing Policeman · as Sgt. Jake Martin Sfpd |
| 1973 | Charley Varrick · as Charley Varrick |
| 1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie · as Pete Seltzer |
| 1972 | Awake and Sing · as Moe Axelrod |
| 1971 | Kotch · as Joseph P. Kotcher |
| 1971 | A New Leaf · as Henry Graham |
| 1971 | Plaza Suite · as Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! · as Horace Vandergelder |
| 1969 | Cactus Flower · as Dr. Julian Winston |
| 1968 | Candy · as Gen. R.a. SmightPå Plex |
| 1968 | The Secret Life of an American Wife · as The Movie Star |
| 1968 | The Odd Couple · as Oscar Madison |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man · as Paul Manning |
| 1966 | The Fortune Cookie · as Willie Gingrich |
| 1965 | Mirage · as Ted Caselle |
| 1964 | Goodbye Charlie · as Leo Sartori |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage · as Gov. John Slaton |
| 1964 | Fail Safe · as Prof. Groeteschele |
| 1964 | The Rogues · as Aram Rodesko |
| 1964 | Ensign Pulver · as Doc |
| 1963 | Charade · as Hamilton BartholemewPå Plex |
| 1963 | Island of Love · as Tony Dallas |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre · as Tom Gregory |
| 1962 | Who's Got the Action? · as Tony Gagouts |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour · as Charles Thatcher |
| 1962 | Lonely Are the Brave · as Sheriff Morey Johnson |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare · as Franklin Gaer |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week · as Narrator |
| 1961 | Great Ghost Tales · as Defago |
| 1961 | Tallahassee 7000 · as Lex Rogers |
| 1960 | Route 66På Plex |
| 1960 | Insight · as Adam |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet · as Felix Anders |
| 1959 | Gangster Story · as Jack Martin |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week · as Ben Alexander |
| 1958 | Voice in the Mirror · as Dr. Karnes |
| 1958 | Ride a Crooked Trail · as Judge Kyle |
| 1958 | Onionhead · as 'red' WildoePå Plex |
| 1958 | Naked City · as Dr. Max Lewine |
| 1958 | King Creole · as Maxie Fields |
| 1957 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue · as Al Dahlke |
| 1957 | A Face in the Crowd · as Mel MillerPå Plex |
| 1956 | Bigger Than Life · as Wally Gibbs |
| 1955 | The Indian Fighter · as Wes Todd |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour · as Bill Egan |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Phil |
| 1955 | The Kentuckian · as Stan Bodine |
| 1954 | Climax! · as Charlie Mapes |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour · as Gordon Wagner |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater · as Cast |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater · as Tom Dutton |
| 1952 | Omnibus · as (segment "one Nation Indivisible") |
| 1952 | Mister Peepers · as Coach Burr |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse · as Julian |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre · as Craig |
| 1950 | Danger · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre · as Corliss Price |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents · as The Bartender |
| 1949 | The Big Story · as Cast |
| 1949 | Suspense · as Lawrence Stevens |
| 1948 | Studio One · as Jacobs |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse · as Iago |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre · as Harry |
| 1980 | Little Miss Marker · as Executive Producer |
| 1959 |