Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920–July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He starred with Jack Lemmon in The Odd Couple and its sequel The Odd Couple II. He won the Academy Award for The Fortune Cookie.

Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau in 1952
Born	Walter John Matthow (1920-10-01)October 1, 1920 New York City, New York
Died	July 1, 2000(2000-07-01) (aged 79) Santa Monica, California
Occupations	Actor comedian director
Years active	1948–2000
Awards	Academy Award BAFTA Award Tony Award Golden Globe Award

movies

• Atomic Attack (1950) (short subject)
• The Kentuckian (1955)
• The Indian Fighter (1955)
• Bigger Than Life (1956)
• A Face in the Crowd (1957)
• Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)
• King Creole (1958)
• Voice in the Mirror (1958)
• Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
• Onionhead (1958)
• Gangster Story (1960) (also director)
• Strangers When We Meet (1960)
• Lonely are the Brave (1962)
• Who's Got the Action? (1962)
• Island of Love (1963)
• Charade (1963)
• Ensign Pulver (1964)
• Fail-Safe (1964)
• Goodbye Charlie (1964)
• Mirage (1965)
• The Fortune Cookie (1966)
• A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
• The Odd Couple (1968)
• The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968)
• Candy (1968)
• Hello, Dolly! (1969)
• Cactus Flower (1969)
• A New Leaf (1971)
• Plaza Suite (1971)
• Kotch (1971)
• Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
• The Laughing Policeman (1973)
• Charley Varrick (1973)
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
• Earthquake (1974) (credited as "Walter Matuschanskayasky")
• The Front Page (1974)
• The Lion Roars Again (1975) (short subject)
• The Gentleman Tramp (1975) (documentary)
• The Sunshine Boys (1975)
• Bad News Bears (1976)
• Casey's Shadow (1978)
• House Calls (1978)
• California Suite (1978)
• Portrait of a 60% Perfect Man (1980) (documentary)
• Little Miss Marker (1980)
• Hopscotch (1980)
• First Monday in October (1981)
• Buddy Buddy (1981)
• I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
• The Survivors (1983)
• Movers & Shakers (1985)
• Pirates (1986)
• The Little Devil (1988)
• The Couch Trip (1988)
• JFK (1991) as Senator Russell B. Long
• Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy (1992) (documentary)
• Dennis the Menace (1993)
• Grumpy Old Men (1993)
• I.Q. (1994)
• The Grass Harp (1995)
• Grumpier Old Men (1995)
• I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
• Out to Sea (1997)
• The Odd Couple II (1998)
• The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) (documentary)
• Hanging Up (2000)

Other websites

• Walter Matthau on IMDb 
• Walter Matthau at the TCM Movie Database
• Walter Matthau at the Internet Broadway Database
• Walter Matthau at Find a Grave
• Walter Matthau at TV.com
• Humorous Quotes Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Walter Matthau & Jack Lemmon (In German) Archived 2022-03-31 at the Wayback Machine