Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/1/1920
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Walter MatuschanskayaskyУолтер МэттауWalter John Matthau
Walter Matthau
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 for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966). Matthau is also known for his ...
Known For
Dennis the Menace
as George Wilson
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
as Self
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
as Harmon Cobb
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Charade
as Hamilton Bartholemew
Charley Varrick
as Charley Varrick
Casey's Shadow
as Lloyd Bourdelle
JFK
as Senator Long
Cactus Flower
as Dr. Julian Winston
Goodbye Charlie
as Leo Sartori
Ensign Pulver
as Doc
Atomic Attack
as Dr. Spinelli
Candy
as Gen. R.A. Smight
Grumpy Old Men
as Max Goldman
Hello, Dolly!
as Horace Vandergelder
Kotch
as Joseph P. Kotcher
Gangster Story
as Jack Martin
Mirage
as Ted Caselle
The Kentuckian
as Stan Bodine
I.Q.
as Albert Einstein