Walter Matthau
- Interprétation
- 1 octobre 1920 · New York City, New York, USA
- 1 juillet 2000
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 · En personne
- Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' · En personne
- Raccroche ! · Lou Mozell
- Père et fils à marier · Frank Walsh
- Drôle de couple 2 · Oscar Madison
- Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy · Narrator
- Croisière galère · Charlie
- Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough · En personne
- Les Complices De Central Park · Nat Moyer
- Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman · En personne
- The Grass Harp · Judge Charlie Cool
- Les Grincheux 2 · Max Goldman
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · En personne
- L'Amour en équation · Albert Einstein
- Incident in a Small Town · Harmon Cobb
- Les Grincheux · Max Goldman
- Denis la Malice · Mr. Wilson
- Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy · En personne
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! · Narrator (Voix)
- Hommage à Laurel et Hardy · En personne
- Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore · Harmon Cobb
- JFK · Senator Long
- Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love · Clifford Pepperman
- The Incident · Harmon Cobb
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre · En personne
- Le Petit Diable · Padre Maurizio
- Parle à mon psy, ma tête est malade · Donald Becker
- A Beverly Hills Christmas · En personne
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life · En personne
- Pirates · Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
- Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special · En personne
- Movers & Shakers · Joe Mulholland
- The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team · En personne
- The Survivors · Sonny Paluso
- Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder · En personne
- Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · En personne
- I Ought to Be in Pictures · Herbert Tucker
- I Love Liberty · En personne
- First Monday in October · Dan Snow
- Victor la gaffe · Trabucco
- Jeux d'espions · Miles Kendig
- La Puce et le grincheux · Sorrowful Jones, Production exécutive
- The Stingiest Man in Town · Ebenezer Scrooge (Voix)
- Funny Business · En personne
- California Hôtel · Marvin Michaels
- House Calls · Dr. Charley Nichols
- Actor · Boris Thomashevsky
- Casey's Shadow · Lloyd Bourdelle
- The Gentleman Tramp · Self / Narrator
- La chouette équipe · Morris Buttermaker
- Ennemis comme avant · Willy Clark
- Saturday Night Live · En personne
- The Lion Roars Again · En personne
- The Making of Pelham One Two Three · En personne
- Tremblement de terre · Drunk
- Spéciale première · Walter Burns
- Les Pirates du métro · Lieutenant Garber
- Le Flic ricanant · Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
- Tuez Charley Varrick ! · Charley Varrick
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... · En personne
- Peter et Tillie · Pete Seltzer
- Awake and Sing! · Moe Axelrod
- Film '72 · En personne
- Kotch · Joseph P. Kotcher
- Plaza Suite · Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
- Un nouveau départ · Henry Graham
- Great Performances · En personne
- Fleur de cactus · Dr. Julian Winston
- Hello, Dolly ! · Horace Vandergelder
- Candy · Gen. R.A. Smight
- Jack Benny's Bag · En personne
- The Secret Life of an American Wife · The Movie Star
- The Dick Cavett Show · En personne
- Drôle de couple · Oscar Madison
- Carol Channing and 101 Men · En personne
- Petit guide pour mari volage · Paul Manning
- La Grande Combine · Willie Gingrich
- Mirage · Ted Caselle
- Au revoir Charlie · Leo Sartori
- Profiles in Courage · Gov. John Slaton, Andrew Johnson