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 ...
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The Front Page
As Walter Burns
Fail Safe
As Prof. Groeteschele
JFK
As Senator Long
The Fortune Cookie
As Willie Gingrich
Hanging Up
As Lou Mozell
Charade
As Hamilton Bartholemew
Earthquake
As Drunk
A Guide for the Married Man
As Paul Manning
A Face in the Crowd
As Mel Miller
Grumpy Old Men
As Max Goldman
The Odd Couple
As Oscar Madison
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
As Self (archive footage)
I.Q.
As Albert Einstein
The Bad News Bears
As Coach Morris Buttermaker
Pirates
As Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
As Lt. Garber
The Couch Trip
As Donald Becker
Hopscotch
As Miles Kendig
Dennis the Menace
As George Wilson
The Odd Couple II
As Oscar Madison
Bigger Than Life
As Wally Gibbs
California Suite
As Marvin Michaels
Charley Varrick
As Charley Varrick
Cactus Flower
As Dr. Julian Winston
The Survivors
As Sonny Paluso
I Love Liberty
As Self
Buddy Buddy
As Trabucco
I Ought to Be in Pictures
As Herbert Tucker
Hello, Dolly!
As Horace Vandergelder
The Laughing Policeman
As Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
House Calls
As Dr. Charley Nichols
Plaza Suite
As Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
A New Leaf
As Henry Graham
Ensign Pulver
As Doc
Lonely are the Brave
As Sheriff Morey Johnson
I'm Not Rappaport
As Nat Moyer
The Little Devil
As Padre Maurizio
Grumpier Old Men
As Max Goldman
Ride a Crooked Trail
As Judge Kyle
The Sunshine Boys
As Willy Clark
Candy
As Gen. R.A. Smight
The Kentuckian
As Stan Bodine
Little Miss Marker
As Sorrowful Jones
The Grass Harp
As Judge Charlie Cool
Out to Sea
As Charlie Gordon
King Creole
As Maxie Fields
Gangster Story
As Jack Martin
Mirage
As Ted Caselle
Voice in the Mirror
As Dr. Karnes
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
As Al Dahlke
Incident in a Small Town
As Harmon Cobb
Casey's Shadow
As Lloyd Bourdelle
First Monday in October
As Dan Snow
Kotch
As Joseph P. Kotcher
The Indian Fighter
As Wes Todd
Who's Got the Action?
As Tony Gagouts
Strangers When We Meet
As Felix Anders
Movers & Shakers
As Joe Mulholland
The Kid Stays in the Picture
As Self (archive footage)
Pete 'n' Tillie
As Pete Seltzer
Island of Love
As Tony Dallas
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
As Self
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
As Self (archive footage)
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
As Self (archive footage)
The Incident
As Harmon Cobb
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
As Self
Onionhead
As 'Red' Wildoe
The Gentleman Tramp
As Self / Narrator
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
As Self
The Stingiest Man in Town
As Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
A Beverly Hills Christmas
As Self
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
As Clifford Pepperman
Goodbye Charlie
As Leo Sartori
Funny Business
As Self - Host
Awake and Sing!
As Moe Axelrod
The Secret Life of an American Wife
As The Movie Star
Actor
As Boris Thomashevsky
How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
As Narrator (voice)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
As Self
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
As Ben Alexander / Philip Judah
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
As Self
The Marriage Fool
As Frank Walsh
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
As Harmon Cobb
Atomic Attack
As Dr. Spinelli
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
As Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
As Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
As Self (archive footage)
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
As Self
Big Deal in Laredo
As Meredith
The Lion Roars Again
As Self
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
As Self
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
As Himself
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
As Self
Carol Channing and 101 Men
As Self
Route 66
The Merv Griffin Show
As Self
Naked City
As Peter Kanopolis
Studio One
As Jacobs
General Electric Theater
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As Off. Pete Chandler
Target: The Corruptors!
Lux Video Theatre
As Coastguardsman
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Climax!
As Charlie Mapes
Profiles in Courage
As Gov. John Slaton
The Philco Television Playhouse
Suspense
As Lawrence Stevens
Robert Montgomery Presents
Dr. Kildare
As Franklin Gaer
The Oscars
As Self
Tallahassee 7000
As Lex Rogers
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
As Self
Tony Awards
As Self - Host
The Dick Cavett Show
As Self - Guest
Great Performances
As Self