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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Hanging Up (2000) | Lou Mozell | 5 | |
| 2 | The Odd Couple II (1998) | Oscar Madison | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Out to Sea (1997) | Charlie Gordon | 4 | |
| 4 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) | Self | - | - |
| 5 | Grumpier Old Men (1995) | Max Goldman | 7.2 | |
| 6 | I.Q. (1994) | Albert Einstein | 7 | |
| 7 | Dennis the Menace (1993) | George Wilson | 5.9 | |
| 8 | Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993) | Self | - | - |
| 9 | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | Max Goldman | 7.1 | |
| 10 | Chaplin (1992) | Self (archive footage) | 7.8 | |
| 11 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1992) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 12 | JFK (1991) | Senator Long | 7.3 | |
| 13 | Pirates (1986) | Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red | 10 | |
| 14 | The Survivors (1983) | Sonny Paluso | - | - |
| 15 | Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder (1982) | Self | 4 | |
| 16 | Buddy Buddy (1981) | Trabucco | 4 | |
| 17 | Hopscotch (1980) | Miles Kendig | - | - |
| 18 | California Suite (1978) | Marvin Michaels | - | - |
| 19 | The Bad News Bears (1976) | Coach Morris Buttermaker | 7.5 | |
| 20 | The Sunshine Boys (1975) | Willy Clark | 4.5 | |
| 21 | Earthquake (1974) | Drunk | 6.7 | |
| 22 | The Front Page (1974) | Walter Burns | 5 | |
| 23 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) | Lt. Garber | 7.4 | |
| 24 | Charley Varrick (1973) | Charley Varrick | 5.3 | |
| 25 | Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) | Pete Seltzer | 6 | |
| 26 | A New Leaf (1971) | Henry Graham | 3 | |
| 27 | Plaza Suite (1971) | Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley | 7 | |
| 28 | Cactus Flower (1969) | Dr. Julian Winston | - | - |
| 29 | Hello, Dolly! (1969) | Horace Vandergelder | 7.2 | |
| 30 | Candy (1968) | Gen. R.A. Smight | - | - |
| 31 | The Odd Couple (1968) | Oscar Madison | 8.5 | |
| 32 | A Guide for the Married Man (1967) | Paul Manning | - | - |
| 33 | The Fortune Cookie (1966) | Willie Gingrich | 6.7 | |
| 34 | Mirage (1965) | Ted Caselle | 6 | |
| 35 | Goodbye Charlie (1964) | Leo Sartori | 4 | |
| 36 | Fail Safe (1964) | Prof. Groeteschele | 8.5 | |
| 37 | Charade (1963) | Hamilton Bartholemew | 7.6 | |
| 38 | Lonely are the Brave (1962) | Sheriff Morey Johnson | 10 | |
| 39 | Strangers When We Meet (1960) | Felix Anders | 6.5 | |
| 40 | King Creole (1958) | Maxie Fields | 7.3 | |
| 41 | A Face in the Crowd (1957) | Mel Miller | 6.3 | |
| 42 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957) | Al Dahlke | 5 | |
| 43 | Bigger Than Life (1956) | Wally Gibbs | 7.7 |
