Walter Matthau

Acting

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 ...

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Walter Matthau

Biography

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Saturday Night Live

Golden Globe Awards

The Mike Douglas Show

Great Performances

Climax!

The Merv Griffin Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Dr. Kildare

Robert Montgomery Presents

Elvis: A Life in Music

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Hanging Up

The Marriage Fool

Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

The Odd Couple II

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Out to Sea

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

I'm Not Rappaport

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

The Grass Harp

Grumpier Old Men

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

I.Q.

Incident in a Small Town

Grumpy Old Men

Dennis the Menace