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Walter Matthau
Actor

Walter Matthau

1920New York City, New York, USA91 Movies21 TV Shows

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).

Filmography

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91 titles
Elvis: A Life in Music
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Self (archive footage)

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
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Self (archive footage)

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
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Self (archive footage)
5.0

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

2015
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
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Self (archive footage)

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000
Hanging Up
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Lou Mozell
5.3

Hanging Up

2000
The Marriage Fool
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Frank Walsh
6.9

The Marriage Fool

1998
The Odd Couple II
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Oscar Madison
6.3

The Odd Couple II

1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
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Self
6.0

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

1998
Out to Sea
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Charlie Gordon
5.8

Out to Sea

1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
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Self
6.5

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997
I'm Not Rappaport
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Nat Moyer
5.6

I'm Not Rappaport

1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
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Self
7.5

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996
The Grass Harp
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Judge Charlie Cool
5.8

The Grass Harp

1996
Grumpier Old Men
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Max Goldman
6.5

Grumpier Old Men

1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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Self
7.8

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995
I.Q.
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Albert Einstein
6.0

I.Q.

1994
Incident in a Small Town
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Harmon Cobb
6.7

Incident in a Small Town

1994
Grumpy Old Men
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Max Goldman
6.7

Grumpy Old Men

1993
Dennis the Menace
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George Wilson
5.9

Dennis the Menace

1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
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Self
5.6

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993
Chaplin
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Self (archive footage)
7.4

Chaplin

1992
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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Narrator (voice)
7.3

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
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Self
6.7

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
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Harmon Cobb
5.8

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

1992
JFK
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Senator Long
7.6

JFK

1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
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Clifford Pepperman
4.5

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

1991
The Incident
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Harmon Cobb
6.1

The Incident

1990
The Little Devil
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Padre Maurizio
6.7

The Little Devil

1988
The Couch Trip
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Donald Becker
5.4

The Couch Trip

1988
A Beverly Hills Christmas
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Self
3.5

A Beverly Hills Christmas

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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Self
6.0

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987
Pirates
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Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
6.3

Pirates

1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
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Self
9.0

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986
Movers & Shakers
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Joe Mulholland
3.6

Movers & Shakers

1985
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
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Self - Performer

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984
The Survivors
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Sonny Paluso
5.6

The Survivors

1983
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
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Self
6.7

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
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Self

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

1982
I Ought to Be in Pictures
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Herbert Tucker
6.5

I Ought to Be in Pictures

1982
I Love Liberty
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Self

I Love Liberty

1982
First Monday in October
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Dan Snow
6.1

First Monday in October

1981
Buddy Buddy
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Trabucco
6.1

Buddy Buddy

1981
Hopscotch
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Miles Kendig
7.0

Hopscotch

1980
Little Miss Marker
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Sorrowful Jones
6.6

Little Miss Marker

1980
The Stingiest Man in Town
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Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
5.3

The Stingiest Man in Town

1978
California Suite
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Marvin Michaels
5.8

California Suite

1978
House Calls
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Dr. Charley Nichols
6.3

House Calls

1978
Actor
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Boris Thomashevsky

Actor

1978
Casey's Shadow
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Lloyd Bourdelle
6.3

Casey's Shadow

1978
The Gentleman Tramp
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Self / Narrator
6.6

The Gentleman Tramp

1976
The Bad News Bears
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Coach Morris Buttermaker
6.9

The Bad News Bears

1976
The Sunshine Boys
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Willy Clark
6.8

The Sunshine Boys

1975
Earthquake
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Drunk
6.1

Earthquake

1974
The Front Page
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Walter Burns
7.3

The Front Page

1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
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Lt. Garber
7.4

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974
The Laughing Policeman
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Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
6.2

The Laughing Policeman

1973
Charley Varrick
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Charley Varrick
7.4

Charley Varrick

1973
Pete 'n' Tillie
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Pete Seltzer
5.8

Pete 'n' Tillie

1972
Awake and Sing!
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Moe Axelrod

Awake and Sing!

1972
Kotch
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Joseph P. Kotcher
6.5

Kotch

1971
Plaza Suite
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Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
6.1

Plaza Suite

1971
A New Leaf
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Henry Graham
7.3

A New Leaf

1971
Cactus Flower
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Dr. Julian Winston
7.2

Cactus Flower

1969
Hello, Dolly!
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Horace Vandergelder
7.0

Hello, Dolly!

1969
Candy
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Gen. R.A. Smight
5.1

Candy

1968
The Secret Life of an American Wife
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The Movie Star
3.0

The Secret Life of an American Wife

1968
The Odd Couple
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Oscar Madison
7.4

The Odd Couple

1968
Carol Channing and 101 Men
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Self

Carol Channing and 101 Men

1968
A Guide for the Married Man
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Paul Manning
5.8

A Guide for the Married Man

1967
The Fortune Cookie
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Willie Gingrich
7.2

The Fortune Cookie

1966
Mirage
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Ted Caselle
7.0

Mirage

1965
Goodbye Charlie
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Leo Sartori
5.8

Goodbye Charlie

1964
Fail Safe
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Prof. Groeteschele
7.8

Fail Safe

1964
Ensign Pulver
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Doc
6.6

Ensign Pulver

1964
Charade
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Hamilton Bartholemew
7.7

Charade

1963
Island of Love
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Tony Dallas
5.3

Island of Love

1963
Who's Got the Action?
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Tony Gagouts
5.2

Who's Got the Action?

1962
Lonely are the Brave
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Sheriff Morey Johnson
7.4

Lonely are the Brave

1962
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
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Ben Alexander / Philip Judah

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

1960
Strangers When We Meet
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Felix Anders
6.2

Strangers When We Meet

1960
Gangster Story
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Jack Martin
5.0

Gangster Story

1959
Ride a Crooked Trail
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Judge Kyle
6.3

Ride a Crooked Trail

1958
Onionhead
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'Red' Wildoe
4.9

Onionhead

1958
Voice in the Mirror
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Dr. Karnes
5.8

Voice in the Mirror

1958
King Creole
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Maxie Fields
6.4

King Creole

1958
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
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Al Dahlke
5.4

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957
A Face in the Crowd
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Mel Miller
7.6

A Face in the Crowd

1957
Bigger Than Life
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Wally Gibbs
7.2

Bigger Than Life

1956
The Indian Fighter
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Wes Todd
6.2

The Indian Fighter

1955
The Kentuckian
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Stan Bodine
5.7

The Kentuckian

1955
Atomic Attack
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Dr. Spinelli
6.0

Atomic Attack

1954
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Saturday Night Live
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Self - Host
7.0

Saturday Night Live

1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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Self
6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
Great Performances
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Self
5.8

Great Performances

1971
The Dick Cavett Show
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Self - Guest
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968
The Merv Griffin Show
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Self
6.2

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Self
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Mike Douglas Show
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Self
5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Target: The Corruptors!
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3.5

Target: The Corruptors!

1961
Dr. Kildare
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Franklin Gaer
5.5

Dr. Kildare

1961
Tallahassee 7000
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Lex Rogers

Tallahassee 7000

1961
Route 66
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6.3

Route 66

1960
Naked City
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Peter Kanopolis
5.5

Naked City

1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Off. Pete Chandler
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
Climax!
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Charlie Mapes
3.3

Climax!

1954
The Oscars
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Self
7.1

The Oscars

1953
General Electric Theater
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6.4

General Electric Theater

1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
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5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
Suspense
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Lawrence Stevens
4.9

Suspense

1949
Studio One
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Jacobs
5.0

Studio One

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
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6.3

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
Golden Globe Awards
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Self - Nominee / Presenter
7.2

Golden Globe Awards

1944