
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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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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A Face in the Crowd

JFK

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

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Lonely are the Brave

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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The Front Page

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

A New Leaf

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ビガー・ザン・ライフ 黒の報酬

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The Fortune Cookie

Hopscotch

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The Marriage Fool

The Dick Cavett Show

The Sunshine Boys

Il piccolo diavolo

Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Incident in a Small Town

Grumpy Old Men

The Gentleman Tramp

Ensign Pulver

Little Miss Marker

Kotch

I Ought to Be in Pictures

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Grumpier Old Men

King Creole

General Electric Theater

The Odd Couple II

House Calls

Strangers When We Meet

Pirates

Ride a Crooked Trail

Casey's Shadow

Route 66

The Philco Television Playhouse

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The Indian Fighter

The Laughing Policeman

The Merv Griffin Show

Buddy Buddy

Plaza Suite

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The Incident

First Monday in October

I.Q.

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Atomic Attack

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

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Out to Sea

A Guide for the Married Man

California Suite

The Grass Harp

Voice in the Mirror

Pete 'n' Tillie

Goodbye Charlie

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Great Performances

The Kentuckian

The Survivors

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Robert Montgomery Presents

I'm Not Rappaport

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Dr. Kildare

The Couch Trip

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

The Mike Douglas Show

Island of Love

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Who's Got the Action?

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

Gangster Story

Studio One

Onionhead

Suspense

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Movers & Shakers

A Beverly Hills Christmas

Target: The Corruptors!

Climax!

The Secret Life of an American Wife

I Love Liberty

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Awake and Sing!

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

Carol Channing and 101 Men

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

Elvis: A Life in Music

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