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Actor Credits (73) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2000 Hanging Up
1998 The Odd Couple II Oscar Madison
1998 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg Himself - interviewee
1997 Out to Sea Charlie Gordon
1996 I'm Not Rappaport Nat Moyer
1996 The Grass Harp Judge Charlie Cool
1995 Grumpier Old Men Max Goldman
1994 I.Q. Albert Einstein
1994 Incident in a Small Town Harmon Cobb
1993 Grumpy Old Men Max Goldman
1993 Dennis the Menace George Wilson
1992 The Secrets of Dick Smith Himself
1991 JFK Senator Long
1988 The Couch Trip Donald Becker
1986 Pirates Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
1985 Movers & Shakers Joe Mulholland
1983 The Survivors Sonny Paluso
1982 I Ought to Be in Pictures Herbert Tucker
1981 Buddy Buddy Trabucco
1981 First Monday in October Dan Snow
1980 Hopscotch Miles Kendig / James Butler / Mr. Hannaway / Leonard Ross
1980 Casey's Shadow Lloyd Bourdelle
1980 Little Miss Marker Sorrowful Jones
1978 California Suite Marvin Michaels - Visitors from Philadelphia
1978 Saturday Night Live (1) Himself - Host / Various
1978 House Calls
1976 The Gentleman Tramp Narrator
1976 The Bad News Bears Coach Morris Buttermaker
1976 The Sunshine Boys Willy Clark
1974 The Front Page Walter Burns
1974 Earthquake Drunk
1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Lt. Zachary Garber
1974 The Laughing Policeman Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
1973 Charley Varrick Charley Varrick
1973 Pete 'n' Tillie Pete
1971 Kotch Joseph P. Kotcher
1971 A New Leaf Henry Graham
1971 Plaza Suite Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
1969 Hello Dolly! Horace Vandergelder
1969 Cactus Flower Dr. Julian Winston
1968 Candy Gen. R.A. Smight
1968 The Secret Life of an American Wife The Movie Star
1968 The Odd Couple Oscar Madison
1967 A Guide for the Married Man
1966 The Fortune Cookie Willie Gingrich
1964 Goodbye Charlie Sir Leopold Sartori
1964 Fail-Safe Groeteschele
1964 Dr. Kildare (1)
1964 The Rogues (1)
1964 Ensign Pulver Doc
1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (8) Narrator
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1)
1963 Charade Hamilton Bartholemew
1963 Who's Got the Action? Tony Gagouts
1962 Naked City (2)
1962 Lonely are the Brave Sheriff Morey Johnson
1962 G.E. True Theater (3)
1962 Target: The Corruptors (2)
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (2)
1960 Play of the Week (3)
1960 Strangers When We Meet Felix Anders
1958 Onionhead 'Red' Wildoe
1958 King Creole Maxie Fields
1957 A Face in the Crowd Mel Miller
1957 Slaughter On Tenth Avenue Al Dahlke
1956 Bigger Than Life Wally Gibbs
1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (3)
1955 The Kentuckian
1955 The Indian Fighter
1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (3)
1954 Kraft Television Theatre (1)
1953 Studio One in Hollywood (2)
1952 Kraft Theatre (1)
Producer Credits (1) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1980 Little Miss Marker executive producer
General Information Edit
Credited Name Walter Matthau
Gender Male
Birthday Oct. 1, 1920
Death July 1, 2000
Primary Role Actor
Hometown New York, NY
Country United States
Website
Email Address
Alias(es)
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Neil Simon Neil Simon
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Agnes Nixon
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John Vlahos
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Rod Serling Rod Serling
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Walter Bernstein
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Billy Wilder Billy Wilder
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Sidney Carroll
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Jennings Lang
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Charles Matthau
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Tony Barr
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John Davis
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Ray Stark
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Elena Spiotta
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Roger M. Rothstein
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Richard C. Berman
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