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Walter Matthau

1920–2000 · American actor, comedian and director

Walter John Matthau was an American actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing world-weary characters. He starred in 10 films alongside his real-life friend Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). The New York Times called this "one of Hollywood's most successful pairings". Among other accolades, Matthau won an Academy Award, one BAFTA Award, and two Tony Awards.

Walter Matthau, in order

  1. 1955 The Indian Fighter: acted · directed by André de Toth
  2. 1955 The Kentuckian: acted · directed by Burt Lancaster
  3. 1956 Bigger Than Life: acted · directed by Nicholas Ray
  4. 1957 A Face in the Crowd: acted · directed by Elia Kazan · critics 95%, audiences 93% · streaming on Hoopla, TCM, Tubi
  5. 1957 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: acted · directed by Arnold Laven
  6. 1958 King Creole: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  7. 1958 Onionhead: acted · directed by Norman Taurog
  8. 1958 Ride a Crooked Trail: acted · directed by Jesse Hibbs
  9. 1958 Voice in the Mirror: acted · directed by Harry Keller
  10. 1959 Gangster Story: directed, acted
  11. 1960 Strangers When We Meet: acted · directed by Richard Quine
  12. 1962 Lonely Are the Brave: acted · directed by David Miller and Kirk Douglas
  13. 1962 Who's Got the Action?: acted · directed by Daniel Mann
  14. 1963 Charade: acted · directed by Stanley Donen
  15. 1963 Island of Love: acted · directed by Morton DaCosta
  16. 1964 Ensign Pulver: acted · directed by Joshua Logan
  17. 1964 Fail-Safe: acted · directed by Sidney Lumet · critics 93%, audiences 91% · streaming on YouTube (free), Fawesome, Tubi
  18. 1964 Goodbye Charlie: acted · directed by Vincente Minnelli
  19. 1965 Mirage: acted · directed by Edward Dmytryk · critics 100%, audiences 73%
  20. 1966 The Fortune Cookie: acted · directed by Billy Wilder · critics 96%, audiences 80% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  21. 1967 A Guide for the Married Man: acted · directed by Gene Kelly and Paul Helmick
  22. 1968 Candy: acted · directed by Christian Marquand
  23. 1968 The Odd Couple: acted · directed by Gene Saks
  24. 1968 The Secret Life of an American Wife: acted · directed by George Axelrod
  25. 1969 Cactus Flower: acted · directed by Gene Saks
  26. 1969 Hello, Dolly!: acted · directed by Gene Kelly
  27. 1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis: acted · directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Sidney Lumet · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  28. 1971 A New Leaf: acted · directed by Elaine May · critics 94%, audiences 82% · streaming on Kanopy
  29. 1971 Kotch: acted · directed by Jack Lemmon
  30. 1971 Plaza Suite: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
  31. 1972 Pete 'n' Tillie: acted · directed by Martin Ritt · audiences 63%
  32. 1973 Charley Varrick: acted · directed by Don Siegel
  33. 1973 The Laughing Policeman: acted · directed by Stuart Rosenberg
  34. 1974 Earthquake: acted · directed by Mark Robson
  35. 1974 The Front Page: acted · directed by Billy Wilder · critics 61%, audiences 74% · streaming on Prime Video
  36. 1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three: acted · directed by Joseph Sargent
  37. 1975 The Sunshine Boys: acted · directed by Herbert Ross
  38. 1976 The Bad News Bears: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
  39. 1978 California Suite: acted · directed by Herbert Ross · critics 48%, audiences 45% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
  40. 1978 Casey's Shadow: acted · directed by Martin Ritt · critics 75%, audiences 70% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
  41. 1978 House Calls: acted · directed by Howard Zieff
  42. 1980 Hopscotch: acted · directed by Ronald Neame · critics 80%, audiences 78% · streaming on Roku Channel, Criterion Channel, YouTube (free)
  43. 1980 Little Miss Marker: acted · directed by Walter Bernstein
  44. 1981 Buddy Buddy: acted · directed by Billy Wilder · critics 64%, audiences 42%
  45. 1981 First Monday in October: acted · directed by Ronald Neame · audiences 46% · streaming on Hoopla
  46. 1982 Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures: acted · directed by Herbert Ross
  47. 1983 The Survivors: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
  48. 1985 Movers & Shakers: acted · directed by William Asher · audiences 26%
  49. 1986 Pirates: acted · directed by Roman Polanski · critics 25%, audiences 51%
  50. 1988 The Couch Trip: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
  51. 1988 The Little Devil: acted · directed by Roberto Benigni · audiences 82%
  52. 1990 The Incident (TV movie): acted · directed by Joseph Sargent
  53. 1991 JFK: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 84%, audiences 88% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free)
  54. 1992 Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (TV movie): acted · directed by Delbert Mann
  55. 1993 Dennis the Menace: acted · directed by Nick Castle
  56. 1993 Grumpy Old Men: acted · directed by Donald Petrie
  57. 1994 Barbra: The Concert: acted · directed by Barbra Streisand and Dwight Hemion
  58. 1994 I.Q.: acted · directed by Fred Schepisi · critics 44%, audiences 48% · streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV
  59. 1994 Incident in a Small Town (TV movie): acted · directed by Delbert Mann
  60. 1995 Grumpier Old Men: acted · directed by Howard Deutch
  61. 1995 The Grass Harp: acted · directed by Charles Matthau
  62. 1996 I'm Not Rappaport: acted · directed by Herb Gardner
  63. 1997 Out to Sea: acted · directed by Martha Coolidge
  64. 1998 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg: acted · directed by Aviva Kempner
  65. 1998 The Odd Couple II: acted · directed by Howard Deutch
  66. 2000 Hanging Up: acted · directed by Diane Keaton · critics 14%, audiences 35%
  67. Tallahassee 7000 (TV series): acted