List of Walter Matthau performances
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Walter Matthau was an American actor. He starred with Jack Lemmon in some films, and often worked with director Billy Wilder.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | The Kentuckian | Stan Bodine | Film debut |
| The Indian Fighter | Wes Todd | ||
| 1956 | Bigger Than Life | Wally Gibbs | |
| 1957 | A Face in the Crowd | Mel Miller | |
| Slaughter on Tenth Avenue | Al Dahlke | ||
| 1958 | King Creole | Maxie Fields | |
| Voice in the Mirror | Dr. Leon Karnes | ||
| Onionhead | Red Wildoe | ||
| Ride a Crooked Trail | Judge Kyle | ||
| 1959 | Gangster Story | Jack Martin | Also director |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet | Felix Anders | |
| 1962 | Lonely Are the Brave | Sheriff Morey Johnson | |
| Who's Got the Action? | Tony Gagouts | ||
| 1963 | Island of Love | Tony Dallas | |
| Charade | Carson Dyle aka Hamilton Bartholomew | ||
| 1964 | Ensign Pulver | Doc | |
| Fail-Safe | Professor Groeteschele | ||
| Goodbye Charlie | Sir Leopold Sartori | ||
| 1965 | Mirage | Ted Caselle | |
| 1966 | The Fortune Cookie | William H. "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich | First film with Jack Lemmon; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Paul Manning | |
| 1968 | The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison | Co-stars with Jack Lemmon |
| The Secret Life of an American Wife | The Movie Star | ||
| Candy | General Smight | ||
| 1969 | Cactus Flower | Dr. Julian Winston | |
| Hello, Dolly! | Horace Vandergelder | ||
| 1971 | A New Leaf | Henry Graham | |
| Plaza Suite | Sam Nash /Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley | ||
| Kotch | Joseph P. Kotcher | Directed by Jack Lemmon | |
| 1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie | Pete Seltzer | |
| 1973 | Charley Varrick | Charley Varrick | |
| The Laughing Policeman | Detective Sergeant Jake Martin | ||
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Lieutenant Zachary Garber | |
| Earthquake | Drunk | Credited as Walter Matuschanskayasky | |
| The Front Page | Walter Burns | Co-stars with Jack Lemmon | |
| 1975 | The Lion Roars Again | Himself | Short subject |
| The Gentleman Tramp | Narrator | Documentary | |
| The Sunshine Boys | Willy Clark | ||
| 1976 | The Bad News Bears | Coach Morris Buttermaker | |
| 1978 | Casey's Shadow | Lloyd Bourdelle | |
| House Calls | Dr. Charles "Charley" Nichols | ||
| California Suite | Marvin Michaels | ||
| 1980 | La polizia ha le mani legate | Himself | Documentary |
| Little Miss Marker | Sorrowful Jones | Also producer | |
| Hopscotch | Miles Kendig | ||
| 1981 | First Monday in October | Associate Justice Daniel Snow | |
| Buddy Buddy | Trabucco | Co-stars with Jack Lemmon | |
| 1982 | Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures | Herbert Tucker | |
| 1983 | The Survivors | Sonny Paluso | |
| 1985 | Movers & Shakers | Joe Mulholland | |
| 1986 | Pirates | Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red | |
| 1988 | The Couch Trip | Donald Becker | |
| The Little Devil | Father Maurice | ||
| 1991 | JFK | Senator Russell B. Long | Cameo appearance; also features Jack Lemmon |
| 1992 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | Narrator | Short |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | George Wilson | |
| Grumpy Old Men | Max Goldman | Co-stars with Jack Lemmon | |
| 1994 | I.Q. | Albert Einstein | |
| 1995 | The Grass Harp | Judge Charlie Cool | Co-stars with Jack Lemmon |
| Grumpier Old Men | Max Goldman | ||
| 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport | Nat Moyer | |
| 1997 | Out to Sea | Charlie Gordon | Co-stars with Jack Lemmon |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Oscar Madison | |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2000 | Hanging Up | Lou Mozell | Final film role |
Source: Internet Movie Database[1] and Turner Classic Movies[2]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | The Big Story | Performer | Episode: "Roy J. Battersby, New York Reporter" |
| Westinghouse Studio One | Jacobs | Episode: "The Last Cruise" | |
| 1950-52 | Lux Video Theatre | Various | 7 episodes |
| 1951 | Shadow of the Cloak | Performer | Episode: "The Missing Years" |
| 1952 | Mister Peepers | Coach Bill | Episode: "Pilot" (unaired) |
| 1952-55 | Danger | Performer | 3 episodes |
| 1952-55 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Stuart Benson / Iago | 6 episodes |
| 1953 | Suspense | Lawrence Stevens | Episode: "F.O.B. Vienna" |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | Performer | Episode: "Wonder in Your Eyes" | |
| Studio One | Olsen | Episode: "Dry Run" | |
| 1954 | The Motorola Television Hour | Dr. Spinelli | Episode: "Atomic Attack" |
| 1954-55 | Robert Montgomery Presents | The Bartender / Various | 3 episodes |
| 1954 | Justice | Performer | Episode: "Booby Trap" |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Officer Pete Chandler | Season 4 Episode 4: "The Crooked Road" |
| 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Moran | Season 5 Episode 7: "Dry Run" |
| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Harry Wade | Season 6 Episode 3: "Very Moral Theft" |
| 1960–62 | Naked City | Dr. Max Lewine / Peter | 2 episodes |
| 1960 | Juno and the Paycock | Television film | |
| Once Around the Block | Philip Judah | The Play of the Week | |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Phil | Season 7 Episode 4: "Cop for a Day" |
| Route 66 | Sam Keep | Episode: "Eleven, the Hard Way" | |
| Tallahassee 7000 | Lex Rogers | Cast member; 26 episodes | |
| 1961–62 | Target: The Corruptors! | Michael Callahan / Martin Kramer | 2 episodes |
| 1964–65 | Profiles in Courage | John M. Slaton / Andrew Johnson | |
| 1972 | Awake and Sing! | Moe Axelrod | Television film |
| 1977 | Insight | Adam | Episode 411: "This Side of Eden" |
| 1978 | Actor | Boris Thomashevsky | Television film |
| Saturday Night Live | Host | Season 4, Episode 7 | |
| 1978 | The Stingiest Man in Town | Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) | |
| 1990 | The Incident | Harmon J. Cobb | Television film |
| 1991 | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | Clifford Pepperman | |
| 1992 | Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore | Harmon J. Cobb | |
| Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy | Himself | Documentary film | |
| 1994 | Incident in a Small Town | Harmon J. Cobb | Television film |
| 1998 | The Marriage Fool | Frank Walsh | |
Source: Internet Movie Database[3] and Turner Classic Movies[4]
Theatre
| Year | Stage | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Servant | Shubert Theatre, Broadway |
| 1950 | The Liar | Guard | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |
| 1951 | Twilight Walk | Sam Dundee | Fulton Theatre, Broadway |
| Season in the Sun | John Colgate | Cort Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1952 | Fancy Meeting You Again | Sinclair Heybore | Royale Theatre, Broadway |
| One Bright Day | George Lawrence | ||
| In Any Language | Charlie Hill | Cort Theatre, Broadway | |
| The Grey-Eyed People | John Hart | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1953 | The Ladies of the Corridor | Paul Osgood | Longacre Theatre, Broadway |
| The Burning Glass | Tony Lack | ||
| 1955 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? | Michael Freeman | Belasco Theatre, Broadway |
| Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | City Center, Broadway | |
| 1958 | Once More, with Feeling! | Maxwell Archer | Nederlander Theatre, Broadway |
| 1961 | Once There Was a Russian | Potemkin | Music Box Theatre, Broadway |
| A Shot in the Dark | Benjamin Beaurevers | Booth Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1963 | My Mother, My Father and Me | Herman Halpern | Plymouth Theatre, Broadway |
| 1965 | The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison | Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway |
Source: Internet Broadway Database[5]