Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

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...

Known For

JFK

as Senator Long

Dennis the Menace

as George Wilson

Charade

as Hamilton Bartholemew

Cast Credits

Hanging Up

as Lou Mozell

The Marriage Fool

as Frank Walsh

The Odd Couple II

as Oscar Madison

Out to Sea

as Charlie Gordon

I'm Not Rappaport

as Nat Moyer

The Grass Harp

as Judge Charlie Cool

Grumpier Old Men

as Max Goldman

I.Q.

as Albert Einstein

Grumpy Old Men

as Max Goldman

Dennis the Menace

as George Wilson

Chaplin

as Self (archive footage)

JFK

as Senator Long

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

as Clifford Pepperman

The Incident

as Harmon Cobb

The Little Devil

as Padre Maurizio

The Couch Trip

as Donald Becker

Pirates

as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red

Movers & Shakers

as Joe Mulholland

The Survivors

as Sonny Paluso

I Ought to Be in Pictures

as Herbert Tucker

Buddy Buddy

as Trabucco

Hopscotch

as Miles Kendig

Little Miss Marker

as Sorrowful Jones

The Stingiest Man in Town

as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

California Suite

as Marvin Michaels

House Calls

as Dr. Charley Nichols

Crew Credits

Little Miss Marker

Executive Producer