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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.

Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
as Self (archive footage)

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
as Self (archive footage)

Hanging Up
as Lou Mozell

The Marriage Fool
as Frank Walsh
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
as Self

The Odd Couple II
as Oscar Madison

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
as Narrator

Out to Sea
as Charlie Gordon

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self

I'm Not Rappaport
as Nat Moyer

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as Self

The Grass Harp
as Judge Charlie Cool

Grumpier Old Men
as Max Goldman

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self

I.Q.
as Albert Einstein

Incident in a Small Town
as Harmon Cobb

Grumpy Old Men
as Max Goldman

Dennis the Menace
as Mr. Wilson

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
as Self

Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
as Narrator (voice)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as Self

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
as Harmon Cobb

JFK
as Senator Long

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Clifford Pepperman

The Incident
as Harmon Cobb
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (voice)

The Little Devil
as Padre Maurizio

The Couch Trip
as Donald Becker

A Beverly Hills Christmas
as Self

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self

Pirates
as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self

Movers & Shakers
as Joe Mulholland

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer

The Survivors
as Sonny Paluso

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
as Self

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
as Self

I Ought to Be in Pictures
as Herbert Tucker

I Love Liberty
as Self

First Monday in October
as Dan Snow

Buddy Buddy
as Trabucco

Hopscotch
as Miles Kendig

Little Miss Marker
as Sorrowful Jones

The Stingiest Man in Town
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Funny Business
as Self - Host

California Suite
as Marvin Michaels

House Calls
as Dr. Charley Nichols

Actor
as Boris Thomashevsky

Casey's Shadow
as Lloyd Bourdelle

The Gentleman Tramp
as Self / Narrator

The Bad News Bears
as Coach Morris Buttermaker

The Sunshine Boys
as Willy Clark

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Lion Roars Again
as Self

Earthquake
as Drunk

The Front Page
as Walter Burns

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Lt. Garber