Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and director (1920–2000)

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.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 51 films (1956–1993) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 24 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1956	Bigger than life.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	95 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1957	A Face In The Crowd.	Newtown Productions Inc.	126 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	Slaughter On Tenth Avenue.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	103 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	King Creole.	Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen	115 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	ONIONHEAD	Norman Taurog	111 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1958	Onionhead.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	111 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1958	Ride A Crooked Trail.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	88 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1958	Voice In The Mirror.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	102 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1959	Gangster Story	Walter Matthau	65 min		B&W
1962	Lonely are the Brave	Joel Productions	1:47:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1962	Lonely Are The Brave.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Joel Productions Inc.	107 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1962	Who's Got The Action	Paramount Pictures Corp. Amro Productions Claude Productions Inc. & Mea Productions Inc.	93 min	35mm	Color	sound
1963	Charade	Stanley Donen	113 min		Color
1963	Fail-Safe.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	112 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1963	Island Of Love.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. & Belgrave Enterprises Inc.	101 min	35mm	Color	sound
1964	Ensign Pulver.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	104 min	35mm	Color	sound
1964	Fail Safe	Thorn	111 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1964	Goodbye Charlie.	Venice Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.	116 min	35mm	Color	sound
1965	Mirage	Edward Dmytryk
1966	The Fortune Cookie	Billy Wilder	125 min		B&W
1967	A Guide For The Married Man.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	90 min	35mm	Color	sound
1968	Candy	Christian Marquand
1968	The Odd Couple.	Paramount Pictures Corp.	101 min	35mm	Color	sound
1968	The Secret Life Of An American Wife.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	92 min	35mm	Color	sound
1969	Cactus Flower.	Frankovich Productions Inc.	102 min	35mm	Color	sound
1969	Hello, Dolly!	Gene Kelly	146 min		Color
1970	A New Leaf	Aries Films & Elkins Productions International Corp	102 min		Color	sound
1970	King : a filmed record-- Montgomery to Memphis	Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sidney Lumet	135 min		Color & B&W
1970	Plaza Suite	Paramount Pictures Corp	113 min		Color	sound
1971	Kotch	Kotch Company production, a division of Frugal Films	114 min		Color	sound
1972	EARTHQUAKE ▶	U.S. Department of Agriculture	122 min	16mm	Color	sound
1972	Earthquake	Mark Robson	122 min		Color
1972	EARTHQUAKE	Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (Department of Defense)	29 min		Color	Optical sound
1972	Pete 'N' Tillie	A Martin Ritt-Julius J. Epstein production	100 min		Color	sound
1973	Charley Varrick	A Siegel film	111 min		Color	sound
1973	The Laughing Policeman	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	112 min		Color	sound
1974	Earthquake	Mark Robson	122 min		Color
1974	Earthquake	Mark Robson	122 min	16mm	Color
1974	The Front Page	Billy Wilder	105 min		Color
1974	The taking of Pelham one two three.	Palladium Productions		16mm		sound
1975	The Sunshine Boys	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc	115 min		Color	sound
1976	The Bad News Bears	Films Incorporated	102 mi	16mm	Color	sound
1978	Casey's Shadow	Rastar for Columbia Pictures, a division of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc	116 min		Color	sound
1978	House Calls	a Jennings Lang production	98 min		Color	sound
1979	California Suite	a Ray Stark production; producer, Ray Stark; director, Herbert Ross	110 min		Color	sound
1980	Hopscotch	Ronald Neame	106 min		Color
1980	Hopscotch	Ronald Neame	106 min		Color
1980	Hopscotch	Ronald Neame	106 min	16mm	Color
1980	Little Miss Marker	Walter Bernstein	100 min		Color
1982	Survivors	FIRST RUN FEATURES	58	16mm	Color	sound