The Odd Couple
1968
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6 days ago · Walter Matthau, American actor known for his rumpled face, nasal bray, and razor-sharp comic timing. He was best known for his partnership with Jack Lemmon in such movies as The Fortune Cookie (1966), The Odd Couple (1968), and Grumpy Old Men (1993). Other movies included Kotch (1971) and The Sunshine Boys (1975).
Jul 1, 2000 · Sat 1 Jul 2000 15.20 EDT. Walter Matthau, the foghorn-voiced movie villain who became a master of crotchety comedy with his Oscar-winning The Fortune Cookie and followed with The Odd Couple,...
Walter Matthau was born in New York City on Oct. 1, 1920, to Milton Matuschanskayasky and the former Rose Berolsky, impoverished Jewish immigrants. His father, from Russia, was an electrician turned process server who abandoned the family when Walter was 3 years old and who died 12 years later.
Jul 2, 2000 · Tweet. Walter Matthau, who claimed that "Foghorn" was his middle name, is dead at 79. The beloved actor, whose face was mapped with laugh lines, died of a heart attack early Saturday morning. He was brought into a Santa Monica hospital in cardiac arrest, and pronounced dead at 1:41 a.m. PDT.
Jul 1, 2000 · Heard on All Things Considered. Audio will be available later today. We remember veteran actor Walter Matthau, who died early Saturday morning of a heart attack in Santa Monica, California at...
Jul 1, 2016 · Walter Matthau, the lovably grumpy comic actor with the hangdog face and gruff voice, died Saturday at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. He was 79. Matthau was brought into the hospital...
Walter Matthau ( / ˈmæθaʊ /; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966).
