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Walter Matthau (/ ˈ m æ θ aʊ /; [1] born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American screen and stage actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing world-weary characters. [2]
Actor: The Odd Couple. Walter Matthau was best known for starring in many films which included Charade (1963), The Odd Couple (1968), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Dennis the Menace (1993). He often worked with Jack Lemmon and the two were Hollywood's craziest stars.
Actor: The Odd Couple. Walter Matthau was best known for starring in many films which included Charade (1963), The Odd Couple (1968), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Dennis the Menace (1993). He often worked with Jack Lemmon and the two were Hollywood's craziest stars.
Jun 27, 2024 · 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).
Jul 2, 2000 · 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 · We remember veteran actor Walter Matthau, who died early Saturday morning of a heart attack in Santa Monica, California at age 79. He starred in dozens of films including The Odd Couple, Grumpy...
Walter Matthau was one of the great wisecrackers in the history of movies. But he was more: an ordinary looking guy who could capture the essence of ordinary — and extraordinary humanity — and make us laugh at things that sometimes should have made us cry.
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...
Walter Matthau, Rumpled Star Who Created Comic Characters, Dies at 79. By MEL GUSSOW. alter Matthau, whose performances as cantankerous but endearing characters made him a distinctive leading...
Jul 5, 2000 · Walter Matthau, the brash, sardonic comic actor who hit his stride in mid-life via tour de force performances in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” and Billy Wilder’s “The Fortune Cookie,” died...
