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Walter Matthau (/ ˈ m æ θ aʊ /; 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).
Walter Matthau. 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.
Mini Bio. 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. He was born Walter Jake Matthow in New York City, New York on October 1, 1920.
Apr 25, 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). Other movies included Kotch (1971) and The Sunshine Boys (1975).
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 2, 2000 · Walter Matthau, whose performances as cantankerous but endearing characters made him a distinctive leading man in movies, theater and television, died yesterday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was...
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...
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...
Oct 1, 2014 · Everybody Knows Me: An Interview with Walter Matthau. By Aram Saroyan. October 1, 2014. At Work. Matthau would be ninety-four today. The poet Aram Saroyan, his stepson, spoke to him in 1974 about the vagaries of fame.
