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Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau is an American actor. He is best remembered for his movie roles in A Face in the Crowd, King Creole, and opposite Jack Lemmon, playing The Odd Couple, The Front Page, and Grumpy Old Men and its sequel, Grumpier. Old Men. Matthau won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Billy Wilder's film The Fortune Cookie. Matthau is also known for his performances in the romantic film Charade by Stanley Donen, the musical Hello, Dolly !, by Gene Kelly, the comedy A New Leaf by Elaine May and the concert film California Suite of Herbert Ross. He has also appeared in Plaza Suite, Kotch, The Sunshine Boys and Hopscotch. On Broadway, Matthau began for his role as Oscar Madison in playwright Neil Simon's Weird Couple for which he received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1965. He won a second prize for A Shot in the Dark in 1962. Matthau also received two British Academy Film Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
BornWalter John Matthow, October 01, 1920, Lower East Side, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 01, 2000, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting placeWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1944–2000
Notable workA Face in the Crowd (1957), King Creole (1958), Charade (1963), Hello, Dolly! (1969), Cactus Flower (1969), A New Leaf (1971), California Suite (1978), Kotch (both 1971), The Sunshine Boys (1975), Hopscotch (1980), The Fortune Cookie (1966), The Odd Couple (1968), Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Children3, including Charles Matthau

About Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau

TV Actor Walter Matthau was born in New York City, New York, United States on October 1, 1920. He dies at the age of 79, on July 1, 2000.

Oscar-winning actor who co-starred in The Odd Couple with TV Actor Jack Lemmon in 1968. Matthau, like Lemmon, never had any long-running television roles, preferring instead to focus on TV movies and miniseries.

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Walter Matthau before becoming famous

Walter Matthau was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1920 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).

He went to Tranquility Camp, a Jewish overnight camp, where he began acting in their weekly concerts.

Achievement of Walter Matthau

He was a dedicated actor who finished filming Grumpy Old Men despite frigid temperatures before being admitted to the hospital for pneumonia treatment.

Walter Matthau's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau

In 1948, he married Grace Geraldine Johnson. After eleven years of marriage, they divorced. Later, he remarried Carol Grace. Charles, David, and Jenny were his three children.

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In 1966, he won an Academy Award for his role in Director Billy Wilder's film The Fortune Cookie.

Walter Matthau Income & Net worth

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Walter Matthau Height and Weight

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Latest information about Walter Matthau updated on March 17 2023.