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Walter Matthau
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
Walter Matthau
:
The Stingiest Man In Town
Released:
Director:
Jules Bass
Role:
Ebenezer Scrooge
The Stingiest Man In...
(as Ebenezer Scrooge)
The Kentuckian
Released:
1955
Director:
Burt Lancaster
Role:
Stan Bodine
The Kentuckian
(as Stan Bodine)
The Indian Fighter
Released:
1956
Director:
Andre De Toth
Role:
Wes Todd
The Indian Fighter
(as Wes Todd)
Bigger Than Life
Released:
1956
Director:
Nicholas Ray
Role:
Wally Gibbs
Bigger Than Life
(as Wally Gibbs)
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Released:
1957
Director:
Arnold Laven
Role:
Al Dahlke
Slaughter on Tenth A...
(as Al Dahlke)
A Face in the Crowd
Released:
1957
Director:
Elia Kazan
Role:
Mel Miller
A Face in the Crowd
(as Mel Miller)
Ride a Crooked Trail
Released:
1958
Director:
Jesse Hibbs
Role:
Judge Kyle
Ride a Crooked Trail
(as Judge Kyle)
Onionhead
Released:
1958
Director:
Norman Taurog
Role:
'Red' Wildoe
Onionhead
(as 'Red' Wildoe)
Voice in the Mirror
Released:
1958
Director:
Harry Keller
Role:
Dr. Leon Karnes
Voice in the Mirror
(as Dr. Leon Karnes)
King Creole
Released:
1958
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Maxie Fields
King Creole
(as Maxie Fields)
Gangster Story
Released:
1959
Director:
Walter Matthau
Role:
Jack Martin
Gangster Story
(as Jack Martin)
Strangers When We Meet
Released:
1960
Director:
Richard Quine
Role:
Felix Anders
Strangers When We Me...
(as Felix Anders)
Who's Got the Action?
Released:
1962
Director:
Daniel Mann
Role:
Tony Gagouts
Who's Got the Action...
(as Tony Gagouts)
Lonely are the Brave
Released:
1962
Director:
David Miller
Role:
Sheriff Morey Johnson
Lonely are the Brave
(as Sheriff Morey Johnson)
Island of Love
Released:
1963
Director:
Morton DaCosta
Role:
Tony Dallas
Island of Love
(as Tony Dallas)
Charade
Released:
1963
Director:
Stanley Donen
Role:
Hamilton Bartholemew
Charade
(as Hamilton Bartholemew)
Ensign Pulver
Released:
1964
Director:
Joshua Logan
Role:
Doc
Ensign Pulver
(as Doc)
Fail-Safe
Released:
1964
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Role:
Groeteschele
Fail-Safe
(as Groeteschele)
Goodbye Charlie
Released:
1964
Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Role:
Sir Leopold Sartori
Goodbye Charlie
(as Sir Leopold Sartori)
Mirage
Released:
1965
Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Role:
Ted Caselle
Mirage
(as Ted Caselle)
The Fortune Cookie
Released:
1966
Director:
Billy Wilder
Role:
Willie Gingrich
The Fortune Cookie
(as Willie Gingrich)
A Guide for the Married Man
Released:
1967
Director:
Gene Kelly
Role:
Paul Manning
A Guide for the Marr...
(as Paul Manning)
Candy
Released:
1968
Director:
Christian Marquand
Role:
Gen. R.A. Smight
Candy
(as Gen. R.A. Smight)
The Secret Life of an American Wife
Released:
1968
Director:
George Axelrod
Role:
The Movie Star
The Secret Life of a...
(as The Movie Star)
The Odd Couple
Released:
1968
Director:
Gene Saks
Role:
Oscar Madison
The Odd Couple
(as Oscar Madison)
Cactus Flower
Released:
1969
Director:
Gene Saks
Role:
Dr. Julian Winston
Cactus Flower
(as Dr. Julian Winston)
Hello Dolly!
Released:
1969
Director:
Gene Kelly
Role:
Horace Vandergelder
Hello Dolly!
(as Horace Vandergelder)
New Hollywood Films (1970 and beyond)
A New Leaf
Released:
1971
Director:
Elaine May
Role:
Henry Graham
A New Leaf
(as Henry Graham)
Kotch
Released:
1971
Director:
Jack Lemmon
Role:
Joseph P. Kotcher
Kotch
(as Joseph P. Kotcher)
Pete 'n' Tillie
Released:
1972
Director:
Martin Ritt
Role:
Pete
Pete 'n' Tillie
(as Pete)
The Laughing Policeman
Released:
1973
Director:
Stuart Rosenberg
Role:
Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
The Laughing Policem...
(as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD)
Earthquake
Released:
1974
Director:
Mark Robson
Role:
Drunk
Earthquake
(as Drunk)
The Lion Roars Again
Released:
1975
Director:
Jack Haley Jr.
Role:
Himself
The Lion Roars Again
(as Himself)
The Sunshine Boys
Released:
1975
Director:
Herbert Ross
Role:
Willy Clark
The Sunshine Boys
(as Willy Clark)
Bad News Bears
Released:
1976
Director:
Michael Ritchie
Role:
Coach Morris Buttermaker
Bad News Bears
(as Coach Morris Buttermaker)
House Calls
Released:
1978
Director:
Howard Zieff
Role:
Dr. Charley Nichols
House Calls
(as Dr. Charley Nichols)
Casey's Shadow
Released:
1978
Director:
Martin Ritt
Role:
Lloyd Bourdelle
Casey's Shadow
(as Lloyd Bourdelle)
California Suite
Released:
1978
Director:
Herbert Ross
Role:
Marvin Michaels
California Suite
(as Marvin Michaels)
Hopscotch
Released:
1980
Director:
Ronald Neame
Role:
Miles Kendig / James Butler / Mr. Hannaway / Leonard Ross
Hopscotch
(as Miles Kendig / ...)
First Monday in October
Released:
1981
Director:
Ronald Neame
Role:
Dan Snow
First Monday in Octo...
(as Dan Snow)
I Ought to Be in Pictures
Released:
1982
Director:
Herbert Ross
Role:
Herbert Tucker
I Ought to Be in Pic...
(as Herbert Tucker)
The Survivors
Released:
1983
Director:
Michael Ritchie
Role:
Sonny Paluso
The Survivors
(as Sonny Paluso)
Pirates
Released:
1986
Director:
Roman Polanski
Role:
Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Pirates
(as Captain Thomas Bartholom...)
The Couch Trip
Released:
1988
Director:
Michael Ritchie
Role:
Donald Becker
The Couch Trip
(as Donald Becker)
The Little Devil
Released:
1988
Director:
Roberto Benigni
Role:
Maurice
The Little Devil
(as Maurice)
The Incident
Released:
1990
Director:
Joseph Sargent
Role:
Harmon Cobb
The Incident
(as Harmon Cobb)
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Released:
1991
Director:
Charles Matthau
Role:
Clifford Pepperman
Mrs. Lambert Remembe...
(as Clifford Pepperman)
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Released:
1992
Director:
Delbert Mann
Role:
Harmon Cobb
Against Her Will: An...
(as Harmon Cobb)
Dennis the Menace
Released:
1993
Director:
Nick Castle
Role:
Mr. George Wilson
Dennis the Menace
(as Mr. George Wilson)
Grumpy Old Men
Released:
1993
Director:
Donald Petrie
Role:
Max Goldman
Grumpy Old Men
(as Max Goldman)
I.Q.
Released:
1994
Director:
Fred Schepisi
Role:
Albert Einstein
I.Q.
(as Albert Einstein)
Incident in a Small Town
Released:
1994
Director:
Delbert Mann
Role:
Harmon Cobb
Incident in a Small ...
(as Harmon Cobb)
Grumpier Old Men
Released:
1995
Director:
Howard Deutch
Role:
Max Goldman
Grumpier Old Men
(as Max Goldman)
I'm Not Rappaport
Released:
1996
Director:
Herb Gardner
Role:
Nat Moyer
I'm Not Rappaport
(as Nat Moyer)
Out to Sea
Released:
1997
Director:
Martha Coolidge
Role:
Charlie Gordon
Out to Sea
(as Charlie Gordon)
Love After Death
Released:
1998
Director:
Charles Matthau
Role:
Frank Walsh
Love After Death
(as Frank Walsh)
The Odd Couple II
Released:
1998
Director:
Howard Deutch
Role:
Oscar Madison
The Odd Couple II
(as Oscar Madison)
Hanging Up
Released:
2000
Director:
Diane Keaton
Role:
Lou Mozell
Hanging Up
(as Lou Mozell)
Directed or Co-Directed by
Walter Matthau
:
Gangster Story
Released:
1959
Director:
Walter Matthau
Gangster Story