Walter Matthau

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
10/01/1920
Birthplace:
New York, New York
Death Date:
07/01/2000
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biography
Once described by a British critic as looking like "a bloodhound with a head cold", the magnificently rumpled Walter Matthau parlayed his marvelous character face, drooping posture, ungainly walk and growling voice into a prolific screen career, first as a villain, later as a comedic and sometimes romantic leading man, and finally as the quintessential (but adorable) grumpy old man. Despite making his professional stage debut at age 11 in the musical "The Dishwasher" (1931), he did not begin acting in earnest until after WWII in a 1946 summer stock production of "Ten Nights in a Bar Room" in Continued
Credits
Lou Mozell
2000
Oscar Madison
1998
Charlie
1997
Judge Charlie Cool
1996
Max Goldman
1995
Max Goldman
1993
Maurice
1988
Dan Snow
1981
Coach Buttermaker
1976
Willy Clark
1975
Walter Burns
1974
Julian Winston
1969
General Smight
1968
Oscar Madison
1968
Willie Gingrich
1966
Mr Groeteschele
1964
Felix Anders
1960
Maxie Fields
Tony Gagoots
Marvin Michaels
Mel Miller
Donald Becker
Tony Dallas
Ted Caselle
Dr Leon Karnes
"Red" Wildoe
Sheriff Johnson
1962
Bartholomew
Albert Einstein
Horace Vandergelder
Trabucco
Director
Charley Varrick
Joseph P Kotcher
Sam/Jesse/Roy
Narration
Lloyd Bourdelle
Jack Martin
Joe Mulholland
Henry Graham
Miles Kendig
Mr Wilson
Lieutenant Garber
Sorrowful Jones
Dr Charley Nichols
Captain Red
Herbert Tucker
Sonny Paluso
Executive Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
1931 
Professional stage debut at age 11 in "The Dishwasher", a musical comedy (date approximate)
 
Played bit parts in local Yiddish theater productions as child
1942 
Served in US Army Air Force as radio operator and cryptographer; stationed in England, France and Germany
1945 
Upon Army discharge went to Reno, Nevada, to work for Railway Express; eventually moved back to NYC
1946 
Appeared in summer stock with Erie County Playhouse (Pennsylvania) in "Ten Nights in a Bar Room"
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