Walter Matthau actor
Walter Matthau is a 79 years old actor from United States of America from New York City, New York. Walter Matthau was born on October 01, 1920 (died on July 01, 2000, he was 79 years old) in New York City, New York as Walter John Matthow. His nickname was Matthau Walter John.
About
Birth name of Walter Matthau is Walter John Matthow
No, he died on 07/01/2000, 24 years ago. He was 79 years old when he died. Cause of death: colorectal cancer. He died in Santa Monica and buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .
Family
Wife
Carol Grace, American actor
He married with Carol Grace (78), in 1959. Walter Matthau was 38 and Carol Grace was 34 years old. After 41 years, in 2000 Carol passed away.
Child
He had one child, Charles (61, film and television director and actor) . When his first child, Charles Matthau, was born, Walter Matthau was 42 years old.
Walter Matthau net worth
He had a net worth of 10 million dollars.
Works
Walter Matthau Movies (80)
There are 80 movies of Walter Matthau.
His first feature film was Dennis the Menace (1993, as Mr. George Wilson). He was 72 when he starred in this movie. Since 1993, he has appeared in 80 feature films. The last one is The Gentleman Tramp (1976). In this movie, we watched him in the Narrator character .
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Walter Matthau movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. George Wilson | Dennis the Menace (1993) | 72 |
| Senator Long | JFK (1991) | 71 |
| Max Goldman | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | 73 |
| Gen. R.A. Smight | Candy (1968) | 48 |
| Max Goldman | Grumpier Old Men (1995) | 75 |
| Coach Morris Buttermaker | The Bad News Bears (1976) | 55 |
| Albert Einstein | I.Q. (1994) | 74 |
| Hamilton Bartholemew | Charade (1963) | 43 |
| Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red | Pirates (1986) | 65 |
| Prof. Groeteschele | Fail Safe (1964) | 44 |
| Drunk | Earthquake (1974) | 54 |
| Charley Varrick | Charley Varrick (1973) | 52 |
| Maxie Fields | King Creole (1958) | 37 |
| Horace Vandergelder | Hello, Dolly! (1969) | 49 |
| Mel Miller | A Face in the Crowd (1957) | 36 |
| Oscar Madison | The Odd Couple (1968) | 47 |
| Wes Todd | The Indian Fighter (1955) | 35 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) | 93 | |
| Lou Mozell | Hanging Up (2000) | 79 |
| Dr. Julian Winston | Cactus Flower (1969) | 49 |
| Miles Kendig | Hopscotch (1980) | 59 |
| Lt. Zachary Garber | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) | 54 |
| Henry Graham | A New Leaf (1971) | 50 |
| Sheriff Morey Johnson | Lonely Are the Brave (1962) | 41 |
| Wally Gibbs | Bigger Than Life (1956) | 35 |
| Sonny Paluso | The Survivors (1983) | 62 |
| Walter Burns/Otto Fishbine | The Front Page (1974) | 54 |
| William H. "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich | The Fortune Cookie (1966) | 46 |
| Oscar Madison | The Odd Couple II (1998) | 77 |
| Marvin Michaels | California Suite (1978) | 58 |
| Willy Clark | The Sunshine Boys (1975) | 55 |
| Ted Caselle | Mirage (1965) | 45 |
| Maurice | The Little Devil (1988) | 68 |
| Charlie Gordon | Out to Sea (1997) | 76 |
| Trabucco | Buddy Buddy (1981) | 61 |
| Donald Becker | The Couch Trip (1988) | 67 |
| Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD | The Laughing Policeman (1973) | 53 |
| Joseph P Kotcher | Kotch (1971) | 50 |
| Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash | Plaza Suite (1971) | 50 |
| Paul Manning | A Guide for the Married Man (1967) | 46 |
| Stan Bodine | The Kentuckian (1955) | 34 |
| Sorrowful Jones | Little Miss Marker (1980) | 59 |
| Felix Anders | Strangers When We Meet (1960) | 39 |
| Judge Kyle | Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) | 37 |
| Leo Sartori | Goodbye Charlie (1964) | 44 |
| Judge Charlie Cool | The Grass Harp (1995) | 76 |
| Joe Mulholland | Movers & Shakers (1985) | 64 |
| Dan Snow | First Monday in October (1981) | 60 |
| Pete Seltzer | Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) | 52 |
| Nat Moyer | I'm Not Rappaport (1996) | 76 |
| Ebenezer Scrooge | The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) | 58 |
| Herbert Tucker | I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) | 61 |
| Jack Martin | Gangster Story (1959) | 39 |
| Doc | Ensign Pulver (1964) | 43 |
| Harmon Cobb | The Incident (1990) | 69 |
| Harmon Cobb | Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992) | 71 |
| Himself | Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder (1982) | 61 |
| Himself | Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) | 77 |
| Harmon Cobb | Incident in a Small Town (1994) | 73 |
| Clifford Pepperman | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991) | 70 |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) | 74 | |
| Himself | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988) | 68 |
| 'Red' Wildoe | Onionhead (1958) | 38 |
| Frank Walsh | The Marriage Fool (1998) | 77 |
| King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) | 49 | |
| Lloyd Bourdelle | Casey's Shadow (1978) | 57 |
| Himself | The Lion Roars Again (1975) | 54 |
| Narrator | How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1992) | 72 |
| Himself | Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996) | 76 |
| Dr. Charley Nichols | House Calls (1978) | 57 |
| Boris Thomashevsky | Actor (1978) | 57 |
| Moe Axelrod | Awake and Sing! (1972) | 51 |
| Al Dahlke | Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957) | 36 |
| Billy Wilder Speaks (2006) | 85 | |
| Dr. Leon Karnes | Voice in the Mirror (1958) | 37 |
| Tony Dallas | Island of Love (1963) | 42 |
| Dr. Spinelli | Atomic Attack (1954) | 33 |
| Tony Gagouts | Who's Got the Action? (1962) | 42 |
| The Movie Star | The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968) | 47 |
| Narrator | The Gentleman Tramp (1976) | 56 |
Walter Matthau TV Shows (20)
His first TV Show was The Philco Television Playhouse (1948).
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Awards (5)
Nominated Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1958 , nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1965 , awarded Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1964 , awarded Academy Awards , nominated Academy Award for Best Actor in 1970 and
Education
He graduated from The New School
What was Walter's zodiac sign?Walter Matthau zodiac sign was libra.
How tall was Walter Matthau?He was 6′0″ ft tall, which is equal to 1.83 meters.
Other facts about Walter Matthau
| Alias | Matthau Walter John |
|---|---|
| AlmaMater | The New School |
| Award | Tony Award |
| Birth name | Walter John Matthow |
| Child | Charles Matthau |
| DeathCause | Myocardial infarction |
| Place of death | Santa Monica |
| Education | Seward Park Campus |
| Height | 188 |
| Hometown | Manhattan |
| Nationality | Americans |
| Residence | Santa Monica California |
| RestingPlace | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Spouse | Carol Grace |
| Place of burial | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery , together with: Carol Grace |
| Official website | Walter Matthau official website |
| Work period (start) | 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Walter |
| Date of death | 2000-07-01T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Cause of death | Colorectal Cancer |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Walter%20Matthau%20grave%20at%20Westwood%20Village%20Memorial%20Park%20Cemetery%20in%20Brentwood%2C%20California.JPG |
| Ethnic group | American Jews |
| Military branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Genre | Western |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Conflict | World War II |
