Acting
Walter Matthau
- Titles
- 94movies26TV shows
- Career
Active from 1954 to 2000, busiest in 1978 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 60top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Mirage86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.7
- Situational Comedy4.6average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Historical4.0average 2.6
- Satire & Parody3.4average 2.3
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Physical Comedy3.3average 2.4
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.9, average 4.2
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Adrenaline3.9, average 4.9
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 14
- Romantic Comedy 5
- Situational Humor 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Character Study 5
- Eccentric Characters 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Nostalgic 4
- Relationship Dynamics 4
- Legal Drama 4
- Psychological Tension 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jack LemmonActorGrumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men, The Odd Couple, The Front Page, Kotch, +5 more
Neil SimonWriterThe Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys, California Suite, The Odd Couple II, Plaza Suite, +1 more
I. A. L. DiamondActorThe Front Page, Cactus Flower, Buddy Buddy, The Fortune Cookie, Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy- DDavid M. WalshCinematographerThe Sunshine Boys, California Suite, The Laughing Policeman, House Calls, I Ought to Be in Pictures
Felicia FarrActorKotch, Charley Varrick, Onionhead, Awake and Sing!
Billy WilderActorThe Front Page, Buddy Buddy, The Fortune Cookie, Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
William SchallertActorCharley Varrick, Lonely are the Brave, Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love, The Incident
George DuningComposerStrangers When We Meet, Who's Got the Action?, Ensign Pulver, Island of Love
Henry ManciniComposerCharade, Little Miss Marker, Voice in the Mirror, House Calls
Kirk DouglasActorStrangers When We Meet, Lonely are the Brave, The Indian Fighter
Harry MorganActorThe Incident, Incident in a Small Town, Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
George KennedyActorCharade, Mirage, Lonely are the Brave
Movies and TV shows
882000s
1 title · average score 36
as Lou Mozell
1990s
16 titles · average score 59
as Oscar Madison
as Frank Walsh
as Charlie
as Nat Moyer
as Max Goldman
as Albert Einstein
as Harmon Cobb
as Mr. Wilson
as Max Goldman
as Narrator (voice)
as Clifford Pepperman
as Harmon Cobb
1980s
10 titles · average score 58
as Donald Becker
as Padre Maurizio
as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
as Joe Mulholland
as Sonny Paluso
as Herbert Tucker
as Trabucco
as Dan Snow
as Miles Kendig
as Sorrowful Jones
1970s
17 titles · average score 64
as Lloyd Bourdelle
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
as Dr. Charley Nichols
as Morris Buttermaker
as Willy Clark
as Lieutenant Garber
as Walter Burns
as Charley Varrick
as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
as Henry Graham
as Joseph P. Kotcher
as Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
1960s
24 titles · average score 65
as Horace Vandergelder
as Dr. Julian Winston
as Oscar Madison
as Paul Manning
as Willie Gingrich
as Ted Caselle
as Prof. Groeteschele
as Doc
as Hamilton Bartholemew
as Sheriff Morey Johnson
TV show · as Lex Rogers
as Felix Anders
1950s
17 titles · average score 64
as Jack Martin
as Maxie Fields
as Judge Kyle
as 'Red' Wildoe
as Dr. Karnes
as Mel Miller
as Al Dahlke
as Wally Gibbs
as Stan Bodine
as Wes Todd
TV show · as Phil / Moran
as Dr. Spinelli
1940s
3 titles · average score 63
TV show · as Lawrence Stevens
TV show · as Jacobs / Olsen
TV show · as Iago / Stuart Benson