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Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

American actor (1920-2000)
October 1, 1920 (July 1, 2000)
U.S. 1998. Comedy by Howard Deutch with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Christine Baranski. Two old friends, who are constantly bickering, experience various mishaps on their way to a wedding.
Runtime: 97 min.
U.S. 1998. Sentimental drama by Charles Matthau with Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, John Stamos. A young man does not accept that his widowed father is thinking of remarrying.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1997. Comedy by Martha Coolidge with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon.
U.S. 1996. Dramatic comedy by Herb Gardner with Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, Amy Irving.
U.S. 1995. Sentimental comedy by Howard Deutch with Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Sophia Loren.
Runtime: 101 min.
U.S. 1994. Sentimental comedy by Fred Schepisi with Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1993. Mores comedy by Donald Petrie with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret. Old grudges resurface between two grumpy old neighbors when they start seducing the same woman.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 1993. Comedy by Nick Castle with Mason Gamble, Walter Matthau, Christopher Lloyd. An old retiree is the whipping boy of a neighborhood kid who unwittingly accumulates disaster after disaster.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 1993. Court drama by Delbert Mann with Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan, Stephanie Zimbalist. In 1953, a lawyer helps a judge friend accused of murder following a dark family affair.
Runtime: 85 min.
U.S. 1991. Drama by Charles Matthau with Ellen Burstyn, Ryan Todd, Walter Matthau. The custody of a little boy by his grandmother is called into question when the principal of his school wonders about her autonomy.
U.S. 1991. Drama by Delbert Mann with Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan, Susan Blakely. In the 1940s, a lawyer decides to defend a young Greek immigrant held against her will in a psychiatric hospital.
U.S. 1990. Crime drama by Joseph Sargent with Walter Matthau, Peter Firth, William Schallert. A lawyer discovers a dark secret while investigating his client, a German prisoner of war accused of murdering a doctor.

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It. 1988. Fantasy comedy by Roberto Benigni with Roberto Benigni, Walter Matthau, Nicoletta Braschi. After performing and exorcism on a woman, a priest is pursued by a strange young man who turns out to be a demon.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1987. Satire by Michael Ritchie with Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Donna Dixon. A patient at a clinic for the criminally insane manages to escape by posing as the director to a therapist.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1986. Adventures by Roman Polanski with Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Charlotte Lewis. In the 17th century, an old forban and his young disciple attack a Spanish galleon loaded with Aztec treasure.
Runtime: 124 min.
U.S. 1985. Satire by William Asher with Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Bill Macy. With his film project taking a long time to come to light, a production manager loses credit with his bosses.
Runtime: 79 min.
U.S. 1983. Satire by Michael Ritchie with Robin Williams, Walter Matthau, Jerry Reed. After successfully disarming a bandit in a hold-up, an unemployed man joins a self-defence society.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1982. Dramatic comedy by Herbert Ross with Dinah Manoff, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret. Desiring to become a film actress, a teenager travels to California where, after sixteen years of separation, she reunites with her father who is a screenwriter.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1981. Dramatic comedy by Ronald Neame with Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes.
Runtime: 99 min.
U.S. 1981. Comedy by Billy Wilder with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1980. Police comedy by Ronald Neame with Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty.
Runtime: 104 min.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1978. Mores comedy by Howard Zieff with Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 1978. Comedy by Herbert Ross with Jane Fonda, Maggie Smith, Walter Matthau.
Runtime: 103 min.
U.S. 1977. Dramatic comedy by Martin Ritt with Walter Matthau, Andrew A. Rubin, Michael Hershewe. A Louisiana horse breeder trains a colt with special abilities to race.
Runtime: 116 min.
U.S. 1976. Mores comedy by Michael Ritchie with Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow. A former baseball player becomes a coach of a children's team.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1975. Comedy by Herbert Ross with Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin. After eight years apart, two music-hall artists are invited to team up again.
Runtime: 111 min.
U.S. 1974. Crime drama by Joseph Sargent with Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam. Four men seize a New York City subway train and demand one million dollars in exchange for the release of the passengers taken hostage.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 1974. Mores comedy by Billy Wilder with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Austin Pendleton. A journalist hides an escaped death row inmate to ensure exclusivity of his statements.
Runtime: 105 min.
U.S. 1973. Crime drama by Stuart Rosenberg with Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr.. San Francisco police are looking for an unknown man who killed all passengers on a bus.
Runtime: 112 min.
U.S. 1973. Thriller by Don Siegel with Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, John Vernon. A bank robber struggles with a mafia killer.
Runtime: 111 min.
U.S. 1972. Dramatic comedy by Martin Ritt with Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page. The joys and trials of a couple who married at an already mature age.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1971. Dramatic comedy by Jack Lemmon with Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr. While his son and daughter-in-law want to place him in an institution, an old man goes on an adventure.
Runtime: 113 min.
U.S. 1970. Mores comedy by Elaine May with Elaine May, Walter Matthau, George Rose. A ruined heir gets a marriage of convenience and thinks of killing his new wife.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1970. Sketches by Arthur Hiller with Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris. Three incidents that take place in the same hotel room.
Runtime: 115 min.
U.S. 1969. Musical by Gene Kelly with Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford. An affluent widow sets out to conquer a wealthy merchant.
Runtime: 145 min.
U.S. 1969. Comedy by Gene Saks with Ingrid Bergman, Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn. A dentist falls in love with his secretary after many misunderstandings.
Runtime: 103 min.
U.S. 1968. Comedy by George Axelrod with Anne Jackson, Walter Matthau, Patrick O'Neal. To prove to herself of her femininity, the wife of an advertising executive presents herself to an actor as a call girl.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 1967. Comedy by Gene Kelly with Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, Inger Stevens. Tempted by the midday demon, a man takes advice from a friend on what to do.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1967. Comedy by Gene Saks with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler. Rejected by his wife, a man obsessed with cleanliness takes refuge in the home of a divorced friend, where a glorious mess reigns.
Runtime: 106 min.
U.S. 1966. Satire by Billy Wilder with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich. Accidentally hit by a player during a soccer game, a television camera operator, urged on by his lawyer brother-in-law, pretends to be injured to claim damages.
Runtime: 126 min.
U.S. 1965. Crime drama by Edward Dmytryk with Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau. A man realizes that he lost his memory and is being followed by mysterious characters.
Runtime: 107 min.
U.S. 1964. Comedy by Joshua Logan with Robert Walker, Burl Ives, Walter Matthau. A young naval officer manages to convince the captain of a cargo ship, a man with a bad temper, to ask for a transfer.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 1964. Drama by Sidney Lumet with Henry Fonda, Frank Overton, Walter Matthau. Following a technical malfunction, an atomic attack is launched against Russia.
Runtime: 112 min.
U.S. 1963. Police comedy by Stanley Donen with Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau. When her husband dies, a young woman discovers that he held a secret treasure.
Runtime: 120 min.
U.S. 1962. Comedy by Daniel Mann with Lana Turner, Dean Martin, Eddie Albert. A woman is in trouble because her husband loses his money at the races.
Runtime: 93 min.
U.S. 1962. Western by David Miller with Kirk Douglas, Walter Matthau, Gena Rowlands. A cowboy escapes from jail and stands up to the police.
Runtime: 107 in.
U.S. 1960. Mores comedy by Richard Quine with Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Barbara Rush. An architect living in the suburbs with his family has a love affair with a neighbor neglected by her husband.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1959. Crime drama by Walter Matthau with Walter Matthau, Carol Grace, Bruce McFarlan. A crime syndicate leader is looking for an incorrigible criminal.
Runtime: 65 min.
U.S. 1958. Western by Jesse Hibbs with Audie Murphy, Gia Sacla, Walter Matthau. Following a misunderstanding, an outlaw assumes the position of sheriff in a Western village.
Runtime: 88 min.
U.S. 1958. Melodrama by Michael Curtiz with Elvis Presley, Dolores Hart, Walter Matthau. Despite his father's opposition, a young man embarks on a career as a singer in the cafes of New Orleans.
Runtime: 114 min.
U.S. 1958. Comedy by Norman Taurog with Andy Griffith, Felicia Farr, Walter Matthau. As his first job in the Navy, a young man is assigned as a cook's helper.
Runtime: 110 min.
U.S. 1957. Mores drama by Elia Kazan with Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau. A reporter, revolted by the obnoxious behaviour of a hobo who became a singing star thanks to her, sets out to ruin his career.
Runtime: 113 min.
U.S. 1955. Western by André de Toth with Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau. Two adventurers try to take over a gold mine operated by Native Americans.
Runtime: 87 min.
U.S. 1955. Western by Burt Lancaster with Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Walter Matthau. To end a vendetta, a Kentucky mountain man decides to move to Texas with his young son.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 1955. Thriller by Nicholas Ray with James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau. An ambitious schoolteacher is treated with cortisone for overexertion and sinks into a paranoid delusion that leads him to want to kill his son.
Runtime: 95 min.

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