Walter Matthau

Actor. Born 1 October 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 1 July 2000.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

1 October 1920, New York City, New York, USA

Died

1 July 2000

Active

1956–2000

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

70Fi1m

64Critics

We rate Walter’s work 6 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 791

Under 602

Of 6 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 4 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $376m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1956–2000

Genres

Comedy4
Drama2
Romance2
Family1
History1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestBigger Than Life1956

56WorstDennis the Menace1993

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31940s

171950s

231960s

171970s

101980s

161990s

12000s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1976Best Actor · The Sunshine Boys
Nominated1972Best Actor · Kotch
Won1967Best Supporting Actor · The Fortune Cookie

Other awards2 won · 1 nominated

Won1965Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
Won1962Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
Nominated1959Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.