Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau (/ˈmæθaʊ/; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor. He is best remembered for his film roles in A Face in the Crowd (1957), King Creole (1958), and opposite Jack Lemmon, playing The Odd Couple, (1968), The Front Page (1974), and Grumpy Old Men (1993) and its sequel, Grumpier Old Men (1995), and as coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy The Bad News Bears (1976). Matthau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966). Matthau is also known for his performances in Stanley Donen's romance Charade (1963), Gene Kelly's musical Hello, Dolly! (1969), Elaine May's screwball comedy A New Leaf (1971) and Herbert Ross' ensemble comedy California Suite (1

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau (/ˈmæθaʊ/; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor. He is best remembered for his film roles in A Face in the Crowd (1957), King Creole (1958), and opposite Jack Lemmon, playing The Odd Couple, (1968), The Front Page (1974), and Grumpy Old Men (1993) and its sequel, Grumpier Old Men (1995), and as coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy The Bad News Bears (1976). Matthau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966). Matthau is also known for his performances in Stanley Donen's romance Charade (1963), Gene Kelly's musical Hello, Dolly! (1969), Elaine May's screwball comedy A New Leaf (1971) and Herbert Ross' ensemble comedy California Suite (1