List of Walter Matthau Movies & TV Shows: Best to Worst

A Face in the Crowd

(1957)

3

As:

Cast

Role:

Mel Miller

Director:

Elia Kazan

Genres:

Drama, Music

Star Cast:

Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick

3

Charade

(1963)

4

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Hamilton Bartholomew

Director:

Stanley Donen

Genres:

Romance, Thriller, Comedy, Mystery

Star Cast:

Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, James Coburn, George Kennedy

Plot:

Reggie meets Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday and decides to divorce her husband Charles. Upon returning to Paris, she finds her apartment stripped bare and learns that Charles has been murdered while trying to leave Paris. She later learns about his sordid past and with Peter by her tries to sort things out. But why is Peter changing his name constantly?

4

1

G

A New Leaf

(1971)

14

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Henry Graham

Director:

Elaine May

Genres:

Romance, Comedy

Star Cast:

Doris Roberts, George Rose, Jack Weston, Elaine May

14

1

G

The Odd Couple

(1968)

7

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Oscar Madison

Director:

Gene Saks

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Jack Lemmon, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, David Sheiner

7

1

Fail-Safe

(1964)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Dr. Groeteschele

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Genres:

Drama, Thriller

Star Cast:

Dan O'Herlihy, Henry Fonda, Edward Binns, Fritz Weaver

1

TV-14

Charley Varrick

(1973)

11

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Charley Varrick

Director:

Don Siegel

Genres:

Drama, Thriller, Crime, Action

Star Cast:

Sheree North, Felicia Farr, Joe Don Baker, Andrew Robinson

11

2

R

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

(1974)

6

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Police Lt. Zachary Garber

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Genres:

Thriller, Crime, Action

Star Cast:

Jerry Stiller, Earl Hindman, Martin Balsam, Robert Shaw

6

2

The Fortune Cookie

(1966)

8

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Willie Gingrich

Director:

Billy Wilder

Genres:

Romance, Comedy

Star Cast:

Jack Lemmon, William Christopher, Cliff Osmond, Ron Rich

8

1

TV-PG

Lonely Are the Brave

(1962)

2

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Sheriff Morey Johnson

Director:

David Miller

Genres:

Drama, Western

Star Cast:

Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Michael Kane, Carroll O'Connor

2

1

R

Hopscotch

(1980)

10

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Miles Kendig / James Butler / Mr. Hannaway / Leonard Ross

Director:

Ronald Neame

Genres:

Adventure, Comedy

Star Cast:

Sam Waterston, Herbert Lom, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty

10

1

Bigger Than Life

(1956)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Wally Gibbs

Director:

Nicholas Ray

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

James Mason, Jerry Mathers, Barbara Rush, Robert F. Simon

0

1

R

JFK

(1991)

1

As:

Cast

Director:

Oliver Stone

Genres:

Thriller, Drama, History

Star Cast:

Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Kirkland, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Costner

Plot:

Based on the assassination of the former U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, JFK centres around a New Orleans lawyer, Jim Garrison, who sets about investigating the mystery behind the assassination while battling opposition from the government. Widely acclaimed as well as heavily criticized, this political drama stars Kevin Costner as Garrison and delves deeper into the assassination of the former president.

1

PG

The Bad News Bears

(1976)

5

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Coach Morris Buttermaker

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Genres:

Comedy, Family, Sport, Drama

Star Cast:

Vic Morrow, Ben Piazza, Joyce Van Patten, Tatum O'Neal

5

1

PG

The Front Page

(1974)

3

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Walter Burns

Director:

Billy Wilder

Genres:

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Star Cast:

Jack Lemmon, Susan Sarandon, David Wayne, Vincent Gardenia

3

1

PG

Cactus Flower

(1969)

7

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Dr. Julian Winston

Director:

Gene Saks

Genres:

Romance, Comedy

Star Cast:

Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman, Rick Lenz, Jack Weston

7

1

Mirage

(1965)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Ted Caselle

Director:

Edward Dmytryk

Genres:

Mystery, Thriller

Star Cast:

Diane Baker, Gregory Peck, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Weston

0

1

PG

The Sunshine Boys

(1975)

4

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Willy Clark

Director:

Herbert Ross

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

George Burns, Steve Allen, Phyllis Diller, Richard Benjamin

4

2

G

Hello, Dolly!

(1969)

2

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Horace Vandergelder

Director:

Gene Kelly

Genres:

Romance, Musical, Comedy, Adventure

Star Cast:

Barbra Streisand, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew, Danny Lockin

2

1

Strangers When We Meet

(1960)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Felix Anders

Director:

Richard Quine

Genres:

Romance, Drama

Star Cast:

Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau

1

PG

King Creole

(1958)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Maxie Fields

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Genres:

Musical, Crime, Drama

Star Cast:

Dean Jagger, Carolyn Jones, Dolores Hart, Elvis Presley

1

PG

A Guide for the Married Man

(1967)

5

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Paul Manning

Director:

Gene Kelly

Genres:

Comedy, Romance

Star Cast:

Lucille Ball, Robert Morse, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon

5

1

Voice in the Mirror

(1958)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Dr. Leon Karnes

Director:

Harry Keller

Genres:

Romance, Thriller, Drama

Star Cast:

Harry Dean Stanton, Julie London, Richard Egan, Troy Donahue

0

1

PG-13

Grumpy Old Men

(1993)

7

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Max Goldman

Director:

Donald Petrie

Genres:

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Star Cast:

Daryl Hannah, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Pollak, Burgess Meredith

Plot:

Two former best friends, Max and John, who are now rivals, live in the same neighborhood. Their rivalry escalates even further, when a woman moves into the house across the street and they both start to like her.

7

1

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

(1957)

0

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Al Dahlke

Director:

Arnold Laven

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Film-Noir

Star Cast:

Hedy Lamarr, Richard Egan, Jan Sterling, Dan Duryea, Julie Adams

Plot:

Solly, a longshoreman is shot and wounded by several thugs working for a union boss. Solly is wounded and hospitalized, and his wife starts taking care of him. Meanwhile, an assistant DA searches hard for witnesses against the criminals.

0

2

PG

Kotch

(1971)

3

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Joseph P. Kotcher

Director:

Jack Lemmon

Genres:

Drama, Comedy

Star Cast:

Jack Lemmon, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman, Deborah Winters

3

1

Ride a Crooked Trail

(1958)

2

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Judge Kyle

Director:

Jesse Hibbs

Genres:

Romance, Western

Star Cast:

Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Joanna Moore, Henry Silva

2

1

PG

House Calls

(1978)

1

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Dr. Charley Nichols

Director:

Howard Zieff

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Star Cast:

Art Carney, Richard Benjamin, Glenda Jackson, Candice Azzara

1

2

R

Buddy Buddy

(1981)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Trabucco

Director:

Billy Wilder

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Jack Lemmon, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar

1

PG-13

Plaza Suite

(1971)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Genres:

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Star Cast:

Lee Grant, Barbara Harris, Maureen Stapleton, Louise Sorel

1

PG

The Grass Harp

(1995)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Judge Charlie Cool

Director:

Charles Matthau

Genres:

Drama, Comedy

Star Cast:

Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Edward Furlong, Piper Laurie

0

1

Il piccolo diavolo

(1988)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Maurice

Director:

Roberto Benigni

Genres:

Romance, Fantasy, Comedy

Star Cast:

Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Stefano Antonucci, Paolo Baroni

0

1

PG

Little Miss Marker

(1980)

4

1

As:

Cast, Producer

Role:

Sorrowful Jones

Director:

Walter Bernstein

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Star Cast:

Lee Grant, Julie Andrews, Bob Newhart, Tony Curtis

4

1

R

First Monday in October

(1981)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Dan Snow

Director:

Ronald Neame

Genres:

Drama, Comedy

Star Cast:

Jan Sterling, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, James Stephens

1

The Indian Fighter

(1955)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Wes Todd

Director:

André De Toth

Genres:

Western

Star Cast:

Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Diana Douglas, Walter Abel

0

1

Goodbye Charlie

(1964)

2

1

As:

Cast

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Genres:

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Star Cast:

Debbie Reynolds, Tony Curtis, Pat Boone, Joanna Barnes, Ellen Burstyn

2

1

PG

I Ought to Be in Pictures

(1982)

3

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Herbert Tucker

Director:

Herbert Ross

Genres:

Comedy, Drama

Star Cast:

Ann-Margret, Lance Guest, Dinah Manoff, Calvin Ander

3

1

R

The Laughing Policeman

(1973)

0

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Jake Martin

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg

Genres:

Thriller, Drama, Crime

Star Cast:

Bruce Dern, Albert Paulsen, Louis Gossett Jr., Anthony Zerbe

0

2

The Kentuckian

(1955)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Stan Bodine

Director:

Burt Lancaster

Genres:

Western, Drama

Star Cast:

Burt Lancaster, John Carradine, Donald MacDonald, Dianne Foster

1

PG

Pete 'n' Tillie

(1972)

2

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Pete

Director:

Martin Ritt

Genres:

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Star Cast:

Barry Nelson, Rene Auberjonois, Geraldine Page, Carol Burnett

Plot:

Pete and Tillie, both in their middle-age, have their own sets of problems. Pete is constantly telling jokes to hide his insecurity while Tillie is still a virgin, too edgy to let herself go. Yet they meet, marry and have a son called Robbie. But there is a long way to go and tragedies to surmount before they can actually be together.

2

1

PG-13

Grumpier Old Men

(1995)

4

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Max Goldman

Director:

Howard Deutch

Genres:

Romance, Comedy

Star Cast:

Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Jack Lemmon, Sophia Loren

4

1

PG

California Suite

(1978)

0

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Marvin Michaels

Director:

Herbert Ross

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Star Cast:

Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Alan Alda, James Coburn

0

2

PG-13

I'm Not Rappaport

(1996)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Nat Moyer

Director:

Herb Gardner

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Ossie Davis, Amy Irving, Craig T. Nelson, Boyd Gaines

1

PG

Casey's Shadow

(1978)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Lloyd Bourdelle

Director:

Martin Ritt

Genres:

Family, Sport, Drama

Star Cast:

Alexis Smith, Murray Hamilton, Robert Webber, Andrew Rubin

Plot:

Casey, a young boy in a family that trains racehorses, befriends a foal who becomes his constant companion. The film revolves around the duo's attempt to win the All America Futurity at Ruidoso Downs, a horse race.

0

1

Onionhead

(1958)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

'Red' Wildoe

Director:

Norman Taurog

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, War

Star Cast:

Andy Griffith, Felicia Farr, Erin O'Brien, Joe Mantell

Plot:

This comedy film takes us to 1941, during the time of the Second World War. It revolves around the life of an irresponsible college graduate, who joins the US Coast Guard, and starts working as a cook on a ship based in Boston.

0

1

Ensign Pulver

(1964)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Doc

Director:

Joshua Logan

Genres:

Drama, Comedy, War

Star Cast:

Kay Medford, Jack Nicholson, Millie Perkins, Burl Ives

1

The Secret Life of an American Wife

(1968)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

The Movie Star

Director:

George Axelrod

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Anne Jackson, Patrick O'Neal, Edy Williams, Richard Bull

0

1

PG

Earthquake

(1974)

2

1

As:

Cast

Director:

Mark Robson

Genres:

Action, Thriller, Drama

Star Cast:

Lorne Greene, Ava Gardner, Charlton Heston, Geneviève Bujold

2

1

PG-13

The Odd Couple II

(1998)

0

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Oscar Madison

Director:

Howard Deutch

Genres:

Comedy, Adventure

Star Cast:

Christine Baranski, Jack Lemmon, Alice Ghostley, Jean Smart

0

2

PG

I.Q.

(1994)

2

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Albert Einstein

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Genres:

Romance, Comedy

Star Cast:

Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Stephen Fry, Lou Jacobi

2

1

R

The Survivors

(1983)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Sonny Paluso

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Genres:

Crime, Drama, Comedy

Star Cast:

Robin Williams, John Goodman, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright

0

1

Who's Got the Action?

(1962)

0

3

As:

Cast

Role:

Tony Gagouts

Director:

Daniel Mann

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Dean Martin, Eddie Albert, Lana Turner, Paul Ford

0

3

PG-13

Out to Sea

(1997)

2

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Charlie Gordon

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Genres:

Romance, Comedy

Star Cast:

Jack Lemmon, Gloria DeHaven, Elaine Stritch, Dyan Cannon

2

1

PG-13

Pirates

(1986)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red

Director:

Roman Polanski

Genres:

Comedy, Family, Adventure

Star Cast:

David Kelly, Ferdy Mayne, Damien Thomas, Cris Campion

1

R

Candy

(1968)

0

1

As:

Cast

Director:

Christian Marquand

Genres:

Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure

Star Cast:

Richard Burton, Marlon Brando, Charles Aznavour, James Coburn, John Huston

0

1

Island of Love

(1963)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Tony Dallas

Director:

Morton DaCosta

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Robert Preston, Betty Bruce, Tony Randall, Giorgia Moll

0

1

R

The Couch Trip

(1988)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Donald Becker

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Richard Romanus, Mary Gross

0

1

PG

Dennis the Menace

(1993)

2

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Mr. Wilson

Director:

Nick Castle

Genres:

Family, Comedy

Star Cast:

Natasha Lyonne, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright, Christopher Lloyd

Plot:

Dennis the Menace is a comedy-drama film which revolves around a mischievous child who wreck havoc on his next door neighbor, George Wilson, after his parents leave him with Mr and Mrs Wilson, while they have to go out of town.

2

1

Gangster Story

(1959)

0

1

As:

Cast, Director

Role:

Jack Martin

Director:

Walter Matthau

Genres:

Thriller, Drama, Crime

Star Cast:

Bruce MacFarlane, Garry Walberg, Carol Grace, Raikin Ben-Ari

Plot:

Jack Martin, a mobster, robs a bank in a small town to earn some quick money, which makes him the target of the local police, as well as a local crime boss.

0

1

PG-13

Hanging Up

(2000)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Lou Mozell

Director:

Diane Keaton

Genres:

Comedy, Drama

Star Cast:

Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow, Tracee Ellis Ross

0

1

PG

Movers & Shakers

(1985)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Joe Mulholland

Director:

William Asher

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Tyne Daly, Steve Martin, Vincent Gardenia, Charles Grodin

0

1

Awake and Sing

(1972)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Moe Axelrod

Director:

Norman Lloyd, Robert Hopkins

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Felicia Farr, John Myhers, Leo Fuchs, Robert Lipton

0

1

Actor

(1978)

0

1

As:

Cast

Director:

Norman Lloyd

Genres:

Biography, Drama, Musical

Star Cast:

Howard Duff, Herschel Bernardi, Georgia Brown, Harold Gould

0

1

Juno and the Paycock

(1960)

0

1

As:

Cast

Director:

Paul Shyre

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Luella Gear, Hume Cronyn, Pauline Flanagan, Liam Clancy

0

1

PG

The Incident

(1990)

2

As:

Cast

Role:

Harmon Cobb

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Barnard Hughes, Peter Firth, Susan Blakely, Robert Carradine

2

PG

Incident in a Small Town

(1994)

4

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Harmon Cobb

Director:

Delbert Mann

Genres:

War, Drama

Star Cast:

Harry Morgan, Bernard Behrens, Stephanie Zimbalist, Nick Stahl

4

1

PG

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

(1992)

2

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Harmon Cobb

Director:

Delbert Mann

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Harry Morgan, Susan Blakely, Brian Kerwin, Ariana Richards

2

1

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

(1991)

0

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Clifford Pepperman

Director:

Charles Matthau

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

William Schallert, Ellen Burstyn, Kathleen Garrett, Ryan Todd

0

1

The Marriage Fool

(1998)

1

As:

Cast

Role:

Frank Walsh

Director:

Charles Matthau

Genres:

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Star Cast:

Teri Polo, Carol Burnett, John Stamos, Steve Behal

1

The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)

As:

Cast

Role:

Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

Director:

Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Genres:

Family, Musical, Fantasy, Drama, Animation

Star Cast:

Paul Frees, Dennis Day, Theodore Bikel, Robert Morse

Omnibus (1952)

As:

Cast

Director:

Andrew McCullough, Norman Lloyd, Charles S. Dubin, Harry Horner, Delbert Mann

Genres:

History, Music, Drama

Star Cast:

James Dean, Alistair Cooke, Orson Welles, William Shatner, Yul Brynner

Profiles in Courage (1964)

As:

Cast

Role:

Andrew Johnson / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)

Director:

Michael Ritchie, Sherman Marks, Lamont Johnson, Robert Gist, José Quintero

Genres:

Drama, History, Biography

Star Cast:

Michael Constantine, Simon Oakland, John Hoyt, Laurence Naismith

TV-14

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

As:

Cast

Director:

Robert Stevens, Paul Henreid, Herschel Daugherty, Norman Lloyd, Alfred Hitchcock

Genres:

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Star Cast:

Bette Davis, Alfred Hitchcock, Clint Eastwood, William Shatner, Burt Reynolds

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)

As:

Cast

Director:

William A. Graham, Stanley Quinn, Paul Bogart, Harry Herrmann, Richard Dunlap

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

James Dean, Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, E.G. Marshall

Naked City (1958)

As:

Cast

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg, John Brahm, William A. Graham, David Lowell Rich, Elliot Silverstein

Genres:

Thriller, Drama, Crime

Star Cast:

Christopher Walken, Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Lawrence Dobkin

The Rogues (1964)

As:

Cast

Director:

Richard Kinon, Don Taylor, Robert Ellis Miller, Hy Averback, Lewis Allen

Genres:

Crime, Comedy, Drama, Adventure

Star Cast:

Barbara Eden, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Gig Young

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

As:

Cast

Director:

John Newland, James Sheldon, Norman Felton, James P. Yarbrough, Vincent J. Donehue

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Don Knotts, Elizabeth Montgomery, David Niven, Jack Lemmon, Leslie Nielsen

Justice (1954)

As:

Cast

Director:

Robert Stevens, Daniel Petrie, William Corrigan

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Rod Steiger, Leslie Nielsen, Gary Merrill, William Prince

Suspense (1949)

As:

Cast

Director:

Robert Stevens, Robert Mulligan, John Peyser

Genres:

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Star Cast:

Abe Vigoda, Rex Marshall, Bela Lugosi, Jack Lemmon, Leslie Nielsen

Mister Peepers (1952)

As:

Cast

Genres:

Comedy

Star Cast:

Rex Marshall, Wally Cox, Marion Lorne, Tony Randall

The United States Steel Hour (1953)

As:

Cast

Director:

Alex Segal, Paul Bogart, Tom Donovan, Daniel Petrie, Bruce Minnix

Genres:

Drama, Comedy

Star Cast:

Andy Griffith, Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Hans Conried, Jeff Donnell

Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

As:

Cast

Director:

William Corrigan, Paul Bogart, Ted Post, Garry Simpson, James Sheldon

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

James Dean, Douglas Edwards, Sandy Becker, Bob Sherry, John Cameron Swayze

Tallahassee 7000 (1961)

As:

Cast

Role:

Lex Rogers (26 episodes, 1961)

Director:

Lawrence Doheny, Harmon Jones

Genres:

Crime, Drama

Star Cast:

Gene Hackman

The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

As:

Cast

Director:

Delbert Mann, Fred Coe, Gordon Duff, Vincent J. Donehue, Arthur Penn

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Adam West, Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, James Dean, Sidney Poitier

Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)

As:

Cast

Role:

Julian / ... (7 episodes, 1952-1957)

Director:

Paul Stanley, Robert Mulligan, Jack Smight, Herbert Hirschman, Delbert Mann

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

William Shatner, David White, Paul Newman, Rod Steiger, Leslie Nielsen

Insight (1960)

As:

Cast

Director:

Richard C. Bennett, Paul Stanley, Hal Cooper, Ralph Senensky, Michael Ray Rhodes

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Ellwood Kieser, John Ritter, William Shatner, Albert Brooks, Bob Newhart

The Eleventh Hour (1962)

As:

Cast

Director:

Jack Arnold, Richard Donner, Paul Nickell, Don Medford

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Telly Savalas, Elizabeth Montgomery, Cliff Robertson, Wendell Corey

Danger (1950)

As:

Cast

Director:

Sidney Lumet, John Frankenheimer, Yul Brynner, John Peyser, Ted Post

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

James Dean, Dick Stark, Jack Lemmon, Leslie Nielsen, Joanne Woodward

Target: The Corruptors (1961)

As:

Cast

Director:

William Conrad, John Peyser, Arthur Hiller, Don Medford, Walter Doniger

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Barbara Eden, Stephen McNally, Robert Harland

Studio One (1948)

As:

Cast

Director:

Paul Nickell, Franklin J. Schaffner, Tom Donovan, Allen Reisner, Robert Mulligan

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Abe Vigoda, Betty Furness, James Dean, William Shatner, Yul Brynner

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

As:

Cast

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg, Sydney Pollack, Ron Winston, David Butler, Lawrence Dobkin

Genres:

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime

Star Cast:

Don Rickles, Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Peggy Lipton, William Shatner

Route 66 (1960)

As:

Cast

Director:

David Lowell Rich, Arthur Hiller, James Sheldon, Alvin Ganzer, Philip Leacock

Genres:

Adventure

Star Cast:

Buster Keaton, Martin Milner, George Maharis, William Shatner, Burt Reynolds

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

As:

Cast

Director:

Richard Goode, Fielder Cook, Buzz Kulik, Earl Eby, Norman Morgan

Genres:

Drama, Comedy

Star Cast:

Buster Keaton, Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Alfred Hitchcock, James Dean

Kraft Television Theatre (1953)

As:

Cast

Director:

Maury Holland, Fred Carney, Fielder Cook, George Roy Hill

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Valerie Cossart, Harry Townes, Mildred Dunnock, Carmen Mathews, Nancy Marchand

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1992)

As:

Cast

Role:

Narrator (voice)

Director:

Ray Messecar

Genres:

Fantasy, Family

Star Cast:

Walter Matthau

The Big Story (1949)

As:

Cast

Director:

Lawrence Doheny, Robert Gordon, David Lowell Rich, Stuart Rosenberg, Leonard Valenta

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Jerry Stiller, Leslie Nielsen, James Dean, Sydney Pollack

The Motorola Television Hour (1953)

As:

Cast

Director:

Ralph Nelson, Don Richardson

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Christopher Walken, Cedric Hardwicke, Jane Wyatt, Patricia Smith, Roger Moore

Dr. Kildare (1961)

As:

Cast

Director:

Leo Penn, Corey Allen, John Newland, Jack Arnold, Paul Stanley

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Barbara Eden, William Shatner, Leslie Nielsen, Richard Chamberlain, Walter Matthau

Climax! (1954)

As:

Cast

Director:

Buzz Kulik, Allen Reisner, John Frankenheimer, Paul Nickell, Jack Smight

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

William Lundigan, William Shatner, Elizabeth Montgomery, Leslie Nielsen, Joanne Woodward

The Alcoa Hour (1955)

As:

Cast

Director:

Robert Mulligan, Herbert Hirschman, Norman Felton, Sidney Lumet, Kirk Browning

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Lloyd Bridges, Shelley Winters, Lee Grant, Anne Bancroft

Campbell Playhouse (1952)

As:

Cast

Director:

Garry Simpson, Alex Segal, Don Appell, Marc Daniels

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

James Dean, Parker Fennelly, Don Hanmer, Margaret Hayes, Georgann Johnson

Play of the Week (1959)

As:

Cast

Director:

Marc Daniels, Henry Kaplan, Ralph Nelson, Don Richardson, Paul Bogart

Genres:

Romance, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama

Star Cast:

Shelley Winters, William Shatner, Myron McCormick, Frank Conroy

Center Stage (1954)

As:

Cast

Genres:

Drama

Star Cast:

Luther Adler, Robert Barrat, Vivian Blaine, Alonzo Bozan, Joseph Buloff

Shadow of the Cloak (1951)

As:

Cast

Genres:

Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Action

Star Cast:

Helmut Dantine, Ernest Borgnine, Walter Matthau

General Electric Theater (1953)

As:

Cast

Director:

Herschel Daugherty, Don Medford, James Neilson, Jules Bricken, Mitchell Leisen

Genres:

Comedy, Drama

Star Cast:

Bette Davis, Ronald Reagan, Fred Astaire, James Dean, James Stewart

The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)

As:

Cast

Role:

Narrator / ... (8 episodes, 1962-1964)

Director:

Franklin J. Schaffner, Jack Smight, Fielder Cook, James Elson, Fred Freed

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, Musical

Star Cast:

Gene Hackman, Bing Crosby, Lee Marvin, Lauren Bacall

Charley Varrick	Best Actor	1974
Pete 'n' Tillie	Best Actor	1974

Walter Matthau Filmography Movies Awards

BIRTHDAY

BIRTHPLACE

BIRTH SIGN

FIRST MOVIE

BEST MOVIE

WORST MOVIE

Walter Matthau Movies List: Ranked Best To Worst

A Face in the Crowd

Charade

A New Leaf

The Odd Couple

Fail-Safe

Charley Varrick

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Fortune Cookie

Lonely Are the Brave

Hopscotch

Bigger Than Life

JFK

The Bad News Bears

The Front Page

Cactus Flower

Mirage

The Sunshine Boys

Hello, Dolly!

Strangers When We Meet

King Creole

A Guide for the Married Man

Voice in the Mirror

Grumpy Old Men

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Kotch

Ride a Crooked Trail

House Calls

Buddy Buddy

Plaza Suite

The Grass Harp

Il piccolo diavolo

Little Miss Marker

First Monday in October

The Indian Fighter

Goodbye Charlie

I Ought to Be in Pictures

The Laughing Policeman

The Kentuckian

Pete 'n' Tillie

Grumpier Old Men

California Suite

I'm Not Rappaport

Casey's Shadow

Onionhead

Ensign Pulver

The Secret Life of an American Wife

Earthquake

The Odd Couple II

I.Q.

The Survivors

Who's Got the Action?

Out to Sea

Pirates

Candy

Island of Love

The Couch Trip

Dennis the Menace

Gangster Story

Hanging Up

Movers & Shakers

TV Movie(s)

Awake and Sing

Actor

Juno and the Paycock

The Incident

Incident in a Small Town

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

The Marriage Fool

Animation(s)

The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)

TV Shows and Videos