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Walter Matthau

1920 - 2000

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Walter John Matthau (né Matthow; MATH-ow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing world-weary characters. He starred in 10 films alongside his real-life friend Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). The New York Times called this "one of Hollywood's most successful pairings". Among other accolades, he was an Academy Award, a two-time BAFTA Award, and two-time Tony Award winner. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Matthau is the 483rd most popular actor (down from 407th in 2019), the 1,026th most popular biography from United States (down from 738th in 2019) and the 252nd most popular American Actor.

Walter Matthau is most famous for his roles in the films The Odd Couple, The Fortune Cookie, and Grumpy Old Men.

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Among actors, Walter Matthau ranks 483 out of 13,578. Before him are Chow Yun-fat, Karl Malden, Kenneth Branagh, Emmanuelle Riva, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Harold Ramis. After him are Powers Boothe, Sondra Locke, Linda Hamilton, Bradley Cooper, Melanie Griffith, and Cuba Gooding Jr..

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Among people born in 1920, Walter Matthau ranks 43. Before him are Sun Myung Moon, Clarice Lispector, Peter D. Mitchell, C. R. Rao, Mario Beccaria, and John Demjanjuk. After him are Prem Tinsulanonda, Douglass North, Ben Ferencz, Baruj Benacerraf, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Robert Whittaker. Among people deceased in 2000, Walter Matthau ranks 27. Before him are Vittorio Gassman, Jason Robards, Abulfaz Elchibey, Giovanna of Italy, Erich Mielke, and Gherman Titov. After him are Carl Barks, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Ofra Haza, Gino Bartali, and Yasuo Suzuki.

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Among people born in United States, Walter Matthau ranks 1,026 out of 20,380. Before him are Hulk Hogan (1953), Karl Malden (1912), Bill Cosby (1937), Wes Craven (1939), Harold Ramis (1944), and Sam Peckinpah (1925). After him are Carl Barks (1901), Powers Boothe (1948), Sondra Locke (1944), Ernest King (1878), Linda Hamilton (1956), and Bradley Cooper (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Walter Matthau ranks 252. Before him are Jane Russell (1921), Richard Barthelmess (1895), Bill Bixby (1934), Lillian Gish (1893), Karl Malden (1912), and Harold Ramis (1944). After him are Powers Boothe (1948), Sondra Locke (1944), Linda Hamilton (1956), Bradley Cooper (1975), Melanie Griffith (1957), and Cuba Gooding Jr. (1968).

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