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STAGE CREDITS

The Odd Couple
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1965
Oscar Madison
My Mother, My Father and Me
[Broadway]
1963
Performer
A Shot in the Dark
[Broadway]
1961
Benjamin Beaurevers
Once There Was a Russian
[Broadway]
1961
Potemkin
Once More, With Feeling
[Broadway]
1958
Maxwell Archer
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter
[Broadway]
1955
Michael Freeman
Guys and Dolls
[Broadway]
City Center Revival, 1955
Nathan Detroit
The Wisteria Trees
[Broadway]
1955
Yancy Loper
The Burning Glass
[Broadway]
1954
Tony Lack
The Ladies of the Corridor
[Broadway]
1953
Paul Osgood
The Grey-Eyed People
[Broadway]
1952
John Hart
In Any Language
[Broadway]
1952
Charlie Hill
One Bright Day
[Broadway]
1952
George Lawrence
Fancy Meeting You Again
[Broadway]
1952
Sinclair Heybore
Twilight Walk
[Broadway]
1951
Sam Dundee
The Liar
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1950
Guard
Anne Of The Thousand Days
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1948
Royal Servant [Replacement]
Servant [Replacement]
Royal Servant [Replacement]
Servant [Replacement]

Movies

The Kentuckian
[ 1955 ] Stan Bodine
The Indian Fighter
[ 1955 ] Wes Todd
Bigger Than Life
[ 1956 ] Wally Gibbs
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
[ 1957 ] Al Dahlke
A Face in the Crowd
[ 1957 ] Mel Miller
Onionhead
[ 1958 ] RedWildoe
Voice in the Mirror
[ 1958 ] Dr. Leon Karnes
Ride a Crooked Trail
[ 1958 ] Judge Kyle
King Creole
[ 1958 ] Maxie Fields
Gangster Story
[ 1959 ] Jack Martin
Strangers When We Meet
[ 1960 ] Felix Anders
Lonely Are the Brave
[ 1962 ] Sheriff Morey Johnson
Who's Got the Action?
[ 1962 ] Tony Gagouts
Charade
[ 1963 ] Hamilton Bartholomew
Ensign Pulver
[ 1964 ] Doc
Fail Safe
[ 1964 ] Dr. Groeteschele
Goodbye Charlie
[ 1964 ] Sir Leopold Sartori
The Fortune Cookie
[ 1966 ] Willie Gingrich
A Guide for the Married Man
[ 1967 ] Paul Manning
Candy
[ 1968 ] General R.A. Smight
The Odd Couple
[ 1968 ] Oscar Madison
The Secret Life of an American Wife
[ 1968 ] The Movie Star
Cactus Flower
[ 1969 ] Dr. Julian Winston
Hello, Dolly!
[ 1969 ] Horace Vandergelder
A New Leaf
[ 1971 ] Henry Graham
Kotch
[ 1971 ] Joseph P. Kotcher
Pete 'n' Tillie
[ 1972 ] Pete
Charley Varrick
[ 1973 ] Charley Varrick
The Laughing Policeman
[ 1973 ] Jake Martin
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
[ 1974 ] Lt. Garber
The Front Page
[ 1974 ] Walter Burns
The Sunshine Boys
[ 1975 ] Willy Clark
The Bad News Bears
[ 1976 ] Coach Morris Buttermaker
House Calls
[ 1978 ] Dr. Charley Nichols
Casey's Shadow
[ 1978 ] Lloyd Bourdelle
California Suite
[ 1978 ] Marvin Michaels
Hopscotch
[ 1980 ] Miles Kendig
Little Miss Marker
[ 1980 ] Sorrowful Jones
First Monday in October
[ 1981 ] Dan Snow
Buddy Buddy
[ 1981 ] Trabucco
I Ought to Be in Pictures
[ 1982 ] Herbert Tucker
The Survivors
[ 1983 ] Sonny Paluso
Movers & Shakers
[ 1985 ] Joe Mulholland
Pirates
[ 1986 ] Captain Thom Bartholomew Red
The Couch Trip
[ 1988 ] Donald Becker
The Little Devil
[ 1988 ] Padre Maurizio
JFK
[ 1991 ] Senator Long
Grumpy Old Men
[ 1993 ] Max Goldman
Dennis the Menace
[ 1993 ] Mr. Wilson
I.Q.
[ 1994 ] Albert Einstein
The Grass Harp
[ 1995 ] Judge Charlie Cool
Grumpier Old Men
[ 1995 ] Max Goldman
I'm Not Rappaport
[ 1996 ] Nat Moyer
Out to Sea
[ 1997 ] Charlie Gordon
The Odd Couple II
[ 1998 ] Oscar Madison
Hanging Up
[ 2000 ] Lou

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1965 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Walter Matthau , The Odd Couple


winner
Tony Awards - 1962 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Walter Matthau, A Shot in the Dark

Tony Awards - 1959 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Walter Matthau, Once More, With Feeling

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by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2024

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Walter Matthau been in?

Walter Matthau has appeared on Broadway in 17 shows.

How many West End shows has Walter Matthau been in?

Walter Matthau has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Walter Matthau been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Odd Couple, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for A Shot in the Dark and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Once More, With Feeling.

What awards has Walter Matthau won?

Walter Matthau won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for The Odd Couple. He also received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for A Shot in the Dark.

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