Christopher Walken on stage and screen

Christopher Walken[1] is an American character actor whose career has spanned over 50 years with appearances in theater, film, and television.[2] He has appeared in over 100 movies and television shows, including A View to a Kill, At Close Range, The Deer Hunter, King of New York, Batman Returns, Pulp Fiction, Sleepy Hollow, True Romance, and Catch Me If You Can, as well as music videos by recording artists such as Madonna and Fatboy Slim.
Walken's early career was primarily in theater and television where he often played small roles. During this period of his career, Walken was credited as "Ken Walken" and later as "Ronnie Walken", until he finally settled on "Christopher Walken". He began acting in films in 1969 and, after a series of increasingly larger roles, won an Academy Award in 1978 as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Deer Hunter. Since then, Walken has become a highly sought-after actor, typically performing in numerous films every year.
Walken has been a primary character in two film franchises: as Gabriel the fallen angel in The Prophecy series, and as Jacob Witting in the made-for-television films based on Patricia MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall novels. Other notable roles include:Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone, Captain Koons in Pulp Fiction, and Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me if You Can. He also sings and dances, as seen in some of his films including: Puss in Boots, Hairspray, and Pennies From Heaven.
== Filmography ==
Following his early (1950s) work in television and theater, Walken has acted primarily in films. This list includes credits in studio films, independent films, animated films, and made-for-television movies. The list includes the 2001 short five-minute film Popcorn Shrimp which Walken wrote, produced and directed.[3]
Year	Title 	Role 	Director 	Ref.
1966	Barefoot in Athens 	Lamprocles 	George Schaefer 	[4]
1969	The Three Musketeers 	John Felton 	 	[5]
1969	Me and My Brother 	The Director 	Robert Frank 	[6]
1971	The Anderson Tapes 	The Kid 	Sidney Lumet 	[7]
1972	The Happiness Cage 	Pvt. James H. Reese 	Bernard Girard 	[8]
1975	Valley Forge 	The Hessian 	Fielder Cook 	[9]
1976	Next Stop, Greenwich Village 	Robert 	Paul Mazursky 	[10]
1977	The Sentinel 	Detective Rizzo 	Michael Winner 	[11]
1977	Annie Hall 	Duane Hall 	Woody Allen 	[12]
1977	Roseland 	Russell 	James Ivory 	[13]
1978	Shoot the Sun Down 	Mr. Rainbow 	David Leeds 	[14]
1978	The Deer Hunter 	Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich 	Michael Cimino 	[15]
1979	Last Embrace 	Eckart 	Jonathan Demme 	[16]
1980	Heaven's Gate 	Nathan D. Champion 	Michael Cimino 	[17]
1980	The Dogs of War 	James "Jamie" Shannon 	John Irvin 	[18]
1981	Pennies from Heaven 	Tom 	Herbert Ross 	[19]
1982	Who Am I This Time? 	Harry Nash 	Jonathan Demme 	[20]
1983	Brainstorm 	Dr. Michael Anthony Brace 	Douglas Trumbull 	[21]
1983	The Dead Zone 	Johnny Smith 	David Cronenberg 	[22]
1985	A View to a Kill 	Max Zorin 	John Glen 	[23]
1986	At Close Range 	Brad Whitewood Sr. 	James Foley 	[24]
1987	Deadline 	Don Stevens 	Nathaniel Gutman 	[25]
1988	The Milagro Beanfield War 	Kyril Montana 	Robert Redford 	[26]
1988	Biloxi Blues 	Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey 	Mike Nichols 	[27]
1988	Puss in Boots 	Puss 	Eugene Marner 	[28]
1988	Homeboy 	Wesley Pendergass 	Michael Seresin 	[29]
1989	Communion 	Louis Whitley Strieber 	Philippe Mora 	[30]
1990	King of New York 	Frank White 	Abel Ferrara 	[31]
1990	The Comfort of Strangers 	Robert 	Paul Schrader 	[32]
1991	Sarah, Plain and Tall 	Jacob Witting 	Glenn Jordan 	[33]
1991	McBain 	Bobby McBain 	James Glickenhaus 	[34]
1992	Mistress 	Warren Zell 	Barry Primus 	[35]
1992	Batman Returns 	Max Shreck 	Tim Burton 	[36]
1992	Day of Atonement 	Pasco Meisner 	Alexandre Arcady 	[37]
1992	All-American Murder 	P.J. Decker 	Anson Williams 	[38]
1993	Scam 	Jack Shanks 	John Flynn 	[39]
1993	Skylark 	Jacob Witting 	Glenn Jordan 	[40]
1993	True Romance 	Vincenzo Coccotti 	Tony Scott 	[19]
1993	Wayne's World 2 	Robert C. "Bobby" Cahn 	Stephen Surjik 	[41]
1994	A Business Affair 	Vanni Corso 	Charlotte Brandstrom 	[42]
1994	Pulp Fiction 	Captain Koons 	Quentin Tarantino 	[19]
1995	Wild Side 	Bruno Buckingham 	Donald Cammell 	[43]
1995	Search and Destroy 	Kim Ulander 	David Salle 	[44]
1995	The Prophecy 	Gabriel 	Gregory Widen 	[45]
1995	The Addiction 	Peina 	Abel Ferrara 	[46]
1995	Nick of Time 	Mr. Smith 	John Badham 	[47]
1995	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	The Man with the Plan 	Gary Fleder 	[48]
1996	Last Man Standing 	Hickey 	Walter Hill 	[49]
1996	Celluloide 	US Officer Rod Geiger 	Carlo Lizzani 	[50]
1996	Basquiat 	The Interviewer 	Julian Schnabel 	[51]
1996	The Funeral 	Raimundo Tempio 	Abel Ferrara 	[52]
1997	Excess Baggage 	Raymond "Ray" Perkins 	Marco Brambilla 	[53]
1997	Suicide Kings 	Carlo Bartolucci/Charlie Barret 	Peter O'Fallon 	[54]
1997	MouseHunt 	Caeser 	Gore Verbinski 	[55]
1997	Touch 	Bill Hill 	Paul Schrader 	[56]
1998	The Prophecy II 	Gabriel 	Greg Spence 	[57]
1998	Illuminata 	Umberto Bevalaqua 	John Turturro 	[58]
1998	New Rose Hotel 	Fox 	Abel Ferrara 	[59]
1998	Trance 	Uncle Bill Ferriter 	Michael Almereyda 	[60]
1998	Antz 	Colonel Cutter (voice) 	Eric Darnell 	[61]
1999	Sleepy Hollow 	The Hessian 	Tim Burton 	[62]
1999	Kiss Toledo Goodbye 	Max 	Lyndon Chubbuck 	[63]
1999	Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End 	Jacob Witting 	Glenn Jordan 	[64]
1999	Vendetta 	James Houston 	Nicholas Meyer 	[65]
1999	Blast from the Past 	Calvin Webber 	Hugh Wilson 	[66]
2000	The Prophecy 3: The Ascent 	Gabriel 	Patrick Lussier 	[67]
2000	The Opportunists 	Victor "Vic" Kelly 	Myles Connell 	[68]
2001	Joe Dirt 	Anthony Benedetti/Clem Doore/Gert B. Frobe	Dennie Gordon 	[69]
2001	The Affair of the Necklace 	Alessandro Cagliostro 	Charles Shyer 	[70]
2001	America's Sweethearts 	Hal Weidmann 	Joe Roth 	[71]
2001	Scotland, Pa. 	Lieutenant McDuff 	Billy Morrissette 	[72]
2001	Popcorn Shrimp 	Writer, director 	Christopher Walken 	[73]
2001	Jungle Juice 	Roy 	Tony Vitale 	[74]
2002	The Country Bears 	Reed Thimple 	Peter Hastings 	[75]
2002	Catch Me If You Can 	Frank William Abagnale Sr. 	Steven Spielberg 	[76]
2002	Undertaking Betty 	Frank Featherbed 	Nick Hurran 	[77]
2002	Engine Trouble 	Rusty (voice) 	Brad Barnes 	[60]
2002	Poolhall Junkies 	Uncle Mike Flynn 	Mars Callahan 	[78]
2003	Kangaroo Jack 	Salvatore "Sal" Maggio 	David McNally 	[79]
2003	The Rundown 	Cornelius Hatcher 	Peter Berg 	[80]
2003	Gigli 	Det. Stanley Jacobellis 	Martin Brest 	[81]
2004	Envy 	J-Man 	Barry Levinson 	[82]
2004	The Stepford Wives 	Mike Wellington 	Frank Oz 	[62]
2004	Around the Bend 	Turner Lair 	Jordan Roberts 	[83]
2004	Man on Fire 	Paul Rayburn 	Tony Scott 	[84]
2005	Wedding Crashers 	William Cleary 	David Dobkin 	[85]
2005	Domino 	Mark Heiss 	Tony Scott 	[86]
2006	Romance & Cigarettes 	Cousin Bo 	John Turturro 	[87]
2006	Click 	Morty 	Frank Coraci 	[88]
2006	Man of the Year 	Jack Menkan 	Barry Levinson 	[89]
2006	Fade to Black 	Brewster 	Oliver Parker 	[84]
2007	Hairspray 	Wilbur Turnblad 	Adam Shankman 	[90]
2007	Balls of Fury 	Feng 	Robert Ben Garant 	[91]
2008	Five Dollars a Day 	Nat Parker 	Nigel Cole 	[92]
2009	The Maiden Heist 	Roger Barlow 	Peter Hewitt 	[93]
2010	Life's a Beach 	Roy Callahan 	Tony Vitale 	[94]
2011	Kill the Irishman 	Shondor Birns 	Jonathan Hensleigh 	[95]
2011	Dark Horse 	Jackie 	Todd Solondz 	[81]
2012	Seven Psychopaths 	Hans 	Martin McDonagh 	[96]
2012	A Late Quartet 	Peter Mitchell 	Yaron Zilberman 	[97]
2012	Stand Up Guys 	Doc 	Fisher Stevens 	[98]
2012	Spooks of Bottle Bay: The Movie 	Michael 	Johnathan Safran Foer	
2013	The Power of Few 	Doke 	Leone Marucci 	[99]
2013	Gods Behaving Badly 	Zeus 	Marc Turtletaub 	[100]
2013	Up 2: Up's Soldiers 	Carl Fredricksen's Soldier #4 	Pete Docter 	[101]
2014	Jersey Boys 	Gyp DeCarlo 	Clint Eastwood 	[102]
2014	Turks & Caicos 	Curtis Pelissier 	David Hare 	[103]
2015	One More Time 	Paul 	Robert Edwards 	[104]
2015	The Family Fang 	Caleb Fang 	Jason Bateman 	[105]
2015	Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser 	Anthony Benedetti/Clem Doore/Gert B. Frobe	Fred Wolf 	[106]
2016	Eddie the Eagle 	Warren Sharp 	Dexter Fletcher 	[107]
2016	The Jungle Book 	King Louie (voice) 	Jon Favreau 	[108]
2016	Nine Lives 	Felix Perkins 	Barry Sonnenfeld 	[107]
2017	Father Figures 	Dr. Walter Tinkler 	Lawrence Sher 	
2018	Irreplaceable You 	Myron 	Stephanie Laing 	[109]
2018	The War with Grandpa 	Jerry 	Tim Hill 	In post-production
== Television appearances ==
In the beginning of his acting career, Walken had relatively small roles in episodes for a number of television shows. This list includes appearances in various episodes of fictional shows, while excluding appearances as himself on talk shows, interview shows, ceremonies, and the like.
Year 	Show 	Role 	Run
1953 	The Wonderful John Acton[III] 	Kevin Acton 	Recurring character
1954 	The Motorola Television Hour[III]	 	1 episode
1954-1956 	The Guiding Light 	Michael "Mike" Bauer#1	
1963 	Naked City[III] 	Chris Johannis 	1 episode
1970 	Hawaii Five-O 	Walt Kramer 	1 episode
1977 	Kojak 	Ben Wiley 	1 episode
2000–Present	The Spooks of Bottle Bay 	Michael 	Recurring character
2003 	Julius Caesar 	Cato the Younger[109] 	2 episodes
2014 	Peter Pan Live![110] 	Captain Hook 	
^ III Credited as "Ronnie Walken".
=== Saturday Night Live appearances ===
Walken has hosted Saturday Night Live a total of seven times, and is therefore part of the "Five-Timers Club", a select group of celebrities who have hosted the show five or more times. Among Walken's roles on the show, are as the title character in "The Continental" and as fictional record producer Bruce Dickinson in "More cowbell". In 2004, The Best of Christopher Walken was released on DVD, featuring highlights from Walken's many appearances on the show.
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