Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with co-star Jack Lemmon. He won an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Tony award.
==Early life==
Matthau was born Walter John Matthow on October 1, 1920, in New York City's Lower East Side. His mother, Rose (née Berolsky), was a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant and his father, Milton Matthow. He attended Surprise Lake Camp. He went to high school at Seward Park High School.
==Career==
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==Filmography==
*Charade (1963) - as Hamilton Bartholomew 
*The Odd Couple (1968) 
*Earthquake (1974) 
*The Front Page (1974) 
*The Sunshine Boys (1975) 
*The Bad News Bears (1976) 
*House Calls (1978) 
*Little Miss Marker (1980) 
*The Survivors (1983) 
*The Couch Trip (1988) 
*JFK (1991) 
*Dennis the Menace (1993) 
*Grumpy Old Men (1993) 
*I.Q. (1994) 
*Grumpier Old Men (1995) 
*Out to Sea (1997) 
*The Odd Couple II (1998) 
*Hanging Up (2000): Final Film Role
==External links==
*Walter Matthau on Wikipedia 
*Walter Matthau at TriviaTribute.com
Category:1920 births
Category:2000 deaths
Category:American male film actors
Category:American actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (film) winners
Category:Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winners
Category:Best Actor BAFTA Award winners
Category:Jewish American male actors
Category:American people of Russian-Jewish descent
Category:Tony Award winners
Category:American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
Category:20th-century American male actors