Awards & Winners

Walter Matthau

Date of Birth 01-October-1920
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Walter John Matthow, Mr. Walter Matthau, Jake, Walter Matashansky, Walter Matansky, Walter Foghorn Matthau, Walter Matuschanskayasky, Walter Matthow
Profession Actor
Walter Matthau was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1966 Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie.

Awards by Walter Matthau

Check all the awards nominated and won by Walter Matthau.

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy First Monday in October

1981


Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Hopscotch

1977


Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Bad News Bears","The Sunshine Boys

1976


Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Honored for : The Sunshine Boys

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Sunshine Boys

1975


David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
Honored for : The Front Page

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor The Front Page
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Front Page
Academy Award for Best Actor The Sunshine Boys
Role: Willy Clark

1974


BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Honored for : Charley Varrick, Pete 'n' Tillie

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Charley Varrick","Pete 'n' Tillie

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Pete 'n' Tillie

1972


Nominations 1972 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Kotch

1971


Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor Kotch
Role: Joseph P. Kotcher

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Hello, Dolly!","The Secret Life of an American Wife

1969


Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Odd Couple

1967


Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Fortune Cookie

1966


Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Honored for : The Fortune Cookie
(Role: Willie Gingrich)

Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Fortune Cookie

1965


Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
Honored for : The Odd Couple

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play The Odd Couple

1963


Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role DuPont Show of the Week
Big Deal in Laredo

1962


Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
Honored for : A Shot in the Dark

Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play A Shot in the Dark

1959


Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Once More, with Feeling