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Also Known As	Walter Matthow • Walter Jake Matthow
Born	October 1, 1920 • New York City • New York
Died	July 1, 2000 (aged 79) • Santa Monica • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1967) • Tony Awards (1965) • Academy Award (1967): Actor in a Supporting Role • Golden Globe Award (1976): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Tony Award (1965): Best Actor in a Play • Tony Award (1962): Best Featured Actor in a Play
Married To	Carol Grace (married 1959) • Grace Geraldine Johnson (1948–1958)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Little Miss Marker" (1980) • "The Sunshine Boys" (1975) • "The Alcoa Hour" (1956–1957) • "The United States Steel Hour" (1954–1957) • "Route 66" (1961) • "The Couch Trip" (1988) • "The Survivors" (1983) • "Bigger Than Life" (1956) • "Tallahassee 7000" (1961) • "Center Stage" (1954) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1950–1952) • "Pete 'n' Tillie" (1972) • "The Grass Harp" (1995) • "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1962–1964) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1954) • "The Fortune Cookie" (1966) • "Grumpier Old Men" (1995) • "Climax!" (1957) • "Lonely Are the Brave" (1962) • "Cactus Flower" (1969) • "The Big Story" (1950) • "I.Q." (1994) • "Profiles in Courage" (1964–1965) • "Hanging Up" (2000) • "Goodbye Charlie" (1964) • "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1952–1954) • "Dr. Kildare" (1964) • "JFK" (1991) • "The Odd Couple II" (1998) • "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) • "House Calls" (1978) • "Who's Got the Action?" (1962) • "Hello, Dolly!" (1969) • "Kotch" (1971) • "Hopscotch" (1980) • "Campbell Playhouse" (1953) • "Studio One" (1950–1953) • "Omnibus" (1953–1956) • "Charley Varrick" (1973) • "Naked City" (1960–1962) • "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1954–1955) • "Shadow of the Cloak" (1951) • "Play of the Week" (1960) • "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1952–1957) • "Il piccolo diavolo" (1988) • "The Odd Couple" (1968) • "Our American Heritage" (1960) • "Gangster Story" (1959) • "The Indian Fighter" (1955) • "Casey's Shadow" (1978) • "Onionhead" (1958) • "The Motorola Television Hour" (1954) • "The Bad News Bears" (1976) • "Fail-Safe" (1964) • "The Secret Life of an American Wife" (1968) • "Voice in the Mirror" (1958) • "Plaza Suite" (1971) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1952–1958) • "First Monday in October" (1981) • "A New Leaf" (1971) • "Charade" (1963) • "Dennis the Menace" (1993) • "The Laughing Policeman" (1973) • "Pirates" (1986) • "Target: The Corruptors" (1961–1962) • "Buddy Buddy" (1981) • "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" (1974) • "I'm Not Rappaport" (1996) • "Earthquake" (1974) • "I Ought to Be in Pictures" (1982) • "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" (1957) • "Great Ghost Tales" (1961) • "Island of Love" (1963) • "Suspense" (1953) • "The Front Page" (1974) • "A Guide for the Married Man" (1967) • "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1958–1961) • "Danger" (1952–1954) • "General Electric Theater" (1956–1962) • "A Face in the Crowd" (1957) • "Candy" (1968) • "The Kentuckian" (1955) • "Justice" (1955) • "King Creole" (1958) • "Strangers When We Meet" (1960) • "The Eleventh Hour" (1963) • "Ensign Pulver" (1964) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1952–1955) • "Movers & Shakers" (1985) • "Mirage" (1965) • "Out to Sea" (1997) • "Ride a Crooked Trail" (1958) • "California Suite" (1978) • "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1964) • "The Rogues" (1964) • "Insight" (1977)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Gangster Story" (1959)

Top Questions

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Walter Matthau was born in Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

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Carol Grace (married 1959), Grace Geraldine Johnson (1948–1958)

When was Walter Matthau born?

Walter Matthau was born on October 1, 1920.

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