Walter Matthau
10 Films
Walter Matthau
10 Included Films

Walter Matthau (born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in A Face in the Crowd (1957), King Creole (1958) and as a coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy The Bad News Bears (1976). He also starred in 10 films alongside Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968), The Front Page (1974) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). Matthau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966). Matthau is also known for his performances in Stanley Donen's romance Charade (1963), Gene Kelly's musical Hello, Dolly! (1969), Elaine May's screwball comedy A New Leaf (1971) and Herbert Ross' ensemble comedy California Suite (1978). He also starred in Plaza Suite, Kotch (both 1971), Charley Varrick (1973), The Sunshine Boys (1975), and Hopscotch (1980). On Broadway, Matthau originated the role of Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple by playwright Neil Simon, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1965, his second after A Shot in the Dark in 1962. Matthau also received two British Academy Film Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 1963, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in The DuPont Show of the Week. In 1982, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Director: Nicholas Ray

Director: Nicholas Ray

Director: Elia Kazan
Criterion Blu-ray

Director: Elia Kazan
Criterion Blu-ray

Director: Billy Wilder
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, new 4K master

Director: Billy Wilder
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, new 4K master

Director: Elaine May
Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray
Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray > MoC > Olive Films. From nicolas:
The master is good but it’s not that big an upgrade from the Olive Films disc and Vinegar Syndrome’ encode has some blocky highlights. A shame that they didn’t hire David Mackenzie here.

Director: Elaine May
Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray
Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray > MoC > Olive Films. From nicolas:
The master is good but it’s not that big an upgrade from the Olive Films disc and Vinegar Syndrome’ encode has some blocky highlights. A shame that they didn’t hire David Mackenzie here.

Director: Billy Wilder

Director: Billy Wilder

Arrow 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray is a port of 2000 MGM DVD and superior to Kino Lorber. LaserDisc likely minimally better.

Arrow 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray is a port of 2000 MGM DVD and superior to Kino Lorber. LaserDisc likely minimally better.

Director: Herbert Ross

Director: Herbert Ross

Director: Billy Wilder
No official releases, there is very low quality streaming on Roku

Director: Billy Wilder
No official releases, there is very low quality streaming on Roku

Director: Roman Polanski
2023 Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray

Director: Roman Polanski
2023 Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray

Director: Oliver Stone
Director's Cut: Shout Factory 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: Shout Factory Blu-ray (included with collector's edition)

Director: Oliver Stone
Director's Cut: Shout Factory 4K Blu-ray
Theatrical Cut: Shout Factory Blu-ray (included with collector's edition)
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