Walter Matthau (1920-2000)
66.3 TOPICAL actor score · #274 of 1,977 actors
Walter Matthau (1920-2000) has a TOPICAL actor score of 66.3 - ranked 274 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and career standing. They've won 3 acting honours from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1963-1972. Best films: Charade (1963), The Odd Couple (1968), The Fortune Cookie (1966).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours91
Prime75
Their movies60
Credits67
Career standing89
- Acting honours3 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role; Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- Prime1963-1972
- Credits67 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 14 scored films (11 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 67 languages
“Among other accolades, Matthau won an Academy Award, one BAFTA Award, and two Tony Awards.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
Walter Matthau's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 538 | Charade | 1963 | 3 |
| 1,252 | The Odd Couple | 1968 | 2 |
| 1,494 | The Fortune Cookie | 1966 | 2 |
| 1,771 | Fail Safe | 1964 | 2 |
| 1,877 | Cactus Flower | 1969 | 1 |
| 2,284 | Hello, Dolly! | 1969 | 2 |
| 2,348 | A Face in the Crowd | 1957 | 4 |
| 2,614 | A New Leaf | 1971 | 1 |
| 3,031 | The Sunshine Boys | 1975 | 1 |
| 3,078 | The Front Page | 1974 | 2 |
| 3,132 | California Suite | 1978 | 5 |
| 3,961 | Kotch | 1971 | 1 |
| 4,126 | Pete 'n' Tillie | 1972 | 1 |
| 5,537 | Pirates | 1986 | 1 |