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Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

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Biography

Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Antz (1998), Vendetta (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Joe Dirt (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, The Jungle Book (2016), and Irreplaceable You (2018). He has received a number of awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter.

Known For

True Romance

True Romance

1993

Batman Returns

Batman Returns

1992

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995

Basquiat

Basquiat

1996

Nick of Time

Nick of Time

1995

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002

The Rundown

The Rundown

2003

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994

A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

1985

Annie Hall

Annie Hall

1977

Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack

2003

Suicide Kings

Suicide Kings

1997

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

1999

Envy

Envy

2004

$5 a Day

$5 a Day

2008

Hairspray

Hairspray

2007

Undertaking Betty

Undertaking Betty

2002

Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

1980

Joe Dirt

Joe Dirt

2001

The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War

1980

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

1983

New Rose Hotel

New Rose Hotel

1999

The Funeral

The Funeral

1996

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

1978

America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts

2001

Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

1999

MouseHunt

MouseHunt

1997

Gigli

Gigli

2003

The Maiden Heist

The Maiden Heist

2009

The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976

The Prophecy

The Prophecy

1995

Wayne's World 2

Wayne's World 2

1993

Antz

Antz

1998

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

2000

The Prophecy II

The Prophecy II

1998

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

2004

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers

2005

Homeboy

Homeboy

1988

Balls of Fury

Balls of Fury

2007

King of New York

King of New York

1990

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

1996

Click

Click

2006

Wild Side

Wild Side

1996

Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

1997

Scotland, PA

Scotland, PA

2001

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

2004

Man of the Year

Man of the Year

2006

McBain

McBain

1991

Domino

Domino

2005

The Milagro Beanfield War

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988

The Big Pardon 2

The Big Pardon 2

1992

The Addiction

The Addiction

1995

At Close Range

At Close Range

1986

Communion

Communion

1989

Romance & Cigarettes

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

1999

The Comfort of Strangers

The Comfort of Strangers

1990

Poolhall Junkies

Poolhall Junkies

2002

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1983

Around the Bend

Around the Bend

2004

Touch

Touch

1997

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Sarah, Plain and Tall

1991

Skylark

Skylark

1993

Last Embrace

Last Embrace

1979

The Opportunists

The Opportunists

2000

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1981

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

The Country Bears

The Country Bears

2002

Fade to Black

Fade to Black

2006

Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues

1988

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

2001

A Business Affair

A Business Affair

1994

Kill the Irishman

Kill the Irishman

2011

Mistress

Mistress

1992

Dark Horse

Dark Horse

2012

The Eternal

The Eternal

1998

Illuminata

Illuminata

1998

Deadline

Deadline

1987

The Mind Snatchers

The Mind Snatchers

1972

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

1999

Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

2012

Stand Up Guys

Stand Up Guys

2012

A Late Quartet

A Late Quartet

2012

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

1988

Vendetta

Vendetta

1999

Celluloide

Celluloide

1996

All-American Murder

All-American Murder

1991

Life's a Beach

Life's a Beach

2010

Who Am I This Time?

Who Am I This Time?

1982

Roseland

Roseland

1977

Scam

Scam

1993

Kiss Toledo Goodbye

Kiss Toledo Goodbye

1999

That's Amore!

That's Amore!

The Power of Few

The Power of Few

2013

Shoot the Sun Down

Shoot the Sun Down

1978

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

2013

Joe Papp in Five Acts

Joe Papp in Five Acts

2012

Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys

2014

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

2013

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly

2013

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

2014

Search and Destroy

Search and Destroy

1995

Tiens ferme ta couronne

Tiens ferme ta couronne

The Work of Director Spike Jonze

The Work of Director Spike Jonze

2003

Peter Pan Live!

Peter Pan Live!

2014

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken

2004

The Family Fang

The Family Fang

2016

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

2002

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

2016

One More Time

One More Time

2016

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1970

Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle

2016

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser

2015

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Barefoot in Athens

Barefoot in Athens

1966

The War with Grandpa

The War with Grandpa

2020

Irreplaceable You

Irreplaceable You

2018

Cooking with Christopher Walken

Cooking with Christopher Walken

2012

Father Figures

Father Figures

2017

Me and My Brother

Me and My Brother

1969

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2016

Talking with the Vampires

Talking with the Vampires

2018

Percy

Percy

2020

The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

2010

Valley Forge

Valley Forge

1975

Trumbull Land

Trumbull Land

2018

Wild Mountain Thyme

Wild Mountain Thyme

2020

The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls

2019

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000

Music Videos That Defined the 00’s

Music Videos That Defined the 00’s

2019

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

2003

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

2005

The Boy Who Saw Through

The Boy Who Saw Through

1956

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

The Continental: Anticipation

The Continental: Anticipation

2001

From Roger Moore with Love

From Roger Moore with Love

2024

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

2025

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

2024

Back in Black

Back in Black

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again

2010

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

2007

Engine Trouble

Engine Trouble

2002

The Legend of Harrow Woods

The Legend of Harrow Woods

2008

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Today

Today

1952

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Naked City

Naked City

1958

Kojak

Kojak

1973

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012

30 Rock

30 Rock

2006

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

The Henry Rollins Show

The Henry Rollins Show

2006

Storybook Cinema

Storybook Cinema

1994

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Outlaws

The Outlaws

2021

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

2002

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Comedy Central Roasts

Comedy Central Roasts

2003

Severance

Severance

2022

Conan

Conan

2010

Mitt liv som Roger Moore

Mitt liv som Roger Moore

2024

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

2025

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956