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• Walter Matthau was an Oscar winning actor best known for his roles in The Sunshine Boys, the original The Bad News Bears and for his collaborations with Jack Lemmon in The Odd Couple and Grumpy Old Men.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Walter John Matthow
  2. Born: October 1, 1920
  3. Died: July 1, 2000
  4. Birthplace: New York City, New York
  5. 1942-1945: Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as radio operator and cryptographer
  6. Served with actor Jimmy Stewart
  7. Appeared in 18 plays on Broadway

• Awards

  Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor", a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, 2 Tony Awards: one for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play and another for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

• Quotes

  1. "That's where I was good--on the stage. In the movies . . . Passable. But on the stage I could move with freedom and ease. And I had something: presence. Something you're either born with or you're not. On screen, all the power is in the hands of the director or the editor".

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Jack Lemmon | The Odd Couple | Grumpy Old Men | Ann Margaret | Sophia Loren | The Taking of Pelham 123

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