Christopher Walken
March 31, 1943 (82 years old) in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2024 · From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- 2024 · Dune: Part Two as Emperor
- 2022 · Severance as Burt Goodman
- 2021 · The Outlaws as Frank
- 2020 · Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
- 2020 · The War with Grandpa as Jerry
- 2019 · Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
- 2016 · Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
- 2014 · Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
- 2014 · Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2012 · A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
- 2012 · Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2011 · Kill the Irishman as Shondor Birns
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
- 2009 · The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow
- 2007 · Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Christopher Walken (voice)
- 2006 · Man of the Year as Jack Menken
- 2006 · Click as Morty
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
- 2005 · Domino as Mark Heiss
- 2005 · Romance & Cigarettes as Cousin Bo
- 2005 · Wedding Crashers as Secretary Cleary
- 2004 · Around the Bend as Turner Lair
- 2004 · The Stepford Wives as Mike Wellington
- 2004 · Envy as J-Man
- 2004 · Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
- 2003 · The Rundown as Hatcher
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
- 2003 · Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
- 2002 · Julius Caesar as Cato the Younger
- 2002 · Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
- 2002 · Undertaking Betty as Frank Featherbed
- 2001 · America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
- 2001 · The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental
- 2001 · Joe Dirt as Clem
- 2000 · The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
- 1999 · Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
- 1999 · Blast from the Past as Calvin
- 1998 · Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
- 1998 · The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- 1997 · MouseHunt as Caesar
- 1996 · Last Man Standing as Hickey
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Nick of Time as Mr. Smith
- 1995 · The Prophecy as Gabriel
- 1995 · Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
- 1994 · A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
- 1993 · Wayne's World 2 as Bobby Cahn
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · True Romance as Vincenzo Coccotti
- 1993 · Late Show with David Letterman as Self
- 1993 · Skylark as Jacob Witting
- 1992 · Batman Returns as Max Shreck
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · King of New York as Frank White
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1988 · Puss in Boots as Puss
- 1988 · Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey
- 1986 · At Close Range as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
- 1985 · A View to a Kill as Max Zorin
- 1983 · The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
- 1983 · Brainstorm as Michael Brace
- 1981 · Pennies from Heaven as Tom
- 1980 · Heaven's Gate as Nathan D. Champion
- 1979 · Last Embrace as Eckart
- 1978 · The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- 1977 · Annie Hall as Duane Hall
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1973 · Kojak as Ben Wiley
- 1971 · The Anderson Tapes as The Kid
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Walt Kramer
- 1958 · Naked City as Chris Johannis
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · That's Amore! as
- 2025 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Himself
- 2025 · Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost as Self
- 2024 · Mitt liv som Roger Moore as Self
- 2024 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Percy as Percy Schmeiser
- 2019 · The Jesus Rolls as Warden
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2018 · Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Talking with the Vampires as
- 2018 · Irreplaceable You as Myron
- 2017 · Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler
- 2016 · Nine Lives as Felix Perkins
- 2016 · The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
- 2016 · One More Time as Paul Lombard
- 2015 · Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
- 2014 · Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
- 2013 · Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
- 2013 · Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
- 2013 · The Power of Few as Doke
- 2013 · Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- 2012 · Stand Up Guys as Doc
- 2012 · Cooking with Christopher Walken as Himself
- 2012 · Dark Horse as Jackie
- 2012 · Joe Papp in Five Acts as Self
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2010 · Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
- 2009 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · $5 a Day as Nat Parker
- 2007 · Balls of Fury as Feng
- 2007 · Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
- 2006 · Fade to Black as Brewster
- 2005 · Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
- 2004 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken as
- 2003 · The Work of Director Spike Jonze as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
- 2002 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
- 2002 · Poolhall Junkies as Uncle Mike
- 2001 · The Affair of the Necklace as Count Cagliostro
- 2001 · Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
- 2000 · Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
- 2000 · The Prophecy 3: The Ascent as Gabriel
- 1999 · Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Max
- 1999 · Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End as Jacob Witting
- 1999 · Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
- 1999 · Vendetta as James Houston
- 1999 · New Rose Hotel as Fox
- 1998 · The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
- 1998 · Illuminata as Bevalaqua
- 1997 · Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- 1997 · Excess Baggage as Ray
- 1997 · Touch as Bill Hill
- 1996 · Basquiat as The Interviewer
- 1996 · Wild Side as Bruno Buckingham
- 1996 · The Funeral as Ray Tempio
- 1996 · Celluloide as Rod Geiger
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as The Man with the Plan
- 1995 · The Addiction as Peina
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Storybook Cinema as
- 1993 · Scam as Jack Shanks
- 1992 · The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
- 1992 · Mistress as Warren Zell
- 1991 · All-American Murder as P.J. Decker
- 1991 · McBain as McBain
- 1991 · Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
- 1990 · The Comfort of Strangers as Robert
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1989 · Communion as Whitley Strieber
- 1988 · Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
- 1988 · The Milagro Beanfield War as Kyril Montana
- 1987 · Deadline as Don Stevens
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1982 · Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash
- 1980 · The Dogs of War as Jamie Shannon
- 1978 · Shoot the Sun Down as Mr. Rainbow
- 1977 · Roseland as Russel
- 1977 · The Sentinel as Det. Rizzo
- 1976 · Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Robert Fulmer
- 1975 · Valley Forge as
- 1972 · The Mind Snatchers as Pvt. James H. Reese
- 1970 · Cleopatra as Boy
- 1969 · Me and My Brother as
- 1966 · Barefoot in Athens as Lamprocles
- Future · Back in Black as Clyde
- Future · Tiens ferme ta couronne as
- 1956 · The Boy Who Saw Through as Ernest
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lamprocles
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob Witting
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Hessian