Christopher Walken
March 31, 1943 (83 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
- 2025 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- 2025 · Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost as Self
- 2024 · Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- 2024 · Dune: Part Two as Emperor
- 2022 · Dans les secrets des films Star Wars as Self ( Archives)
- 2022 · Severance as Burt Goodman
- 2021 · The Outlaws as Frank
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
- 2020 · Percy as Percy Schmeiser
- 2020 · The War with Grandpa as Jerry
- 2019 · The Jesus Rolls as Warden
- 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 · The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
- 2016 · Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
- 2014 · Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- 2014 · Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2013 · The Power of Few as Doke
- 2012 · Stand Up Guys as Doc
- 2012 · A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
- 2012 · Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
- 2012 · Dark Horse as Jackie
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2011 · Kill the Irishman as Shondor Birns
- 2010 · Conan as Self - Guest
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 2010 · Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
- 2009 · The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow
- 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 · Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad
- 2007 · Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
- 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 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary 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
- 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 · America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
- 2001 · Joe Dirt as Clem
- 2001 · Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
- 2000 · The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
- 2000 · The Prophecy 3: The Ascent as Gabriel
- 1999 · Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
- 1999 · Vendetta as James Houston
- 1999 · New Rose Hotel as Fox
- 1999 · Blast from the Past as Calvin
- 1998 · Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
- 1998 · The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
- 1998 · Illuminata as Bevalaqua
- 1998 · The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- 1997 · MouseHunt as Caesar
- 1997 · Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- 1997 · Excess Baggage as Ray
- 1997 · Touch as Bill Hill
- 1996 · Last Man Standing as Hickey
- 1996 · Basquiat as The Interviewer
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- 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 · Nick of Time as Mr. Smith
- 1995 · The Addiction as Peina
- 1995 · The Prophecy as Gabriel
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Storybook Cinema as
- 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 - Guest
- 1993 · Scam as Jack Shanks
- 1992 · Mistress as Warren Zell
- 1992 · Batman Returns as Max Shreck
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · McBain as McBain
- 1990 · The Comfort of Strangers as Robert
- 1990 · King of New York as Frank White
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1989 · Communion as Whitley Strieber
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1988 · Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
- 1988 · Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey
- 1988 · The Milagro Beanfield War as Kyril Montana
- 1987 · Deadline as Don Stevens
- 1986 · At Close Range as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
- 1985 · A View to a Kill as Max Zorin
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1983 · The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
- 1983 · Brainstorm as Michael Brace
- 1982 · Late Night with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- 1981 · Pennies from Heaven as Tom
- 1980 · The Dogs of War as Jamie Shannon
- 1980 · Heaven's Gate as Nathan D. Champion
- 1978 · The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- 1977 · Annie Hall as Duane Hall
- 1977 · The Sentinel as Det. Rizzo
- 1976 · Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Robert Fulmer
- 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
- 1959 · Deadline as Marty
- 1958 · Naked City as Chris Johannis
- 1958 · Naked City as Brain Trust (uncredited)
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 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
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · That's Amore! as
- 2024 · Mitt liv som Roger Moore as Self
- 2024 · From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2019 · Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Talking with the Vampires as
- 2016 · One More Time as Paul Lombard
- 2014 · Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
- 2013 · Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
- 2013 · Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
- 2013 · Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- 2012 · Cooking with Christopher Walken as Himself
- 2012 · Joe Papp in Five Acts as Self
- 2010 · Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
- 2008 · The Legend of Harrow Woods as Raven (voice)
- 2007 · Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler as
- 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
- 2002 · Engine Trouble as Rusty (voice)
- 2001 · The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental
- 2000 · Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
- 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)
- 1995 · Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
- 1994 · A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
- 1993 · Skylark as Jacob Witting
- 1992 · The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
- 1991 · All-American Murder as P.J. Decker
- 1991 · Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
- 1988 · Puss in Boots as Puss
- 1982 · Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash
- 1979 · Last Embrace as Eckart
- 1978 · Shoot the Sun Down as Mr. Rainbow
- 1977 · Roseland as Russel
- 1975 · Valley Forge as The Hessian
- 1972 · The Mind Snatchers as Pvt. James H. Reese
- Future · Tiens ferme ta couronne as
- 1970 · Cleopatra as Boy
- Future · You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" as Self
- 1969 · Me and My Brother as
- 1966 · Barefoot in Athens as Lamprocles
- Future · Back in Black as Clyde
- 1956 · The Boy Who Saw Through as Ernest
- 1953 · The Motorola Television Hour as