Christopher Walken
Birthdate
March 31, 1943 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
March 31, 1943 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Christopher Walken's LGBTQ+ Titles
Hairspray
Wilbur Turnblad
Basquiat
The Interviewer
Acting (180)
Untitled Martin McDonagh Project
Tiens ferme ta couronne
That's Amore!
2024
Dune: Part Two as Emperor
2022
Severance as Burt Goodman (19 episodes)
2021
The Outlaws as Frank (13 episodes)
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
2020
Showbiz Kids as Self (archive footage)
2019
QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Jesus Rolls as Warden
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
2018
Irreplaceable You as Myron
2017
Father Figures as Dr. Tinkler
2016
Nine Lives as Felix Perkins
2016
The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
2016
One More Time as Paul Lombard
2016
The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
2016
Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
2015
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
2015
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self
2014
Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
2014
Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
2014
Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode)
2013
Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
2013
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Himself
2013
The Power of Few as Doke
2013
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
2012
Stand Up Guys as Doc
2012
A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
2012
Cooking with Christopher Walken as Himself
2012
Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
2012
Dark Horse as Jackie
2012
Joe Papp in Five Acts as Self
2012
Finding Your Roots as Self (1 episode)
2011
Kill the Irishman as Shondor Birns
2011
Saturday Night Live Backstage as Self
2010
Conan as Self (1 episode)
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
2008
Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride... Starring You! as Frank Kincaid
2007
Balls of Fury as Feng
2007
Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad
2006
30 Rock as Christopher Walken (voice) (1 episode)
2006
Man of the Year as Jack Menken
2006
Click as Morty
2006
The Henry Rollins Show (1 episode)
2006
Fade to Black as Brewster
2005
Domino as Mark Heiss
2005
Romance & Cigarettes as Cousin Bo
2005
Wedding Crashers as Secretary William Cleary
2005
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
2004
Around the Bend as Turner Lair
2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
2004
The Stepford Wives as Mike Wellington
2004
Envy as J-Man
2004
Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
2003
The Work of Director Spike Jonze as Self
2003
The Rundown as Hatcher
2003
Comedy Central Roasts as Self (1 episode)
2003
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Himself
2003
Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
2003
Julius Caesar as Marcus Portius Cato (2 episodes)
2003
Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
2002
Julius Caesar as Marcus Portius Cato
2002
Julius Cäsar as Cato (2 episodes)
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
The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental
2001
Joe Dirt as Clem
2001
Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
2000
The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
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
Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
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
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 Caeser, the Exterminator
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 (2 episodes)
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
1995
Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
1994
Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1994
Storybook Cinema (9 episodes)
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 (4 episodes)
1993
True Romance as Vincenzo Coccotti
1993
Late Show with David Letterman as Self (1 episode)
1993
Scam as Jack Shanks
1993
Skylark as Jacob Witting
1992
The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
1992
Mistress as Warren Zell
1992
Batman Returns as Max Shreck
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)
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
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 (2 episodes)
1988
Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
1988
Puss in Boots as Puss
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
Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash
1981
Pennies from Heaven as Tom
1980
The Dogs of War as Jamie Shannon
1980
Heaven's Gate as Nathan D. Champion
1979
Last Embrace as Eckart
1978
The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
1978
Shoot the Sun Down as Mr. Rainbow
1977
Roseland as Russel
1977
Annie Hall as Duane Hall
1977
The Sentinel as Det. Rizzo
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Robert Fulmer
1975
Valley Forge
1975
Saturday Night Live (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as General (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (7 episodes)
1973
Kojak as Ben Wiley (1 episode)
1972
The Mind Snatchers as Pvt. James H. Reese
1971
The Anderson Tapes as The Kid
1970
Cleopatra as Boy
1969
Me and My Brother
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Walt Kramer (1 episode)
1966
Barefoot in Athens as Lamprocles
1958
Naked City as Chris Johannis (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Presenter (1 episode)
1956
The Boy Who Saw Through as Ernest
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
1952
Today as Self (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob Witting (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lamprocles (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Hessian (1 episode)
Production (2)
2020
Percy
• Executive Producer
1999
New Rose Hotel
• Co-Producer