Christopher Walken
Born: 1943-03-31 in 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.
Filmography
2025
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost as Self
2024
- Dune: Part Two as Emperor
- From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- Mitt liv som Roger Moore as Self
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
2022
- Severance as Burt Goodman
- Dans les secrets des films Star Wars as Self ( Archives)
2021
- The Outlaws as Frank
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
2020
- The War with Grandpa as Jerry
- Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
- Percy as Percy Schmeiser
2019
- The Jesus Rolls as Warden
- Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Irreplaceable You as Myron
- Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
- Talking with the Vampires
2017
- Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler
2016
- The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
- Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
- Nine Lives as Felix Perkins
- The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
- One More Time as Paul Lombard
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
- Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
2013
- The Power of Few as Doke
- Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
- Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
- Stand Up Guys as Doc
- A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
- Dark Horse as Jackie
- Joe Papp in Five Acts as Self
- Cooking with Christopher Walken as Himself
2011
- Kill the Irishman as Shondor Birns
2010
- Conan as Self - Guest
- The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
- Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
2009
- The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Self (archive footage)
2008
- $5 a Day as Nat Parker
- The Legend of Harrow Woods as Raven (voice)
2007
- Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad
- Balls of Fury as Feng
- Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
- Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2006
- 30 Rock as Christopher Walken (voice)
- Click as Morty
- The Henry Rollins Show
- Man of the Year as Jack Menken
- Fade to Black as Brewster
2005
- Wedding Crashers as Secretary Cleary
- Domino as Mark Heiss
- Romance & Cigarettes as Cousin Bo
- Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
2004
- Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
- The Stepford Wives as Mike Wellington
- Envy as J-Man
- Around the Bend as Turner Lair
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- The Rundown as Hatcher
- Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
- Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
- Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
- The Work of Director Spike Jonze as Self
2002
- Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
- The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
- Julius Caesar as Cato the Younger
- Poolhall Junkies as Uncle Mike
- Undertaking Betty as Frank Featherbed
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
- Engine Trouble as Rusty (voice)
2001
- Joe Dirt as Clem
- America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
- Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
- The Affair of the Necklace as Count Cagliostro
- The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental
2000
- The Prophecy 3: The Ascent as Gabriel
- Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
- The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
1999
- Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
- Blast from the Past as Calvin
- New Rose Hotel as Fox
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Max
- Vendetta as James Houston
- Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
- Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End as Jacob Witting
1998
- Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
- The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
- Illuminata as Bevalaqua
1997
- MouseHunt as Caesar
- Excess Baggage as Ray
- Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- Touch as Bill Hill
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- Last Man Standing as Hickey
- Basquiat as The Interviewer
- Wild Side as Bruno Buckingham
- The Funeral as Ray Tempio
- Celluloide as Rod Geiger
1995
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as The Man with the Plan
- Nick of Time as Mr. Smith
- The Prophecy as Gabriel
- The Addiction as Peina
- Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
1994
- Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
- Storybook Cinema
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- True Romance as Vincenzo Coccotti
- Wayne's World 2 as Bobby Cahn
- Scam as Jack Shanks
- Skylark as Jacob Witting
- Bad Girl as Guardian Angel
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Batman Returns as Max Shreck
- Mistress as Warren Zell
- The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
1991
- McBain as McBain
- All-American Murder as P.J. Decker
- Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
1990
- King of New York as Frank White
- The Comfort of Strangers as Robert
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1989
- Communion as Whitley Strieber
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- The Milagro Beanfield War as Kyril Montana
- Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey
- Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
- Puss in Boots as Puss
1987
- Deadline as Don Stevens
1986
- At Close Range as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
1985
- A View to a Kill as Max Zorin
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1983
- The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
- Brainstorm as Michael Brace
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash
1981
- Pennies from Heaven as Tom
1980
- Heaven's Gate as Nathan D. Champion
- The Dogs of War as Jamie Shannon
1979
- Last Embrace as Eckart
1978
- The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- Shoot the Sun Down as Mr. Rainbow
1977
- Annie Hall as Duane Hall
- The Sentinel as Det. Rizzo
- Roseland as Russel
1976
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Robert Fulmer
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Valley Forge
1973
- Kojak as Ben Wiley
1972
- The Mind Snatchers as Pvt. James H. Reese
1971
- The Anderson Tapes as The Kid
1970
- Cleopatra as Boy
1969
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Walt Kramer
1966
- Barefoot in Athens as Lamprocles
1958
- Naked City as Chris Johannis
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- The Boy Who Saw Through as Ernest
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Today as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lamprocles
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter