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
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
- Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost as Self
2024
- Dune: Part Two as Emperor
- From Roger Moore with Love as Self
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- Mitt liv som Roger Moore as Self
2022
- Severance as Burt Goodman
2021
- The Outlaws as Frank
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Percy as Percy Schmeiser
- The War with Grandpa as Jerry
- Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
2019
- The Jesus Rolls as Warden
- Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
- Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
2018
- Irreplaceable You as Myron
- Talking with the Vampires
- Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler
2016
- The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
- Nine Lives as Felix Perkins
- One More Time as Paul Lombard
- Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
- The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
2015
- Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser as Clem
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
- Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
2013
- Gods Behaving Badly as Zeus
- The Power of Few as Doke
- Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
- Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- Dark Horse as Jackie
- Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
- A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
- Stand Up Guys as Doc
- Joe Papp in Five Acts as Self
- Cooking with Christopher Walken as Himself
2011
- Kill the Irishman as Shondor Birns
2010
- Conan as Self
- Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
- The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
- 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
2007
- Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad
- Balls of Fury as Feng
- Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
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
- Romance & Cigarettes as Cousin Bo
- Domino as Mark Heiss
- Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' as Self
2004
- Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
- Envy as J-Man
- The Stepford Wives as Mike Wellington
- Around the Bend as Turner Lair
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
2003
- Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
- The Rundown as Hatcher
- Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- The Work of Director Spike Jonze as Self
- Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
2002
- Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
- Poolhall Junkies as Uncle Mike
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
- The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
- Undertaking Betty as Frank Featherbed
- Julius Caesar as Cato the Younger
2001
- Joe Dirt as Clem
- The Affair of the Necklace as Count Cagliostro
- America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
- The Continental: Anticipation as The Continental
- Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
2000
- The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
- The Prophecy 3: The Ascent as Gabriel
- Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
1999
- Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
- Blast from the Past as Calvin
- Vendetta as James Houston
- New Rose Hotel as Fox
- Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Max
- Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End as Jacob Witting
1998
- Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
- Illuminata as Bevalaqua
- The Prophecy II as Gabriel
- The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
1997
- MouseHunt as Caesar
- Touch as Bill Hill
- Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
- Excess Baggage as Ray
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Basquiat as The Interviewer
- The Funeral as Ray Tempio
- Last Man Standing as Hickey
- Celluloide as Rod Geiger
- Wild Side as Bruno Buckingham
1995
- The Prophecy as Gabriel
- The Addiction as Peina
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as The Man with the Plan
- Nick of Time as Mr. Smith
- Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
1994
- Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
- A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- Storybook Cinema
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Skylark as Jacob Witting
- True Romance as Vincenzo Coccotti
- Wayne's World 2 as Bobby Cahn
- Scam as Jack Shanks
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Batman Returns as Max Shreck
- The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
- Mistress as Warren Zell
1991
- All-American Murder as P.J. Decker
- Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
- McBain as McBain
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
- Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
- Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey
- The Milagro Beanfield War as Kyril Montana
- 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
- Brainstorm as Michael Brace
- The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
1982
- 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
- Roseland as Russel
- The Sentinel as Det. Rizzo
- Annie Hall as Duane Hall
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