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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-12-10 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, New York, U.S.

Charles Matthau

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Charles Matthau (b. 1962, New York City), is a film and television director and actor and the son of actor Walter Matthau. He appeared as a child actor alongside his father in such films as Charley Varrick (1973), The Bad News Bears (1976) and House Calls (1978).

Among his directorial projects have been The Grass Harp, from a novella by Truman Capote, and the made-for-TV movie The Marriage Fool, both of which starred his father. He also directed Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988), Her Minor Thing (2005) and Baby-O (2009).

"Charlie" Matthau was named after famed actor Charlie Chaplin, a personal friend of his father.

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Known For

Acting

2017

2014

2012

Freaky Deaky as Groovy Director

2008

Ghost Town: The Movie as Doc Morrison

2005

Going Shopping as Sarcastic Boyfriend (uncredited)

2003

An Ordinary Killer as Detective Mark Peyton

2000

Hanging Up as Young Lou

1998

The Marriage Fool as Salesperson

1997

1995

Number One Fan as Scotty Youngman

1991

1988

1978

The Stingiest Man in Town as The Boy (voice)
House Calls as Michael Atkinson

1976

The Bad News Bears as Athletic

1973

1961

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The Book of Leah as Psychiatric Patient

Directing

2012

Freaky Deaky as Director

2005

Her Minor Thing as Director

1998

The Marriage Fool as Director

1995

The Grass Harp as Director

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The Book of Leah as Director
Baby-O as Director

Production

2012

Freaky Deaky as Producer

1995

The Grass Harp as Producer

1982

I Ought to Be in Pictures as Associate Producer

1981

Buddy Buddy as Associate Producer

Writing

2012

Freaky Deaky as Adaptation