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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-03-31 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Christopher Walken

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

Pulp Fiction: The Making Of as Self (archive footage)

2024

Dune: Part Two as Emperor

2022

Severance as Burt Goodman

2021

The Outlaws as Frank

2020

Percy as Percy Schmeiser
Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
Showbiz Kids as Self (archive footage)

2019

The Jesus Rolls as Warden
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)

2018

Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)

2017

Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler

2016

The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
One More Time as Paul Lombard
Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
Nine Lives as Felix Perkins

2015

2014

Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook

2013

2012

Dark Horse as Jackie
Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell

2011

Kill the Irishman as Shondor Birns

2010

Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
Conan as Self

2009

The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow

2008

$5 a Day as Nat Parker

2007

Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad

2006

Click as Morty
Man of the Year as Jack Menken
Fade to Black as Brewster
30 Rock as Christopher Walken (voice)

2005

Wedding Crashers as Secretary Cleary
Domino as Mark Heiss

2004

Envy as J-Man
Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
The Stepford Wives as Mike Wellington
Around the Bend as Turner Lair

2003

The Rundown as Hatcher
Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
Julius Caesar as Marcus Portius Cato

2002

Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
Undertaking Betty as Frank Featherbed
Poolhall Junkies as Uncle Mike
The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)

2001

Joe Dirt as Clem
America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
The Affair of the Necklace as Count Cagliostro

2000

The Opportunists as Vic Kelly

1999

Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
Vendetta as James Houston

1998

Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
The Prophecy II as Gabriel
The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
Illuminata as Bevalaqua

1997

Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
MouseHunt as Caesar
Touch as Bill Hill

1996

Basquiat as The Interviewer
The Funeral as Ray Tempio
Wild Side as Bruno Buckingham
Celluloide as Rod Geiger

1995

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
A Business Affair as Vanni Corso

1993

True Romance as Vincenzo Coccotti
Wayne's World 2 as Bobby Cahn
Skylark as Jacob Witting
Scam as Jack Shanks

1992

Batman Returns as Max Shreck
The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
Mistress as Warren Zell

1991

McBain as McBain
Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
All-American Murder as P.J. Decker

1990

King of New York as Frank White

1989

Communion as Whitley Strieber

1988

Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
The Milagro Beanfield War as Kyril Montana
Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey

1987

Deadline as Don Stevens

1986

At Close Range as Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr.

1985

A View to a Kill as Max Zorin

1983

The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
Brainstorm as Michael Brace

1982

Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash

1981

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

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1973

Kojak as Ben Wiley

1972

The Mind Snatchers as Pvt. James H. Reese

1971

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
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

Today as Self

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lamprocles
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob Witting
Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Hessian

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Production

2020

Percy as Executive Producer

1999

New Rose Hotel as Co-Producer