Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 - July 1, 2000) was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon, as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears. He won an Academy Award for his performance in the 1966 Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie. This book is your ultimate resource for Walter Matthau. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: The Kentuckian, The Indian Fighter, Bigger Than Life, A Face in the Crowd (film), Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, King Creole, Ride a Crooked Trail, Onionhead, Gangster Story, Strangers When We Meet (film), Lonely Are the Brave, Who's Got the Action?, Charade (1963 film), Ensign Pulver, Fail-Safe (1964 film), Goodbye Charlie, Mirage (1965 film), The Fortune Cookie, A Guide for the Married Man, The Odd Couple (film), The Secret Life of an American Wife, Candy (1968 film), Hello, Dolly! (film), Cactus Flower (film), A New Leaf, Plaza Suite (film), Kotch, Pete 'n' Tillie, The Laughing Policeman (film), Charley Varrick, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film), Earthquake (film), The Front Page (1974 film), The Lion Roars Again, The Sunshine Boys (film), The Bad News Bears, Casey's Shadow, House Calls (1978 film), California Suite (film), Little Miss Marker (1980 film), Hopscotch (film), First Monday in October, Buddy Buddy, I Ought to Be in Pictures (film), The Survivors (1983 film), Movers & Shakers, Pirates (1986 film), The Little Devil, The Couch Trip, JFK (film), How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Dennis the Menace (film), Grumpy Old Men (film), I.Q. (film), The Grass Harp (film), Grumpier Old Men, I'm Not Rappaport (film), Out to Sea, The Odd Couple II, Hanging Up Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.