Christopher Walken

Actor | Soundtrack | Additional Crew

Nervous-looking lead and supporting actor of the American stage and films, with sandy colored hair,...

Born: March 31, 1943

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Filmography

Known For

Hairspray Wilbur Turnblad (2007)
Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale (2002)
The Deer Hunter Nick (1978)
Known For

The Prophecy Gabriel (1995)
Actor

Wild Mountain Thyme Tony Reilly (2020)
Percy Vs Goliath Percy Schmeiser (2020)
The War with Grandpa Jerry (2020)
The Jesus Rolls Warden (2019)
Irreplaceable You Myron (2018)
Father Figures Dr. Walter Tinkler (2017)
Bai Brands: Bye Bye Bye Christopher Walken (2017)
Nine Lives Felix Perkins (2016)
The Jungle Book King Louie (2016)
Eddie the Eagle Warren Sharp (2015)
The Family Fang Caleb Fang (2015)
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser Clem (2015)
One More Time Paul (2015)
Peter Pan Live! Captain Hook (2014)
Jersey Boys Gyp DeCarlo (2014)
Turks & Caicos Curtis Pelissier (2014)
Gods Behaving Badly Zeus (2013)
The Power of Few Doke (2013)
Stand Up Guys Doc (2012)
A Late Quartet Peter Mitchell (2012)
Seven Psychopaths Hans (2012)
Bachelor Trip Roy Callahan (2012)
Dark Horse Jackie (2011)
Kill the Irishman Shondor Birns (2011)
30 Rock Christopher Walken (2009)
The Maiden Heist Roger Barlow (2009)
$5 a Day Nat Parker (2008)
Evil Calls: The Raven Raven (2008)
Disaster! A Major Motion Picture Ride... Starring You! Frank Kincaid (2008)
Balls of Fury Feng (2007)
Hairspray Wilbur Turnblad (2007)
Man of the Year Jack Menken (2006)
Fade to Black Brewster (2006)
Click Morty (2006)
True Crime: New York City F.B.I. Agent Gabriel Whitting (2005)
Domino Mark Heiss (2005)
Romance & Cigarettes Cousin Bo (2005)
Wedding Crashers Secretary Cleary (2005)
Around the Bend Turner Lair (2004)
Caesar Marcus Portius Cato (2004)
The Stepford Wives Mike Wellington (2004)
Envy J-Man (2004)
Man on Fire Paul Rayburn (2004)
True Crime: Streets of LA George (2003)
The Rundown Hatcher (2003)
Gigli Det. Stanley Jacobellis (2003)
Kangaroo Jack Sal Maggio (2003)
Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale (2002)
Undertaking Betty Frank Featherbed (2002)
Engine Trouble Rusty (2002)
The Country Bears Reed Thimple (2002)
Poolhall Junkies Mike (2002)
Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice Businessman (2001)
The Affair of the Necklace Count Cagliostro (2001)
America's Sweethearts Hal Weidmann (2001)
Joe Dirt Clem (2001)
Scotland, Pa. Lieutenant McDuff (2001)
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent Gabriel (2000)
Blast from the Past Calvin (1999)
The Opportunists Vic Kelly (1999)
Kiss Toledo Goodbye Max (1999)
Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End Jacob (1999)
Sleepy Hollow Hessian Horseman (1999)
Vendetta James Houston (1999)
Antz Cutter (1998)
The Eternal Uncle Bill Ferriter (1998)
New Rose Hotel Fox (1998)
Illuminata Bevalaqua (1998)
The Prophecy II Gabriel (1998)
Mousehunt Caeser, the Exterminator (1997)
Suicide Kings Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret (1997)
Excess Baggage Ray (1997)
Touch Bill Hill (1997)
Ripper Det. Vince Magnotta (1996)
Privateer 2: The Darkening David Hassan (1996)
Last Man Standing Hickey (1996)
The Funeral Ray (1996)
Basquiat The Interviewer (1996)
Celluloide (1996)
Nick of Time Mr. Smith (1995)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead The Man with the Plan (1995)
Wild Side Bruno Buckingham (1995)
Search and Destroy Kim Ulander (1995)
The Prophecy Gabriel (1995)
The Addiction Peina (1995)
Pulp Fiction Captain Koons (1994)
A Business Affair Vanni Corso (1994)
Wayne's World 2 Bobby Cahn (1993)
True Romance Vincenzo Coccotti (1993)
Scam Jack Shanks (1993)
Madonna: Bad Girl Angel (1993)
Skylark Jacob Witting (1993)
Day of Atonement Pasco Meisner (1992)
Batman Returns Max Shreck (1992)
Mistress Warren Zell (1992)
All-American Murder P.J. Decker (1991)
McBain Robert McBain (1991)
Sarah, Plain and Tall Jacob Witting (1991)
The Comfort of Strangers Robert (1990)
King of New York Frank White (1990)
Communion Whitley Strieber (1989)
Homeboy Wesley Pendergass (1988)
Puss in Boots Puss (1988)
Biloxi Blues Sgt. Toomey (1988)
The Milagro Beanfield War Kyril Montana (1988)
Witness in the War Zone Don Stevens (1987)
At Close Range Brad Sr. (1986)
A View to a Kill Max Zorin (1985)
The Dead Zone Johnny Smith (1983)
Brainstorm Michael Brace (1983)
American Playhouse Harry Nash (1982)
Pennies from Heaven Tom (1981)
The Dogs of War Jamie Shannon (1980)
Heaven's Gate Nathan D. Champion (1980)
Last Embrace Eckart (1979)
Shoot the Sun Down Mr. Rainbow (1978)
The Deer Hunter Nick (1978)
Roseland Russel (The Hustle) (1977)
Annie Hall Duane Hall (1977)
Kojak Ben Wiley (1977)
The Sentinel Detective Rizzo (1977)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village Robert Fulmer (1976)
Valley Forge The Hessian (1975)
The Mind Snatchers Privatz James H. Reese (1972)
The Anderson Tapes The Kid (1971)
New York Television Theatre (1970)
Cleopatra Boy (1970)
Hawaii Five-O Walt Kramer (1970)
NET Playhouse The Young Man (The Sandbox) (1970)
The Three Musketeers Felton (1969)
Me and My Brother (1969)
Barefoot in Athens Lamprocles (1966)
Naked City Brain Trust (1963)
Deadline Marty (1960)
The Boy Who Saw Through Ernest (1956)
The Motorola Television Hour (1954)
Actor

The Wonderful John Acton Kevin Acton (1953)
Soundtrack

The Jungle Book (2016)
One More Time (2015)
Peter Pan Live! (2014)
Jersey Boys (2014)
Rage (2008)
Hairspray (2007)
Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (2004)
Saturday Night Live (1990-2003)
Undertaking Betty (2002)
Puss in Boots (1988)
Soundtrack

The Deer Hunter (1978)
Director

Popcorn Shrimp (2001)
Producer

New Rose Hotel (1998)
Writer

Popcorn Shrimp (2001)
Archive footage

Hollywood Maudit: La Porte du Paradis (2021)
Entertainment Tonight (2014-2020)
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
The Dead Wives Club (2019)
QT8: The First Eight (2019)
Trumbull Land (2018)
Deep Fat Fried (2018)
Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn (2018)
48 Hours (2018)
Strange Inheritance (2017)
Les Chroniques du Mea (2016)
Extra with Billy Bush (2016)
No Sleep TV3 (2015)
An SNL Valentine (2015)
Inside Edition (2014)
Skyfall: Modern Day Bond (2013)
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
The Women of SNL (2010)
La saga Bettoun - seconde partie (2009)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009)
The Factor (2008)
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008)
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler (2007)
Empreintes (2007)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
Cinema 3 (2007)
20 to 1 (2007)
Batman Returns Villains: Max Shreck (2005)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004)
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 (2004)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (2004)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (2004)
Deborah Norville Tonight (2004)
James Bond Stars (2002)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002)
The Affair of the Necklace: Designing Affair (2002)
Top of the Pops (2001)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
TV3 007 Bondfever Desmond Llewelyn 'Q' Television Commercial (1997)
James Bond: Licence to Thrill (1987)
Archive footage

Madonna: Live to Tell (1986)
A View to a Kill: The Royal Premiere (1985)
Additional Crew

David Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016)
Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice (2001)

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Alternated with his brother Glenn Walken in the role of Mike Bauer on the soap opera Guiding Light (1952) (1954-1956).

[on his process of acting] You know. it's really tricky. People have no idea. How do you do it? Most of the time I don't. I mean, I can't. You just do it as well as you can. And, hopefully, you did some good stuff here and some good stuff there. The...