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Known ForActing
Born1943-03-31
BirthplaceQueens, New York City, New York, USA
Christopher Walken
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Christopher Walken
Click
2006
Man on Fire
2004
Filmography
Acting (151)
2026
Back in Blackas Clyde
10.0
2025
6.5
2024
From Roger Moore with Loveas Self
8.0
2024
Dune: Part Twoas Emperor
8.1
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legendas Self (archive footage)
5.0
2020
Wild Mountain Thymeas Tony Reilly
5.3
2020
Percyas Percy Schmeiser
6.7
2020
The War with Grandpaas Jerry
6.4
2019
The Jesus Rollsas Warden
4.4
2019
2019
Music Videos That Defined the 00’sas Self (archive footage)
10.0
2018
Trumbull Landas Self (archive footage)
7.3
5.0
2018
Irreplaceable Youas Myron
7.0
2017
Father Figuresas Dr. Walter Tinkler
5.8
2016
Nine Livesas Felix Perkins
5.8
2016
The Family Fangas Caleb Fang
5.9
2016
One More Timeas Paul Lombard
5.0
2016
The Jungle Bookas King Louie (voice)
6.9
2016
Eddie the Eagleas Warren Sharp
7.2
2015
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loseras Clem
4.9
2015
An SNL Valentineas The Continental (archive footage)
2014
Peter Pan Live!as Captain Hook
5.1
2014
Jersey Boysas Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
6.8
2014
Turks & Caicosas Curtis Pelissier
6.3
2013
Gods Behaving Badlyas Zeus
2.5
2013
9.0
2013
The Power of Fewas Doke
5.2
2012
Stand Up Guysas Doc
6.0
2012
A Late Quartetas Peter Mitchell
6.7
2012
Cooking with Christopher Walkenas Himself
7.0
2012
Seven Psychopathsas Hans Kieslowski
6.8
2012
Dark Horseas Jackie
5.7
2012
Joe Papp in Five Actsas Self
4.5
2011
Kill the Irishmanas Shondor Birns
6.8
2010
The Women of SNLas Various (archive footage)
5.3
2010
Life's a Beachas Roy Callahan
3.3
2009
The Maiden Heistas Roger Barlow
5.7
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehleras Self (archive footage)
7.7
2008
$5 a Dayas Nat Parker
5.6
2008
The Legend of Harrow Woodsas Raven (voice)
2.1
6.0
2007
It's 'Hairspray'!as Self
2007
Balls of Furyas Feng
5.3
2007
Hairsprayas Wilbur Turnblad
6.7
2006
Man of the Yearas Jack Menken
5.9
2006
Clickas Morty
6.3
2006
Romance & Cigarettesas Cousin Bo
6.1
2006
Fade to Blackas Brewster
4.4
2005
Dominoas Mark Heiss
5.9
2005
Wedding Crashersas Secretary Cleary
6.5
2005
8.0
2004
Around the Bendas Turner Lair
5.9
2004
The Stepford Wivesas Mike Wellington
5.7
2004
Envyas J-Man
4.9
2004
Man on Fireas Paul Rayburn
7.5
2003
8.1
2003
The Rundownas Hatcher
6.4
2003
5.8
2003
Giglias Det. Stanley Jacobellis
4.0
2003
Kangaroo Jackas Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
5.3
2002
Catch Me If You Canas Frank Abagnale
8.0
2002
Undertaking Bettyas Frank Featherbed
6.1
2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrellas Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
7.8
2002
Engine Troubleas Rusty (voice)
7.0
2002
The Country Bearsas Reed Thimple
4.7
2002
Poolhall Junkiesas Uncle Mike
6.4
2001
The Affair of the Necklaceas Count Cagliostro
5.6
2001
America's Sweetheartsas Hal Weidmann
5.7
2001
The Continental: Anticipationas The Continental
10.0
2001
Joe Dirtas Clem
5.7
2001
Scotland, PAas Lieutenant McDuff
6.0
2000
7.1
2000
The Opportunistsas Vic Kelly
5.7
2000
The Prophecy 3: The Ascentas Gabriel
5.8
1999
Kiss Toledo Goodbyeas Max
3.8
1999
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's Endas Jacob Witting
7.5
1999
Sleepy Hollowas Hessian Horseman
7.2
1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
7.7
6.9
1999
Vendettaas James Houston
6.0
1999
New Rose Hotelas Fox
5.3
1999
Blast from the Pastas Calvin
6.8
1998
Antzas Colonel Cutter (voice)
6.2
1998
The Eternalas Uncle Bill Ferriter
4.8
1998
Illuminataas Bevalaqua
5.4
1998
The Prophecy IIas Gabriel
6.0
1997
MouseHuntas Caesar
6.5
1997
Suicide Kingsas Carlo Bartolucci
6.6
1997
Excess Baggageas Ray
6.1
1997
Touchas Bill Hill
5.6
1996
Last Man Standingas Hickey
6.4
1996
Basquiatas The Interviewer
6.6
1996
Wild Sideas Bruno Buckingham
5.7
1996
The Funeralas Ray Tempio
6.8
1996
Celluloideas Rod Geiger
6.6
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Deadas The Man with the Plan
6.4
1995
Nick of Timeas Mr. Smith
6.2
1995
The Addictionas Peina
6.5
1995
The Prophecyas Gabriel
6.5
1995
Search and Destroyas Kim Ulander
4.8
1994
Pulp Fictionas Captain Koons
8.5
1994
A Business Affairas Vanni Corso
4.8
1993
Wayne's World 2as Bobby Cahn
6.1
1993
True Romanceas Vincenzo Coccotti
7.5
1993
Scamas Jack Shanks
7.0
1993
Skylarkas Jacob Witting
7.0
1992
The Big Pardon 2as Pasco Meisner
5.9
1992
Mistressas Warren Zell
5.4
1992
Batman Returnsas Max Shreck
7.0
1991
All-American Murderas P.J. Decker
4.4
1991
McBainas McBain
4.3
1991
Sarah, Plain and Tallas Jacob Witting
7.1
1990
The Comfort of Strangersas Robert
5.9
1990
King of New Yorkas Frank White
6.8
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
4.3
1989
Communionas Whitley Strieber
5.4
1988
Homeboyas Wesley Pendergass
5.1
1988
Puss in Bootsas Puss
7.0
1988
Biloxi Bluesas Sgt. Toomey
6.3
1988
The Milagro Beanfield Waras Kyril Montana
6.5
1987
Deadlineas Don Stevens
4.7
1986
At Close Rangeas Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
6.8
1985
A View to a Killas Max Zorin
6.3
1985
Night of 100 Stars IIas Self
6.8
1983
The Dead Zoneas Johnny Smith
7.0
1983
Brainstormas Michael Brace
6.2
1982
Who Am I This Time?as Harry Nash
7.5
1981
Pennies from Heavenas Tom
6.1
1980
The Dogs of Waras Jamie Shannon
5.8
1980
Heaven's Gateas Nathan D. Champion
6.8
1979
Last Embraceas Eckart
5.4
1978
The Deer Hunteras Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
8.0
1978
Shoot the Sun Downas Mr. Rainbow
5.1
1977
Roselandas Russel
5.1
1977
Annie Hallas Duane Hall
7.7
1977
The Sentinelas Det. Rizzo
6.1
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Villageas Robert Fulmer
6.4
1975
Valley Forgeas The Hessian
7.0
1972
The Mind Snatchersas Pvt. James H. Reese
5.9
1971
The Anderson Tapesas The Kid
6.1
1970
Cleopatraas Boy
5.0
6.5
1966
Barefoot in Athensas Lamprocles
7.0
1956
The Boy Who Saw Throughas Ernest