Christopher Walken on stage and screen

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Christopher Walken [1] is an American actor, whose career has spanned over 50 years with appearances in theater, film, and television. [2] He has appeared in over 100 movies and television shows, including A View to a Kill , At Close Range , The Deer Hunter , King of New York , Batman Returns, Pulp Fiction , Sleepy Hollow , True Romance , and Catch Me If You Can , as well as music videos by recording artists such as Madonna and Fatboy Slim.

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Walken's early career was primarily in theater and television where he often played small roles. During this period of his career, Walken was credited as "Ken Walken" and later as "Ronnie Walken", until he finally settled on "Christopher Walken". He began acting in films in 1969 and, after a series of increasingly larger roles, won an Academy Award in 1978 as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Deer Hunter . Since then, Walken has become a highly sought-after actor, typically performing in numerous films every year.

Walken has been a primary character in two film franchises: as Gabriel the fallen angel in The Prophecy series, and as Jacob Witting in the made-for-television films based on Patricia MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall novels. Other notable roles include Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone , Captain Koons in Pulp Fiction , and Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me If You Can . He also sings and dances, as seen in some of his films including: Pennies from Heaven , Romance & Cigarettes, and Hairspray .

Film

Following his early (1950s) work in television and theater, Walken has acted primarily in films. This list includes credits in studio films, independent films, animated films, and television films. The list includes the 2001 short five-minute film Popcorn Shrimp which Walken wrote, produced and directed. [3]

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1966 Barefoot in Athens Lamprocles George Schaefer [4]
1969 Me and My Brother The Director Robert Frank [5]
The Three Musketeers John Felton John Hirsch [6]
1971 The Anderson Tapes The Kid Sidney Lumet [7]
1972 The Happiness Cage Private James H. Reese Bernard Girard [8]
1975 Valley Forge The Hessian Fielder Cook [9]
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Robert Paul Mazursky [10]
1977 Annie Hall Duane Hall Woody Allen [11]
Roseland Russell James Ivory [12]
The Sentinel Detective Rizzo Michael Winner [13]
1978 Shoot the Sun Down "Mr. Rainbow"David Leeds [14]
The Deer Hunter Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich Michael Cimino [15]
1979 Last Embrace Eckart Jonathan Demme [16]
1980 Heaven's Gate Nathan D. Champion Michael Cimino [17]
The Dogs of War James "Jamie" Shannon John Irvin [18]
1981 Pennies from Heaven Tom Herbert Ross [19]
1983 Brainstorm Dr. Michael Anthony Brace Douglas Trumbull [20]
The Dead Zone Johnny Smith David Cronenberg [21]
1985 A View to a Kill Max Zorin John Glen [22]
1986 At Close Range Brad Whitewood Sr. James Foley [23]
1987 Deadline Don Stevens Nathaniel Gutman [24]
1988 Biloxi Blues Technical Sergeant Merwin J. Toomey Mike Nichols [25]
Homeboy Wesley Pendergass Michael Seresin [26]
Puss in Boots Puss Eugene Marner [27]
The Milagro Beanfield War Kyril Montana Robert Redford [28]
1989 Communion Louis Whitley Strieber Philippe Mora [29]
1990 King of New York Frank White Abel Ferrara [30]
The Comfort of Strangers Robert Paul Schrader [31]
1991 All-American Murder P.J. Decker Anson Williams [32]
McBain Bobby McBain James Glickenhaus [33]
1992 Batman Returns Max Shreck Tim Burton [34]
Day of Atonement Pasco Meisner Alexandre Arcady [35]
Mistress Warren Zell Barry Primus [36]
1993 True Romance Vincenzo Coccotti Tony Scott [19]
Wayne's World 2 Robert C. "Bobby" Cahn Stephen Surjik [37]
1994 A Business Affair Vanni Corso Charlotte Brändström [38]
Pulp Fiction Captain Koons Quentin Tarantino [19]
1995 Nick of Time Mr. Smith John Badham [39]
Search and Destroy Kim Ulander David Salle [40]
The Addiction PeinaAbel Ferrara [41]
The Prophecy Gabriel Gregory Widen [42]
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead The Man With The Plan Gary Fleder [43]
Wild Side Bruno Buckingham Donald Cammell [44]
1996 Basquiat The Interviewer Julian Schnabel [45]
Celluloide US Officer Rod Geiger Carlo Lizzani [46]
Last Man Standing Hickey Walter Hill [47]
The Funeral Raimundo TempioAbel Ferrara [48]
1997 Excess Baggage Ray Perkins Marco Brambilla [49]
Mouse Hunt Caesar Gore Verbinski [50]
Suicide Kings Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret Peter O'Fallon [51]
Touch Bill HillPaul Schrader [52]
1998 Antz Colonel Cutter (voice) Eric Darnell [53]
Illuminata Umberto Bevalaqua John Turturro [54]
New Rose Hotel FoxAbel FerraraAlso co-producer [55]
The Prophecy II GabrielGreg SpenceDirect-to-DVD [56]
Trance Uncle Bill Ferriter Michael Almereyda [57]
1999 Blast from the Past Calvin Webber Hugh Wilson [58]
Kiss Toledo Goodbye MaxLyndon Chubbuck [59]
Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman Tim Burton [60]
The Opportunists Victor "Vic" KellyMyles Connell [61]
2000 The Prophecy 3: The Ascent Gabriel Patrick Lussier Direct-to-DVD [62]
2001 America's Sweethearts Hal Weidmann Joe Roth [63]
Joe Dirt Anthony Benedetti / Clem Doore / Gert B. Frobe Dennie Gordon [64]
Popcorn ShrimpChristopher WalkenShort film
Also writer [65]
Scotland, PA Lieutenant McDuff Billy Morrissette [66]
The Affair of the Necklace Alessandro Cagliostro Charles Shyer [67]
2002 Catch Me If You Can Frank William Abagnale Sr. Steven Spielberg [68]
Engine Trouble Rusty (voice)Brad BarnesShort film [57]
Poolhall Junkies Uncle Mike Flynn Mars Callahan [69]
The Country Bears Reed Thimple / Benny BogswagglePeter Hastings [70]
Undertaking Betty Frank Featherbed Nick Hurran [71]
2003 Gigli Detective Stanley Jacobellis Martin Brest [72]
Kangaroo Jack Salvatore "Sal" Maggio David McNally [73]
The Rundown Cornelius Hatcher Peter Berg [74]
2004 Around the Bend Turner Lair Jordan Roberts [75]
Envy "J-Man" Barry Levinson [76]
Man on Fire Paul RayburnTony Scott [77]
The Stepford Wives Mike Wellington Frank Oz [60]
2005 Domino Mark HeissTony Scott [78]
Romance & Cigarettes Cousin BoJohn Turturro [79]
Wedding Crashers William Cleary David Dobkin [80]
2006 Click Morty Frank Coraci [81]
Fade to Black Brewster Oliver Parker [77]
Man of the Year Jack Menkan Barry Levinson [82]
2007 Balls of Fury Feng Robert Ben Garant [83]
Hairspray Wilbur Turnblad Adam Shankman [84]
2008 Five Dollars a Day Nat Parker Nigel Cole [85]
2009 The Maiden Heist Roger Barlow Peter Hewitt [86]
2011 Dark Horse Jackie Todd Solondz [72]
Kill the Irishman Alex "Shondor" Birns Jonathan Hensleigh [87]
2012 A Late Quartet Peter MitchellYaron Zilberman [88]
Life's a BeachRoy Callahan Tony Vitale [89]
Seven Psychopaths Hans Kieslowski / The Quaker Martin McDonagh [90]
Stand Up Guys "Doc" Fisher Stevens [91]
2013 Gods Behaving Badly Zeus Marc Turtletaub [92]
The Power of Few Doke Leone Marucci [93]
2014 Jersey Boys Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo Clint Eastwood [94]
2015 Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser Anthony Benedetti / Clem Doore / Gert B. Frobe Fred Wolf [95]
One More Time Paul Francis Lippman / Paul LombardRobert Edwards [96]
The Family Fang Caleb Fang Jason Bateman [97]
2016 Eddie the Eagle Warren Sharp Dexter Fletcher [98]
Nine Lives Felix Perkins Barry Sonnenfeld [98]
The Jungle Book King Louie (voice) Jon Favreau [99]
2017 Father Figures Dr. Walter Tinkler Lawrence Sher
2018 Irreplaceable You Myron Stephanie Laing [100]
2019 The Jesus Rolls The WardenJohn Turturro
2020 The War with Grandpa Jerry Tim Hill
Percy Percy Schmeiser Clark Johnson
Wild Mountain Thyme Tony Reilly John Patrick Shanley
2024 Dune: Part Two Shaddam IV Denis Villeneuve
TBA That's Amore! Nick Vallelonga Post-production

Television

In the beginning of his acting career, Walken had relatively small roles in episodes for a number of television shows. This list includes appearances in various episodes of fictional shows, while excluding appearances as himself on talk shows, interview shows, ceremonies, and the like.

YearShowRoleRun
1953 Wonderful John Acton [III] Kevin ActonRecurring character
1954The Motorola Television Hour [III] Episode: "The Muldoon Matter"
1954–1956 The Guiding Light Michael "Mike" Bauer#1
1963 Naked City [III] Chris Johannis / Brian Trust2 episodes
1970 Hawaii Five-O Walt KramerEpisode: "Run, Johnny, Run"
1977 Kojak Ben WileyEpisode: "Kiss It All Goodbye"
1982 Who Am I This Time? Harry NashTelevision film
1990–2023 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) / various8 episodes
1991 Sarah, Plain and Tall Jacob Witting [101] Television film
1993 Skylark Jacob Witting [102] Television film
1993 Scam Jack ShanksTelevision film
1999 Vendetta James Houston [103] Television film
1999 Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End Jacob Witting [104] Television film
2003 Julius Caesar Cato the Younger [105] 2 episodes
2014 Turks & Caicos Curtis PelissierTelevision film
2014 Peter Pan Live! [106] Captain Hook Live television special
2021–2024 The Outlaws Frank Sheldon13 episodes
2022–present Severance Burt GoodmanMain role [107]

^ III Credited as "Ronnie Walken".

Theater

In addition to acting for film and television, Walken has acted in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway theater productions. He has acted in more than 100 additional plays including some by Shakespeare. [108] This list includes the most popular of them.

YearTitleRoleVenueRun
1952The Climate of Eden [IV] Berton Martin Beck Theatre November 13, 1952 – November 22, 1952
1958 The Visit [IV] Karl Schill Lunt-Fontanne Theatre May 5, 1958 – July 5, 1958
Morosco Theatre August 20, 1958 – November 29, 1958
J.B. [III] David [V] ANTA Playhouse December 11, 1958 – October 24, 1959
1964 High Spirits [III] musical ensemble Alvin Theatre April 7, 1964 – February 27, 1965
1965Baker StreetOne of the Killers The Broadway Theatre February 2, 1965 – November 30, 1965
Martin Beck TheatreNovember 3, 1965 – November 14, 1965
1966 The Lion in Winter Philip Capet
(King of France)
Ambassador Theatre March 3, 1966 – May 21, 1966
The Rose Tattoo Jack HunterBilly Rose TheatreNovember 9, 1966 – December 31, 1966
1967The Unknown Soldier and His WifeUnknown Soldier Vivian Beaumont Theater July 6, 1967 – September 16, 1967
George Abbott Theatre September 18, 1967 – November 12, 1967
1968 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Stratford Shakespeare Festival [109]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander
1970 Lemon Sky [110] AlanPlayhouse TheatreMay 17–31, 1970
1972EnemiesSintsovVivian Beaumont TheaterNovember 9, 1972 – December 16, 1972
1973 The Plough and the Stars Jack ClitheroeJanuary 4, 1973 – February 10, 1973
The Merchant of Venice BassanioMarch 1, 1973 – April 7, 1973
1975 Sweet Bird of Youth Chance WayneHarkness TheatreDecember 29, 1975 – February 8, 1976
1984 Hurlyburly Mickey Ethel Barrymore Theatre August 7, 1984 – June 2, 1985
1995Him [111] Elvis Presley, director , writer New York Shakespeare Festival
2000 James Joyce's The Dead Gabriel Conroy Belasco Theatre January 11, 2000 – April 16, 2000
2001 The Seagull Sorin Delacorte Theater July 24, 2001 – August 26, 2001 [112]
2010 A Behanding in Spokane CarmichaelSchoenfeld TheatreMarch 4, 2010 – June 6, 2010

Video games

YearTitleRole
1996 Ripper Detective Vince Magnotta
Privateer 2: The Darkening David Hassan
2003 True Crime: Streets of LA Sergeant George [113]
2005 True Crime: New York City Gabriel Whitting [114]

Music videos

CD

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