Christopher Walken
Born
March 31, 1943 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Dune: Part Two
Emperor
2024
Wild Mountain Thyme
Tony Reilly
2020
Percy
Percy Schmeiser
2020
The War with Grandpa
Jerry
2020
The Jesus Rolls
Warden
2019
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
2018
Talking with the Vampires
2018
Irreplaceable You
Myron
2018
Father Figures
Dr. Walter Tinkler
2017
Nine Lives
Felix Perkins
2016
The Family Fang
Caleb Fang
2016
One More Time
Paul Lombard
2016
The Jungle Book
King Louie (voice)
2016
Eddie the Eagle
Warren Sharp
2016
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
Clem
2015
Peter Pan Live!
Captain Hook
2014
Jersey Boys
Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
2014
Turks & Caicos
Curtis Pelissier
2014
Gods Behaving Badly
Zeus
2013
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Self
2013
The Power of Few
Doke
2013
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
Self
2013
Cooking with Christopher Walken
Himself
2012
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
2012
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
Life's a Beach
Roy Callahan
2010
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Self (archive footage)
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
2004
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Self
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
2002
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Max
1999
Search and Destroy
Kim Ulander
1995
Scam
Jack Shanks
1993
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Who Am I This Time?
Harry Nash
1982
Shoot the Sun Down
Mr. Rainbow
1978
Roseland
Russel
1977
That's Amore!
Tiens ferme ta couronne
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · (4 episodes)
2025
Mitt liv som Roger Moore
Self · (2 episodes)
2024
From Roger Moore with Love
Self
2024
Severance
Burt Goodman · (19 episodes)
2022
The Outlaws
Frank · (13 episodes)
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Showbiz Kids
Self (archive footage)
2020
QT8: The First Eight
Self (archive footage)
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
Stand Up Guys
Doc
2012
A Late Quartet
Peter Mitchell
2012
Seven Psychopaths
Hans Kieslowski
2012
Dark Horse
Jackie
2012
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Kill the Irishman
Shondor Birns
2011
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
The Maiden Heist
Roger Barlow
2009
$5 a Day
Nat Parker
2008
Balls of Fury
Feng
2007
Hairspray
Wilbur Turnblad
2007
30 Rock
Christopher Walken (voice) · (1 episode)
2006
Man of the Year
Jack Menken
2006
Click
Morty
2006
The Henry Rollins Show
(1 episode)
2006
Fade to Black
Brewster
2006
Domino
Mark Heiss
2005
Romance & Cigarettes
Cousin Bo
2005
Wedding Crashers
Secretary Cleary
2005
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Self
2005
Around the Bend
Turner Lair
2004
The Stepford Wives
Mike Wellington
2004
Envy
J-Man
2004
Man on Fire
Paul Rayburn
2004
The Rundown
Hatcher
2003
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Self
2003
Comedy Central Roasts
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Gigli
Det. Stanley Jacobellis
2003
Julius Caesar
Cato the Younger · (2 episodes)
2003
Kangaroo Jack
Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
2003
Catch Me If You Can
Frank Abagnale
2002
Undertaking Betty
Frank Featherbed
2002
The Country Bears
Reed Thimple
2002
Poolhall Junkies
Uncle Mike
2002
The Affair of the Necklace
Count Cagliostro
2001
America's Sweethearts
Hal Weidmann
2001
The Continental: Anticipation
The Continental
2001
Joe Dirt
Clem
2001
Scotland, PA
Lieutenant McDuff
2001
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000
The Opportunists
Vic Kelly
2000
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
Gabriel
2000
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Jacob Witting
1999
Sleepy Hollow
Hessian Horseman
1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
1999
Vendetta
James Houston
1999
New Rose Hotel
Fox
1999
Blast from the Past
Calvin
1999
Antz
Colonel Cutter (voice)
1998
The Eternal
Uncle Bill Ferriter
1998
Illuminata
Bevalaqua
1998
The Prophecy II
Gabriel
1998
MouseHunt
Caesar
1997
Suicide Kings
Carlo Bartolucci
1997
Excess Baggage
Ray
1997
Touch
Bill Hill
1997
Last Man Standing
Hickey
1996
Basquiat
The Interviewer
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
Wild Side
Bruno Buckingham
1996
The Funeral
Ray Tempio
1996
Celluloide
Rod Geiger
1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The Man with the Plan
1995
Nick of Time
Mr. Smith
1995
The Addiction
Peina
1995
The Prophecy
Gabriel
1995
Pulp Fiction
Captain Koons
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Storybook Cinema
(9 episodes)
1994
A Business Affair
Vanni Corso
1994
Wayne's World 2
Bobby Cahn
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
1993
True Romance
Vincenzo Coccotti
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Skylark
Jacob Witting
1993
The Big Pardon 2
Pasco Meisner
1992
Mistress
Warren Zell
1992
Batman Returns
Max Shreck
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
All-American Murder
P.J. Decker
1991
McBain
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
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(2 episodes)
1988
Homeboy
Wesley Pendergass
1988
Puss in Boots
Puss
1988
Biloxi Blues
Sgt. Toomey
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
Kyril Montana
1988
Deadline
Don Stevens
1987
At Close Range
Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr.
1986
A View to a Kill
Max Zorin
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
The Dead Zone
Johnny Smith
1983
Brainstorm
Michael Brace
1983
Pennies from Heaven
Tom
1981
The Dogs of War
Jamie Shannon
1980
Heaven's Gate
Nathan D. Champion
1980
Last Embrace
Eckart
1979
The Deer Hunter
Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
1978
Annie Hall
Duane Hall
1977
The Sentinel
Det. Rizzo
1977
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Robert Fulmer
1976
Valley Forge
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (7 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
Kojak
Ben Wiley · (1 episode)
1973
The Mind Snatchers
Pvt. James H. Reese
1972
The Anderson Tapes
The Kid
1971
Cleopatra
Boy
1970
Me and My Brother
1969
Hawaii Five-O
Walt Kramer · (1 episode)
1968
Barefoot in Athens
Lamprocles
1966
Naked City
Chris Johannis · (1 episode)
1958
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1956
The Boy Who Saw Through
Ernest
1956
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lamprocles · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jacob Witting · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jacob · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Hessian · (1 episode)
1951