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Contents
Articles
Christopher Walken
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Christopher Walken filmography
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List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken
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The Irishman (2010 film)
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The Maiden Heist
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Five Dollars a Day
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Evil Calls: The Raven
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Balls of Fury
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Hairspray (2007 film)
35
Fade to Black (2006 film)
52
Man of the Year (2006 film)
54
Click (2006 film)
58
Romance and Cigarettes
62
Domino (film)
65
Wedding Crashers
70
Man on Fire (2004 film)
76
Around the Bend
79
The Stepford Wives (2004 film)
81
Envy (film)
86
Gigli
89
The Rundown
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Kangaroo Jack
96
The Country Bears
100
Julius Caesar (TV miniseries)
104
Poolhall Junkies
108
Engine Trouble (short film)
110
Undertaking Betty
111
Catch Me if You Can
113
Jungle Juice (film)
120
Popcorn Shrimp
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Scotland, Pa.
121
America's Sweethearts
123
The Affair of the Necklace
126
Joe Dirt
131
The Opportunists
135
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
136
Annie Hall
138
The Deer Hunter
144
The Prophecy
157
The Dogs of War (film)
161
Sleepy Hollow (film)
165
McBain (film)
174
Brainstorm (1983 film)
176
The Dead Zone (film)
180
A View to a Kill
183
At Close Range
191
King of New York
194
Batman Returns
198
True Romance
208
Catch Me If You Can
212
Wayne's World 2
219
Pulp Fiction (film)
223
Blast from the Past (film)
249
References
Article Sources and Contributors
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Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors
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Christopher Walken
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Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
Walken in 2008
Born
Ronald Walken
March 31, 1943
Queens, New York, U.S.
Other names
Ronnie Walken, Chris Walken
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1952–present
Spouse
Georgianne Walken (1969–present)
Christopher Walken (pronounced /ˈwɔːkən/; born March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American stage
[1]
and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Grease, Annie Hall,
The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy, The Dogs of War, Sleepy Hollow, McBain, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to
a Kill, At Close Range, King of New York, Balls of Fury, Batman Returns, True Romance, Catch Me If You Can,
Wayne's World 2, Pulp Fiction, Envy, Wedding Crashers, Click, Blast from the Past, and Hairspray as well as music
videos by recording artists such as Madonna, Journey and Fatboy Slim.
[2]
Walken's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion in the United States. He has also played the main role in the
Shakespeare plays Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Coriolanus. He has several times guest-hosted Saturday
Night Live, his most notable role being Bruce Dickinson in the "More Cowbell" sketch.
Walken debuted as a film director and script writer with the short film "Popcorn Shrimp" in 2001. He also wrote and
[3]
acted the main role in a play about Elvis Presley titled Him in 1995.
Christopher Walken
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Early life
[4]
Named after actor Ronald Colman,
Walken was born Ronald Walken in Astoria, Queens, New York, into a
[5]
Methodist family. His mother, Rosalie (née Russell; 1907–2010), was a Scottish immigrant from Glasgow, and his
[4] [6]
father, Paul Walken (1903–2001), emigrated from Germany in 1928 with his brothers, Wilhelm and Alois.
His
[7] [8]
father owned and operated "Walken's Bakery" in Astoria.
Influenced by their mother's own dreams of stardom, he and his brothers Kenneth and Glenn were child actors on
television in the 1950s.
[8]
Walken studied at Hofstra University on Long Island, but did not graduate. Walken
initially trained as a dancer in music theatre at the Washington Dance Studio before moving on to dramatic roles in
theatre and then film.
Career
Early roles
Walken first appeared on the screen as an extra in numerous anthology series and variety shows during the Golden
Age of Television. After appearing in a sketch with Martin and Lewis on The Colgate Comedy Hour, Walken
decided to become an actor.
[9]
He landed a regular role in the 1953 television show The Wonderful John Acton
[10]
as
the show's narrator. During this time, he was credited as "Ronnie Walken".
Over the next two years, he appeared frequently on television (landing a role in the experimental film Me and My
Brother) and had a thriving career in theatre. In 1964, he changed his first name to "Christopher" at the suggestion of
a friend who believed the name suited him better.
[11]
"Ronnie" was a character with the name of "Chris".
instead of "Christopher".
Coincidentally, Walken's last credited role under the name
[12]
Nowadays, he prefers to be known informally as "Chris"
[9]
1970s
Walken made his feature film debut with a small role opposite Sean Connery in Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes
[13]
. In 1972's The Mind Snatchers A.K.A. The Happiness Cage, Walken played his first starring role.
In this science
fiction film, which deals with mind control and normalization, he plays a sociopathic U.S. soldier stationed in
Germany.
Paul Mazursky's 1976 film Next Stop, Greenwich Village has Walken under the name "Chris Walken" playing
[14]
fictional poet and ladies man Robert Fulmer.
Woody Allen's 1977 film Annie Hall has Walken playing the
[15]
suicidal brother of Annie Hall (Diane Keaton).
In 1978, he appeared in Shoot the Sun Down, a western filmed in
1976 that costarred Margot Kidder.
[17] [18]
of Han Solo in Star Wars;
[16]
Along with Nick Nolte, Walken was considered by George Lucas for the part
the part ultimately went to Harrison Ford.
Walken won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Michael Cimino's 1978 film The Deer Hunter.
[19]
He
plays a young Pennsylvania steelworker who is emotionally destroyed by the Vietnam War. To help achieve his
character's gaunt appearance before the third act, Walken consumed only bananas, water, and rice for a week.
[20]
1980s
Walken's first film of the 1980s was the controversial Heaven's Gate, helmed by Deer Hunter director Cimino.
Walken also starred in the 1981 action adventure The Dogs of War, directed by John Irvin. In 1982, he played a
socially awkward, but gifted theater actor in "Who Am I This Time?" He surprised many critics and filmgoers with
his intricate tap-dancing striptease in Herbert Ross's musical Pennies From Heaven. Walken then played
schoolteacher-turned-psychic Johnny Smith in David Cronenberg's 1983 adaptation of Stephen King's The Dead
Zone. That same year, Walken also starred in Brainstorm alongside Natalie Wood and (in a minor role) his wife,
Georgianne.
Christopher Walken
In 1985, Walken played a James Bond villain, Max Zorin, in A View to a Kill. Walken dyed his hair blond to befit
Zorin's origins as a Nazi experiment. Walken played the role of Federal Agent Kyril Montana in Milagro Beanfield
War in 1988. He also played the leading role of Whitley Strieber in 1989's Communion, an autobiographical film
written by Strieber that was based on his claims that he and his family were subject to alien abductions.
At Close Range starred Walken as Brad Whitewood, a rural Pennsylvania crime boss who tries to bring his two sons
into his empire, his character mostly based on Bruce Johnston.
In Biloxi Blues, Walken played an eccentric drill sergeant known for his stinging sarcasm and sharp wit.
In 1989 he played the lead role of "Puss" in the Cannon theatre group's version of "Puss in Boots"
1990s
The Comfort of Strangers, an art house film directed by Paul Schrader, had the distinction of providing a role for
Walken that disturbed even him. He plays Robert, a decadent Italian aristocrat with extreme sexual tastes and
murderous tendencies who lives with his wife (Helen Mirren) in Venice.
King of New York, directed by Abel Ferrara, stars Walken as ruthless New York City drug dealer Frank White—
recently released from prison and set on reclaiming his criminal territory. In 1992, Walken again played a supporting
villain in Batman Returns as millionaire industrialist Max Shreck. Walken's next major film role was opposite
Dennis Hopper in True Romance, scripted by Quentin Tarantino. His so-called Sicilian scene has been hailed by
critics as the best scene in the film and is the subject of four commentaries on the DVD. Walken has a supporting role
in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction as a Vietnam veteran giving his dead comrade's son the family's prized possession—a
gold watch—while explaining in graphic detail how he had hidden it from the Vietcong by smuggling it in his
rectum, after the boy's father, in whose rectum the watch had previously been concealed, had died of dysentery. Also
in 1992, Walken appeared in Madonna's controversial coffee table book, SEX, and he played Bobby, Cassandra's
manager in Wayne's World 2.
Later in 1994, Walken starred in A Business Affair, a rare leading role for him in a romantic comedy. Walken
manages to once again feature his trademark dancing scene as he performs the tango. In 1995, he appeared in Wild
Side, The Prophecy and the modern vampire flick The Addiction, which was his second collaboration with director
Abel Ferrara and writer Nicholas St. John. He also appeared in Nick of Time, which also stars Johnny Depp.
In the 1996 film Last Man Standing, Walken plays a sadistic gangster. That year, he played a prominent role in the
video game Ripper, portraying Detective Vince Magnotta. Ripper made extensive use of real-time recorded scenes
and a wide cast of celebrities in an interactive movie. In 1997, Walken starred in the comedy films Touch, Excess
Baggage and had a minor role in the film MouseHunt. He also appeared in the drama/thriller film Suicide Kings
which also filled with suspense and humor.
In 1998, Walken played an influential gay New York theater critic in John Turturro's film Illuminata.
In 1999, Walken played Calvin Webber in the romantic comedy Blast from the Past. Webber is a brilliant but
eccentric Caltech nuclear physicist whose fears of a nuclear war lead him to build an enormous fallout shelter
beneath his suburban home. The same year, he appeared as the Headless Horseman in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow,
starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. He also appeared in Kiss Toledo Goodbye with Michael Rapaport and
Nancy Allen.
Walken also starred in two music videos in the 1990s. His first video role was as the Angel of Death in Madonna's
1993 "Bad Girl". The second appearance was in Skid Row's "Breakin' Down" video. He would later appear in the
2001 video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice", which earned a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music
Video.
Christopher Walken also made a brief cameo appearance in volume 3 of the Japanese manga series Hellsing by
Kohta Hirano.
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2000s
In 2000, Walken was cast as the lead, along with Blair Brown, in James Joyce's The Dead on Broadway. A "play
with music", The Dead featured music by Shaun Davey, conducted by Charles Prince, with music coordination and
percussion by Tom Partington. James Joyce's The Dead won a Tony Award that year for Best Book for a Musical.
Walken had a notable music video performance in 2001 with Fatboy Slim's Weapon of Choice. Directed by Spike
Jonze, it won six MTV awards in 2001 and—in a list of the top 100 videos of all time compiled from a survey of
musicians, directors, and music industry figures conducted by UK music TV channel VH1—won Best Video of All
Time in April 2002. In this video, Walken dances and flies around the lobby of the Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles;
Walken also helped choreograph the dance. Also in 2001, Walken played a gangster who was in the witness
protection program in the David Spade comedy Joe Dirt and an eccentric film director in America's Sweethearts.
Walken played Frank Abagnale, Sr. in Catch Me If You Can. It is inspired by the story of Frank Abagnale, Jr., a con
artist who passed himself off as several identities and forged millions of dollars worth of checks. His portrayal
earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
[19]
Walken also had a part in the 2003 action
comedy film The Rundown, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seann William Scott, in which he plays a
[21]
ruthless despot. He was nominated for a Razzie (Worst Supporting Actor) in 2002's The Country Bears
[22]
two 2003 movies, Gigli and Kangaroo Jack.
and in
Walken also starred in Barry Levinson's Envy in which he plays
J-Man, a crazy guy who helps Ben Stiller's character, and in his starring role in 2004's Around the Bend he again has
a dancing scene as he portrays an absentee father who has fled prison to reunite with his father, son, and the
grandson he never knew, before dying.
Most recently, he played the role of Morty, a sympathetic inventor who's more than meets the eye in the
comedy/drama Click, and he also appeared in Man of the Year, with Robin Williams and Lewis Black. He costarred
in the 2007 film adaptation Hairspray—where he is seen singing and dancing in a romantic duet with John
Travolta—and he portrayed the eccentric but cruel crime lord and Ping-Pong enthusiast Feng in the 2007 comedy
Balls of Fury, opposite Dan Fogler.
Walken was in the movie Five Dollars a Day, released in 2008, in which he plays a con man proud of living like a
king on $5 a day.
The film, The Maiden Heist, a comedy costarring Morgan Freeman, about security guards in an art museum, debuted
at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 25, 2009.
[23]
Walken can now be found in Universal Studios' "Disaster" attraction (formerly "Earthquake and the Magic of
Effects"). Walken portrays the owner of "Disaster Studios" and encourages guests to be extras in his latest film,
Mutha Nature. Walken is projected on a clear screen, much like a life-size hologram, and interacts with the
live-action talent.
2010s
Walken returned to Broadway in Martin McDonagh's play A Behanding in Spokane in 2010, and received a Tony
Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play.
[24]
He had a small voice roll in NBC sitcom
30 Rock
Popularity and imitators
Walken is imitated for his deadpan affect, sudden off-beat pauses, and strange speech rhythm, in a manner similar to
[25]
William Shatner (this was subject to parody in a Robot Chicken episode).
He is revered for his quality of danger
and menace, but his unpredictable deliveries and expressions make him invaluable in comedy as well. Walken is
noted for refusing movie roles only rarely, having stated in interviews that he will decline a role only if he is simply
too busy on other projects to take it. He regards each role as a learning experience.
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He is a frequently impersonated actor in Hollywood. Walken impressionists include Sam Slade, Johnny Depp, Dave
Grohl, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eddie Izzard, Jay Mohr, Kevin Pollak, Eminem, Kevin Spacey, Craig Gass, Peter Garibaldi,
Dave Wittenberg, Sean Schemmel, youtube sensation Brock Baker, and Jeff Davis and on the Kevin Bishop Show
where his catchphrase is "these are my fucking crisps". He is also frequently referenced in various other works of
pop culture, such as in the Fountains of Wayne song "Hackensack". Walken has played the main villain in a number
[26]
of popular motion pictures.
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch aired a match between Walken and Gary Oldman,
[27]
citing their portrayals of many memorable Hollywood villains.
On February 15, 2008, he accepted Harvard's
[28]
award as Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. Walken refers to himself as the ―world‘s worst impersonator‖.
Jay Mohr impersonated Walken's voice for the season 12 Simpsons episode "Insane Clown Poppy" in a brief scene
[29]
where Christopher Walken reads Goodnight Moon to a group of scared children at an outdoor book fair.
Doug Walker, aka The Nostalgia Critic, did a video entitled The Top 11 Most Awkward Christopher Walken
Moments.
[30]
In this video, he gets phone calls from Walken (voiced by Doug's brother Rob) in between segments
that demonstrate all the different awkward things about Walken. He also points out that Walken appears to play his
roles in comedies more seriously than he does in dramas, using The Country Bears as an example.
Washington DC's WTEM ESPN 980 started a weekly feature where "Christopher Walken" (portrayed by producer
Marc Sterne) calls in during the noon to 2 p.m. slot to comment on his beloved Redskins' performance during the
American football season.
In author Chuck Morgue's 2009 novel "The Main Course" Christopher Walken is the primary inspiration for the
main character, a schizophrenic celebrity chef named Donovan Rushing. The satire/mystery novel also features a
chef named Eddie Blake, who is based on actor Johnny Depp.
Appearances on Saturday Night Live
Walken has hosted the comedy sketch and satire TV series
Saturday Night Live seven times, and has a standing offer
from Lorne Michaels to host the show whenever Walken's
schedule permits. One of his more famous SNL performances
was a spoof of "Behind the Music", featuring a recording
session of Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) the Reaper". In the
guise of fictitious record producer Bruce Dickinson (not to be
confused with Bruce Dickinson, lead singer for Iron Maiden),
Walken makes passionate and slightly unhinged speeches to
the band and is obsessed with getting "more cowbell" into the
song. The phrase "Gotta have more cowbell" has since been
adapted to merchandise, e.g. t-shirts, etc. He is also known for
his part in one of Will Ferrell and Rachel Dratch's "The
Lovers" skits. His character brought a lady friend to meet The
Lovers, and she is instead subjected to learning the past
history that Walken's character shares with The Lovers. He
Christopher Walken in 2007
also divulges private information about his sex life with his
girlfriend, much to her horror ("She ventured places no lover had dared go before...specifically, the ear canal")!
Walken spoofed his role from The Dead Zone in a sketch titled "Ed Glosser: Trivial Psychic", in which the title
character had the ability to accurately predict meaningless, trivial future events ("You're going to get an ice cream
headache. It's going to hurt real bad—right here—for eight, nine seconds.").
He spoofed his role from A View to a Kill in a sketch titled "Lease with an Option to Kill", in which he reprised his
role as Max Zorin. Zorin, who had taken on some qualities of other notable Bond villains (Blofeld's cat and suit,
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Emilio Largo's eye patch), was upset that everything was going wrong for him. His lair was still under construction;
his henchmen had jump suits that didn't fit; and his shark tank lacked sharks, having a giant sea sponge instead. A
captive James Bond, portrayed by Phil Hartman, offered to get Zorin "a good deal" on the abandoned Blofeld
volcanic lair if Zorin let him go, to which he reluctantly agreed.
He performed a song and dance rendition of the Irving Berlin standard, "Let's Face the Music and Dance". Finally,
there was the "Colonel Angus" sketch, laden with ribald double entendres, in which Walken played a dishonored
Confederate officer. Walken's SNL appearances have proved so popular that he is one of the few SNL hosts for
whom a Best of... SNL DVD is available (other celebrity hosts who have a Best of... SNL DVD are Tom Hanks,
Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin), an honor usually reserved only for SNL cast members.
Until 2003, Walken had a recurring SNL sketch called "The Continental", in which Walken played a "suave ladies'
man" who in reality cannot do anything to keep women from giving him the cold shoulder. Though he is outwardly
chivalrous, his more perverted tendencies inevitably drive away his date over his pleading objections. For instance,
he invites a woman to wash up in his bathroom; once she is inside, it becomes obvious that the bathroom mirror is a
two-way mirror when the "Continental" is seen lighting up a cigarette. What distinguishes "The Continental" is that
various ladies are never seen; the camera represents their point of view.
Walken hosted Saturday Night Live on April 5, 2008, which was the first time an episode hosted by Walken did not
have a "Continental" sketch or a monologue where he sings and dances.
Presidential candidacy hoax
Walken became the subject of a hoax controversy in 2006 when a fake website started in August of that year by
members of internet forum Genmay.com announced that he was running for President of the United States. Some
believed it was authentic, until Walken's publicist dismissed the claims.
[31]
When asked about the hoax in a
September 2006 interview with Conan O'Brien, Walken was amused by the hoax; and when asked to come up with a
campaign slogan, he replied, "What the Heck?" and "No More Zoos!"
[31]
The site, Walken2008.com
[32]
, remains
online.
Personal life
Walken has been married to Georgianne Walken (nee Thon) since 1969; she is a casting director, most notably for
The Sopranos. They live in Wilton, Connecticut and have no children (Walken has stated in interviews that not
having children is one of the reasons he has had such a prolific career).
[1]
They also have a vacation home on Block
Island, RI. In regard to his villainous roles preceding him when meeting new people, Walken says, "When they see
me in a movie, they expect me to be something nasty ... That's why it's good to defy expectations sometimes."
[33]
Quotes
"I'll tell you how that happened. When I was a dancer, Monique Van Vooren had a nightclub act and she
uses three guys as backup. She'd sing French and we would dance and provide vocals. She would
introduce us at the end of the show and one night she said to me, 'You know, I don't really like ‗Ronnie.'
I think you are more ‗Christopher.' Do you mind if I call you Christopher?" I said, "Call me anything
you like, just don't call me late for lunch." -- Chris Walken, Film Comment, August 1992.
[34]
Christopher Walken
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[33] "Christopher Walken Would Rather Have a Tail" (http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04648221/
christopher_walken_would_rather_have_a_tail.html). .
[34] Christopher Walken Biography - The Song and Dance Man (http://www.celebratingchristopherwalken.com/biography.htm)
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External links
• Christopher Walken (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher Walken (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=63778) at the Internet Broadway Database
• Christopher Walken (http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Christopher&
last=Walken&middle=) at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Christopher Walken (http://www.antesydespues.com.ar/christopher-walken/?lang=en) Before and After
Christopher Walken filmography
Christopher Walken (pronounced /ˈwɔːkən/, WALL-ken; born March
31, 1943) is an American actor in both theater and film. Walken is
a prolific actor who has had a career which has lasted over 50
years.
[1]
He has appeared in over 100 movie and television roles,
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.
Walken's early career began primarily in theatre and television,
where he often played small roles with limited appearances.
During these early stages of his career, Walken was credited as
"Ken Walken" and later as "Ronnie Walken," until finally settling
on "Christopher Walken." Walken began acting in films by 1969,
and after a series of increasingly larger roles, won an Academy
Christopher Walken
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 is also co-producer of his film New Rose Hotel and also sing songs in some of his film
including Puss in Boots and Hairspray, he also tries to work a jig (dance) into his movies. Christopher Walken also
stars in some TV-Series and theater plays. Walken produced, wrote and directed a short film named Popcorn Shrimp,
he also starred in another short film named Engine Trouble in 2002. His upcoming projects are Five Dollars a Day
and The Lonely Maiden. He has been rumored for the upcoming films The Dirt and Kevin Approaches. His other
film, Citizen Brando is in in-production. Some of his films are unreleased like Jungle Juice (2001).
Christopher Walken filmography
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Filmography
Following his early (1950s) work in television and theatre, Walken has primarily acted in films. This list includes
credits in studio films, independent films, animated films, as well as made-for-television movies. The list includes
the 2001 short five minute film Popcorn Shrimp, which Walken wrote, produced, and directed.
Year
Film
Role
Director
1966
Barefoot in Athens
Lamprocles
1969
The Three Musketeers
John Felton
Me and My Brother
The Director
Robert Frank
1971
The Anderson Tapes
The Kid
Sidney Lumet
1972
The Happiness Cage
Pvt. James H. Reese
Bernard Girard
1975
Valley Forge
The Hessian
Fielder Cook
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village Robert
Paul Mazursky
1977
The Sentinel
Det. Rizzo
Michael Winner
Annie Hall
Duane Hall
Woody Allen
Roseland
Russel (The Hustle)
James Ivory
Shoot the Sun Down
Mr. Rainbow
David Leeds
The Deer Hunter
Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich Michael Cimino
1979
Last Embrace
Eckart
Jonathan Demme
1980
Heaven's Gate
Nathan D. Champion
Michael Cimino
1981
The Dogs of War
James "Jamie" Shannon
John Irvin
Pennies from Heaven
Tom
Herbert Ross
Who Am I This Time?
Harry Nash
Jonathan Demme
Brainstorm
Dr. Michael Anthony Brace
Douglas Trumbull
The Dead Zone
Johnny Smith
David Cronenberg
1985
A View to a Kill
Max Zorin
John Glen
1986
At Close Range
Brad Whitewood Sr.
James Foley
1987
Deadline
Don Stevens
Nathaniel Gutman
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
Kyril Montana
Robert Redford
Biloxi Blues
Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey
Mike Nichols
Puss in Boots
Puss
Eugene Marner
Homeboy
Wesley Pendergass
Michael Seresin
1989
Communion
Louis Whitley Strieber
Philippe Mora
1990
King of New York
Frank White
Abel Ferrara
The Comfort of Strangers
Robert
Paul Schrader
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Jacob Witting
Glenn Jordan
McBain
Bobby McBain
James Glickenhaus
1978
1983
1991
George Schaefer
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1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
10
Mistress
Warren Zell
Barry Primus
Batman Returns
Max Shreck
Tim Burton
Day of Atonement
Pasco Meisner
Alexandre Arcady
All-American Murder
P.J. Decker
Anson Williams
Scam
Jack Shanks
John Flynn
Skylark
Jacob Witting
Glenn Jordan
True Romance
Vincenzo Coccotti
Tony Scott
Wayne's World 2
Robert C. "Bobby" Cahn
Stephen Surjik
A Business Affair
Vanni Corso
Charlotte Brandstrom
Pulp Fiction
Captain Koons
Quentin Tarantino
Nick of Time
Mr. Smith
John Badham
The Prophecy
Gabriel
Gregory Widen
The Addiction
Peina
Abel Ferrara
Things to Do in Denver
When You're Dead
The Man with the Plan
Gary Fleder
Search and Destroy
Kim Ulander
David Salle
Wild Side
Bruno Buckingham
Donald Cammell
Last Man Standing
Hickey
Walter Hill
Celluloide
US Officer Rod Geiger
Carlo Lizzani
Basquiat
The Interviewer
Julian Schnabel
The Funeral
Raimundo Tempio
Abel Ferrara
Excess Baggage
Raymond "Ray" Perkins
Marco Brambilla
Suicide Kings
Carlo Bartolucci/Charlie Barret Peter O'Fallon
MouseHunt
Caeser, the Exterminator
Gore Verbinski
Touch
Bill Hill
Paul Schrader
The Prophecy II
Gabriel
Greg Spence
Illuminata
Umberto Bevalaqua
John Turturro
New Rose Hotel
Fox
Abel Ferrara
Trance
Uncle Bill Ferriter
Michael Almereyda
Antz
Col. Cutter (voice)
Eric Darnell
Sleepy Hollow
Hessian Horseman
Tim Burton
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Max
Lyndon Chubbuck
Sarah, Plain and Tall:
Winter's End
Jacob Witting
Glenn Jordan
Vendetta
James Houston
Nicholas Meyer
Blast from the Past
Calvin Webber
Hugh Wilson
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
Gabriel
Patrick Lussier
The Opportunists
Victor "Vic" Kelly
Myles Connell
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2001
11
Joe Dirt
Gert B. "Clem" Frobe/
Anthony Benandetti
Dennie Gordon
The Affair of the Necklace
Alessandro Cagliostro
Charles Shyer
America's Sweethearts
Hal Weidmann
Joe Roth
Scotland, Pa.
Lieutenant McDuff
Billy Morrissette
Popcorn Shrimp
Writer, director
Christopher Walken
Jungle Juice
Roy
Tony Vitale
Catch Me if You Can
Frank William Abagnale Sr.
Steven Spielberg
Plots with a View
Frank Featherbed
Nick Hurran
Engine Trouble
Rusty (voice)
Brad Barnes
Poolhall Junkies
Uncle Mike Flynn
Mars Callahan
Julius Caesar
Cato the Younger
Uli Edel
The Country Bears
Reed Thimple
Peter Hastings
Kangaroo Jack
Salvatore "Sal" Maggio
David McNally
The Rundown
Hatcher
Peter Berg
Gigli
Det. Stanley Jacobellis
Martin Brest
Envy
J-Man
Barry Levinson
The Stepford Wives
Mike Wellington
Frank Oz
Around the Bend
Turner Lair
Jordan Roberts
Man on Fire
Paul Rayburn
Tony Scott
Wedding Crashers
William Cleary
David Dobkin
Domino
Mark Heiss
Tony Scott
Romance and Cigarettes
Cousin Bo
John Turturro
Click
Morty
Frank Coraci
Man of the Year
Jack Menkan
Barry Levinson
Fade to Black
Brewster
Oliver Parker
Hairspray
Wilbur Turnblad
Adam Shankman
Balls of Fury
Feng
Robert Ben Garant
Evil Calls: The Raven
Raven (voice)
Richard Driscoll
Five Dollars a Day
Nat Parker
Nigel Cole
2009
The Maiden Heist
Roger
Peter Hewitt
2010
The Irishman
Shondor Birns
Jonathan Hensleigh
TBA
Dead Man Walken
Himself
TBA
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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Television appearances
In the beginning of his acting career, Walken had relatively small roles in episodes for a number 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.
Year
Show
Role
Kevin Acton
Run
1953
The Wonderful John Acton[III]
Recurring character
1954
The Motorola Television Hour[III]
1954
The Guiding Light
Michael "Mike" Bauer#1 1954–1956
1963
Naked City[III]
Chris Johannis
1970
Hawaii Five-O
Walt Kramer
1977
Kojak
Ben Wiley
1 episode
1 episode
III Credited as "Ronnie Walken."
Saturday Night Live appearances
Christopher Walken has hosted Saturday Night Live a total of seven times, and is therefore part of the "Five-Timers
Club", a select group of celebrities who have hosted the show five or more times. Among Walken's roles on the show
are as the title character in "The Continental" and as fictional record producer Bruce Dickinson in "More Cowbell".
In 2004, The Best of Christopher Walken was released on DVD, featuring highlights from Walken's many
appearances on the show.
No.
Air date
Musical guest
1
January 20, 1990
Bonnie Raitt
2
October 24, 1992
Arrested Development
3
January 13, 1996
Joan Osborne
4
April 8, 2000
Christina Aguilera
5
May 19, 2001
Weezer
6
February 22, 2003 Foo Fighters
7
April 5, 2008
Panic at the Disco
As himself
This list includes complete appearances of Christopher Walken as himself in TV shows except Saturday Night Live.
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Title
Episode
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Episode #3.13 (1980)
Great Performances
Celebrating Gershwin: 'S Wonderful (1987)
Late Night with David Letterman
Episode dated 12 June 1992
Inside the Actors Studio
Episode #2.9 (1995)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Episode dated 13 August 1997
Rotten TV
Episode #1.2 (2000)
The Movie Chart Show
Episode dated 12 December 2001
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Late Show with David Letterman
Episode dated 20 June 2005
Today
Episode dated 12 July 2005
Sunday Morning Shootout
Episode 2.4
Inside the Academy Awards
Getaway
Episode #15.21
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Episode
Episode
Episode
Episode
Episode
Episode
Episode
The Daily Show
Episode dated 17 July 2007
Rove Live
Rove:New York
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
Episode dated 24 July 2007
Episode dated 12 October 2006
Episode dated 28 September 2004
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Episode dated 30th October 2009
dated 5 January 2000
dated 26 July 2000
dated 18 February 2003
dated 3 October 2003
dated 29 September 2004
dated 26 September 2006
dated 16 July 2007
Theatre
In addition to acting for film and television, Walken has acted in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway theater
productions. He has acted more than 100 additional plays including Shakespeare plays.
[2]
This list includes the most
popular of them.
Year
Title
Role
Venue
Run
1952
The 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
1964
J.B.[III]
David[V]
ANTA Playhouse
December 11, 1958 – October 24, 1959
High Spirits[III]
musical ensemble
Alvin Theatre
April 7, 1964 – February 27, 1965
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1965
1966
Baker Street
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One of the Killers
The Broadway Theatre
February 2, 1965 – November 30, 1965
Martin Beck Theatre
November 3, 1965 – November 14,
1965
The Lion in Winter
Philip Capet
(King of France)
Ambassador Theatre
March 3, 1966 – May 21, 1966
The Rose Tattoo
Jack Hunter
Billy Rose Theatre
November 9, 1966 – December 31,
1966
The Unknown Soldier and His
Wife
Unknown Soldier
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
July 6, 1967 – September 16, 1967
George Abbott Theatre
September 18, 1967 – November 12,
1967
1972
Enemies
Sintsov
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
November 9, 1972 – December 16,
1972
1973
The Plough and the Stars
Jack Clitheroe
January 4, 1973 – February 10, 1973
The Merchant of Venice
Bassanio
March 1, 1973 – April 7, 1973
1975
Sweet Bird of Youth
Chance Wayne
Harkness Theatre
December 29, 1975 – February 8, 1976
1984
Hurlyburly
Mickey
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
August 7, 1984 – June 2, 1985
1995
[3]
Him
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 Theatre
[4]
July 24, 2001 – August 26, 2001
2010
A Behanding in Spokane
Carmichael
Schoenfeld Theatre
March 4 – June 6
1967
III Credited as "Ronnie Walken."
IV Credited as "Ken Walken."
V Acted as a replacement for Arnold Merritt.
Other media
Video games
• Ripper (1996)–Det. Vince Magnotta
• Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996)–David Hassan
• True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)–George (voice)
• True Crime: New York City (2005)–Gabriel Whitting (voice)
Music video
• Madonna–"Bad Girl" (1993) (as Madonna's Guardian Angel)
• Skid Row – "Breakin' Down" (1995) (as Gabriel from The Prophecy trilogy)
• Fatboy Slim–"Weapon of Choice" (2000) (as "the man" and also co-choreograper)
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CD
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe on the "Closed on Account of Rabies" CD.
See also
• List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken
References
General
• "Christopher Walken > Filmography"
[5]
. Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
• "Christopher Walken Movie Box Office Results"
• "Christopher Walken (Results Page)"
[7]
• "Saturday Night Live recaps"
. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
• "Christopher Walken at Hollywood.com"
[9]
[6]
[8]
. Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
. NBC. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
Specific
[1] Reid, Dixie (2004-10-24). "Bend it like Walken: Actor has more to say about food and hair than acting" (http://web.archive.org/web/
20041222094234/http://www.sacticket.com/static/movies/news/1024walken.html). The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original
(http://www.sacticket.com/static/movies/news/1024walken.html) on 2004-12-22. . Retrieved 2009-03-09.
[2] "Walken Filmography" (http://neptunepictures.com/theatre.htm). NeptunePictures.com. . Retrieved 2010-07-17.
[3] Feingold, Michael. "Him Review, Play by Christopher Walken" (http://www.ojai.net/swanson/him_review.htm). . Retrieved 2008-01-13.
[4] Christopher Walken – Other works (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/otherworks)
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:74206~T2
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=christopherwalken.htm
http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1200485097135
http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Christopher_Walken/191605
[9] http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/recaps
External links
• Christopher Walken (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher Walken (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=63778) at the Internet Broadway Database
• Interview with Christopher Walken (http://www.movieset.com/theirishman/videos/q1hoe2/
Christopher-Walken---Interview-from-the-set-of-The-Irishman) on set of The Irishman
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Christopher Walken
List of Christopher Walken awards
Christopher Walken
Wins
Nominations
Academy Awards
1
2
BAFTA Awards
1
2
Golden Globe Awards
0
1
Emmy Awards
0
1
Tony Awards
0
2
Award
[1]
Christopher Walken (born March 31, 1943) is an American actor of stage and screen. He has appeared in more
than 100 movies and television shows, including Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The
Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New York, Batman Returns, True Romance, Catch Me If You
Can, Wayne's World 2, Pulp Fiction, and Wedding Crashers, as well as music videos by recording artists such as
Madonna and Fatboy Slim.
[2]
Walken's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion in the United States, and he has received numerous awards for
his performances and work. These include an Academy Award and Golden Globe for The Deer Hunter, an Oscar
nomination for Catch Me If You Can, two BAFTA Awards, an Emmy Award, several Film Critic, and Screen Actors
Guild Awards. Five films featuring Walken have won Oscars, and he has added to these with several prominent
awards from the theatre.
Awards and nominations
Awards for film
List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken
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Academy Awards
Year
Film
Result
Award
Category
1978
The Deer Hunter
Won
Oscar
Best Supporting Actor
2002
Catch Me if You Can Nominated
Best Supporting Actor
Emmy Awards
Year
1991
Film
Result
Award
Sarah, Plain and Tall Nominated
Category
Primetime
Outstanding Lead Actor
Emmy Award
–
Miniseries or Movie
Golden Globe Awards
Year
1978
Film
Result
Award
Category
The Deer Hunter Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
–
Motion Picture
BAFTA Awards
Year
Film
Result
1979
The Deer Hunter
2002
Catch Me if You Can
Award
Nominated BAFTA
Won
Category
[3]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
[4]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Year
Film
Result
2002
Catch Me if You Can
Won
Award
Category
NSFC Award Best Supporting Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Year
Film
Result
1978
The Deer Hunter
Won
Award
Category
NYFCC Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year
Film
Result
2002
Catch Me if You Can
Won
2007
Hairspray
Nominated
Award
Category
SAG Award Best Supporting Actor
Best Ensemble[II]
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Satellite Awards
Year
Film
Result
Award
Category
2004
Around the Bend
Won
Satellite Award
Best Supporting Actor
–
Motion Picture
Montreal World Film Festival Awards
Year
Film
Result
2004
Around the Bend
Won
Award
Category
WFF Award Best Actor[I]
MTV Movie Awards
Year
2000
Film
Result
Award
Category
Sleepy Hollow Nominated Golden Popcorn Best Villain
Saturn Awards
Year
Film
Result
Award
1983
The Dead Zone Nominated Saturn Award
1991
The Prophecy
1999
Sleepy Hollow
Category
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
American Comedy Awards
Year
Show
Result
2001
Saturday Night Live
Won
Award
Category
American
Funniest Male Guest
Comedy Award Appearance in a TV Series
Hollywood Film Festival
Year
Film
Result
2007
Hairspray
Won
Award
Category
Hollywood Ensemble of the Year[II]
Film Festival
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Year
Film
Result
Award
2008
Hairspray
Won
Critic's Choice Award
Category
Best
Acting Ensemble[II]
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Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema
Year
Film
Result
1997
The Addicition
Won
Award
Category
Special
Special Mention for
Mention Award Best Acting Performance
Shanghai International TV Festival
Year
Film
Result
1988
Deadline
Won
Award
Category
Magnolia Award Best Actor
ShoWest Convention
Year
Film
Result
Award
Category
2003
Poolhall Junkies, The Country Bears, Catch Me If You Can, and Plots with a
View
Won
ShoWest
Award
Supporting Actor of the
Year
Fango Chainsaw Awards
Year
Film
Result
1995
The Prophecy
Won
Award
Category
Fango Chainsaw Award Best Actor
VH1 Awards
Year
Film
Result
2001
Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
Won
Award
Category
VH1 Award Best Actor in a Music Video
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Year
Film
Result
2002
Catch Me If You Can
Won
Award
Category
L.A. Film Critic's Award Best Supporting Actor[III]
MTV Video Music Awards
Year
Film
Result
2001
Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
Won
Award
Category
MTV Video Music Award Best Choreography[IV]
I Tied with Wei Fan for The Parking Attendant in July.
II Shared with Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden,
Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, and Allison Janney.
III Tied with Chris Cooper for Adaptation.
IV Shared with Michael Rooney and Spike Jonze.
Special Awards
List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken
Year
20
Ceremony
Award
1995
Gotham Awards
Actor Award
1998
USA Film Festival
Master Screen Artist Tribute
1999
Florida Film Festival
Artistic Achievement Award
2001
Deauville Film Festival
Special Tribute Award
2005
CineVegas International Film Festival Marquee Award
2008
Hasty Pudding Theatricals
Man of the Year
2009
Marrakech Film Festival
Lifetime Achievement
Academy Awards
This list includes number of Oscar nominations of films starred by Christopher Walken
—
Year
Title
Oscar
Oscar Best Picture
nominations wins
1977
Annie Hall
5
4
Won
1978
The Deer Hunter
9
5
Won
1980
Heaven's Gate
1
—
—
1981
Pennies from Heaven
3
—
—
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War
1
1
—
1992
Batman Returns
2
—
—
1994
Pulp Fiction
7
1
Nominated
1999
Sleepy Hollow
3
1
—
2001
The Affair of the Necklace
1
—
—
2002
Catch Me If You Can
2
—
—
2006
Click
1
—
—
Awards for theatre
Tony Awards
Year
Play
Result
Award
Category
2000
James Joyce's The Dead Nominated
Tony
Best Actor in a Musical
2010
A Behanding in Spokane Nominated
Tony
Best Actor in a Play
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Theatre World Awards
Year
Play
Result
Award
Category
1966
The Rose Tattoo
Won
Theatre World Award
—
Clarence Derwent Awards
Year
Play
Result
Award
Category
1966
The Lion in Winter
Won
Clarence Derwent Award[I]
-
Off-Broadway Theater Awards
Year
Play
Result
Award
Category
1975
Kid Champion
Won
Obie Award
-
1981
The Seagull
Won
Obie Award
-
Joseph Jefferson Award
Year
Play
Result
Award
Category
1970
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
Won
Jeff Award
-
1975
Sweet Bird of Youth
Nominated Jeff Award Best Guest Artist
Drama Desk Awards
Year
Play
Result
Award
Category
1970
Lemon Sky
Won
Drama Desk Award
[5]
Outstanding Performance
Shakespeare Theater
Year
Award
Result
Information
1994
Will Award
Won
Will award given to him for contributions to classical theater
Joseph Papp's Public Radio Theatre
Year
-
Award
Result
Susan Stain Shiva Award Won[6]
I Tied with Tom Ahearne for Hogan's Goat (special citation).
Information
-
List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken
See also
• Christopher Walken filmography
References
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static/movies/news/1024walken.html). The Sacramento Bee. . Retrieved 2008-10-25.
[2] Nash, Bruce. "Christopher Walken - Box Office Data" (http://web.archive.org/web/20060709193855/http://www.the-numbers.com/
people/CWALK.html). The-Numbers.com. . Retrieved 2006-07-25.
[3] "Past Winners and Nominees–Film Nominations 1979" (http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/nominations/?year=1979). British Academy
of Film and Television Arts. . Retrieved 2008-01-22.
[4] "Past Winners and Nominees–Film Nominations 2002" (http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/nominations/?year=2002). British Academy
of Film and Television Arts. . Retrieved 2008-01-22.
[5] Christopher Walken at Hollywood.com (http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Christopher_Walken/191605)
[6] Sleepy Hollow DVD Special Feature for Christopher Walken's biography
External links
• List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/)
at the Internet Movie Database
• List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken (http://www.ibdb.com/person.
asp?ID=63778) at the Internet Broadway Database
• List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken (http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.
cfm?search_by=people&first=Christopher&last=Walken&middle=) at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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The Irishman (2010 film)
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The Irishman (2010 film)
The Irishman
Directed by
Jonathan Hensleigh
Produced by
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Al Corley
Bart Rosenblatt
Eugene Musso
Tommy Reid
Tara Reid
Screenplay by
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Jonathan Hensleigh
Jeremy Walters
Story by
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Novel:
Rick Porello
Starring
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Ray Stevenson
Christopher Walken
Val Kilmer
Paul Sorvino
Music by
Patrick Cassidy
Cinematography Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Editing by
Douglas Crise
Studio
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Distributed by
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date(s)
March 11, 2011
Country
United States
Language
English
Code Entertainment
Dundee Entertainment
Sweet William Productions
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The Irishman is an upcoming crime drama film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and starring Ray Stevenson,
Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer. The film is based on the story of Irish mob boss Danny Greene, and is inspired
by the book To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia by Rick Porrello.
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Plot
The film is a biopic of Irish-American mob boss and FBI informant Danny Greene, who tried to shoot his way to the
top of Cleveland's criminal underworld during the late 1970s.
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Cast
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• Ray Stevenson as Danny Greene
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• Christopher Walken as Alex Birns, a Jewish-American loanshark and nightclub owner
• Val Kilmer as Joe Manditski, a Cleveland cop who befriends Greene
• Linda Cardellini
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• Vincent D'Onofrio
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as Joan Madigan
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as John Nardi, an Italian-American labor racketeer and ally of Greene
• Vinnie Jones as Keith Ritson, an ex-Hells Angel who works as Greene's chief enforcer.
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• Paul Sorvino as James T. Licavoli, boss of the Cleveland crime family
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• Fionnula Flanagan