Christopher Walken on stage and screen

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Walken in 2008

Christopher Walken[1] (/ˈwɔːkən/ WAWK-ən; born March 31, 1943) 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.

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: Puss in Boots, Hairspray, and Pennies From Heaven.

Filmography

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 made-for-television movies. The list includes the 2001 short five-minute film Popcorn Shrimp which Walken wrote, produced, and directed.[3]

Year Title Role Director Ref.
1966 Barefoot in Athens Lamprocles George Schaefer [4]
1969 The Three Musketeers John Felton [5]
1969 Me and My Brother The Director Robert Frank [6]
1971 The Anderson Tapes The Kid Sidney Lumet [7]
1972 The Happiness Cage Pvt. James H. Reese Bernard Girard [8]
1975 Valley Forge The Hessian Fielder Cook [9]
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Robert Paul Mazursky [10]
1977 The Sentinel Det. Rizzo Michael Winner [11]
1977 Annie Hall Duane Hall Woody Allen [12]
1977 Roseland Russel (The Hustle) James Ivory [13]
1978 Shoot the Sun Down Mr. Rainbow David Leeds [14]
1978 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]
1981 The Dogs of War James "Jamie" Shannon John Irvin [18]
1981 Pennies from Heaven Tom Herbert Ross [19]
1983 Who Am I This Time? Harry Nash Jonathan Demme [20]
1983 Brainstorm Dr. Michael Anthony Brace Douglas Trumbull [21]
1983 The Dead Zone Johnny Smith David Cronenberg [22]
1985 A View to a Kill Max Zorin John Glen [23]
1986 At Close Range Brad Whitewood Sr. James Foley [24]
1987 Deadline Don Stevens Nathaniel Gutman [25]
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War Kyril Montana Robert Redford [26]
1988 Biloxi Blues Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey Mike Nichols [27]
1988 Puss in Boots Puss Eugene Marner [28]
1988 Homeboy Wesley Pendergass Michael Seresin [29]
1989 Communion Louis Whitley Strieber Philippe Mora [30]
1990 King of New York Frank White Abel Ferrara [31]
1990 The Comfort of Strangers Robert Paul Schrader [32]
1991 Sarah, Plain and Tall Jacob Witting Glenn Jordan [33]
1991 McBain Bobby McBain James Glickenhaus [34]
1992 Mistress Warren Zell Barry Primus [35]
1992 Batman Returns Max Shreck Tim Burton [36]
1992 Day of Atonement Pasco Meisner Alexandre Arcady [37]
1992 All-American Murder P.J. Decker Anson Williams [38]
1993 Scam Jack Shanks John Flynn [39]
1993 Skylark Jacob Witting Glenn Jordan [40]
1993 True Romance Vincenzo Coccotti Tony Scott [19]
1993 Wayne's World 2 Robert C. "Bobby" Cahn Stephen Surjik [41]
1994 A Business Affair Vanni Corso Charlotte Brandstrom [42]
1994 Pulp Fiction Captain Koons Quentin Tarantino [19]
1995 Wild Side Bruno Buckingham Donald Cammell [43]
1995 Search and Destroy Kim Ulander David Salle [44]
1995 The Prophecy Gabriel Gregory Widen [45]
1995 The Addiction Peina Abel Ferrara [46]
1995 Nick of Time Mr. Smith John Badham [47]
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead The Man with the Plan Gary Fleder [48]
1996 Last Man Standing Hickey Walter Hill [49]
1996 Celluloide US Officer Rod Geiger Carlo Lizzani [50]
1996 Basquiat The Interviewer Julian Schnabel [51]
1996 The Funeral Raimundo Tempio Abel Ferrara [52]
1997 Excess Baggage Raymond "Ray" Perkins Marco Brambilla [53]
1997 Suicide Kings Carlo Bartolucci/Charlie Barret Peter O'Fallon [54]
1997 MouseHunt Caeser, the Exterminator Gore Verbinski [55]
1997 Touch Bill Hill Paul Schrader [56]
1998 The Prophecy II Gabriel Greg Spence [57]
1998 Illuminata Umberto Bevalaqua John Turturro [58]
1998 New Rose Hotel Fox Abel Ferrara [59]
1998 Trance Uncle Bill Ferriter Michael Almereyda [60]
1998 Antz Col. Cutter (voice) Eric Darnell [61]
1999 Sleepy Hollow The Hessian Tim Burton [62]
1999 Kiss Toledo Goodbye Max Lyndon Chubbuck [63]
1999 Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End Jacob Witting Glenn Jordan [64]
1999 Vendetta James Houston Nicholas Meyer [65]
1999 Blast from the Past Calvin Webber Hugh Wilson [66]
2000 The Prophecy 3: The Ascent Gabriel Patrick Lussier [67]
2000 The Opportunists Victor "Vic" Kelly Myles Connell [68]
2001 Joe Dirt Anthony Benedetti/Clem Doore/Gert B. Frobe Dennie Gordon [69]
2001 The Affair of the Necklace Alessandro Cagliostro Charles Shyer [70]
2001 America's Sweethearts Hal Weidmann Joe Roth [71]
2001 Scotland, Pa. Lieutenant McDuff Billy Morrissette [72]
2001 Popcorn Shrimp Writer, director Christopher Walken [73]
2001 Jungle Juice Roy Tony Vitale [74]
2001 The Country Bears Reed Thimple Peter Hastings [75]
2002 Catch Me If You Can Frank William Abagnale Sr. Steven Spielberg [76]
2002 Undertaking Betty Frank Featherbed Nick Hurran [77]
2002 Engine Trouble Rusty (voice) Brad Barnes [60]
2002 Poolhall Junkies Uncle Mike Flynn Mars Callahan [78]
2003 Kangaroo Jack Salvatore "Sal" Maggio David McNally [79]
2003 The Rundown Cornelius Hatcher Peter Berg [80]
2003 Gigli Det. Stanley Jacobellis Martin Brest [81]
2004 Envy J-Man Barry Levinson [82]
2004 The Stepford Wives Mike Wellington Frank Oz [62]
2004 Around the Bend Turner Lair Jordan Roberts [83]
2004 Man on Fire Paul Rayburn Tony Scott [84]
2005 Wedding Crashers William Cleary David Dobkin [85]
2005 Domino Mark Heiss Tony Scott [86]
2006 Romance & Cigarettes Cousin Bo John Turturro [87]
2006 Click Morty Frank Coraci [88]
2006 Man of the Year Jack Menkan Barry Levinson [89]
2006 Fade to Black Brewster Oliver Parker [84]
2007 Hairspray Wilbur Turnblad Adam Shankman [90]
2007 Balls of Fury Feng Robert Ben Garant [91]
2008 Five Dollars a Day Nat Parker Nigel Cole [92]
2009 The Maiden Heist Roger Barlow Peter Hewitt [93]
2010 Life's a Beach Roy Callahan Tony Vitale [94]
2011 Kill the Irishman Shondor Birns Jonathan Hensleigh [95]
2011 Dark Horse Jackie Todd Solondz [81]
2012 Seven Psychopaths Hans Martin McDonagh [96]
2012 A Late Quartet Peter Mitchell Yaron Zilberman [97]
2013 Stand Up Guys Doc Fisher Stevens [98]
2013 The Power of Few Doke Leone Marucci [99]
2013 Gods Behaving Badly Zeus Marc Turtletaub [100]
2014 Jersey Boys Gyp DeCarlo Clint Eastwood [101]
2014 Turks & Caicos Curtis Pelissier David Hare [102]
2015 One More Time Paul Robert Edwards [103]
2015 The Family Fang Caleb Fang Jason Bateman [104]
2015 Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser Anthony Benedetti/Clem Doore/Gert B. Frobe Fred Wolf [105]
2016 Eddie the Eagle Warren Sharp Dexter Fletcher [106]
2016 The Jungle Book King Louie (voice) Jon Favreau [107]
2016 Nine Lives Felix Grant Barry Sonnenfeld [106]

Television appearances

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.

Year Show Role Run
1953 The Wonderful John Acton[III] Kevin Acton Recurring character
1954 The Motorola Television Hour[III] 1 episode
1954 The Guiding Light Michael "Mike" Bauer#1 1954–1956
1963 Naked City[III] Chris Johannis 1 episode
1970 Hawaii Five-O Walt Kramer
1977 Kojak Ben Wiley
2003 Julius Caesar Cato the Younger[108] 2 episodes
2014 Peter Pan Live![109] Captain Hook

^ III Credited as "Ronnie Walken".

Saturday Night Live appearances

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.

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.[110] 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
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
1965 Baker Street One of the Killers The Broadway Theatre February 2, 1965 – November 30, 1965
Martin Beck Theatre November 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 Hunter Billy Rose Theatre November 9, 1966 – December 31, 1966
1967 The Unknown Soldier and His Wife Unknown 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[111]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander
1972 Enemies Sintsov Vivian Beaumont Theater 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 Him[112] 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 July 24, 2001 – August 26, 2001[113]
2010 A Behanding in Spokane Carmichael Schoenfeld Theatre March 4, 2010 – June 6, 2010

^ III Credited as "Ronnie Walken".
^ IV Credited as "Ken Walken".
^ V Acted as a replacement for Arnold Merritt.

Other media

Video games

Music video

CD

See also

References

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