Where to watch Walter Matthau in the UK
Find every Walter Matthau film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Walter Matthau (born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in A Face in the Crowd (1957), King Creole (1958) and as a coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy The Bad News Bears (1976). He also starred in 10 films alongside Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968), The Front Page (1974) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). Matthau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966). Matthau is also known for his …
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Climax! (1954) as Charlie Mapes
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) Cast
- Naked City (1958) as Peter Kanopolis
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Franklin Gaer
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) Cast
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Route 66 (1960) Cast
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Tom Gregory
- Studio One (1948) as Jacobs
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Off. Pete Chandler
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Suspense (1949) as Lawrence Stevens
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Coastguardsman
- Target: The Corruptors! (1961) Cast
- Profiles in Courage (1964) as Gov. John Slaton
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Dennis the Menace (1993) as George Wilson
- JFK (1991) as Senator Long
- Chaplin (1992) as Self (archive footage)
- Grumpy Old Men (1993) as Max Goldman
- Charade (1963) as Hamilton Bartholemew
- Candy (1968) as Gen. R.A. Smight
- Earthquake (1974) as Drunk
- Hello, Dolly! (1969) as Horace Vandergelder
- Charley Varrick (1973) as Charley Varrick
- Tallahassee 7000 (1961) as Lex Rogers
- Grumpier Old Men (1995) as Max Goldman
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) as Lt. Garber
- Fail Safe (1964) as Prof. Groeteschele
- The Bad News Bears (1976) as Coach Morris Buttermaker
- Cactus Flower (1969) as Dr. Julian Winston
- The Odd Couple (1968) as Oscar Madison
- California Suite (1978) as Marvin Michaels
- Buddy Buddy (1981) as Trabucco
- I.Q. (1994) as Albert Einstein
- The Odd Couple II (1998) as Oscar Madison
- King Creole (1958) as Maxie Fields
- General Electric Theater (1953) Cast
- Mirage (1965) as Ted Caselle
- Pirates (1986) as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
- The Indian Fighter (1955) as Wes Todd
- The Front Page (1974) as Walter Burns
- Ride a Crooked Trail (1958) as Judge Kyle
- Out to Sea (1997) as Charlie Gordon
- The Fortune Cookie (1966) as Willie Gingrich
- Hanging Up (2000) as Lou Mozell
- A New Leaf (1971) as Henry Graham
- The Kentuckian (1955) as Stan Bodine
- Lonely are the Brave (1962) as Sheriff Morey Johnson
- Hopscotch (1980) as Miles Kendig
- The Couch Trip (1988) as Donald Becker
- The Grass Harp (1996) as Judge Charlie Cool
- I'm Not Rappaport (1996) as Nat Moyer
- The Laughing Policeman (1973) as Sgt. Jake Martin SFPD
- Strangers When We Meet (1960) as Felix Anders
- House Calls (1978) as Dr. Charley Nichols
- Kotch (1971) as Joseph P. Kotcher
- Plaza Suite (1971) as Sam Nash / Jesse Kiplinger / Roy Hubley
- The Little Devil (1988) as Padre Maurizio
- The Survivors (1983) as Sonny Paluso
- Goodbye Charlie (1964) as Leo Sartori
- Ensign Pulver (1964) as Doc
- A Face in the Crowd (1957) as Mel Miller
- I Love Liberty (1982) as Self
- Movers & Shakers (1985) as Joe Mulholland
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) as Paul Manning
- The Incident (1990) as Harmon Cobb
- Little Miss Marker (1980) as Sorrowful Jones
- I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) as Herbert Tucker
- The Sunshine Boys (1975) as Willy Clark
- The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (1984) as Self - Performer
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Most-watched Walter Matthau films currently: Dennis the Menace (1993), JFK (1991), Chaplin (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Charade (1963).
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Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), Saturday Night Live (1975), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Golden Globe Awards (1944), The Merv Griffin Show (1962).
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