- Films
- 57
- Avg rating
- 6.73
- Peak run
- 1962’65
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Walter by the numbers
Average
6.73
49 rated films
Vote weighted
6.77
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.71
rating spread
Career
46y
1955 to 2000
Total votes
912K
across every film
Best
8.1
A Face in the Crowd
Worst
4.9
Hanging Up
Newest first
Filmography
| 2000 |  Hanging Up | Lou | 4.9 | 14,122 |
| 1998 |  The Odd Couple II | Oscar | 6.5 | 11,548 |
| 1997 |  Out to Sea | Charlie Gordon | 6.1 | 10,372 |
| 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport | Nat Moyer | 6.5 | 1,974 |
| 1995 |  The Grass Harp | Judge Charlie Cool | 6.6 | 20,030 |
| 1995 |  Grumpier Old Men | Max Goldman | 6.7 | 32,021 |
| 1994 |  I.Q. | Albert Einstein | 6.2 | 27,992 |
| 1993 |  Dennis the Menace | Mr. Wilson | 5.7 | 70,034 |
| 1993 |  Grumpy Old Men | Max Goldman | 7.0 | 58,054 |
| 1991 |  JFK | Senator Long | 8.0 | 184K |
| 1988 | The Couch Trip | Donald Becker | 5.8 | 6,269 |
| 1988 | The Little Devil | Padre Maurizio | 6.9 | 4,514 |
| 1986 |  Pirates | Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red | 6.0 | 10,289 |
| 1985 | Movers & Shakers | Joe Mulholland | · | 607 |
| 1983 | The Survivors | Sonny Paluso | 5.8 | 6,335 |
| 1982 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | Herbert Tucker | 6.1 | 1,141 |
| 1981 | Buddy Buddy | Trabucco | 6.5 | 5,601 |
| 1981 | First Monday in October | Dan Snow | 6.4 | 1,771 |
| 1980 |  Hopscotch | Miles Kendig | 7.1 | 10,208 |
| 1980 | Little Miss Marker | Sorrowful Jones | 6.4 | 2,007 |
Better together?
Walter Matthau's regulars
- Jack LemmonCo-star · 9 films · 6.99 avg▲+0.20
- Jack WestonCo-star · 3 films · 7.23 avg▲+0.65
- Felicia FarrCo-star · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.17
- Billy WilderDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.00 avg▼−0.05
- Kirk DouglasCo-star · 3 films · 6.97 avg▲+0.25
- Ann-MargretCo-star · 3 films · 6.60 avg▲+0.20
- Herbert RossDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.47 avg▼−0.20
- Michael RitchieDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.15
- Gene SaksDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.59
- Gene KellyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg●0.00
- Ronald NeameDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.75 avg▼−0.11
- Howard DeutchDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▲+0.11
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Walter Matthau
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1976Walter Matthau
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1972Walter Matthau
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1967Walter Matthau
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.