Christopher Walken biography
Christopher Walken is an American actor (born 1943), born on 31 March 1943 in Astoria.
Christopher Walken's screen career began in 1952 with The Climate of Eden, playing Berton.
Christopher Walken has appeared in 144 films and 19 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Back in Black (2026), Dune: Part Two (2024), Percy (2020).
Christopher Walken is best known for The Deer Hunter, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, King of New York.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Theatre World Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
- Also known as
- Ronald Walken
- Born
- 31 March 1943 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Astoria
- Work
- Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Character actor, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1952 to present
- Known for
- The Deer Hunter, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, King of New York, Pulp Fiction, Sleepy Hollow
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Theatre World Award
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Clarence Derwent Awards
- Sitges Grand Honorary Award
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Walken filmography
144 films and 19 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Back in Black | Clyde | ||
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | Shaddam IV | ||
| 2020 | Percy | Percy Schmeiser | ||
| 2020 | Wild Mountain Thyme | Tony Reilly | ||
| 2020 | The War with Grandpa | Jerry | ||
| 2019 | The Jesus Rolls | The Warden | ||
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Myron | ||
| 2017 | Father Figures | Dr. Walter Tinkler | ||
| 2016 | Nine Lives | Felix Perkins | ||
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | King Louie (voice) | ||
| 2016 | Eddie the Eagle | Warren Sharp | ||
| 2015 | The Family Fang | Caleb Fang | ||
| 2015 | One More Time | Paul Francis Lippman / Paul Lombard | ||
| 2015 | Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser | Anthony Benedetti / Clem Doore / Gert B. Frobe | ||
| 2014 | Jersey Boys | Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo | ||
| 2013 | The Power of Few | Doke | ||
| 2013 | Gods Behaving Badly | Zeus | ||
| 2012 | Life's a Beach | Roy Callahan | ||
| 2012 | Stand Up Guys | "Doc" | ||
| 2012 | Seven Psychopaths | Hans Kieslowski / The Quaker | ||
| 2012 | A Late Quartet | Peter Mitchell | ||
| 2011 | Kill the Irishman | Alex "Shondor" Birns | ||
| 2011 | Dark Horse | Jackie | ||
| 2010 | A Behanding in Spokane | Carmichael | ||
| 2009 | The Maiden Heist | Roger Barlow |
Show all 144 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Five Dollars a Day | Nat Parker | ||
| 2007 | Hairspray | Wilbur Turnblad | ||
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Feng | ||
| 2006 | Click | Morty | ||
| 2006 | Man of the Year | Jack Menkan | ||
| 2006 | Fade to Black | Brewster | ||
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | William Cleary | ||
| 2005 | Romance & Cigarettes | Cousin Bo | ||
| 2005 | Domino | Mark Heiss | ||
| 2005 | True Crime: New York City | Gabriel Whitting | ||
| 2004 | Envy | "J-Man" | ||
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Paul Rayburn | ||
| 2004 | The Stepford Wives | Mike Wellington | ||
| 2004 | Noel | English | ||
| 2004 | Around the Bend | Turner Lair | ||
| 2003 | The Rundown | Cornelius Hatcher | ||
| 2003 | Kangaroo Jack | Salvatore "Sal" Maggio | ||
| 2003 | Gigli | Detective Stanley Jacobellis | ||
| 2003 | True Crime: Streets of LA | Sergeant George | ||
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Reed Thimple / Benny Bogswaggle | ||
| 2002 | Poolhall Junkies | Uncle Mike Flynn | ||
| 2002 | Plots with a View | English | ||
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Frank William Abagnale Sr. | ||
| 2002 | Undertaking Betty | Frank Featherbed | ||
| 2002 | Engine Trouble | Rusty (voice) | Short film | |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt | Anthony Benedetti / Clem Doore / Gert B. Frobe | ||
| 2001 | The Affair of the Necklace | Alessandro Cagliostro | ||
| 2001 | Scotland, PA | Lieutenant McDuff | ||
| 2001 | Jungle Juice | English | ||
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls | English | ||
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Hal Weidmann | ||
| 2001 | The Seagull | Sorin | ||
| 2001 | Popcorn Shrimp | Short film; Also writer | ||
| 2000 | The Prophecy 3: The Ascent | Gabriel | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2000 | James Joyce's The Dead | Gabriel Conroy | ||
| 1999 | The Opportunists | Victor "Vic" Kelly | ||
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Headless Horseman | ||
| 1999 | Blast from the Past | Calvin Webber | ||
| 1999 | Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Max | ||
| 1998 | The Prophecy II | Gabriel | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 1998 | The Eternal | English | ||
| 1998 | New Rose Hotel | Fox | Also co-producer | |
| 1998 | Illuminata | Umberto Bevalaqua | ||
| 1998 | Trance | Uncle Bill Ferriter | ||
| 1998 | Antz | Colonel Cutter (voice) | ||
| 1997 | Touch | Bill Hill | ||
| 1997 | Suicide Kings | Carlo Bartolucci / Charlie Barret | ||
| 1997 | Mouse Hunt | Caesar | ||
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | Ray Perkins | ||
| 1996 | Basquiat | The Interviewer | ||
| 1996 | The Funerals | English | ||
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | Hickey | ||
| 1996 | Celluloide | US Officer Rod Geiger | ||
| 1996 | The Funeral | Raimundo Tempio | ||
| 1996 | Ripper | Detective Vince Magnotta | ||
| 1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | David Hassan | ||
| 1995 | Nick of Time | Mr. Smith | ||
| 1995 | Search and Destroy | Kim Ulander | ||
| 1995 | Wild Side | Bruno Buckingham | ||
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | The Man With The Plan | ||
| 1995 | The Prophecy | Gabriel | ||
| 1995 | The Addiction | Peina | ||
| 1995 | Him | Elvis Presley, director, writer | ||
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Captain Koons | ||
| 1994 | A Business Affair | Vanni Corso | ||
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | Robert C. "Bobby" Cahn | ||
| 1993 | True Romance | Vincenzo Coccotti | ||
| 1992 | Batman Returns | Max Shreck | ||
| 1992 | The Player | English | ||
| 1992 | Mistress | Warren Zell | ||
| 1992 | Day of Atonement | Pasco Meisner | ||
| 1991 | All-American Murder | P.J. Decker | ||
| 1991 | McBain | Bobby McBain | ||
| 1990 | The Comfort of Strangers | Robert | ||
| 1990 | King of New York | Frank White | ||
| 1989 | Communion | Louis Whitley Strieber | ||
| 1988 | The Milagro Beanfield War | Kyril Montana | ||
| 1988 | Puss in Boots | Puss | ||
| 1988 | Homeboy | Wesley Pendergass | ||
| 1988 | Biloxi Blues | Technical Sergeant Merwin J. Toomey | ||
| 1987 | Deadline | Don Stevens | ||
| 1986 | At Close Range | Brad Whitewood Sr. | ||
| 1985 | A View to a Kill | Max Zorin | ||
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | English | ||
| 1984 | Hurlyburly | Mickey | ||
| 1983 | The Dead Zone | Johnny Smith | ||
| 1983 | Brainstorm | Dr. Michael Anthony Brace | ||
| 1981 | Pennies From Heaven | Tom | ||
| 1980 | The Dogs of War | James "Jamie" Shannon | ||
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate | Nathan D. Champion | ||
| 1979 | Last Embrace | Eckart | ||
| 1978 | The Deer Hunter | Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich | ||
| 1978 | Shoot the Sun Down | "Mr. Rainbow" | ||
| 1977 | The Sentinel | Detective Rizzo | ||
| 1977 | Roseland | Russell | ||
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Duane Hall | ||
| 1976 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Robert | ||
| 1975 | Valley Forge | The Hessian | ||
| 1975 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Chance Wayne | ||
| 1973 | The Plough and the Stars | Jack Clitheroe | ||
| 1973 | The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio | ||
| 1972 | The Happiness Cage | Private James H. Reese | ||
| 1972 | Enemies | Sintsov | ||
| 1971 | The Anderson Tapes | The Kid | ||
| 1971 | Caligula | Caligula | ||
| 1970 | Lemon Sky | Alan | ||
| 1969 | The Three Musketeers | John Felton | ||
| 1969 | Me and My Brother | The Director | ||
| 1968 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | ||
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | ||
| 1967 | The Unknown Soldier and His Wife | Unknown Soldier | ||
| 1966 | The Rose Tattoo | Jack Hunter | ||
| 1966 | The Lion in Winter | Philip Capet (King of France) | ||
| 1966 | Barefoot in Athens | Lamprocles | ||
| 1965 | Baker Street | One of the Killers | ||
| 1964 | High Spirits | musical ensemble | ||
| 1958 | The Visit | Karl Schill | ||
| 1958 | J.B | David | ||
| 1952 | The Climate of Eden | Berton |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Severance | Burt Goodman | ||
| 2021 | The Outlaws | Frank Sheldon | ||
| 2014 | Turks & Caicos | Curtis Pelissier | ||
| 2014 | Peter Pan Live! | Captain Hook | ||
| 2003 | Julius Caesar | Cato the Younger | ||
| 1999 | Vendetta | James Houston | ||
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | Jacob Witting | ||
| 1993 | Scam | Jack Shanks | ||
| 1993 | Skylark | Jacob Witting | ||
| 1991 | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Jacob Witting | ||
| 1982 | Who Am I This Time? | Harry Nash | ||
| 1977 | Kojak | Ben Wiley | ||
| 1976 | Muggsy | Jellybean | ||
| 1970 | Hawaii Five-O | Walt Kramer | ||
| 1963 | Naked City | Chris Johannis / Brian Trust | ||
| 1960 | Deadline | Marty | ||
| 1954 | The Motorola Television Hour | |||
| 1954 | The Guiding Light | Michael "Mike" Bauer#1 | ||
| 1953 | Wonderful John Acton | Kevin Acton |