Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken, March 31, 1943) is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Antz (1998), Vendetta (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Joe Dirt (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, The Jungle Book (2016), and Irreplaceable You (2018). He has received a number of awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter.
Known For
| Birth Location | Queens, New York USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943-03-31 |
Movies
Dune: Part Two
as Emperor
2024
Wild Mountain Thyme
as Tony Reilly
2020
Percy
as Percy Schmeiser
2020
The War with Grandpa
as Jerry
2020
Showbiz Kids
as Self (archive footage)
2020
QT8: The First Eight
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Jesus Rolls
as Warden
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Trumbull Land
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Irreplaceable You
as Myron
2018
Father Figures
as Dr. Tinkler
2017
Nine Lives
as Felix Perkins
2016
The Family Fang
as Caleb Fang
2016
One More Time
as Paul Lombard
2016
The Jungle Book
as King Louie (voice)
2016
Eddie the Eagle
as Warren Sharp
2016
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
as Clem
2015
2015
Peter Pan Live!
as Captain Hook
2014
Jersey Boys
as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
2014
Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut
as Nathan D. Champion
2014
Turks & Caicos
as Curtis Pelissier
2014
Gods Behaving Badly
as Zeus
2013
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
as Himself
2013
The Power of Few
as Doke
2013
2013
Stand Up Guys
as Doc
2012
A Late Quartet
as Peter Mitchell
2012
Cooking with Christopher Walken
as Himself
2012
Seven Psychopaths
as Hans Kieslowski
2012
Dark Horse
as Jackie
2012
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self
2012
Kill the Irishman
as Shondor Birns
2011
Saturday Night Live Backstage
as Self
2011
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
2010
Weapon of Choice
as Himself
2010
Life's a Beach
as Roy Callahan
2010
The Maiden Heist
as Roger Barlow
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Self (archive footage)
2009
$5 a Day
as Nat Parker
2008
Balls of Fury
as Feng
2007
Hairspray
as Wilbur Turnblad
2007
Man of the Year
as Jack Menken
2006
Click
as Morty
2006
Fade to Black
as Brewster
2006
Domino
as Mark Heiss
2005
Romance & Cigarettes
as Cousin Bo
2005
Wedding Crashers
as Secretary William Cleary
2005
2005
Around the Bend
as Turner Lair
2004
The Stepford Wives
as Mike Wellington
2004
Envy
as J-Man
2004
Man on Fire
as Paul Rayburn
2004
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
as Self
2003
The Rundown
as Hatcher
2003
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
as Himself
2003
Gigli
as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
2003
Kangaroo Jack
as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
2003
Julius Caesar
as Marcus Portius Cato
2002
Catch Me If You Can
as Frank Abagnale
2002
Undertaking Betty
as Frank Featherbed
2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
2002
The Country Bears
as Reed Thimple
2002
Poolhall Junkies
as Uncle Mike
2002
The Affair of the Necklace
as Count Cagliostro
2001
America's Sweethearts
as Hal Weidmann
2001
Weapon of Choice
as Businessman
2001
Joe Dirt
as Clem
2001
Scotland, PA
as Lieutenant McDuff
2001
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
2000
The Opportunists
as Vic Kelly
2000
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
as Gabriel
2000
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
as Max
1999
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
as Jacob Witting
1999
Sleepy Hollow
as Hessian Horseman
1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
1999
Vendetta
as James Houston
1999
New Rose Hotel
as Fox
1999
Blast from the Past
as Calvin
1999
Antz
as Colonel Cutter (voice)
1998
The Eternal
as Uncle Bill Ferriter
1998
Illuminata
as Bevalaqua
1998
Suicide Kings
as Carlo Bartolucci
1998
The Prophecy II
as Gabriel
1998
MouseHunt
as Caeser, the Exterminator
1997
Excess Baggage
as Ray
1997
Touch
as Bill Hill
1997
Last Man Standing
as Hickey
1996
Basquiat
as The Interviewer
1996
Wild Side
as Bruno Buckingham
1996
Celluloide
as Rod Geiger
1996
The Funeral
as Ray Tempio
1996
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as The Man with the Plan
1995
Nick of Time
as Mr. Smith
1995
The Prophecy
as Gabriel
1995
Search and Destroy
as Kim Ulander
1995
The Addiction
as Peina
1995
Pulp Fiction
as Captain Koons
1994
A Business Affair
as Vanni Corso
1994
Wayne's World 2
as Bobby Cahn
1993
True Romance
as Vincenzo Coccotti
1993
Scam
as Jack Shanks
1993
Skylark
as Jacob Witting
1993
The Big Pardon 2
as Pasco Meisner
1992
Mistress
as Warren Zell
1992
Batman Returns
as Max Shreck
1992
All-American Murder
as P.J. Decker
1991
McBain
as McBain
1991
Sarah, Plain and Tall
as Jacob Witting
1991
The Comfort of Strangers
as Robert
1990
King of New York
as Frank White
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
Communion
as Whitley Strieber
1989
Homeboy
as Wesley Pendergass
1988
Puss in Boots
as Puss
1988
Biloxi Blues
as Sgt. Toomey
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Kyril Montana
1988
Deadline
as Don Stevens
1987
At Close Range
as Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr.
1986
A View to a Kill
as Max Zorin
1985
Cat's Eye
as Johnny Smith (archive footage)
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
The Dead Zone
as Johnny Smith
1983
Brainstorm
as Michael Brace
1983
Who Am I This Time?
as Harry Nash
1982
Pennies from Heaven
as Tom
1981
The Dogs of War
as Jamie Shannon
1980
Heaven's Gate
as Nathan D. Champion
1980
Last Embrace
as Eckart
1979
The Deer Hunter
as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
1978
Shoot the Sun Down
as Mr. Rainbow
1978
Roseland
as Russel
1977
Annie Hall
as Duane Hall
1977
The Sentinel
as Det. Rizzo
1977
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Robert Fulmer
1976
1975
The Mind Snatchers
as Pvt. James H. Reese
1972
The Anderson Tapes
as The Kid
1971
Cleopatra
as Boy
1970
1969
Barefoot in Athens
as Lamprocles
1966
The Boy Who Saw Through
as Ernest
1956
