Christopher Walken
Biography
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Conan
2010
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest · 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
Conan
as Self - Guest · 2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1975
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1982
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
Hawaii Five-O
as Walt Kramer · 1969
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
30 Rock
as Christopher Walken (voice) · 2006
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1956
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Dune: Part Two
as Emperor · 2024
American Playhouse
as Harry Nash · 1982
Severance
as Burt Goodman · 2022
Naked City
as Chris Johannis · 1958
Naked City
as Brain Trust (uncredited) · 1958
Pulp Fiction
as Captain Koons · 1994
Film '72
as Self · 1971
Finding Your Roots
as Self · 2012
Catch Me If You Can
as Frank Abagnale · 2002
Today
as Self · 1952
Kojak
as Ben Wiley · 1973
Sleepy Hollow
as Hessian Horseman · 1999
Batman Returns
as Max Shreck · 1992
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
The Outlaws
as Frank · 2021
The Jungle Book
as King Louie (voice) · 2016
Click
as Morty · 2006
Man on Fire
as Paul Rayburn · 2004
True Romance
as Vincenzo Coccotti · 1993
A View to a Kill
as Max Zorin · 1985
The Deer Hunter
as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich · 1978
Wedding Crashers
as Secretary Cleary · 2005
Antz
as Colonel Cutter (voice) · 1998
Blast from the Past
as Calvin · 1999
The Rundown
as Hatcher · 2003
Eddie the Eagle
as Warren Sharp · 2016
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self · 2003
Seven Psychopaths
as Hans Kieslowski · 2012
The Dead Zone
as Johnny Smith · 1983
The War with Grandpa
as Jerry · 2020
Hairspray
as Wilbur Turnblad · 2007
MouseHunt
as Caesar · 1997
King of New York
as Frank White · 1990
Nine Lives
as Felix Perkins · 2016
Stand Up Guys
as Doc · 2012
Kangaroo Jack
as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio · 2003
Annie Hall
as Duane Hall · 1977
The Stepford Wives
as Mike Wellington · 2004
Last Man Standing
as Hickey · 1996
Father Figures
as Dr. Walter Tinkler · 2017
Joe Dirt
as Clem · 2001
Man of the Year
as Jack Menken · 2006
Heaven's Gate
as Nathan D. Champion · 1980
Wayne's World 2
as Bobby Cahn · 1993
The Prophecy
as Gabriel · 1995
The Henry Rollins Show
· 2006
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as The Man with the Plan · 1995
At Close Range
as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr. · 1986
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
as Self · 2025
Balls of Fury
as Feng · 2007
Wild Mountain Thyme
as Tony Reilly · 2020
The Prophecy II
as Gabriel · 1998
The Family Fang
as Caleb Fang · 2016
The Dogs of War
as Jamie Shannon · 1980
Excess Baggage
as Ray · 1997
The Country Bears
as Reed Thimple · 2002
The Sentinel
as Det. Rizzo · 1977
Kill the Irishman
as Shondor Birns · 2011
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lamprocles · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jacob Witting · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jacob · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as The Hessian · 1951
Domino
as Mark Heiss · 2005
Nick of Time
as Mr. Smith · 1995
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self · 2025
Julius Caesar
as Cato the Younger · 2002
The Eternal
as Uncle Bill Ferriter · 1998
Jersey Boys
as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo · 2014
Undertaking Betty
as Frank Featherbed · 2002
The Motorola Television Hour
· 1953
The Addiction
as Peina · 1995
America's Sweethearts
as Hal Weidmann · 2001
Deadline
as Marty · 1959
Last Embrace
as Eckart · 1979
Envy
as J-Man · 2004
The Comfort of Strangers
as Robert · 1990
Gigli
as Det. Stanley Jacobellis · 2003
Romance & Cigarettes
as Cousin Bo · 2006
A Late Quartet
as Peter Mitchell · 2012
Brainstorm
as Michael Brace · 1983
Biloxi Blues
as Sgt. Toomey · 1988
The Anderson Tapes
as The Kid · 1971
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
as Gabriel · 2000
Irreplaceable You
as Myron · 2018
The Maiden Heist
as Roger Barlow · 2009
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Kyril Montana · 1988
The Funeral
as Ray Tempio · 1996
Suicide Kings
as Carlo Bartolucci · 1997
Turks & Caicos
as Curtis Pelissier · 2014
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
as Clem · 2015
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage) · 2010
The Power of Few
as Doke · 2013
Around the Bend
as Turner Lair · 2004
Mitt liv som Roger Moore
as Self · 2024
Percy
as Percy Schmeiser · 2020
The Jesus Rolls
as Warden · 2019
Scam
as Jack Shanks · 1993
Basquiat
as The Interviewer · 1996
The Affair of the Necklace
as Count Cagliostro · 2001
New Rose Hotel
as Fox · 1999
Pennies from Heaven
as Tom · 1981
Wild Side
as Bruno Buckingham · 1996
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self · 1999
Communion
as Whitley Strieber · 1989
Poolhall Junkies
as Uncle Mike · 2002
Shoot the Sun Down
as Mr. Rainbow · 1978
Mistress
as Warren Zell · 1992
Puss in Boots
as Puss · 1988
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Life's a Beach
as Roy Callahan · 2010
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self · 1985
From Roger Moore with Love
as Self · 2024
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self · 2007
McBain
as McBain · 1991
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Robert Fulmer · 1976
Dark Horse
as Jackie · 2012
Sarah, Plain and Tall
as Jacob Witting · 1991
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self · 2000
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
Joe Papp in Five Acts
as Self · 2012
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
as Self · 2003
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self · 2019
The Big Pardon 2
as Pasco Meisner · 1992
An SNL Valentine
as The Continental (archive footage) · 2015
A Business Affair
as Vanni Corso · 1994
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self · 1990
One More Time
as Paul Lombard · 2016
Back in Black
as Clyde · 2026
Touch
as Bill Hill · 1997
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
as Jacob Witting · 1999
Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
· 2007
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage) · 1999
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Scotland, PA
as Lieutenant McDuff · 2001
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
as Self · 2003
The Opportunists
as Vic Kelly · 2000
Vendetta
as James Houston · 1999
Celluloide
as Rod Geiger · 1996
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self · 2010
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self · 2007
Valley Forge
as The Hessian · 1975
Fade to Black
as Brewster · 2006
All-American Murder
as P.J. Decker · 1991
Who Am I This Time?
as Harry Nash · 1982
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
· 2007
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage) · 2002
Homeboy
as Wesley Pendergass · 1988
$5 a Day
as Nat Parker · 2008
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
as Max · 1999
Storybook Cinema
· 1994
Skylark
as Jacob Witting · 1993
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
as Self · 2005
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
as Self · 2013
Tiens ferme ta couronne
The Legend of Harrow Woods
as Raven (voice) · 2008
Me and My Brother
· 1969
Gods Behaving Badly
as Zeus · 2013
Peter Pan Live!
as Captain Hook · 2014
Engine Trouble
as Rusty (voice) · 2002
The Mind Snatchers
as Pvt. James H. Reese · 1972
Search and Destroy
as Kim Ulander · 1995
Talking with the Vampires
· 2018
Cooking with Christopher Walken
as Himself · 2012
Illuminata
as Bevalaqua · 1998
Roseland
as Russel · 1977
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
· 2004
Trumbull Land
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
The Boy Who Saw Through
as Ernest · 1956
Deadline
as Don Stevens · 1987
Cleopatra
as Boy · 1970
Barefoot in Athens
as Lamprocles · 1966
The Continental: Anticipation
as The Continental · 2001
Laser cats 3
as General · 2008