Christopher Walken

Acting · Born 1943-03-31 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

• True Romance as Vincenzo Coccotti
• Batman Returns as Max Shreck
• Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
• Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
• Annie Hall as Duane Hall
• Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
• The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
• The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
• Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
• Dune: Part Two as Emperor

TV

• Severance as Burt Goodman
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• Hawaii Five-O as Walt Kramer
• Today as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Naked City as Chris Johannis
• Kojak as Ben Wiley
• Finding Your Roots as Self
• 30 Rock as Christopher Walken (voice)