Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken, usually called "Chris") is an American stage and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows. Walken was born Ronald Walken (named after actor Ronald Colman) into a Methodist family in Astoria, Queens, New York. His mother, Rosalie, was a Scottish immigrant from Glasgow, and his father, Paul Walken, emigrated from Germany in 1928 with his brothers, Wilhelm and Alois. His father was a baker and his mother worked as a window dresser. Influenced by their mother's own dreams of stardom, he and his brothers Kenneth and Glenn were child actors on television in the 1950s. Walken studied at Hofstra University on Long Island, but did not graduate. Walken initially trained as a dancer in music theatre at the Washington Dance Studio before moving on to dramatic roles in theatre and then film. Walken is imitated for his deadpan affect, sudden off-beat pauses, and strange speech rhythm, in a manner similar to William Shatner. He is revered for his quality of danger and menace, but his unpredictable deliveries and expressions make him invaluable in comedy as well. Walken is noted for refusing movie roles only rarely, having stated in interviews that he will decline a role only if he is simply too busy on other projects to take it. He regards each role as a learning experience. Walken has been married to Georgianne Walken (born Thon) since 1969; she is a casting director, most notably for The Sopranos. They live in Connecticut and have no children (Walken has stated in interviews that not having children is one of the reasons he has had such a prolific career). In regard to his villainous roles preceding him when meeting new people, Walken says, "When they see me in a movie, they expect me to be something nasty ... That's why it's good to defy expectations sometimes."
Movie | Dune: Part Two | Emperor | 2024-02-27 |
Series | Severance | Burt Goodman | 2022-02-17 |
Movie | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
Movie | Showbiz Kids | Self (archive footage) | 2020-07-14 |
Movie | The War with Grandpa | Jerry | 2020-08-27 |
Movie | Percy | Percy Schmeiser | 2020-10-09 |
Movie | Wild Mountain Thyme | Tony Reilly | 2020-12-11 |
Movie | Music Videos That Defined the 00’s | Self (archive footage) | 2019-07-31 |
Movie | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | 2019-09-13 |
Movie | The Jesus Rolls | Warden | 2019-10-17 |
Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
Movie | Talking with the Vampires | 2018-06-26 | |
Movie | Irreplaceable You | Myron | 2018-02-16 |
Movie | Trumbull Land | Self (archive footage) | 2018-10-15 |
Movie | Father Figures | Dr. Tinkler | 2017-12-21 |
Movie | One More Time | Paul Lombard | 2016-04-08 |
Movie | Eddie the Eagle | Warren Sharp | 2016-02-25 |
Movie | The Jungle Book | King Louie (voice) | 2016-04-07 |
Movie | Nine Lives | Felix Perkins | 2016-08-03 |
Movie | The Family Fang | Caleb Fang | 2016-04-16 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser | Clem | 2015-07-16 |
Movie | Turks & Caicos | Curtis Pelissier | 2014-03-20 |
Movie | Jersey Boys | Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo | 2014-06-18 |
Movie | Peter Pan Live! | Captain Hook | 2014-12-04 |
Movie | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love | Himself | 2013-10-12 |
Movie | The Power of Few | Doke | 2013-02-15 |
Movie | Gods Behaving Badly | Zeus | 2013-11-13 |
Movie | Dark Horse | Jackie | 2012-06-08 |
Movie | Joe Papp in Five Acts | Self | 2012-04-30 |
Movie | Seven Psychopaths | Hans Kieslowski | 2012-10-12 |
Movie | Cooking with Christopher Walken | Himself | 2012-10-19 |
Movie | Stand Up Guys | Doc | 2012-12-14 |
Movie | A Late Quartet | Peter Mitchell | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | Kill the Irishman | Shondor Birns | 2011-03-10 |
Movie | Life's a Beach | Roy Callahan | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Self (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
Movie | The Maiden Heist | Roger Barlow | 2009-05-09 |
Movie | $5 a Day | Nat Parker | 2008-09-06 |
Movie | Hairspray | Wilbur Turnblad | 2007-07-19 |
Movie | Balls of Fury | Feng | 2007-08-29 |
Movie | Fade to Black | Brewster | 2006-03-09 |
Series | The Henry Rollins Show | Unknown | 2006-04-01 |
Movie | Man of the Year | Jack Menken | 2006-10-09 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Movie | Click | Morty | 2006-06-23 |
Movie | Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' | Self | 2005-05-24 |
Movie | Wedding Crashers | Secretary William Cleary | 2005-07-13 |
Movie | Romance & Cigarettes | Cousin Bo | 2005-09-13 |
Movie | Domino | Mark Heiss | 2005-10-14 |
Movie | Man on Fire | Paul Rayburn | 2004-04-23 |
Movie | The Stepford Wives | Mike Wellington | 2004-06-10 |
Movie | Envy | J-Man | 2004-04-30 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken | 2004-09-07 | |
Movie | Around the Bend | Turner Lair | 2004-10-08 |
Series | Julius Caesar | Marcus Portius Cato | 2003-06-29 |
Movie | Kangaroo Jack | Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio | 2003-01-17 |
Movie | Gigli | Det. Stanley Jacobellis | 2003-08-01 |
Movie | The Rundown | Hatcher | 2003-09-26 |
Movie | The Work of Director Spike Jonze | Self | 2003-10-20 |
Movie | Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary | Himself | 2003-08-10 |
Movie | The Country Bears | Reed Thimple | 2002-07-26 |
Movie | Poolhall Junkies | Uncle Mike | 2002-06-30 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell | Bruce Dickinson (archive footage) | 2002-09-28 |
Movie | Undertaking Betty | Frank Featherbed | 2002-12-04 |
Movie | Julius Caesar | Marcus Portius Cato | 2002-12-27 |
Movie | Catch Me If You Can | Frank Abagnale | 2002-12-16 |
Movie | Scotland, PA | Lieutenant McDuff | 2001-03-15 |
Movie | Joe Dirt | Clem | 2001-04-10 |
Movie | The Affair of the Necklace | Count Cagliostro | 2001-11-30 |
Movie | America's Sweethearts | Hal Weidmann | 2001-07-17 |
Movie | The Opportunists | Vic Kelly | 2000-05-17 |
Movie | The Prophecy 3: The Ascent | Gabriel | 2000-03-14 |
Movie | Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend | Self | 2000-05-23 |
Movie | Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 | Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage) | 1999-11-02 |
Movie | Blast from the Past | Calvin | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | New Rose Hotel | Fox | 1999-03-19 |
Movie | Vendetta | James Houston | 1999-09-12 |
Movie | Sleepy Hollow | Hessian Horseman | 1999-11-19 |
Movie | Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Max | 1999-11-22 |
Movie | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | Jacob Witting | 1999-11-20 |
Movie | The Prophecy II | Gabriel | 1998-01-20 |
Movie | Illuminata | Bevalaqua | 1998-05-21 |
Movie | Antz | Colonel Cutter (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
Movie | The Eternal | Uncle Bill Ferriter | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Touch | Bill Hill | 1997-02-14 |
Movie | Excess Baggage | Ray | 1997-08-29 |
Movie | Suicide Kings | Carlo Bartolucci | 1997-09-06 |
Movie | MouseHunt | Caeser, the Exterminator | 1997-12-19 |
Movie | The Funeral | Ray Tempio | 1996-01-26 |
Movie | Celluloide | Rod Geiger | 1996-01-26 |
Movie | Wild Side | Bruno Buckingham | 1996-07-17 |
Series | The Daily Show | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Basquiat | The Interviewer | 1996-08-09 |
Movie | Last Man Standing | Hickey | 1996-09-20 |
Movie | The Prophecy | Gabriel | 1995-08-05 |
Movie | Search and Destroy | Kim Ulander | 1995-04-23 |
Movie | The Addiction | Peina | 1995-10-06 |
Movie | Nick of Time | Mr. Smith | 1995-11-22 |
Movie | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | The Man with the Plan | 1995-12-01 |
Movie | A Business Affair | Vanni Corso | 1994-03-16 |
Series | Storybook Cinema | 1994-04-02 | |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction | Captain Koons | 1994-09-10 |
Movie | Skylark | Jacob Witting | 1993-02-07 |
Movie | True Romance | Vincenzo Coccotti | 1993-09-09 |
Movie | Scam | Jack Shanks | 1993-05-22 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | Wayne's World 2 | Bobby Cahn | 1993-12-10 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Batman Returns | Max Shreck | 1992-06-19 |
Movie | Mistress | Warren Zell | 1992-07-24 |
Movie | The Big Pardon 2 | Pasco Meisner | 1992-12-09 |
Movie | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Jacob Witting | 1991-02-03 |
Movie | All-American Murder | P.J. Decker | 1991-12-01 |
Movie | McBain | McBain | 1991-09-20 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
Movie | King of New York | Frank White | 1990-07-18 |
Movie | The Comfort of Strangers | Robert | 1990-11-01 |
Movie | Communion | Whitley Strieber | 1989-11-10 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Movie | The Milagro Beanfield War | Kyril Montana | 1988-03-18 |
Movie | Biloxi Blues | Sgt. Toomey | 1988-03-25 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Homeboy | Wesley Pendergass | 1988-08-24 |
Movie | Puss in Boots | Puss | 1988-06-01 |
Movie | Deadline | Don Stevens | 1987-07-02 |
Movie | At Close Range | Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr. | 1986-04-18 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
Movie | Cat's Eye | Johnny Smith (archive footage) | 1985-04-12 |
Movie | A View to a Kill | Max Zorin | 1985-05-24 |
Movie | Brainstorm | Michael Brace | 1983-09-30 |
Movie | The Dead Zone | Johnny Smith | 1983-10-21 |
Movie | Who Am I This Time? | Harry Nash | 1982-02-02 |
Series | American Playhouse | Harry Nash | 1982-01-12 |
Movie | Pennies from Heaven | Tom | 1981-12-11 |
Movie | Heaven's Gate | Nathan D. Champion | 1980-11-19 |
Movie | The Dogs of War | Jamie Shannon | 1980-12-17 |
Movie | Last Embrace | Eckart | 1979-05-04 |
Movie | Shoot the Sun Down | Mr. Rainbow | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | The Deer Hunter | Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich | 1978-12-08 |
Movie | The Sentinel | Det. Rizzo | 1977-01-07 |
Movie | Roseland | Russel | 1977-10-02 |
Movie | Annie Hall | Duane Hall | 1977-04-19 |
Movie | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Robert Fulmer | 1976-02-04 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | Valley Forge | 1975-12-03 | |
Series | Kojak | Unknown | 1973-10-24 |
Movie | The Mind Snatchers | Pvt. James H. Reese | 1972-06-28 |
Movie | The Anderson Tapes | The Kid | 1971-06-17 |
Movie | Cleopatra | Boy | 1970-07-30 |
Movie | Me and My Brother | 1969-02-02 | |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
Movie | Barefoot in Athens | Lamprocles | 1966-11-11 |
Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |