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 |
Series | The Outlaws | Frank | 2021-10-25 |
Movie | Wild Mountain Thyme | Tony Reilly | 2020-12-11 |
Movie | Percy | Percy Schmeiser | 2020-10-09 |
Movie | The War with Grandpa | Jerry | 2020-08-27 |
Movie | Showbiz Kids | Self (archive footage) | 2020-07-14 |
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 | Father Figures | Dr. Tinkler | 2017-12-21 |
Movie | Nine Lives | Felix Perkins | 2016-08-03 |
Movie | The Family Fang | Caleb Fang | 2016-04-16 |
Movie | One More Time | Paul Lombard | 2016-04-08 |
Movie | The Jungle Book | King Louie (voice) | 2016-04-07 |
Movie | Eddie the Eagle | Warren Sharp | 2016-02-25 |
Movie | Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser | Clem | 2015-07-16 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | Peter Pan Live! | Captain Hook | 2014-12-04 |
Movie | Jersey Boys | Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo | 2014-06-18 |
Movie | Turks & Caicos | Curtis Pelissier | 2014-03-20 |
Movie | Gods Behaving Badly | Zeus | 2013-11-13 |
Movie | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love | Himself | 2013-10-12 |
Movie | The Power of Few | Doke | 2013-02-15 |
Movie | Dark Horse | Jackie | 2012-06-08 |
Movie | Seven Psychopaths | Hans Kieslowski | 2012-10-12 |
Movie | Cooking with Christopher Walken | Himself | 2012-10-19 |
Movie | A Late Quartet | Peter Mitchell | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | Stand Up Guys | Doc | 2012-12-14 |
Movie | Kill the Irishman | Shondor Birns | 2011-03-10 |
Movie | The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
Movie | Life's a Beach | Roy Callahan | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | The Maiden Heist | Roger Barlow | 2009-05-09 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Self (archive footage) | 2009-04-18 |
Movie | $5 a Day | Nat Parker | 2008-09-06 |
Movie | Balls of Fury | Feng | 2007-08-29 |
Movie | Hairspray | Wilbur Turnblad | 2007-07-19 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Movie | Man of the Year | Jack Menken | 2006-10-09 |
Movie | Click | Morty | 2006-06-23 |
Series | The Henry Rollins Show | Unknown | 2006-04-01 |
Movie | Fade to Black | Brewster | 2006-03-09 |
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 | Around the Bend | Turner Lair | 2004-10-08 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken | 2004-09-07 | |
Movie | The Stepford Wives | Mike Wellington | 2004-06-10 |
Movie | Envy | J-Man | 2004-04-30 |
Movie | Man on Fire | Paul Rayburn | 2004-04-23 |
Movie | Kangaroo Jack | Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio | 2003-01-17 |
Series | Julius Caesar | Marcus Portius Cato | 2003-06-29 |
Movie | Gigli | Det. Stanley Jacobellis | 2003-08-01 |
Movie | Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary | Himself | 2003-08-10 |
Movie | The Work of Director Spike Jonze | Self | 2003-10-20 |
Movie | The Rundown | Hatcher | 2003-09-26 |
Movie | Julius Caesar | Marcus Portius Cato | 2002-12-27 |
Movie | Catch Me If You Can | Frank Abagnale | 2002-12-16 |
Movie | Undertaking Betty | Frank Featherbed | 2002-12-04 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell | Bruce Dickinson (archive footage) | 2002-09-28 |
Movie | The Country Bears | Reed Thimple | 2002-07-26 |
Movie | Poolhall Junkies | Uncle Mike | 2002-06-30 |
Movie | Scotland, PA | Lieutenant McDuff | 2001-03-15 |
Movie | The Affair of the Necklace | Count Cagliostro | 2001-11-30 |
Movie | Joe Dirt | Clem | 2001-04-10 |
Movie | America's Sweethearts | Hal Weidmann | 2001-07-17 |
Movie | Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend | Self | 2000-05-23 |
Movie | The Opportunists | Vic Kelly | 2000-05-17 |
Movie | The Prophecy 3: The Ascent | Gabriel | 2000-03-14 |
Movie | Blast from the Past | Calvin | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | New Rose Hotel | Fox | 1999-03-19 |
Movie | Vendetta | James Houston | 1999-07-03 |
Movie | Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 | Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage) | 1999-11-02 |
Movie | Sleepy Hollow | Hessian Horseman | 1999-11-19 |
Movie | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | Jacob Witting | 1999-11-20 |
Movie | Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Max | 1999-11-22 |
Movie | Antz | Colonel Cutter (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
Movie | The Eternal | Uncle Bill Ferriter | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Illuminata | Bevalaqua | 1998-05-21 |
Movie | Suicide Kings | Carlo Bartolucci | 1998-04-17 |
Movie | The Prophecy II | Gabriel | 1998-01-20 |
Movie | Touch | Bill Hill | 1997-02-14 |
Movie | Excess Baggage | Ray | 1997-08-29 |
Movie | MouseHunt | Caeser, the Exterminator | 1997-12-19 |
Movie | Last Man Standing | Hickey | 1996-09-20 |
Movie | Basquiat | The Interviewer | 1996-08-09 |
Movie | Wild Side | Bruno Buckingham | 1996-07-17 |
Movie | The Funeral | Ray Tempio | 1996-01-26 |
Movie | Celluloide | Rod Geiger | 1996-01-26 |
Movie | Search and Destroy | Kim Ulander | 1995-04-23 |
Movie | The Prophecy | Gabriel | 1995-08-05 |
Movie | The Addiction | Peina | 1995-10-04 |
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 | Pulp Fiction | Captain Koons | 1994-09-10 |
Series | Storybook Cinema | 1994-04-02 | |
Movie | A Business Affair | Vanni Corso | 1994-03-16 |
Movie | Wayne's World 2 | Bobby Cahn | 1993-12-10 |
Movie | True Romance | Vincenzo Coccotti | 1993-09-09 |
Movie | Scam | Jack Shanks | 1993-05-22 |
Movie | Skylark | Jacob Witting | 1993-02-07 |
Movie | Batman Returns | Max Shreck | 1992-06-19 |
Movie | The Big Pardon 2 | Pasco Meisner | 1992-12-09 |
Movie | Mistress | Warren Zell | 1992-07-24 |
Movie | All-American Murder | P.J. Decker | 1991-12-01 |
Movie | McBain | McBain | 1991-09-20 |
Movie | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Jacob Witting | 1991-02-03 |
Movie | The Comfort of Strangers | Robert | 1990-11-01 |
Movie | King of New York | Frank White | 1990-07-18 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
Movie | Communion | Whitley Strieber | 1989-11-10 |
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 | Biloxi Blues | Sgt. Toomey | 1988-03-25 |
Movie | The Milagro Beanfield War | Kyril Montana | 1988-03-18 |
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 | The Dead Zone | Johnny Smith | 1983-10-21 |
Movie | Brainstorm | Michael Brace | 1983-09-30 |
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 | The Dogs of War | Jamie Shannon | 1980-12-17 |
Movie | Heaven's Gate | Nathan D. Champion | 1980-11-19 |
Movie | Last Embrace | Eckart | 1979-05-04 |
Movie | The Deer Hunter | Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich | 1978-12-08 |
Movie | Shoot the Sun Down | Mr. Rainbow | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Roseland | Russel | 1977-10-02 |
Movie | Annie Hall | Duane Hall | 1977-04-19 |
Movie | The Sentinel | Det. Rizzo | 1977-01-07 |
Movie | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Robert Fulmer | 1976-02-04 |
Movie | Valley Forge | 1975-12-03 | |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
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 |