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 Shaddam Corrino IV | 2024-02-27 |
Series | Severance | Burt Goodman | 2022-02-17 |
Series | The Outlaws | Frank | 2021-10-25 |
Movie | Showbiz Kids | Self (archive footage) | 2020-07-14 |
Movie | The War with Grandpa | Jerry | 2020-08-27 |
Movie | Wild Mountain Thyme | Tony Reilly | 2020-12-11 |
Movie | Percy | Percy Schmeiser | 2020-10-09 |
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 | Irreplaceable You | Myron | 2018-02-16 |
Movie | Father Figures | Dr. Tinkler | 2017-12-21 |
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 | One More Time | Paul Lombard | 2016-04-08 |
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 | Peter Pan Live! | Captain Hook | 2014-12-04 |
Movie | Turks & Caicos | Curtis Pelissier | 2014-03-20 |
Movie | Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut | Nathan D. Champion | 2014-04-21 |
Movie | Jersey Boys | Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo | 2014-06-18 |
Movie | The Power of Few | Doke | 2013-02-15 |
Movie | Gods Behaving Badly | Zeus | 2013-11-13 |
Movie | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love | Himself | 2013-10-12 |
Movie | Seven Psychopaths | Hans Kieslowski | 2012-10-12 |
Movie | Dark Horse | Jackie | 2012-06-08 |
Movie | A Late Quartet | Peter Mitchell | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | Cooking with Christopher Walken | Himself | 2012-10-19 |
Movie | Stand Up Guys | Doc | 2012-12-14 |
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 | Balls of Fury | Feng | 2007-08-29 |
Movie | Hairspray | Wilbur Turnblad | 2007-07-19 |
Series | The Henry Rollins Show | Unknown | 2006-04-01 |
Movie | Fade to Black | Brewster | 2006-03-09 |
Movie | Man of the Year | Jack Menken | 2006-10-09 |
Movie | Click | Morty | 2006-06-23 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
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 | Envy | J-Man | 2004-04-30 |
Movie | Man on Fire | Paul Rayburn | 2004-04-23 |
Movie | The Stepford Wives | Mike Wellington | 2004-06-10 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 1999-07-03 |
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 | Suicide Kings | Carlo Bartolucci | 1998-04-17 |
Movie | The Eternal | Uncle Bill Ferriter | 1998-09-18 |
Movie | Illuminata | Bevalaqua | 1998-05-21 |
Movie | Antz | Colonel Cutter (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
Movie | Touch | Bill Hill | 1997-02-14 |
Movie | Excess Baggage | Ray | 1997-08-29 |
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 |
Movie | Last Man Standing | Hickey | 1996-09-20 |
Movie | Basquiat | The Interviewer | 1996-08-09 |
Series | The Daily Show | Himself | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | The Addiction | Peina | 1995-01-10 |
Movie | Search and Destroy | Kim Ulander | 1995-04-23 |
Movie | The Prophecy | Gabriel | 1995-08-05 |
Movie | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | The Man with the Plan | 1995-12-01 |
Movie | Nick of Time | Mr. Smith | 1995-11-22 |
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 |
Movie | Wayne's World 2 | Bobby Cahn | 1993-12-10 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
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 | 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 | The Comfort of Strangers | Robert | 1990-11-01 |
Movie | King of New York | Frank White | 1990-07-18 |
Movie | Communion | Whitley Strieber | 1989-11-10 |
Movie | Biloxi Blues | Sgt. Toomey | 1988-03-25 |
Movie | The Milagro Beanfield War | Kyril Montana | 1988-03-18 |
Movie | Homeboy | Wesley Pendergass | 1988-08-24 |
Movie | Puss in Boots | Puss | 1988-06-01 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Deadline | Don Stevens | 1987-07-02 |
Movie | At Close Range | Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr. | 1986-04-18 |
Movie | A View to a Kill | Max Zorin | 1985-05-24 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
Movie | Cat's Eye | Johnny Smith (archive footage) | 1985-04-12 |
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 |
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 |
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 |