
Christopher Walken
Known for Acting · 182 credits
- Born
- 1943-03-31 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Ronald Walken · Ronnie 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
TV Shows (33)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest

The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest

Conan
2010
as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter

30 Rock
2006
as Christopher Walken (voice)

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Walt Kramer

Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Severance
2022
as Burt Goodman

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Presenter

Naked City
1958
as Chris Johannis / Brain Trust (uncredited)

Kojak
1973
as Ben Wiley

Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Today
1952
as Self

Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self

The Outlaws
2021
as Frank

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lamprocles / Jacob Witting / The Hessian

The Henry Rollins Show
2006

Deadline
1959
as Marty

Julius Caesar
2002
as Cato the Younger

Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2025
as Self

The Motorola Television Hour
1953

Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Storybook Cinema
1994

Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
2022
as Self ( Archives)

Mitt liv som Roger Moore
2024
as Self
Movies (149)

Pulp Fiction
1994
as Captain Koons

Dune: Part Two
2024
as Emperor

Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Frank Abagnale

Man on Fire
2004
as Paul Rayburn

True Romance
1993
as Vincenzo Coccotti

The Jungle Book
2016
as King Louie (voice)

Batman Returns
1992
as Max Shreck

The Deer Hunter
1978
as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich

Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Hessian Horseman

Click
2006
as Morty

Antz
1998
as Colonel Cutter (voice)

A View to a Kill
1985
as Max Zorin

Wedding Crashers
2005
as Secretary Cleary

Blast from the Past
1999
as Calvin

Seven Psychopaths
2012
as Hans Kieslowski

MouseHunt
1997
as Caesar

The Rundown
2003
as Hatcher

Annie Hall
1977
as Duane Hall

King of New York
1990
as Frank White

Domino
2005
as Mark Heiss

Hairspray
2007
as Wilbur Turnblad

The Stepford Wives
2004
as Mike Wellington

The War with Grandpa
2020
as Jerry

Joe Dirt
2001
as Clem

Last Man Standing
1996
as Hickey

The Prophecy
1995
as Gabriel

The Dead Zone
1983
as Johnny Smith

Eddie the Eagle
2016
as Warren Sharp

Kangaroo Jack
2003
as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio

Wayne's World 2
1993
as Bobby Cahn

Nine Lives
2016
as Felix Perkins

Nick of Time
1995
as Mr. Smith

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as The Man with the Plan

Heaven's Gate
1980
as Nathan D. Champion

Man of the Year
2006
as Jack Menken

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009
as Self (archive footage)

The Funeral
1996
as Ray Tempio

Kill the Irishman
2011
as Shondor Birns

Father Figures
2017
as Dr. Walter Tinkler
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Basquiat
1996
as The Interviewer

The Prophecy II
1998
as Gabriel

Stand Up Guys
2012
as Doc

America's Sweethearts
2001
as Hal Weidmann

Gigli
2003
as Det. Stanley Jacobellis

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Envy
2004
as J-Man

Wild Mountain Thyme
2020
as Tony Reilly

Romance & Cigarettes
2005
as Cousin Bo

The Sentinel
1977
as Det. Rizzo

Suicide Kings
1997
as Carlo Bartolucci

The Maiden Heist
2009
as Roger Barlow

The Dogs of War
1980
as Jamie Shannon

The Addiction
1995
as Peina

The Comfort of Strangers
1990
as Robert

At Close Range
1986
as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.

McBain
1991
as McBain

Undertaking Betty
2002
as Frank Featherbed

Biloxi Blues
1988
as Sgt. Toomey

Homeboy
1988
as Wesley Pendergass

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
2015
as Clem

Wild Side
1996
as Bruno Buckingham

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
2000
as Gabriel

Excess Baggage
1997
as Ray

Jersey Boys
2014
as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo

Scam
1993
as Jack Shanks

Irreplaceable You
2018
as Myron

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002
as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)

Mistress
1992
as Warren Zell

Poolhall Junkies
2002
as Uncle Mike

Balls of Fury
2007
as Feng

Turks & Caicos
2014
as Curtis Pelissier

Communion
1989
as Whitley Strieber

Around the Bend
2004
as Turner Lair

Percy
2020
as Percy Schmeiser

The Country Bears
2002
as Reed Thimple

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

Brainstorm
1983
as Michael Brace

Scotland, PA
2001
as Lieutenant McDuff

$5 a Day
2008
as Nat Parker

The Power of Few
2013
as Doke

The Family Fang
2016
as Caleb Fang

A Late Quartet
2012
as Peter Mitchell

The Affair of the Necklace
2001
as Count Cagliostro

New Rose Hotel
1999
as Fox

The Jesus Rolls
2019
as Warden

The Milagro Beanfield War
1988
as Kyril Montana

Last Embrace
1979
as Eckart

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1976
as Robert Fulmer

From Roger Moore with Love
2024
as Self

Pennies from Heaven
1981
as Tom

Peter Pan Live!
2014
as Captain Hook

Vendetta
1999
as James Houston

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
as Self

Gods Behaving Badly
2013
as Zeus

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self

Illuminata
1998
as Bevalaqua

Puss in Boots
1988
as Puss

Touch
1997
as Bill Hill

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
2005
as Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self

The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)

Dark Horse
2012
as Jackie

Skylark
1993
as Jacob Witting

The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003
as Self

Search and Destroy
1995
as Kim Ulander

The Eternal
1998
as Uncle Bill Ferriter

The Anderson Tapes
1971
as The Kid

Life's a Beach
2010
as Roy Callahan

All-American Murder
1991
as P.J. Decker

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025
as Self

Who Am I This Time?
1982
as Harry Nash

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
as Jacob Witting

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self

The Opportunists
2000
as Vic Kelly

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
2013
as Self

Sarah, Plain and Tall
1991
as Jacob Witting
That's Amore!

Celluloide
1996
as Rod Geiger
About Christopher Walken
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… With 182 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Christopher Walken has appeared in 149 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Christopher Walken Movies
- Pulp Fiction (1994) — as Captain Koons
- Dune: Part Two (2024) — as Emperor
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) — as Frank Abagnale
- Man on Fire (2004) — as Paul Rayburn
- True Romance (1993) — as Vincenzo Coccotti
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