Christopher Walken

81, from Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Artwork for The Jungle BookImage of Christopher 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.

Timeline

2024Aged 81

  • Poster for Dune: Part Two

    Emperor

2021Aged 78

  • Poster for Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Video footage

2020Aged 77

  • Poster for Showbiz Kids

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for The War with Grandpa

    Jerry

  • Poster for Percy

    Percy Schmeiser

  • Poster for Wild Mountain Thyme

    Tony Reilly

2019Aged 76

  • Poster for Music Videos That Defined the 00’s

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Self

  • Poster for The Jesus Rolls

    Warden

  • Poster for QT8: The First Eight

    Self (archive footage)

2018Aged 75

  • Poster for Irreplaceable You

    Myron

  • Poster for Talking with the Vampires

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Trumbull Land

    Self (archive footage)

2017Aged 74

  • Poster for Father Figures

    Dr. Tinkler

2016Aged 73

  • Poster for Eddie the Eagle

    Warren Sharp

  • Poster for The Jungle Book

    King Louie (voice)

  • Poster for One More Time

    Paul Lombard

  • Poster for The Family Fang

    Caleb Fang

  • Poster for Nine Lives

    Felix Perkins

2015Aged 72

  • Poster for Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

    Self

  • Poster for Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser

    Clem

2014Aged 71

  • Poster for Turks & Caicos

    Curtis Pelissier

  • Poster for Jersey Boys

    Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo

  • Poster for Peter Pan Live!

    Captain Hook

2013Aged 70

  • Poster for Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

    Self

  • Poster for The Power of Few

    Doke

  • Poster for Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

    Himself

  • Poster for Gods Behaving Badly

    Zeus

2012Aged 69

  • Poster for Joe Papp in Five Acts

    Self

  • Poster for Dark Horse

    Jackie

  • Poster for Seven Psychopaths

    Hans Kieslowski

  • Poster for Cooking with Christopher Walken

    Himself

  • Poster for A Late Quartet

    Peter Mitchell

  • Poster for Stand Up Guys

    Doc

2011Aged 68

  • Poster for Saturday Night Live Backstage

    Self

  • Poster for Kill the Irishman

    Shondor Birns

2010Aged 67

  • Poster for Life's a Beach

    Roy Callahan

  • Poster for The Women of SNL

    Various (archive footage)

2009Aged 66

  • Poster for Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for The Maiden Heist

    Roger Barlow

2008Aged 65

  • Poster for $5 a Day

    Nat Parker

2007Aged 64

  • Poster for Hairspray

    Wilbur Turnblad

  • Poster for Balls of Fury

    Feng

2006Aged 63

  • Poster for Fade to Black

    Brewster

  • Poster for Click

    Morty

  • Poster for Man of the Year

    Jack Menken

2005Aged 62

  • Poster for Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

    Self

  • Poster for Wedding Crashers

    Secretary William Cleary

  • Poster for Romance & Cigarettes

    Cousin Bo

  • Poster for Domino

    Mark Heiss

2004Aged 61

  • Poster for Man on Fire

    Paul Rayburn

  • Poster for Envy

    J-Man

  • Poster for The Stepford Wives

    Mike Wellington

  • Poster for Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Around the Bend

    Turner Lair

2003Aged 60

  • Poster for Kangaroo Jack

    Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio

  • Poster for Gigli

    Det. Stanley Jacobellis

  • Poster for Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

    Himself

  • Poster for The Rundown

    Hatcher

  • Poster for The Work of Director Spike Jonze

    Self

2002Aged 59

  • Poster for Poolhall Junkies

    Uncle Mike

  • Poster for The Country Bears

    Reed Thimple

  • Poster for Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

    Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)

  • Poster for Undertaking Betty

    Frank Featherbed

  • Poster for Catch Me If You Can

    Frank Abagnale

  • Poster for Julius Caesar

    Marcus Portius Cato

2001Aged 58

  • Poster for Scotland, PA

    Lieutenant McDuff

  • Poster for Joe Dirt

    Clem

  • Poster for Weapon of Choice

    Businessman

  • Poster for America's Sweethearts

    Hal Weidmann

  • Poster for The Affair of the Necklace

    Count Cagliostro

2000Aged 57

  • Poster for The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

    Gabriel

  • Poster for The Opportunists

    Vic Kelly

  • Poster for Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

    Self

1999Aged 56

  • Poster for Blast from the Past

    Calvin

  • Poster for New Rose Hotel

    Fox

  • Poster for Vendetta

    James Houston

  • Poster for Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

    Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)

  • Poster for Sleepy Hollow

    Hessian Horseman

  • Poster for Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

    Jacob Witting

  • Poster for Kiss Toledo Goodbye

    Max

1998Aged 55

  • Poster for The Prophecy II

    Gabriel

  • Poster for Illuminata

    Bevalaqua

  • Poster for The Eternal

    Uncle Bill Ferriter

  • Poster for Antz

    Colonel Cutter (voice)

1997Aged 54

  • Poster for Touch

    Bill Hill

  • Poster for Excess Baggage

    Ray

  • Poster for Suicide Kings

    Carlo Bartolucci

  • Poster for MouseHunt

    Caeser, the Exterminator

1996Aged 53

  • Poster for The Funeral

    Ray Tempio

  • Poster for Celluloide

    Rod Geiger

  • Poster for Wild Side

    Bruno Buckingham

  • Poster for Basquiat

    The Interviewer

  • Poster for Last Man Standing

    Hickey

1995Aged 52

  • Poster for Search and Destroy

    Kim Ulander

  • Poster for The Prophecy

    Gabriel

  • Poster for The Addiction

    Peina

  • Poster for Nick of Time

    Mr. Smith

  • Poster for Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

    The Man with the Plan

1994Aged 51

  • Poster for A Business Affair

    Vanni Corso

  • Poster for Pulp Fiction

    Captain Koons

1993Aged 50

  • Poster for Skylark

    Jacob Witting

  • Poster for Scam

    Jack Shanks

  • Poster for True Romance

    Vincenzo Coccotti

  • Poster for Wayne's World 2

    Bobby Cahn

1992Aged 49

  • Poster for Batman Returns

    Max Shreck

  • Poster for Mistress

    Warren Zell

  • Poster for The Big Pardon 2

    Pasco Meisner

1991Aged 48

  • Poster for Sarah, Plain and Tall

    Jacob Witting

  • Poster for McBain

    McBain

  • Poster for All-American Murder

    P.J. Decker

1990Aged 47

  • Poster for Night of 100 Stars III

    Self

  • Poster for King of New York

    Frank White

  • Poster for The Comfort of Strangers

    Robert

1989Aged 46

  • Poster for Communion

    Whitley Strieber

1988Aged 45

  • Poster for The Milagro Beanfield War

    Kyril Montana

  • Poster for Biloxi Blues

    Sgt. Toomey

  • Poster for Puss in Boots

    Puss

  • Poster for Homeboy

    Wesley Pendergass

1987Aged 44

  • Poster for Deadline

    Don Stevens

1986Aged 43

  • Poster for At Close Range

    Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr.

1985Aged 42

  • Poster for Night of 100 Stars II

    Self

  • Poster for A View to a Kill

    Max Zorin

1983Aged 40

  • Poster for Brainstorm

    Michael Brace

  • Poster for The Dead Zone

    Johnny Smith

1982Aged 39

  • Poster for Who Am I This Time?

    Harry Nash

1981Aged 38

  • Poster for Pennies from Heaven

    Tom

1980Aged 37

  • Poster for Heaven's Gate

    Nathan D. Champion

  • Poster for The Dogs of War

    Jamie Shannon

1979Aged 36

  • Poster for Last Embrace

    Eckart

1978Aged 35

  • Poster for Shoot the Sun Down

    Mr. Rainbow

  • Poster for The Deer Hunter

    Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich

1977Aged 34

  • Poster for The Sentinel

    Det. Rizzo

  • Poster for Annie Hall

    Duane Hall

  • Poster for Roseland

    Russel

1976Aged 33

  • Poster for Next Stop, Greenwich Village

    Robert Fulmer

1975Aged 32

  • Poster for Valley Forge

    (Unknown)

1972Aged 29

  • Poster for The Mind Snatchers

    Pvt. James H. Reese

1971Aged 28

  • Poster for The Anderson Tapes

    The Kid

1970Aged 27

  • Poster for Cleopatra

    Boy

1969Aged 26

  • Poster for Me and My Brother

    (Unknown)

1966Aged 23

1956Aged 13

  • Poster for The Boy Who Saw Through

    Ernest