Christopher Walken

Did You Know?

• Christopher won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Deer Hunter" in 1978.
• When he was 15, he worked as a lion tamer in a circus.
• Christopher's Hollywood influence was Jerry Lewis. He met Lewis when he was 10 on "The Colgate Comedy Hour." Walken was an extra and acted in a skit with Lewis who told him to follow his career in show business.
• Christopher is scared of going to fast in cars.
• He was among those on Natalie Wood's yacht the night she drowned.
• Quote: "I make movies that nobody will see. I've made movies that even I have never seen."
• His real name is Ronald Walken. It was changed by his Broadway musical "Baker Street" co-star Monique Van Vooren.
• Georgianne Thon was Christopher's girlfriend in "West Side Story" and later became his wife. They married in 1969. The couple decided against having children due to the constant travel required for their careers.

Actor Credits

1. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
2. Kill the Irishman (2011)
3. The Power of Few (2011)
4. $5 a Day (2010)
5. The Maiden Heist (2009)
6. Romance & Cigarettes (2007)
7. Balls of Fury (2007)
8. Hairspray (2007)
9. Man of the Year (2006)
10. Click (2006)
11. Fade to Black (2006)
12. Domino (2005)
13. Wedding Crashers (2005)
14. Julius Caesar (2005)
15. Around the Bend (2004)
16. The Stepford Wives (2004)
17. Envy (2004)
18. Man On Fire (2004)
19. SNL: Best of Christopher Walken (2004)
20. The Rundown (2003)
21. Gigli (2003)
22. Poolhall Junkies (2003)
23. Kangaroo Jack (2003)
24. The Best of Split Screen (2003)
25. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
26. The Country Bears (2002)
27. Chelsea Walls (2002)
28. Scotland, PA (2002)
29. Undertaking Betty (2002)
30. The Affair Of The Necklace (2001)
31. America's Sweethearts (2001)
32. The Adventures Of Joe Dirt (2001)
33. The Opportunists (2000)
34. The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
35. Winter's End (1999)
36. The Eternal: Kiss Of The Mummy (1999)
37. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
38. Vendetta (1999)
39. Blast From The Past (1999)
40. The Prophecy II (1998)
41. Illuminata (1998)
42. New Rose Hotel (1998)
43. Mouse Hunt (1997)
44. Excess Baggage (1997)
45. Touch (1997)
46. Suicide Kings (1997)
47. Celluloid (1996)
48. Last Man Standing (1996)
49. Basquiat (1996)
50. The Funeral (1996)
51. Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (1995)
52. Wild Side (1995)
53. The Addiction (1995)
54. Nick of Time (1995)
55. The Prophecy (1995)
56. Search And Destroy (1995)
57. God's Army (1995)
58. A Business Affair (1994)
59. Pulp Fiction (1994)
60. Scam (1993)
61. True Romance (1993)
62. Wayne's World 2 (1993)
63. Skylark (1993)
64. Day Of Atonement (1992)
65. All-American Murder (1992)
66. Mistress (1992)
67. Batman Returns (1992)
68. McBain (1991)
69. Sarah, Plain And Tall (1991)
70. The Comfort Of Strangers (1990)
71. King Of New York (1990)
72. Communion (1989)
73. Biloxi Blues (1988)
74. The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
75. Puss In Boots (1988)
76. Homeboy (1988)
77. Deadline (1987)
78. At Close Range (1986)
79. A View To A Kill (1985)
80. Brainstorm (1983)
81. The Dead Zone (1983)
82. Pennies From Heaven (1981)
83. Who Am I This Time? (1981)
84. Heaven's Gate (1980)
85. The Dogs Of War (1980)
86. The Deer Hunter (1978)
87. Roseland (1977)
88. The Sentinel (1977)
89. Annie Hall (1977)
90. Shoot The Sun Down (1976)
91. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
92. The Mind Snatchers (1972)
93. The Anderson Tapes (1971)

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