Christopher Walken on stage and screen
Walken in 2008
Christopher Walken [ 1] is an American actor, whose career has spanned over 50 years with appearances in theater, film, and television.[ 2] He has appeared in over 100 movies and television shows, including A View to a Kill , At Close Range , The Deer Hunter , King of New York , Batman Returns , Pulp Fiction , Sleepy Hollow , True Romance , and Catch Me If You Can , as well as music videos by recording artists such as Madonna and Fatboy Slim .
Walken's early career was primarily in theater and television where he often played small roles. During this period of his career, Walken was credited as "Ken Walken" and later as "Ronnie Walken", until he finally settled on "Christopher Walken". He began acting in films in 1969 and, after a series of increasingly larger roles, won an Academy Award in 1978 as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Deer Hunter . Since then, Walken has become a highly sought-after actor, typically performing in numerous films every year.
Walken has been a primary character in two film franchises: as Gabriel the fallen angel in The Prophecy series, and as Jacob Witting in the made-for-television films based on Patricia MacLachlan 's Sarah, Plain and Tall novels. Other notable roles include Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone , Captain Koons in Pulp Fiction , and Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me If You Can . He also sings and dances, as seen in some of his films including: Pennies from Heaven , Romance & Cigarettes , and Hairspray .
Film
Following his early (1950s) work in television and theater, Walken has acted primarily in films. This list includes credits in studio films , independent films , animated films , and television films. The list includes the 2001 short five-minute film Popcorn Shrimp which Walken wrote , produced and directed .[ 3]
Television
In the beginning of his acting career, Walken had relatively small roles in episodes for a number of television shows. This list includes appearances in various episodes of fictional shows, while excluding appearances as himself on talk shows, interview shows, ceremonies, and the like.
^ III Credited as "Ronnie Walken".
Theater
In addition to acting for film and television, Walken has acted in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway theater productions. He has acted in more than 100 additional plays including some by Shakespeare .[ 108] This list includes the most popular of them.
Year
Title
Role
Venue
Run
1952
The Climate of Eden [IV]
Berton
Martin Beck Theatre
November 13, 1952 – November 22, 1952
1958
The Visit [IV]
Karl Schill
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
May 5, 1958 – July 5, 1958
Morosco Theatre
August 20, 1958 – November 29, 1958
J.B. [III]
David[V]
ANTA Playhouse
December 11, 1958 – October 24, 1959
1964
High Spirits [III]
musical ensemble
Alvin Theatre
April 7, 1964 – February 27, 1965
1965
Baker Street
One of the Killers
The Broadway Theatre
February 2, 1965 – November 30, 1965
Martin Beck Theatre
November 3, 1965 – November 14, 1965
1966
The Lion in Winter
Philip Capet (King of France)
Ambassador Theatre
March 3, 1966 – May 21, 1966
The Rose Tattoo
Jack Hunter
Billy Rose Theatre
November 9, 1966 – December 31, 1966
1967
The Unknown Soldier and His Wife
Unknown Soldier
Vivian Beaumont Theater
July 6, 1967 – September 16, 1967
George Abbott Theatre
September 18, 1967 – November 12, 1967
1968
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo
Stratford Shakespeare Festival [ 109]
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
1970
Lemon Sky [ 110]
Alan
Playhouse Theatre
May 17–31, 1970
1972
Enemies
Sintsov
Vivian Beaumont Theater
November 9, 1972 – December 16, 1972
1973
The Plough and the Stars
Jack Clitheroe
January 4, 1973 – February 10, 1973
The Merchant of Venice
Bassanio
March 1, 1973 – April 7, 1973
1975
Sweet Bird of Youth
Chance Wayne
Harkness Theatre
December 29, 1975 – February 8, 1976
1984
Hurlyburly
Mickey
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
August 7, 1984 – June 2, 1985
1995
Him [ 111]
Elvis Presley , director , writer
New York Shakespeare Festival
2000
James Joyce's The Dead
Gabriel Conroy
Belasco Theatre
January 11, 2000 – April 16, 2000
2001
The Seagull
Sorin
Delacorte Theater
July 24, 2001 – August 26, 2001[ 112]
2010
A Behanding in Spokane
Carmichael
Schoenfeld Theatre
March 4, 2010 – June 6, 2010
Video games
Music videos
CD
See also
References
General
Specific
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^ Gilbey, Ryan (April 19, 1997). "THE FUNERAL Director: Abel Ferrara. Starring: Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Isabella Rossellini, Annabella Sciorra (18)" . The Independent . Retrieved January 22, 2015 .
^ Ollove, Michael (August 30, 1997). "A prisoner of excess Review: Alicia Silverstone's film 'Baggage' is light on acting, plot and laughs" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved January 22, 2015 .
^ Kelly, John (December 19, 1997). "Building a Bitter 'Mouse' Trap" . The Washington Post . Retrieved January 22, 2015 .
^ Kaltenbach, Chris (April 17, 1998). "Walken's eyes reign supreme in 'Suicide Kings' " . The New York Times . Retrieved January 22, 2015 .
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^ Hettrick, Scott (February 26, 1999). "Antz: Adult Comedy Or Cartoon?" . Sun-Sentinel . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2015 .
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^ Scott, A.O. (July 20, 2001). "America s Sweethearts (2001) July 20, 2001 FILM REVIEW; A Celebrity Couple and the Emptiness of It All" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Mitchell, Elvis (April 11, 2001). "Joe Dirt (2001) April 11, 2001 FILM REVIEW; Abandoned as a Boy and Downhill Since" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ "Happy Birthday To Wilton's Christopher Walken" . The Daily Voice . March 31, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Thomas, Kevin (February 8, 2002). "A Drive-Thru 'Macbeth' in Lifeless 'Scotland, PA.' " . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ von Tunzelmann, Alex (November 5, 2009). "The Affair of the Necklace: nothing to get hot under the collar over" . The Guardian . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Holden, Stephen (December 25, 2002). "Catch Me If You Can (2002) FILM REVIEW; Taking to a Gullible World Like a Mouse to Swiss Cheese" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
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^ Scott, A.O. (July 26, 2002). "Reuniting an Ensemble of Bears. Yes, Bears" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Forde, Leon (October 9, 2001). "Lee Evans, Christopher Walken undertake Plots" . Screen Daily . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ a b Miller, Julie (July 26, 2012). "Justin Bartha on Dark Horse, His Dinner Party with Christopher Walken, and The Hangover Part III" . Vanity Fair . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Rabin, Nathan (January 27, 2003). "Kangaroo Jack" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Schedeen, Jesse (October 9, 2012). "Christopher Walken's Weirdest Characters" . IGN . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Dargis, Manohla (October 8, 2004). "Learning to Be Fathers and Learning to Be Sons" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Holden, Stephen (April 30, 2004). "Envy (2004) FILM REVIEW; A Dog-Maintenance Miracle And the Shaky Empire It Built" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ a b Hooton, Christopher (March 20, 2014). "International Day of Happiness: Here's every Christopher Walken dance scene" . The Independent . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ "Waits Cast In 'Domino' Film" . Billboard . December 17, 2004. Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Dawson, Nick (September 7, 2007). "John Turturro, Romance & Cigarettes" . Filmmaker . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Hunter, Stephen (July 24, 2005). "With Walken, There's Something In the Glare" . The Washington Post . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Dargis, Manohla (June 23, 2006). "A Man-Child Who Has His World Under Control in 'Click' " . The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
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^ CATSOULIS, JEANETTE (March 10, 2011). "Mafia Madness" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Patterson, John (April 1, 2013). "Christopher Walken's A Late Quartet is a beautiful sunset-minuet" . The Guardian . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^ Fernandez, Sofia M. (November 29, 2011). "Unreleased Walken-Wagner Film Being Shopped; Director Thinks Natalie Wood's Death Was 'Accident' " . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 28, 2015 .
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^ Barnes, Clive (May 18, 1970). "Stage: Immediacy Illuminates Wilson's 'Lemon Sky' " . New York Times . Retrieved November 22, 2020 . Christopher Walken as the nonhero, flip, baffled, charm ing, daring the audience with the author's semi‐off‐stage asides, amused and yet con cerned, is most convincing, moving from narration to ac tion with east and keeping the right distance between himself, audience and play.
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"Christopher Walken – Other works" . IMDB .
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