Christopher Walken

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Christopher Walken
Age81
Full NameRonald Walken
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Biography

Hailing from the illustrious borough of Astoria, Queens, New York, Christopher Walken is a prestigious award-winning actor of the American stage and films. Blessed with a sandy-colored head of hair and a pale complexion, as well as a uniquely nervous disposition, Walken has attained a reputation for portraying psychologically unstable individuals. However, this generalization does not do justice to the depth and breadth of his performances. The son of a Scottish mother and German father, Walken attended Hofstra University and ANTA and won a Theatre World award for his performance in the revival of the Tennessee Williams play "The Rose Tattoo". After making his cinematic debut in 1969 in The Anderson Tapes, Walken won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978). Truly a man of royal caliber, Christopher Walken is a master of his craft.

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Media
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  • Pulp Fiction
  • Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
  • Severance
  • Inside the Actors Studio
  • Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
  • Privateer 2: The Darkening
  • The Deer Hunter
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
  • Annie Hall
  • True Romance
  • The Screen Junkies Show
  • The 81st Annual Academy Awards
  • Man on Fire
  • Saturday Night Live 25
  • The Outlaws
  • Eye on L.A.
  • The Women of SNL
  • The Jungle Book
  • Eddie the Eagle
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
  • Sleepy Hollow
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall
  • Ripper
  • The Dead Zone
  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
  • Batman Returns
  • Skylark
  • A Late Quartet
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
  • Seven Psychopaths
  • The Motorola Television Hour
  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village
  • The 51st Annual Academy Awards
  • Wedding Crashers
  • Cinéma cinémas
  • Kill the Irishman
  • Valley Forge
  • Suicide Kings
  • Basquiat
  • At Close Range
  • True Crime: New York City
  • Cleopatra
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri
  • Poolhall Junkies
  • The Milagro Beanfield War
  • Jersey Boys
  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
  • Heaven's Gate

Family Tree

The illustrious Walken family consists of two generations of renowned actors, Ken and Glenn Walken. Descended from immigrants from Scotland and Germany, the brothers were born in Astoria, Queens, New York. With sandy colored hair, pale complexions and a somewhat nervous disposition, Ken and Glenn were both known for their portrayals of psychologically unstable characters. Ken won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The Deer Hunter (1978) while Glenn is best known for his roles in Apocalypse Now (1979) and Guiding Light (1952). Both have left a lasting legacy on the American stage and films.

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