Christopher Walken

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Christopher Walken
Age80
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
  • Severance
  • Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
  • Inside the Actors Studio
  • Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
  • Privateer 2: The Darkening
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
  • The Deer Hunter
  • Annie Hall
  • The Screen Junkies Show
  • True Romance
  • The 81st Annual Academy Awards
  • Man on Fire
  • Eye on L.A.
  • The Outlaws
  • Saturday Night Live 25
  • The Women of SNL
  • The Jungle Book
  • Eddie the Eagle
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall
  • Ripper
  • Sleepy Hollow
  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
  • The Dead Zone
  • A Late Quartet
  • Batman Returns
  • Seven Psychopaths
  • Skylark
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
  • The Motorola Television Hour
  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village
  • Kill the Irishman
  • Wedding Crashers
  • The 51st Annual Academy Awards
  • Cinéma cinémas
  • Valley Forge
  • True Crime: New York City
  • Basquiat
  • At Close Range
  • Cleopatra
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri
  • Suicide Kings
  • Poolhall Junkies
  • The Milagro Beanfield War
  • Jersey Boys
  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
  • Hairspray

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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