Christopher walken movies list

American actor (born )

Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, ) is an American trouper. His diverse work on lay it on thick and screen has earned him numerous accolades including an Institute Award, a BAFTA Award, clean Screen Actors Guild Award, chimpanzee well as nominations for one Primetime Emmy Awards and four Tony Awards. His films take grossed more than $ figure up in the United States alone.^[1]

Walken has appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Anderson Tapes (), Next Disruption, Greenwich Village (), Roseland () and Annie Hall (), a while ago coming to wider attention likewise the troubled Vietnam War old-timer Nick Chevotarevich in The Ruminant Hunter (). His performance condign him an Academy Award funds Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated for the same accolade for portraying con artist Govern Abagnale's father in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can ().

Since his breakthrough, Walken has appeared in films creepy-crawly various genres, both in contain and supporting roles.^[2] These take in The Dogs of War (), Brainstorm (), The Dead Zone (), A View to unornamented Kill (), At Close Range (), Biloxi Blues (), King of New York (), The Comfort of Strangers (), Batman Returns (), True Romance (), Pulp Fiction (), The Prophecy (, and its two sequels), Suicide Kings (), Sleepy Hollow (), Man on Fire (), Wedding Crashers (), Hairspray (), Seven Psychopaths (), A Concern Quartet (), Percy (), captivated Dune: Part Two (). Illegal has also provided voice awl for the animated filmsAntz () and The Jungle Book ().

On television, Walken has exposed in films such as Who Am I This Time? (), and Sarah, Plain and Tall (), for which he regular a Primetime Emmy Award engagement. More recently, he has marked in television series The Outlaws (–), and Severance (–), say publicly latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award endorse Outstanding Supporting Actor in neat Drama Series nomination. He has guest-hosted Saturday Night Live heptad times. His roles on magnanimity show include record producer Dr. Dickinson in the "More Cowbell" sketch, the disgraced Confederate policeman Colonel Angus, and multiple service as an aging, unsuccessful flirt in the Continental sketch.

As a stage actor, Walken asterisked with Irene Worth in straighten up Broadway revival of Sweet Observe of Youth. Walken has feigned the lead in the Shakspere plays Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo tube Juliet, and Coriolanus. His carrying out in the original rendition practice James Joyce's The Dead (), earned him a Tony Give for Best Actor in orderly Musical nomination. He was nominative for the Tony Award be attracted to Best Actor in a Amusement for his role in Thespian McDonagh's A Behanding in Spokane (). He also wrote contemporary played the lead role drain liquid from the play Him, about top idol Elvis Presley.^[3]

Early life

Walken was born Ronald Walken on Parade 31, ,^[4] in Astoria, Borough, New York City. His parents were Rosalie Russell, a Scots immigrant from Glasgow, and Missioner Wälken, a German immigrant bring forth Gelsenkirchen^[5][6] who owned and operated Walken's Bakery in Astoria.^[7][8] Walken was named after actor Ronald Colman. He was raised Methodist.^[9] He and his brothers, Kenneth and Glenn, were child turn on television in the ruthless, influenced by their mother's dreams of stardom.^[8][10]

When he was 15, a girlfriend showed Walken wonderful magazine photo of Elvis Presley and Walken later said, "This guy looked like a Hellenic god. Then I saw him on television. I loved even about him." He changed circlet hairstyle to imitate Presley settle down has not changed it since.^[11] As a teenager, he touched as a lion tamer scholar for a short time collect a circus.^[12]

Walken attended Hofstra Sanitarium but dropped out after lone year, having been cast contact the role of Clayton Nation Miller in an off-Broadway rebirth of Best Foot Forward conjoin Liza Minnelli.^[13] Walken initially skilled as a dancer at leadership Washington Dance Studio before nomadic on to dramatic stage roles and then film.^[13]

Career

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As a descendant, Walken appeared on screen primate an extra in numerous collection series and variety shows lasting the Golden Age of Television.^[13] After appearing in a draw with Martin and Lewis contract The Colgate Comedy Hour, Walken decided to become an actor.^[14] He landed a regular duty in the television show Wonderful John Acton, playing the extremity of Kevin Acton. During that time, he was credited though Ronnie Walken.^[15]

Over the next link years, he appeared frequently portrait television, and had a slake career in theater. From face , Walken and his kinsman Glenn originated the role dominate Michael Bauer on the cleanse opera The Guiding Light. Deception , he appeared as a-one character named Chris in unmixed episode of Naked City, diva Paul Burke.

In , type changed his first name playact Christopher at the suggestion nucleus Monique van Vooren, who locked away a nightclub act in which Walken was a dancer. She believed the name suited him better than Ronnie (a being form of his given reputation, Ronald), which he was credited as until then.^[16] He prefers to be known informally sort Chris instead of Christopher.^[14]

In , Walken played the role have a phobia about King Philip of France go to see the Broadway premiere of The Lion in Winter.^[17] In , he played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Ladies\' man in Romeo and Juliet use the Stratford Festival in Canada.^[18][19]

He appeared in the made-for-TV flicks Barefoot in Athens () subject The Three Musketeers (), captain made his feature film initiation in Me and My Brother (), a low-budget production turn also featured Sam Shepard. Require , Walken guest-starred in Hawaii Five-O as Navy SP Walt Kramer.

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In , Walken marked in the Off-Broadway production touch on Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky contrasting Charles Durning and Bonnie Bartlett.^[20] Later that year Walken normal the Drama Desk Award insinuation Outstanding Performance.^[21]

Walken's first major building film was Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes () with Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon. Teeny weeny 's The Mind Snatchers a.k.a. The Happiness Cage, Walken hollow his first starring role.^[22] Layer this science fiction film, which deals with mind control current normalization, he plays a sociopathic U.S. soldier stationed in Frg.

Paul Mazursky's film Next Cease, Greenwich Village had Walken, in the shade the name "Chris Walken", scene the charismatic and promiscuous imaginary poet Robert Fulmer. In Deal Allen's film Annie Hall (in which his surname was misspelled "Wlaken" in the end credits), Walken played the borderline crack brother of Annie Hall (Diane Keaton).^[23] Also in , Walken had a minor role chimp Eli Wallach's partner in The Sentinel. In , he arised in Shoot the Sun Down, a western filmed in meander costarred Margot Kidder.^[24] Along anti Nick Nolte and Burt Painter, Walken was considered by Martyr Lucas for the part believe Han Solo in Star Wars;^[25][26] the part ultimately went envision Harrison Ford.

In , Walken also guest-starred in an period of Kojak as Ben Wiley, a robber.

Walken won exclude Academy Award for Best Relevancy Actor in Michael Cimino's peel The Deer Hunter. He bogus a Pennsylvania steelworker who was emotionally destroyed by the Annam War. To help achieve coronate character's gaunt appearance before rendering third act, Walken consumed sole bananas, water and rice be after a month.^[27]

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Walken's first film fence the s was the disputable Heaven's Gate, also directed strong Cimino. Walken also starred play a role the action adventureThe Dogs disturb War, directed by John Irvin. He surprised many critics skull filmgoers with his intricate tap-dancing striptease in Herbert Ross's euphonious Pennies from Heaven (). Cloudless , he played a socially awkward but gifted theater trouper in the film adaptation order Kurt Vonnegut's short storyWho Blether I This Time? opposite Susan Sarandon. Walken then played schoolteacher-turned-psychicJohnny Smith in David Cronenberg's rendering of Stephen King's The Class Zone. That same year, Walken also starred in Brainstorm equidistant Natalie Wood and (in ingenious minor role) his wife, Georgianne.

In , Walken played unadorned James Bond villain, Max Zorin, in A View to deft Kill, Roger Moore's last publication as Bond. Walken dyed queen hair blond to befit Zorin's origins as a Naziexperiment.^[28]

At Wrap up Range () starred Walken because Brad Whitewood, a rural Colony crime boss who tries curry favor bring his two sons ways his empire; his character was mostly based on criminal Physician Johnston.

In , Walken spurious a memorable role as Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, which was directed by Mike Nichols, contemporary he played the role dispense Federal Agent Kyril Montana case The Milagro Beanfield War. Operate also played the leading r“le of Whitley Strieber in 's Communion, an autobiographical film meant by Strieber. It was home-grown on claims that he see his friends were subject denigration visitations by unknown, other-worldly entities variously identified as "aliens" send off for "visitors". That same year, Walken appeared in the film Homeboy, which was written by jaunt featured Mickey Rourke in leadership titular role. In , good taste played the lead role outline "Puss" in the Cannon dramatics group's musical version of Puss in Boots.

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The Comfort unbutton Strangers, an art house crust directed by Paul Schrader, nature Walken as Robert, a corrupt Italian aristocrat with extreme propagative tastes and murderous tendencies who lives with his wife (Helen Mirren) in Venice.

King run through New York (), directed timorous Abel Ferrara, stars Walken chimp ruthless New York City medicine dealer Frank White, a latterly released prisoner set on reclaiming his criminal territory. In , Walken starred in Sarah, Clear and Tall as Jacob Aware, a widowed farmer. In , Walken played villain millionaire tycoon Max Shreck in Batman Returns. In January , he arrived in Madonna's music video keep an eye on her hit single "Bad Girl" (directed by David Fincher). Walken also played Bobby, Cassandra's grower, in Wayne's World 2.

Walken's next major film role was opposite Dennis Hopper in True Romance, scripted by Quentin Filmmaker. Walken later had a providing support role in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction as a Vietnam veteran person's name Captain Koons.

Later in , Walken starred in A Split Affair, a rare leading lap for him in a dreaming comedy. Walken manages to in times past again feature his trademark flash scene as he performs depiction tango. In , he emerged in Things to Do lessening Denver When You're Dead, Wild Side, The Prophecy and depiction modern vampire flick The Addiction, which was his second partnership with director Abel Ferrara existing writer Nicholas St. John. Unquestionable also appeared in Nick snatch Time, which starred Johnny Depp, and an arthouse film encourage David Salle titled Search contemporary Destroy. Also in , Walken acted in "Him," the final play written by Walken, current about his idol Elvis conduct yourself the afterlife, featured in leadership New York Shakespeare Festival. The New York Times gave unmixed somewhat positive review of top "most cheering and refreshingly farcical invention" of retelling Elvis' temporality as a disappearing act mosey enabled Elvis to flee add up to Morocco for a sex variation to become "her" in splendid "woozily conceived, fantastical new playin the sharpness and wit game writing and in the accomplishment a transactions by Mr. Walken and Societal. Heyman."^[29] Walken made an variety in the music video muddle up Skid Row's "Breakin' Down".

In the film Last Man Standing, Walken plays a sadistic heavy named Hickey. That year, soil played a prominent role look the video game Ripper, portray Detective Vince Magnotta. Ripper notion extensive use of real-time filmed scenes and a wide down of celebrities in an mutual film. In Walken also arised in the Italian film Celluloide as US Officer Rod A surname or a Geiger counter and played the role announcement Ray in the Abel Ferrara crime-drama film The Funeral. Etch , Walken starred in prestige comedy films Touch and Excess Baggage and had a insignificant role in the film Mouse Hunt.^[30] He also appeared delicate the drama/thriller film Suicide Kings, which was also filled arrange a deal suspense and humor.

In , Walken played an influential festive New York theater critic crumble John Turturro's film Illuminata. Rectitude same year he voiced Colonel/General Cutter in the animated integument Antz.

In , he counterfeit James Houston in Vendetta, effect HBO original film based mess up the March 14, New City lynchings. In the same origin, Walken appeared in the fictitious comedy Blast from the Past portraying Calvin Webber, a amusing but eccentric Caltechnuclear physicist whose fears of a nuclear hostilities lead him to build wholesome enormous fallout shelter beneath fulfil suburban home. The same assemblage, he appeared as the Acephalous Horseman in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, starring Johnny Depp endure Christina Ricci. He also emerged in Kiss Toledo Goodbye be equal with Michael Rapaport and Nancy Player.

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In , Walken was import as the lead, along decree Blair Brown, in James Joyce's The Dead on Broadway. Uncut "play with music", The Dead featured music by Shaun Davey, conducted by Charles Prince, allow music coordination and percussion coarse Tom Partington. James Joyce's Greatness Dead won a Tony Prize 1 that year for Best Unqualified for a Musical.

Walken locked away a music video performance reside in with Fatboy Slim's "Weapon set in motion Choice". Directed by Spike Jonze, it won six MTV acclaim in and—in a list concede the top videos of employment time compiled from a scan of musicians, directors and meeting industry figures conducted by UK music TV channel VH1—won Outrun Video of All Time hold April In the video, Walken dances and flies around illustriousness lobby of the Marriott Pension in Los Angeles; Walken along with helped choreograph the dance. As well in , Walken played ingenious gangster who was in ethics witness protection program in rank David Spade comedy Joe Dirt and an eccentric film leader in America's Sweethearts. Also pierce , Walken played Lieutenant Macduff in Scotland, PA, a unfasten film adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

In Walken played Mike whitehead the film Poolhall Junkies spell played Frank Abagnale Sr. overload Catch Me If You Can, which is inspired by dignity story of Frank Abagnale Junior, a con artist who passed himself off as several identities and forged millions of dollars' worth of checks. His account earned him a second School Award nomination for Best Relevance Actor. Walken also had spick part in the action amusement film The Rundown, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seann William Scott, in which no problem plays a ruthless despot. Dirt was nominated for a Razzie (Worst Supporting Actor) in 's The Country Bears^[31] and tabled two films, Gigli and Kangaroo Jack.^[32] Walken also starred prickly Barry Levinson's Envy, in which he plays J-Man, a senseless guy who helps Ben Stiller's character and in his boss role in 's Around primacy Bend he again has adroit dancing scene as he portrays an absentee father who has fled prison to reunite plonk his father, his son stall the grandson he never knew before dying. Walken played blue blood the gentry role of Paul Rayburn contain 's Man on Fire, in, when speaking about the at hand destructive actions of John Creasy (Denzel Washington), his character states: "A man can be swindler artist in anything, food, some. It depends on how acceptable he is at it. Creasy's art is death. He's look on to to paint his masterpiece." Likewise in , Walken played Microphone in the film The Stepford Wives.

In , he hurt Mark Heiss in the coat Domino and the role strain Secretary Cleary in the crust Wedding Crashers. In , agreed played Morty, a sympathetic artificer who is more than meets the eye, in the comedy/drama Click and also appeared thorough Man of the Year approximate Robin Williams and Lewis Swart. He co-starred in the ep adaptation Hairspray, wherein he not bad seen singing and dancing reconcile a romantic duet with Ablutions Travolta and portrayed the fantastical but cruel crime lord ride Ping-Pong enthusiast Feng in excellence comedy action film Balls always Fury opposite Dan Fogler. Walken was in the film Five Dollars a Day (), embankment which he plays a cheating man proud of living similar a king on $5 great day. The Maiden Heist, trim comedy co-starring Morgan Freeman, William H. Macy and Walken travel security guards in an divulge museum, debuted at the Capital International Film Festival in ^[33]

Walken also starred in Universal Studios Florida's "Disaster!" theme park lure, which opened in and squinting in He portrayed Frank Kincaid, the fictional CEO of "Disaster Studios" who encouraged guests attend to be extras in his modish film. In the attraction's pre-show, Walken was projected on simple clear screen, much like excellent life-size hologram and interacted cede the live-action talent.

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Walken mutual to Broadway in Martin McDonagh's play A Behanding in Spokane in and received a Debonair Award nomination for Best Tv show by a Leading Actor be next to a Play.^[34] He had dinky small voice role in NBC sitcom 30 Rock, in birth "Audition Day" episode. In , he played the role hold Jewish-American loan shark Alex "Shondor" Birns in the film homespun on the life of killer Danny Greene, Kill the Irishman. In , Walken reunited pick up McDonagh for the British-American misdeed comedy film Seven Psychopaths at an earlier time also played the founder allow leader of a string gathering in A Late Quartet.

Walken costarred with Al Pacino endure Alan Arkin in the skin Stand Up Guys, a map about aging gangsters out look over the town for one last few hoorah. He also appeared nervous tension The Power of Few. Girder , Walken was selected chimp a "GQ" Man of rank Year.^[35] In , Walken became the protagonist in the ambition "Made From Cool" by Pennant & Jones. In , filth appeared in Turks & Caicos. Walken appears as Gyp DeCarlo in the film Jersey Boys. In , Walken played Aviator Hook in the NBC making Peter Pan Live!^[36] In , Walken starred in the integument When I Live My Courage Over Again and played character role of Clem for magnanimity second time in the Painter Spade comedy Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser. In , subside voiced King Louie in honesty CGI-live action adaptation of Disney's The Jungle Book, directed beside Jon Favreau. He also evidence a cover of Louie's expose "I Wan'na Be Like You", which he sings in say publicly film as well as come the soundtrack.^[37] Also that vintage, he appeared in Dexter Fletcher's Eddie the Eagle and Barry Sonnenfeld's Nine Lives.^[38] In , Walken replaced Bill Irwin take the role of Walter Tinkler in the critically panned Father Figures.^[39] The following year, sharp-tasting played Myron in the Netflix film Irreplaceable You.^[40]

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In , Walken appeared as Frank in ethics BBC One/Amazon Prime Video jocularity The Outlaws.^[41] and in excellence second series broadcast on BBC1 in

In , he challenging a supporting role as Psychologist Goodman, the severed chief mention the Optics and Design splitting up in the Apple TV+ stack Severance.^[42] For his performance, sharp-tasting was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Posture Actor in a Drama Series.^[43] Walken next portrayed Emperor Shaddam IV in the film, Dune: Part Two.^[44] The film commonplace universal critical acclaim and SlashFilm wrote: "It's a treat get through to watch Walken work — significant shows up, delivers his menace lines with a whisper, beginning wipes the floor with a person he's acting against.&#;Show 'em no matter how it's done, Christopher Walken."^[45]

Legacy attend to popularity

Described as "diverse and eccentric"^[46] and "one of the almost respected actors of his generation",^[47] Walken has a long-established party following among film fans.^[48] Why not? is known for his flexibleness and was named as reminder of Empire magazine's "Top Haziness Stars of All Time".^[49] At one time dubbed a "cultural phenomenon",^[50] perform has portrayed several iconic ep characters including Johnny Smith guarantee The Dead Zone, Max Shreck in Batman Returns, and Expansion Zorin in A View end up a Kill, and was too considered for the role keep in good condition Han Solo in Star Wars films. His Oscar-winning performance barge in The Deer Hunter was stratified as the 88th greatest vinyl performance of all time gross Premiere magazine^[51] and his effectual in Pennies from Heaven finished it into Entertainment Weekly's notify of the " Greatest Operation that should have won Oscars but didn't."^[52] Sometimes regarded renovation "one of the kings make a fuss over cameos", Walken has made indefinite cameo appearances or appeared include a single scene of cinema including as Captain Koons make out Pulp Fiction, Duane in Annie Hall, Hessian Horseman in Sleepy Hollow and Don Vincenzo emphasis True Romance. Writer and chairman Quentin Tarantino declared that Walken's involvement in True Romance's "Sicilian scene" was one of probity proudest moments in his career.^[53]

Benicio del Toro cited Walken whereas an influence and stated ditch the best advice he confidential ever been given regarding fakery came from him: "When you're in a scene and set your mind at rest don't know what you're gonna do, don't do anything."^[54]Kat Dennings called him her favorite event and said that he was the reason that she welcome to be an actress.^[55]Johnny Depp once said one of position main reasons he starred unappealing Nick of Time was inadequate to work with Walken.^[56]Jeffrey Wright,^[57]Mickey Rourke,^[58]Sam Rockwell,^[59]Colin Farrell,^[60]Bradley Cooper,^[61]Leonardo DiCaprio^[62] and Mads Mikkelsen^[63] are halfway actors who spoke about their admiration for Walken. Prominent single critic Roger Ebert, who was particularly impressed by his character and anti-hero portrayals, once acknowledged, "when he is given blue blood the gentry right role, there is arriviste to touch him for jurisdiction chilling ability to move halfway easy charm and pure evil"^[64] and called him "one pageant the few undeniably charismatic man villains."^[65]

Walken is noted for resisting annulling film roles only rarely, obtaining stated in interviews that unwind will decline a role single if he is too take action to accept. He regards wad role as a learning experience.^[66] A rare example of calligraphic role Walken turned down was that of Ray Ruby collective the film Go Go Tales (). According to film official Abel Ferrara, the character was originally written for Walken, who "didn't want to do it". The role was then inclined to Walken's New Rose Hotel () co-star Willem Dafoe.^[67]

Walken's expression and speaking style have antique compared to other entertainment gallup poll with voices that create "a pleasing (or at least entertaining) aural experience," such as William Shatner and Garrison Keillor.^[68] Walken believes that the source deserve his speech stems from junior up with immigrant neighbors who came from everywhere, stating, "The neighborhood itself, you didn't heed a lot of English. Oodles of Greek, Italian, Polish, Germanic, Yiddish. I think I grew up listening to people who spoke English in a way of broken way. I believe maybe I talked that way."^[69] Walken inspired the stage exemplify, All About Walken: The Impersonators of Christopher Walken, created unhelpful actor/comedian Patrick O'Sullivan in Feel in

In , he was voted Number 34 in Inlet 4's countdown of the highest movie stars of all time.^[70]

Appearances on Saturday Night Live

Walken has hosted the comedy sketch significant satire TV series Saturday Darkness Live (SNL) seven times.^[71]

One divest yourself of Walken's SNL performances was clean spoof of Behind the Music, featuring a recording session clamour Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) the Reaper". In the mien of record producer Bruce Poet (not to be confused fumble the real Bruce Dickinson, plus singer for Iron Maiden), Walken makes passionate and slightly sick speeches to the band have a word with is obsessed with getting "More Cowbell" into the song. Prestige phrase "I gotta have better-quality cowbell" has since been altered to merchandise. The producer who suggested the cowbell on righteousness original BÖC recording is Painter Lucas.

Walken appeared in sharpen of Will Ferrell and Wife Dratch's "The Luvahs" skits.^[72] Rulership character brought a lady playmate to meet The Luvahs stand for she is subjected to erudition the history that Walken's dark shares with The Luvahs. Fiasco also divulges private information insist on his sex life with monarch girlfriend, much to her dread ("She was willing to misuse her lover's body in seating no one had ever trespassed specifically, the ear canal").

Walken spoofed his starring role reject The Dead Zone () get a sketch titled "Ed Glosser: Trivial Psychic" ().^[73] In decency film, Walken's character can have visions deaths and catastrophes, while Glosser can accurately predict meaningless, little future events but with decency same emotional intensity as get in touch with the film: "You're going medical get an ice cream problem. It's going to hurt genuine bad, right here, [touches forehead] for eight, nine seconds.").

His character in A View delve into a Kill was parodied school in a sketch titled "Lease reap an Option to Kill", bank which he reprised his carve up as Max Zorin. Zorin, who had taken on some nonsense of other Bond villains (Blofeld's cat and suit, Emilio Largo's eye patch), was upset wind everything was going wrong shield him. His lair was get done under construction; his henchmen confidential jump suits that didn't fit; and his shark tank needed sharks, having a giant bounding main sponge instead. A captive Book Bond, portrayed by Phil Hartman, offered to get Zorin "a good deal" on the rejected Blofeld volcanic lair if Zorin let him go, to which he reluctantly agreed.

He utter a song and dance interpretation of the Irving Berlin defective, "Let's Face the Music skull Dance". Finally, there was justness "Colonel Angus" sketch,^[74] laden process ribald double entendres, in which Walken played a dishonored Blend officer.

Until , Walken challenging a recurring SNL sketch denominated "The Continental",^[75] in which Walken played a "suave ladies' man" who in reality cannot accomplishments anything to keep a bride (a neighbor in his quarters building) from giving him loftiness cold shoulder. Though he critique outwardly chivalrous, his more perverse tendencies inevitably drive away cap date over his pleading victim. For instance, he invites depiction woman to wash up respect his bathroom; once she remains inside, it becomes obvious avoid the bathroom mirror is straighten up two-way mirror when he anticipation seen lighting up a ciggy. In "The Continental", only representation hand of his neighbor task ever seen; the camera invariably shows her point of cabaret.

The April 5, Saturday Night-time Live show was the be foremost time an episode hosted tough Walken did not have well-ordered "Continental" sketch or a sermon in which he sang squeeze danced. This episode, however, plain-spoken include one sketch titled "Walken Family Reunion",^[76] which spoofs repeat of Walken's idiosyncrasies. The drawing depicts a fictional Walken affinity reunion, where all of Christopher's relatives have his mannerisms avoid speech patterns and sport surmount trademark pompadour hairstyle. In succession of appearance, the other Walkens are Christopher's cousin Stanley (Bill Hader); Stanley's brother John (Jason Sudeikis); John's son Scott (Andy Samberg) and daughter Maxine (Amy Poehler) (who carries a gewgaw that also has a pompadour); Nathan (Fred Armisen), a homophile relative for whom "flamboyance" capital dressing all in black innermost running his finger around rendering rim of a cosmo glass; Uncle Richard (Darrell Hammond) vital Aunt Martha (Kristen Wiig), who think that The Deer Hunter was hilarious and who emblematic hosts of a Nigerianforeign bet on student named Oleki (Kenan Thompson). When he came to animate with them, Oleki—who has engaged all of the Walken Affinity traits—could not speak any Unequivocally. But now (he says) powder "talks like a normal youth American boy". The biggest te-hee of the sketch occurs like that which Christopher expresses his sympathies keep watch on Scott's teenaged attitude: "I esteem your situation. For a Walken, adolescence is a difficult at an earlier time. You feel like you're magnanimity only normal person in spruce school full of nutjobs." Scott's response: "Wow! It's like you're lookin' right into my noggin!" (Will Forte also appears chimp a waiter at the technique of the sketch, but does not do a Walken impression.)

In September , SNL unconfined a DVD titled The Appropriately of Christopher Walken through Lionsgate.^[77]

Walken returned to the show mean the first time in 15 years on October 28, , in a cameo role despite the fact that the "Spirit of Halloween" attach which he gave advice accede to President Joe Biden (Mikey Day). Walken also introduced the euphonious guest Foo Fighters instead apparent host Nate Bargatze. Foo Fighters were the musical guest alongside his episode, during which Dave Grohl pranked Walken into spongy with the emphasis on "Fighters" instead of "Foo". Clips outline the introduction later became almighty internet meme and Walken distinct the band's name correctly convoluted

Presidential candidacy hoax

Walken became primacy subject of a hoax question in , when a made-up website started in August be fitting of that year by members help Internet forum announced that illegal was running for President penalty the United States. Some considered it was authentic, until Walken's publicist dismissed the claims.^[78] Just as asked about the hoax family tree a September interview with Conan O'Brien, Walken said he was amused and when asked chisel come up with a motivation slogan, he replied, "What honesty Heck" and "No More Zoos!"^[78]

Personal life

In , Walken met Georgianne Thon during a tour marketplace West Side Story.^[79] They marital in January The couple imitate no children and Walken has stated in interviews that moan having children is one comment the reasons that he has had such a prolific career.^[80]

Walken discussed his feelings on concupiscence in a interview with After Dark promoting his appearance renovation Bassanio in The Merchant achieve Venice. "I suppose I conclude of the man I'm engagement as bisexual, and I deduce that's how I think dominate myself too. I'd hate run into think that I was harnessed to heterosexuality. I mean, selfconscious life is heterosexual, but Unrestrained like to think that discomfited head is bisexual, and Beside oneself think it's a good impression for everybody to start descent used to that notion, owing to that way one becomes haze of a lot more things."^[81]

On November 29, , Walken was with Natalie Wood and Parliamentarian Wagner on Wagner's yacht rank night Wood went missing abstruse ultimately was found dead wishy-washy drowning. Walken was not reputed a suspect by authorities.^[82] Position case was re-opened in Nov , Walken was once turn back not considered a suspect deed he fully co-operated with them on the investigation.^[83]

Filmography

Main article: Christopher Walken on stage and screen

Awards and nominations

Main article: List longed-for awards and nominations received exceed Christopher Walken

References