Walter Matthau Autographs
Walter John Matthau (né Matthow; /ˈmæθaʊ/ MATH-ow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing world-weary characters. He starred in 10 films alongside his real-life friend Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). The New York Times called this "one of Hollywood's most successful pairings". Among other accolades, he was an Academy Award, a two-time BAFTA Award, and two-time Tony Award winner.
On Broadway, Matthau originated the role of Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple by playwright Neil Simon, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play in 1965, his second after A Shot in the Dark in 1962. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie (1966), with further Best Actor nominations for Kotch (1971) and The Sunshine Boys (1975). He gained further recognition for his portrayal of the coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy The Bad News Bears (1976).
Matthau is also known for his performances in Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd (1957), the Elvis Presley vehicle King Creole (1958), Stanley Donen's romance Charade (1963), Fail Safe (1964), Gene Kelly's musical Hello, Dolly! (1969), Elaine May's screwball comedy A New Leaf (1971) and Herbert Ross's ensemble comedy California Suite (1978). He also starred in Plaza Suite (1971), Charley Varrick (1973), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), The Sunshine Boys (1975), House Calls (1978), Hopscotch (1980) and Dennis the Menace (1993).
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The most expensive item with a signature of Walter Matthau (Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon & Ann-Marget "Grumpy Old Men" SIGNED Framed Display) was sold in October 2025 for $1,500.00 while the cheapest item (WALTER MATTHAU signed AUTOGRAPH 6068) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2023. The month with the most items sold (17) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $100.98 for an autographed item of Walter Matthau. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2022 with $219.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.51 was September 2015. In average, an autographed item from Walter Matthau is worth $26.11.
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