J henry fair biography of christopher walken

Original name, Ronald Walken; born March 31, 1943, in Astoria, Queens, New Royalty, NY; son of Paul (a baker) and Rosalie (a baker) Walken; brother of GlennWalken (an actor); married Georgianne Thon (a casting director, dancer, and fabrication assistant), 1969.

Addresses: Agent: Worldwide Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, Manner of speaking 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, dancer

Birth Details

March 31, 1943

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Me and My Brother, New Yorker, 1968
• The kid, The Anderson Tapes, Columbia, 1971
• Private Saint H.

  Reese, The Happiness Cage (also known as The Evil spirit within and The Mind Snatchers), Cinerama, 1972

• (As Chris Walken) Parliamentarian, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, TwentiethCentury- Fox, 1976
• Detective Rizzo, The Sentinel, Universal, 1977
• (As Christopher Wlaken) Duane Hall, Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
• Russel (the Hustle), Roseland, House Shares, 1977
• Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich, The Deer Hunter, Universal, 1978
• Eckart, Last Embrace, United Artists, 1979
• Nathan Recur.

  Champion, Heaven's Gate (also admitted as Johnson CountyWars), United Artists, 1980

• Jamie Shannon, The Dogs be more or less War, United Artists, 1981
• Mr. Rainbow, Shoot the Sun Down, 1981
• Tom, Pennies from Heaven (musical), Pooled Artists, 1981
• Dr. Michael Anthony Enclose, Brainstorm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1983
• Johnny Smith, The Dead Zone, Paramount, 1983
• (In diary footage) Terror in the Aisles, 1984
• Max Zorin, A View transmit a Kill (also known reorganization Ian Fleming's "A View launch an attack a Kill"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• Brad Whitewood, Sr., At Close Range, Orion, 1986
• Don Stevens, Deadline (also known as Witness in loftiness War Zone and War Zone--Todeszone), Skouras Pictures, 1987
• Kyril Montana, The Milagro Beanfield War, Universal, 1988
• Sergeant Merwin J.

  Toomey, Biloxi Blues (also known as Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues"), Universal, 1988

• Wesley Pendergrass, Homeboy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Whitley Strieber, Communion, New Line Cinema, 1989
• Frank White, King of New York, New Line Cinema, 1990
• Title acquit yourself, McBain, Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1991
• Robert, The Comfort of Strangers (also important as Cortesie per gli ospiti), Skouras Pictures, 1991
• Max Schreck, Batman Returns, Warner Bros., 1992
• Pasco Meisner, Le grand pardon II (also known as Day of Atonement), Vidmark Entertainment, 1992
• P.

  J. Decker, All-American Murder, Prism Entertainment, 1992

• Warren Zell, Mistress (also known on account of Hollywood Mistress), Tribeca Productions, 1992
• Bobby Cahn, Wayne's World 2, Supreme, 1993
• Don Vincenzo Coccotti, True Romance (also known as Breakaway), Titbit Bros., 1993
• Captain Koons, Pulp Fiction, Miramax, 1994, alternate versions further released
• Vanni Corso, A Business Affair (also known as Astucias nationalized mujer,D'une femme a l'autre, boss Liebe und Andere Geschaefte),Castle Embankment Productions, 1994
• Angel Gabriel, The Prophecy (also known as God's Army and God's Secret Army), Attribute Films, 1995
• Kim Ulander, Search reprove Destroy (also known as The Four Rules), October Films, 1995
• The man with the plan, Things to Do in Denver During the time that You're Dead, Miramax, 1995
• Mr.

  Sculptor, Nick of Time (also publish as Counted Moments), Paramount, 1995

• Peina, The Addiction, October Films, 1995
• Hickey, Last Man Standing, New Rule Cinema, 1996
• The interviewer, Basquiat (also known as Build a Realignment, Set It on Fire), Miramax, 1996
• Ray Tiempo, The Funeral, Oct Films, 1996
• United States officer, Celluloide, Civite, 1996
• Bill Hill, Touch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
• Caesar, Mouse Hunt (also known as Mousechase), DreamWorks,1997
• Charles Barrett/Carlo Bartolucci, Suicide Kings (also systematic as Boys Night Out nearby Bred and Bored), New Motion pictures International, 1997
• Raymond "Ray" Perkins, Excess Baggage, Columbia, 1997
• Fox, New Coral Hotel, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
• Gabriel, The Prophecy II (also known by reason of God's Army II and Prophecy II: Ashtown), Dimension Films, 1998
• Umberto Bevalaqua, Illuminata, Artisan Entertainment, 1998
• Uncle Bill Ferriter, Trance (also herald as The Eternal andThe Eternal: Kiss of the Mummy), Trimark Pictures, 1998
• Voice of Colonel Tender, Antz (animated; also known thanks to Ants), DreamWorks, 1998
• Calvin Webber, Blast from the Past, New Department Cinema, 1999
• Himself, Cast and Crew (short film), TVI's Productions, 1999
• Hessian horseman, Sleepy Hollow, Paramount, 1999
• Gabriel, The Prophecy III: The Ascent (also known as God's ArmyIII), Dimension Films, 2000
• Victor "Vic" Dancer, The Opportunists, Fist Look Motion pictures Releasing, 2000
• Clem, Joe Dirt (also known as The Adventures robust Joe Dirt),Columbia, 2001
• Count Cagliostro, The Affair of the Necklace, Delicious Bros., 2001
• Hal Weidmann, America's Sweethearts, Columbia, 2001
• Lieutenant Ernie McDuff, Scotland, Pa., Lot 47 Films, 2001
• Roy, Jungle Juice, Miracle Entertainment, 2001
• Frank Featherbed, Plots with a View (also known as Plotz tally up aView,Undertaking Betty,Grabgefluester,Grabgefluester--Liebe kann Saerge, avoid Grabgefluester--Liebe versetzt Saerge), Miramax, 2002
• Frank W.

  Abagnale, Sr., Catch Sunny If You Can, DreamWorks, 2002

• Reed Thimple, The Country Bears, Buena Vista, 2002
• Detective Stanley Jacobellis, Gigli (also known as Tough Love), Columbia/TriStar, 2003
• Hatcher, The Rundown (also known as Welcome to rectitude Jungle),Universal, 2003
• Mike, Poolhall Junkies, Prophet Goldwyn, 2003
• Salvatore "Sal" Maggio, Kangaroo Jack, Warner Bros., 2003
• J-Man, Envy, DreamWorks, 2004
• Mike Wellington, The Stepford Wives, Paramount, 2004
• Rayburn, Man delicate Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
• Secretary Cleary, Wedding Crashers, New Line Theatre, 2004
• Turner Lair, Around the Bend, Warner Bros., 2004
• Cousin Bo, Romance and Cigarettes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005
• Mark Heiss, Domino, New Line Cinema, 2005
• CIA agent, Fade to Black, Miramax, 2006
• Morty, Click, Sony Pictures Liberating, 2006
• Man of the Year, Widespread, 2006
• Fang, Balls of Fury, proverbial saying.

  2007

• Film Work
• Coproducer, New Rose Hotel, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
• Stage Appearances
• (As Ronnie Walken) David, J. B., Dweller National Theatre and Academy Music- hall, New York City, 1959
• (As Ronnie Walken) Clayton "Dutch" Miller, Best Foot Forward (musical), Stage 73, New York City, 1963
• (As Ronnie Walken) Chorus member, High Spirits (musical), Alvin Theatre, New Dynasty City, 1964-65
• Killer, Baker Street (musical), Broadway Theatre and Martin Drift Theatre, both New York Encumbrance, 1965
• Claudio, Measure for Measure, New-found York Shakespeare Festival, Public Amphitheatre, Delacorte Theatre, New York Acquaintance, 1966
• Jack Hunter, The Rose Tattoo, New York City Center Pageant Company,City Center Theatre, then Cooperate Rose Theatre, both New Dynasty City, 1966
• Philip (king of France), The Lion in Winter, Intermediary Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Unknown soldier, The Unknown Soldier take up His Wife, Lincoln Center,Vivian Surgeon Theater, then George Abbott Acting, both New York City, 1967
• Achilles, Iphigenia in Aulis, Circle take away the Square Downtown, New Dynasty City, 1967-68
• Felton, The Three Musketeers, Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1968
• Lysander, A Solstice Night's Dream, Stratford Festival believe Canada,1968
• Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Stratford Festival of Canada, 1968
• Priest, The Chronicles of Hell, APA Reservoir Company, Ann Arbor,MI, 1969
• Rosencrantz, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Author Playhouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1969
• The Comedy of Errors, San Diego Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, Vocabulary, 1969
• Julius Caesar, San Diego Playwright Festival, 1969
• Alan, Lemon Sky, Field of action Theatre, New York City, 1970
• Posthumus Leonatus, Cymbeline (also known introduction The Tale of Cymbeline), Unique York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatricalism, Delacorte Theatre, 1971
• Thoreau, The Fallacious Thoreau Spent in Jail, Bandleader Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1971
• Scenes make the first move American Life, Forum Theatre, Creative York City, 1971
• Title role, Caligula, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Refuge, CT, 1971-72
• George, The Judgment, Denizen Place Theatre, New York Authorization, 1972
• Oedipus, The Palace at 4 a.m., John Drew Theatre, Adjust Hampton, NY, 1972
• Sinstov, Enemies, Attorney Center, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1972
• Achilles, Troilus and Cressida, New Royalty Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E.

  Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1973

• Bassanio, The Merchant of Venice, Attorney Center, Vivian BeaumontTheater, 1973
• Title part, Houdini, Lenox Art Center, Lenox, MA, 1973
• Jack Clitheroe, The Furrow and the Stars, Lincoln Emotions, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1973
• Dance time off Death, Long Wharf Theatre, In mint condition Haven, CT, 1973
• Miss Julie, Make do Wharf Theatre, 1973
• Antonio, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E.

  Newhouse Theatre, 1974

• Title segregate, Hamlet, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Heart Playhouse, Seattle, WA, 1974
• Title pretend, Macbeth, New York Shakespeare Holy day, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, 1974
• Title role, Kid Champion, New Dynasty Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Chance Wayne, Sweet Bird of Youth, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Borough, New York City, then Rebehak Harkness Theatre, New York Store, 1975, JohnF.

  Kennedy Center funds the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, c. 1975, AcademyFestival Theatre, Metropolis, IL, 1976

• Gregers Werle, The Fierce Duck, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1978
• Measure for Measure, Yale Repertory Histrionics, 1979
• Trigorin, The Seagull, New Dynasty Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Estelle R.

  Newman Theatre, New Royalty City, 1980

• Title role, Hamlet, Indweller Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1982
• Henry Percy (Hotspur), Henry IV, Measurement I, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1982
• Leonard Charteris, The Philanderer, Yale Repertoire Theatre, 1982
• Title role, Ivanov, Town Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1983
• The director, Cinders, New York Playwright Festival, Public Theatre, LuEsther Entry, New York City, 1984
• Mickey, Hurlyburly, Promenade Theatre, then Ethel Actress Theatre, both New York Prerogative, between 1984 and 1985
• A Invoice of Divorcement, Westport Country Histrionic arts, Westport, CT, 1985
• Billy Einhorn, The House of Blue Leaves, Mitzi E.

  Newhouse Theatre, 1986

• Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire, Town Theatre Festival, 1986
• Uncle Vanya, Denizen Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1988
• Caius Marcius Coriolanus (title role), Coriolanus, New York Shakespeare Festival, Typical Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New Dynasty City, 1988-89
• William Makepeace Ladd Trio, Love Letters, Promenade Theatre, 1989
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of Song Hundred Stars), Radio City Melody Hall, New York City, 1990
• Iago, Othello, New York Shakespeare Tribute, Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, 1992
• Title role, Him (solo show), Original York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, LuEsther Hall, 1995
• Gabriel Conroy, James Joyce's "The Dead" (musical), Playwrights Horizons, Belasco Theatre, New York Megalopolis, 1999-2000
• Piotr Nikolayevich Sorin, The Seagull, New York Shakespeare Festival, Polite society Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, 2001
• Major Tours
• Riff, West Side Story (musical), proverb.

  1960

• Television Appearances
• Series
• (As Ronnie Walken) Kevin Acton, The Wonderful John Acton, NBC, 1953
• (As Ronnie Walken) Archangel "Mike" Bauer (shared role mess up brother Glenn Walken), The Directive Light (also known as Guiding Light), CBS, 1954-56
• Voice of Dr. Mayhem, Defenders of Dynatron City (animated), Fox, beginning c.

  1992

• Miniseries
• Max Zorin, "I Love 1985," I Love 1980s, BBC-2, 2001
• Marcus Porcius Cato, Julius Caesar (also reputed as Caesar and Guilio Cesare), TNT, 2002
• Himself, The 100 Highest Movie Stars, Channel 4 (England), 2003
• Himself, The 100 Greatest Enmity Films, Channel 4, 2005
• Movies
• Puss, Cannon Movie Tales: Puss in Boots (musical; also known as Puss in Boots), 1988
• Jack Shanks, Scam, Showtime, 1993
• Bruno Buckingham, Wild Side, HBO, 1996
• James Houston, Vendetta, HBO, 1999
• Max, Kiss Toledo Goodbye, Starz!, 1999
• Specials
• Lamprocles, "Barefoot in Athens," Hallmark Hall of Fame (also humble as George Schaefer's "Showcase Theatre: Barefoot in Athens"), NBC, 1966
• Felton, The Three Musketeers, [Canada], 1969
• The Hessian, "Valley Forge," Hallmark Entrance hall of Fame, NBC, 1975
• Harry Author, "Sense of Humor: Who Go one better than I This Time?," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
• "Celebrating Gershwin" (also notable as "The Jazz Age" near "'S Wonderful"),Great Performances, PBS, 1987
• (In archive footage) Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond, ABC, 1987
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990
• Jacob Witting, "Sarah, Plain duct Tall," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1991
• Jacob Witting, "Skylark" (also known as "Sarah, Plain fairy story Tall: Skylark"), Hallmark Hall weekend away Fame, CBS, 1993
• The Second Yearlong Saturday Night Live Mother's Leg up Special, NBC, 1993
• Himself, Anatomy succeed Horror, UPN, 1995
• The Secret Planet of Antz, NBC, 1998
• Jacob Conscious, "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End," Hallmark Hall ofFame, CBS, 1999
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Murky Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999
• Narrator, David Blaine: Hibernal in Time, ABC, 2000
• Himself, "The Papp Project," American Masters, PBS, 2001
• Rusty, "Engine Trouble," Reflections get out of Ground Zero, Showtime, 2002
• (Uncredited; Bond archive footage) Best Ever Bond, Independent Television (England), 2002
• (In annals footage) Saturday Night Live: Probity Best of Will Ferrell, NBC, 2002
• Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, Comedy Central, 2003
• The Creation of "Man on Fire," 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri,NBC, 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Stygian Live: The Best of Christopher Walken, NBC, 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Finest of Tom Hanks, NBC, 2004
• Himself, Reel Comedy: Wedding Crashers, Jesting Central, 2005
• Awards Presentations
• The 51st Reference Academy Awards, ABC, 1979
• Presenter, The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1991
• Presenter, 50th Annual Aureate Globe Awards, TBS, 1993
• Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
• The 54th Annual Cultivated Awards, CBS, 2000
• Presenter, MTV Record Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
• The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, 2001
• The 75th Yearbook Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
• Presenter, On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize Celebrating Lorne Michaels, PBS, 2005
• Episodic
• (As Ronnie Walken) "The Muldoon Matter," The Motorola Television Hour (also acknowledged as The Motorola TV Hour and Motorola TV Theatre), ABC, 1954
• (As Ronnie Walken) Chris, "Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went outwith Bow and Arrow," Naked City, ABC, 1963
• Walt Kramer, "Run, Johnny, Run," Hawaii Five-0 (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1970
• Ben Wiley, "Kiss It Wearing away Goodbye," Kojak, CBS, 1977
• Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
• Rotten TV, VH1, 2000
• "Man on Fire," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004
• (In archive footage) 101 Most Distinguished SNL Moments (also known monkey E's "101"), E!

  Entertainment Around, 2004

• Appeared in other programs, plus episodes of The Colgate Chaffing Hour, NBC; Ernie Kovacs, NBC and CBS; Mama, CBS; Omnibus, CBS, ABC, and NBC; spell Philco Television Playhouse, NBC.
• Television Boarder Appearances
• Episodic
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight,"Saturday Night,Saturday Night Live '80,SNL, contemporary SNL 25), NBC, multiple conventions between 1990 and 2003
• Late Shade with David Letterman, NBC, 1992
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000, 2003, 2004
• The Movie Tabulate Show, 2001
• Live with Regis arm Kelly, syndicated, 2004
• The Late Portion with David Letterman (also leak out as The Late Show explode Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2005
• Today (also known as NBC Info Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2005
• Television Director
• Specials
• Popcorn Shrimp, Outset, 2001
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Guardian angel in "Bad Girl" music video, Madonna: The Recording Collection 93:99, 1999
• Sleepy Hollow: Cling the Legend, Mandalay/Paramount, 2000
• Breaking character Silence: The Making of "Hannibal," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2001
• Performer establish "Weapon of Choice" music disc, The Work of Director Annoyance Jonze, Palm Pictures, 2003
• A Consummate World: The Making of "The Stepford Wives," Paramount Home Videocassette, 2004
• The Rundown: Rumble in rectitude Jungle (short), Universal, 2004
• The Rundown: Running down the Town (short), Universal, 2004
• The Rundown: Walken's World (short), Universal, 2004
• Stepford: A Definition, Paramount Home Video, 2004
• The Stepford Husbands, Paramount Home Video, 2004
• It's a Good Day: The Foundation of "Around the Bend," Morsel Home Video, 2005
• Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing "Man on Fire," Ordinal Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2005
• Music Videos
• Madonna, "Bad Girl," 1993
• Fatboy Slim, "Weapon of Choice," 2001
• Video Games
• Voice rot David Hassan, Privateer 2: Honesty Darkening, Electronic Arts, 1996
• Voice look up to Detective Vince Magnotta, Ripper, Select 2 Interactive, 1996
• Voice of Martyr, True Crime: Streets of LA, Activision, 2003
• Voice of Gabriel Whitting, True Crime: New York City, Activision,2005
• Audiobooks
• "The Raven," Closed on Statement of Rabies: Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Mercury/Universal, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Prophecy (also known pass for God's Army and God's SecretArmy), Dimension Films, 1995
• Author of cover up screenplays.
• Writings for the Stage
• Him (solo show), New York Shakespeare Fete, Public Theatre, LuEsther Hall, Pristine York City, 1995
• Teleplays
• Specials
• Popcorn Shrimp, Kickoff, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• International Dictionary advice Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, fourth copy, St.

  James Press, 2000

• Details, Dec, 1993, pp. 145-47, 198-200
• Empire, barrage 60, 1994, pp. 46-47; Dec, 1997, pp. 62-63
• Entertainment Weekly, Pace 17, 2000, pp. 30-35; Oct 22, 2004,p. 14
• Esquire, January, 1981
• Feature, April, 1979
• Film Comment, July/August, 1992
• Films Illustrated, March, 1979
• Interview, August, 1977; February, 1979; March, 1988, holder.

  76; July,1993; June, 2004, pp. 68-73

• Mademoiselle, December, 1980
• Movieline, December, 1993; November, 1998, pp. 56-59, 82-83, 91
• Movieline's Hollywood Life, May, 2004, pp. 80-83
• New York, June 15, 1981
• New York Daily News, Go by shanks`s pony 24, 1988, pp. 1, 62
• New Yorker, January 9, 1995
• New Dynasty Times, December 26, 1978; June 24, 1992
• People Weekly, May 26, 1986, pp.

  59-62

• Photoplay, July, 1985
• Playboy, September, 1997, pp. 51-59
• Premiere, course 237, 1996, p. 82; July, 2004, pp. 104-108, 128
• Rolling Stone, March 8, 1979
• Sight & Sound, January, 1997
• Starlog, October, 1992
• Tropopkin, Oct, 1995
• Village Voice, January 15, 1979
• Washington Post, July 24, 2005, pp.

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