Cast & creator
Christopher Walken
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Antz (1998), Vendetta (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Joe Dirt (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, The Jungle Book (2016), and Irreplaceable You (2018). He has received a number of awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter.
Also known as: Ronald Walken, Ronnie Walken
153
film credits
40
television credits
190
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (193)
Showing 193 of 193 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Hawaii Five-O
Walt Kramer
1969
30 Rock
Christopher Walken (voice)
2006
American Playhouse
Harry Nash
1982
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1956Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Dune: Part Two
Emperor
2024
Severance
Burt Goodman
2022
Naked City
Chris Johannis
1958Naked City
Brain Trust (uncredited)
1958
Pulp Fiction
Captain Koons
1994Film '72
Self
1971
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Kojak
Ben Wiley
1973
The Oscars
Self
1953
Today
Self
1952
Catch Me If You Can
Frank Abagnale
2002
Sleepy Hollow
Hessian Horseman
1999
Batman Returns
Max Shreck
1992
The Jungle Book
King Louie (voice)
2016
The Outlaws
Frank
2021
Click
Morty
2006
Man on Fire
Paul Rayburn
2004
True Romance
Vincenzo Coccotti
1993
A View to a Kill
Max Zorin
1985
The Deer Hunter
Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
1978
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003
Antz
Colonel Cutter (voice)
1998
Wedding Crashers
Secretary Cleary
2005
Blast from the Past
Calvin
1999
The Rundown
Hatcher
2003
Eddie the Eagle
Warren Sharp
2016
King of New York
Frank White
1990
MouseHunt
Caesar
1997
Seven Psychopaths
Hans Kieslowski
2012
The War with Grandpa
Jerry
2020
The Dead Zone
Johnny Smith
1983
Hairspray
Wilbur Turnblad
2007
Stand Up Guys
Doc
2012
The Stepford Wives
Mike Wellington
2004
Nine Lives
Felix Perkins
2016
Heaven's Gate
Nathan D. Champion
1980
Kangaroo Jack
Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
2003
Joe Dirt
Clem
2001
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Last Man Standing
Hickey
1996
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self
2025
Father Figures
Dr. Walter Tinkler
2017
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lamprocles
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jacob Witting
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jacob
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Hessian
1951
Wayne's World 2
Bobby Cahn
1993
At Close Range
Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
1986
The Prophecy
Gabriel
1995
Man of the Year
Jack Menken
2006
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The Man with the Plan
1995
Annie Hall
Duane Hall
1977
The Family Fang
Caleb Fang
2016
The Sentinel
Det. Rizzo
1977
Wild Mountain Thyme
Tony Reilly
2020
The Dogs of War
Jamie Shannon
1980
Nick of Time
Mr. Smith
1995
The Prophecy II
Gabriel
1998
Balls of Fury
Feng
2007
Domino
Mark Heiss
2005
America's Sweethearts
Hal Weidmann
2001
Undertaking Betty
Frank Featherbed
2002
Deadline
Marty
1959
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
Excess Baggage
Ray
1997
The Country Bears
Reed Thimple
2002
Jersey Boys
Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
2014
Kill the Irishman
Shondor Birns
2011
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Self
2025Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Thanks
2025
The Maiden Heist
Roger Barlow
2009
The Addiction
Peina
1995
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
Gabriel
2000
Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
Clem
2015
Julius Caesar
Cato the Younger
2002
The Milagro Beanfield War
Kyril Montana
1988
Last Embrace
Eckart
1979
Gigli
Det. Stanley Jacobellis
2003
Brainstorm
Michael Brace
1983
Irreplaceable You
Myron
2018
Romance & Cigarettes
Cousin Bo
2006
The Anderson Tapes
The Kid
1971
Biloxi Blues
Sgt. Toomey
1988
Envy
J-Man
2004
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
A Late Quartet
Peter Mitchell
2012
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
The Comfort of Strangers
Robert
1990
Mistress
Warren Zell
1992
The Funeral
Ray Tempio
1996
Turks & Caicos
Curtis Pelissier
2014
The Power of Few
Doke
2013
Suicide Kings
Carlo Bartolucci
1997
Mitt liv som Roger Moore
Self
2024
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Basquiat
The Interviewer
1996
Around the Bend
Turner Lair
2004
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
The Eternal
Uncle Bill Ferriter
1998
The Affair of the Necklace
Count Cagliostro
2001
Life's a Beach
Roy Callahan
2010
The Jesus Rolls
Warden
2019
New Rose Hotel
Fox
1999New Rose Hotel
Co-Producer
1999
Scam
Jack Shanks
1993
Percy
Percy Schmeiser
2020Percy
Executive Producer
2020
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Robert Fulmer
1976
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Pennies from Heaven
Tom
1981
Wild Side
Bruno Buckingham
1996
From Roger Moore with Love
Self
2024
Shoot the Sun Down
Mr. Rainbow
1978
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
2007
Poolhall Junkies
Uncle Mike
2002
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Self
2003
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
2000Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Valley Forge
The Hessian
1975
An SNL Valentine
The Continental (archive footage)
2015
Puss in Boots
Puss
1988
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Self
2012
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Self (archive footage)
2009
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Jacob Witting
1991
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
2002
Dark Horse
Jackie
2012Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
Self
2010
The Big Pardon 2
Pasco Meisner
1992
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
McBain
McBain
1991
Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
2007
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Self
2003
One More Time
Paul Lombard
2016
Communion
Whitley Strieber
1989
The Opportunists
Vic Kelly
2000
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
Self (archive footage)
2019
A Business Affair
Vanni Corso
1994
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
2007
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Jacob Witting
1999
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
Self
2005
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
1999
Vendetta
James Houston
1999
Scotland, PA
Lieutenant McDuff
2001
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2007
Celluloide
Rod Geiger
1996
Who Am I This Time?
Harry Nash
1982
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Self
2013
Peter Pan Live!
Captain Hook
2014
Touch
Bill Hill
1997
Me and My Brother
1969
All-American Murder
P.J. Decker
1991
Back in Black
Clyde
2026
Homeboy
Wesley Pendergass
1988
Cooking with Christopher Walken
Himself
2012
$5 a Day
Nat Parker
2008
Gods Behaving Badly
Zeus
2013Storybook Cinema
1994
Fade to Black
Brewster
2006
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Max
1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
2004
Illuminata
Bevalaqua
1998Tiens ferme ta couronne
Trumbull Land
Self (archive footage)
2018
Talking with the Vampires
2018
The Legend of Harrow Woods
Raven (voice)
2008
Skylark
Jacob Witting
1993Engine Trouble
Rusty (voice)
2002
The Boy Who Saw Through
Ernest
1956
Roseland
Russel
1977
Search and Destroy
Kim Ulander
1995
Deadline
Don Stevens
1987
The Mind Snatchers
Pvt. James H. Reese
1972The Continental: Anticipation
The Continental
2001Barefoot in Athens
Lamprocles
1966
Cleopatra
Boy
1970