OSCAR
1967 as Willie Gingrich in 'The Fortune Cookie'
OSCARNOMINEE
1972 as Joseph P. Kotcher in 'Kotch'
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some of my favourite movies with him include 'Charade' (1963), 'The Fortune Cookie' (1966), 'The Odd Couple' (1968) and 'California Suite' (1978)
was best friends with Jack Lemmon
his father was a lithuanian greek orthodox priest who left the family in 1923
many sources say, his real name was Walter Mattuschanskayasky, but his son Charles said two weeks after Walter passed away on Larry King Live that his real name was Walter Matthow
he has a brother, Henry
Walter was first married to Grace Johnson (1948 - 1958, divorced)
has two children with Johnson: David (a radio announcer) and Jenny (a gourmet cooking teacher)
was married to Carol Marcus (* 1924 † 2003) from 1959 until his death
has a son, with Marcus: Charles (he is an actor/director)
he served in the army with James Stewart
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