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- During this period of his career, Walken was credited as "Ken Walken" and later as "Ronnie Walken", until he finally settled on "Christopher Walken". He began acting in films in 1969 and, after a series of increasingly larger roles, won an Academy Award in 1978 as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Deer Hunter.
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Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. His diverse work on stage and screen has earned him numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards.
He began acting in films in 1969 and, after a series of increasingly larger roles, won an Academy Award in 1978 as Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Deer Hunter. Since then, Walken has become a highly sought-after actor, typically performing in numerous films every year.
YearTitleRoleDirector19661969The Director1969John Hirsch1971The KidHis eclectic work really came to the attention of critics in 1977 with his intense portrayal of Diane Keaton suicidal younger brother in Annie Hall (1977), and then he scooped the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1977 for his role as Nick in the electrifying The Deer Hunter (1978).
- March 31, 1943
Sep 9, 2024 · Walken made his commercial film debut in 1971 in Sidney Lumet ’s heist move The Anderson Tapes. He appeared in Paul Mazursky ’s autobiographical Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) and the horror film The Sentinel (1977) before winning notice for a small part as the title character’s apparently suicidal brother in Woody Allen ’s Annie Hall (1977).
- Patricia Bauer
Apr 2, 2014 · Christopher Walken began working in the theater in his late teens, and by the early 1970s, he had begun working in film. His breakthrough part came with Woody Allen's Annie Hall (1977), and...
Sep 25, 2024 · Having trodden the boards in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Walken was almost a decade into his professional acting career before he appeared in a movie, which ended up being the last time he’d lent his name to a feature for three years.
His eclectic work really came to the attention of critics in 1977 with his intense portrayal of Diane Keaton suicidal younger brother in Annie Hall (1977), and then he scooped the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1977 for his role as Nick in the electrifying The Deer Hunter (1978).
