Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken, usually called "Chris") is an American stage and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows. Walken was born Ronald Walken (named after actor Ronald Colman) into a Methodist family in Astoria, Queens, New York. His mother, Rosalie, was a Scottish immigrant from Glasgow, and his father, Paul Walken, emigrated from Germany in 1928 with his brothers, Wilhelm and Alois. His father was a baker and his mother worked as a window dresser. Influenced by their mother's own dreams of stardom, he and his brothers Kenneth and Glenn were child actors on television in the 1950s. Walken studied at Hofstra University on Long Island, but did not graduate. Walken initially trained as a dancer in music theatre at the Washington Dance Studio before moving on to dramatic roles in theatre and then film. Walken is imitated for his deadpan affect, sudden off-beat pauses, and strange speech rhythm, in a manner similar to William Shatner. He is revered for his quality of danger and menace, but his unpredictable deliveries and expressions make him invaluable in comedy as well. Walken is noted for refusing movie roles only rarely, having stated in interviews that he will decline a role only if he is simply too busy on other projects to take it. He regards each role as a learning experience. Walken has been married to Georgianne Walken (born Thon) since 1969; she is a casting director, most notably for The Sopranos. They live in Connecticut and have no children (Walken has stated in interviews that not having children is one of the reasons he has had such a prolific career). In regard to his villainous roles preceding him when meeting new people, Walken says, "When they see me in a movie, they expect me to be something nasty ... That's why it's good to defy expectations sometimes."

Movie		Character	Year
	Annie Hall	Duane Hall	1977
	The Deer Hunter	Nikanor „Nick“ Chevotarevich	1978
	Heaven's Gate	Nathan D. Champion	1980
	The Dogs of War	Jamie Shannon	1981
	The Dead Zone	Johnny Smith	1983
	Brainstorm	Michael Brace	1983
	A View to a Kill	Max Zorin	1985
	At Close Range	Brad Whitewood Sr.	1986
	Biloxi Blues	Sgt. Toomey	1988
	King of New York	Frank White	1990
	Batman Returns	Max Shreck	1992
	True Romance	Vincenzo Coccotti	1993
	Pulp Fiction	Captain Koons	1994
	The Prophecy	Gabriel	1995
	Nick of Time	Mr. Smith	1995
	Last Man Standing	Hickey	1996
	Excess Baggage	Ray	1997
	New Rose Hotel	Fox	1998
	Antz	Colonel Cutter (voice)	1998
	Sleepy Hollow	Hessian Horseman	1999
	The Prophecy 3: The Ascent	Gabriel	2000
	Joe Dirt	Clem	2001
	America's Sweethearts	Hal Weidmann	2001
	Jules César	acteur	2002
	Catch Me If You Can	Frank Abagnale, Sr.	2002
	The Rundown	Hatcher	2003
	Man on Fire	Rayburn	2004
	Around The Bend	Turner Lair	2004
	Wedding Crashers	Secretary William Cleary	2005
	Domino	Mark Heiss	2005
	Plots with a View	Frank Featherbed	2005
	Click	Morty	2006
	Man of the Year	Jack Menken	2006
	Hairspray	Wilbur Turnblad	2007
	Balls of Fury	Feng	2007
	Kill the Irishman	Shondor Birns	2011
	Stand Up Guys		2012
	Seven Psychopaths	Hans	2012
	A Late Quartet	Peter Mitchell	2012
	The Power of Few	Doke	2013