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Christopher Walken
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Christopher Walken

Born 1943 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA · Active 1944–2025

Christopher Walken, born in 1943, is an American actor whose distinctive style has left a mark on cult cinema. He appears in The Dogs of War (1980) as a mercenary navigating the chaos of political conflict, and in Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) as a struggling actor in the vibrant New York City scene. Walken's performances in these films highlight his ability to blend drama with a touch of dark humor, making him a captivating figure in the realm of exploitation and grindhouse cinema. His work continues to resonate with fans of the genre.

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Homeboy

Homeboy

1988 ★ 4.9
as Wesley Pendergass

A simple self-destructive drifter and tough small-time boxer with a brain injury that could kill him meets and falls for a cute beach carnival owner, Ruby, but also befriends a sleazy friendly criminal, Wesley, who's planning a big score.

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Filmography

192 credits
2020s 13 credits
2025
Movie ★ 6.5
2025
TV ★ 10.0
2024
Dune: Part Two as Emperor
Movie ★ 8.1
2024
Movie ★ 8.0
2022
Severance as Burt Goodman
TV ★ 8.4
2022
TV
2021
Movie ★ 5.0
2021
The Outlaws as Frank
TV ★ 7.4
2020
Movie ★ 6.4
2020
Percy as Percy Schmeiser
Movie ★ 6.7
2020
Wild Mountain Thyme as Tony Reilly
Movie ★ 5.2
2010s 34 credits
2019
Movie ★ 4.4
2019
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 10.0
2018
Movie ★ 6.9
2018
Trumbull Land as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.3
2017
Father Figures as Dr. Walter Tinkler
Movie ★ 5.8
2016
The Family Fang as Caleb Fang
Movie ★ 5.9
2016
The Jungle Book as King Louie (voice)
Movie ★ 6.9
2016
One More Time as Paul Lombard
Movie ★ 5.0
2016
Eddie the Eagle as Warren Sharp
Movie ★ 7.2
2016
Nine Lives as Felix Perkins
Movie ★ 5.8
2015
Movie ★ 4.9
2015
TV ★ 6.1
2014
Jersey Boys as Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
Movie ★ 6.8
2014
Turks & Caicos as Curtis Pelissier
Movie ★ 6.3
2014
Peter Pan Live! as Captain Hook
Movie ★ 5.1
2014
TV ★ 5.8
2013
Movie ★ 5.3
2013
Movie ★ 9.0
2013
Movie ★ 2.5
2012
Dark Horse as Jackie
Movie ★ 5.7
2012
Seven Psychopaths as Hans Kieslowski
Movie ★ 6.8
2012
Movie ★ 6.0
2012
A Late Quartet as Peter Mitchell
Movie ★ 6.7
2012
Movie ★ 4.5
2012
Movie ★ 7.0
2012
TV ★ 6.2
2011
Kill the Irishman as Shondor Birns
Movie ★ 6.8
2010
Life's a Beach as Roy Callahan
Movie ★ 3.3
2010
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.0
2010
Conan as Self - Guest
TV ★ 7.2
2000s 44 credits
2009
The Maiden Heist as Roger Barlow
Movie ★ 5.7
2009
Movie ★ 8.4
2008
$5 a Day as Nat Parker
Movie ★ 5.6
2008
Movie ★ 2.1
2007
Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad
Movie ★ 6.7
2007
Movie ★ 5.3
2006
Click as Morty
Movie ★ 6.3
2006
Man of the Year as Jack Menken
Movie ★ 5.9
2006
Fade to Black as Brewster
Movie ★ 4.4
2006
30 Rock as Christopher Walken (voice)
TV ★ 7.5
2006
TV ★ 6.0
2005
Wedding Crashers as Secretary Cleary
Movie ★ 6.5
2005
Domino as Mark Heiss
Movie ★ 5.9
2005
Movie ★ 6.0
2004
Envy as J-Man
Movie ★ 4.9
2004
Man on Fire as Paul Rayburn
Movie ★ 7.5
2004
The Stepford Wives as Mike Wellington
Movie ★ 5.7
2004
Around the Bend as Turner Lair
Movie ★ 5.9
2003
The Rundown as Hatcher
Movie ★ 6.5
2003
Kangaroo Jack as Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
Movie ★ 5.3
2003
Gigli as Det. Stanley Jacobellis
Movie ★ 4.0
2003
Movie ★ 8.1
2003
Movie ★ 5.9
2003
TV ★ 7.2
2003
TV ★ 5.6
2002
Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale
Movie ★ 8.0
2002
Undertaking Betty as Frank Featherbed
Movie ★ 6.1
2002
Poolhall Junkies as Uncle Mike
Movie ★ 6.4
2002
The Country Bears as Reed Thimple
Movie ★ 4.8
2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell as Bruce Dickinson (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.7
2002
Engine Trouble as Rusty (voice)
Movie ★ 7.0
2002
Julius Caesar as Cato the Younger
TV ★ 6.0
2001
Joe Dirt as Clem
Movie ★ 5.6
2001
America's Sweethearts as Hal Weidmann
Movie ★ 5.7
2001
Scotland, PA as Lieutenant McDuff
Movie ★ 6.0
2001
The Affair of the Necklace as Count Cagliostro
Movie ★ 5.6
2001
Movie ★ 10.0
2000
Movie ★ 5.8
2000
The Opportunists as Vic Kelly
Movie ★ 5.8
2000
Movie ★ 7.1
1990s 46 credits
1999
Sleepy Hollow as Hessian Horseman
Movie ★ 7.2
1999
Movie ★ 5.2
1999
Movie ★ 6.8
1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Guardian Angel (segment "Bad Girl") (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.7
1999
Movie ★ 7.5
1999
Vendetta as James Houston
Movie ★ 6.2
1999
Movie ★ 3.8
1998
Antz as Colonel Cutter (voice)
Movie ★ 6.2
1998
Movie ★ 6.0
1998
The Eternal as Uncle Bill Ferriter
Movie ★ 4.8
1998
Illuminata as Bevalaqua
Movie ★ 5.5
1997
Suicide Kings as Carlo Bartolucci
Movie ★ 6.6
1997
MouseHunt as Caesar
Movie ★ 6.5
1997
Movie ★ 6.1
1997
Touch as Bill Hill
Movie ★ 5.7
1996
Basquiat as The Interviewer
Movie ★ 6.6
1996
The Funeral as Ray Tempio
Movie ★ 6.7
1996
Movie ★ 6.4
1996
Wild Side as Bruno Buckingham
Movie ★ 5.7
1996
Celluloide as Rod Geiger
Movie ★ 6.6
1996
The Daily Show as Self - Guest
TV ★ 6.4
1995
Movie ★ 6.5
1995
Nick of Time as Mr. Smith
Movie ★ 6.2
1995
The Prophecy as Gabriel
Movie ★ 6.5
1995
Movie ★ 6.5
1995
Search and Destroy as Kim Ulander
Movie ★ 4.8
1994
Pulp Fiction as Captain Koons
Movie ★ 8.5
1994
A Business Affair as Vanni Corso
Movie ★ 4.8
1994
TV ★ 7.6
1993
True Romance as Vincenzo Coccotti
Movie ★ 7.5
1993
Wayne's World 2 as Bobby Cahn
Movie ★ 6.1
1993
Skylark as Jacob Witting
Movie ★ 7.0
1993
Scam as Jack Shanks
Movie ★ 6.8
1993
TV ★ 7.3
1993
TV ★ 6.4
1992
Batman Returns as Max Shreck
Movie ★ 6.9
1992
The Big Pardon 2 as Pasco Meisner
Movie ★ 5.9
1992
Mistress as Warren Zell
Movie ★ 5.5
1991
McBain as McBain
Movie ★ 4.4
1991
Sarah, Plain and Tall as Jacob Witting
Movie ★ 7.1
1991
All-American Murder as P.J. Decker
Movie ★ 4.2
1990
King of New York as Frank White
Movie ★ 6.8
1990
Movie ★ 5.8
1990
Movie ★ 4.0
1980s 17 credits
1989
Communion as Whitley Strieber
Movie ★ 5.4
1988
Homeboy as Wesley Pendergass
Movie ★ 4.9
1988
Movie ★ 6.6
1988
Biloxi Blues as Sgt. Toomey
Movie ★ 6.2
1988
Movie ★ 7.0
1988
TV ★ 5.6
1987
Deadline as Don Stevens
Movie ★ 4.7
1986
At Close Range as Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
Movie ★ 6.8
1985
A View to a Kill as Max Zorin
Movie ★ 6.2
1985
Movie ★ 8.0
1983
The Dead Zone as Johnny Smith
Movie ★ 7.0
1983
Brainstorm as Michael Brace
Movie ★ 6.3
1982
Who Am I This Time? as Harry Nash
Movie ★ 7.4
1982
TV ★ 6.1
1981
Movie ★ 6.1
1980
Heaven's Gate as Nathan D. Champion
Movie ★ 6.7
1980
The Dogs of War as Jamie Shannon
Movie ★ 5.8
1970s 14 credits
1979
Last Embrace as Eckart
Movie ★ 5.4
1978
The Deer Hunter as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
Movie ★ 8.0
1978
Shoot the Sun Down as Mr. Rainbow
Movie ★ 5.1
1977
Annie Hall as Duane Hall
Movie ★ 7.7
1977
The Sentinel as Det. Rizzo
Movie ★ 6.1
1977
Roseland as Russel
Movie ★ 5.1
1976
Movie ★ 6.4
1975
Valley Forge as The Hessian
Movie ★ 7.0
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
TV ★ 6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.9
1973
Kojak as Ben Wiley
TV ★ 7.1
1972
The Mind Snatchers as Pvt. James H. Reese
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
Movie ★ 6.1
1970
Movie ★ 5.0
1960s 3 credits
1969
Movie ★ 6.5
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Walt Kramer
TV ★ 7.2
1966
Barefoot in Athens as Lamprocles
Movie ★ 7.0
1950s 13 credits
1959
Deadline as Marty
TV ★ 7.3
1958
Naked City as Chris Johannis
TV ★ 5.7
1958
Naked City as Brain Trust (uncredited)
TV ★ 5.7
1956
Movie
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
TV
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
TV
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1952
Today as Self
TV ★ 5.7
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob Witting
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1940s 1 credit
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
TV ★ 7.2
Crew Credits
2020s 2 credits
2025
Movie ★ 6.5
2020
Percy Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.7
1990s 1 credit
1999
New Rose Hotel Co-Producer
Movie ★ 5.2