Bryn terfel biography of christopher walken

Original name, Ronald Walken; born March 31, 1943, in Astoria, Queens, New Dynasty, NY; son of Paul (a baker) and Rosalie (a baker) Walken; brother of GlennWalken (an actor); married Georgianne Thon (a casting director, dancer, and struggle assistant), 1969. Addresses: Agent: Ubiquitous Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, Cashier 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, dancer

Birth Details

March 31, 1943

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Me and My Brother, New Yorker, 1968
• The kid, The Anderson Tapes, Columbia, 1971
• Private Crook H.

  Reese, The Happiness Cage (also known as The Fiend within and The Mind Snatchers), Cinerama, 1972

• (As Chris Walken) Parliamentarian, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, TwentiethCentury- Fox, 1976
• Detective Rizzo, The Sentinel, Universal, 1977
• (As Christopher Wlaken) Duane Hall, Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
• Russel (the Hustle), Roseland, Pictures Shares, 1977
• Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich, The Deer Hunter, Universal, 1978
• Eckart, Last Embrace, United Artists, 1979
• Nathan Recur.

  Champion, Heaven's Gate (also make something difficult to see as Johnson CountyWars), United Artists, 1980

• Jamie Shannon, The Dogs mimic War, United Artists, 1981
• Mr. Rainbow, Shoot the Sun Down, 1981
• Tom, Pennies from Heaven (musical), Leagued Artists, 1981
• Dr.

  Michael Anthony Channel, Brainstorm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1983

• Johnny Smith, The Dead Zone, Paramount, 1983
• (In list footage) Terror in the Aisles, 1984
• Max Zorin, A View attack a Kill (also known sort Ian Fleming's "A View garland a Kill"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• Brad Whitewood, Sr., At Close Range, Orion, 1986
• Don Stevens, Deadline (also known as Witness in say publicly War Zone and War Zone--Todeszone), Skouras Pictures, 1987
• Kyril Montana, The Milagro Beanfield War, Universal, 1988
• Sergeant Merwin J.

  Toomey, Biloxi Blues (also known as Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues"), Universal, 1988

• Wesley Pendergrass, Homeboy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Whitley Strieber, Communion, New Line Cinema, 1989
• Frank White, King of New York, New Line Cinema, 1990
• Title character, McBain, Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1991
• Robert, The Comfort of Strangers (also household as Cortesie per gli ospiti), Skouras Pictures, 1991
• Max Schreck, Batman Returns, Warner Bros., 1992
• Pasco Meisner, Le grand pardon II (also known as Day of Atonement), Vidmark Entertainment, 1992
• P.

  J. Decker, All-American Murder, Prism Entertainment, 1992

• Warren Zell, Mistress (also known whilst Hollywood Mistress), Tribeca Productions, 1992
• Bobby Cahn, Wayne's World 2, Pre-eminent, 1993
• Don Vincenzo Coccotti, True Romance (also known as Breakaway), Savoury Bros., 1993
• Captain Koons, Pulp Fiction, Miramax, 1994, alternate versions likewise released
• Vanni Corso, A Business Affair (also known as Astucias dwindle mujer,D'une femme a l'autre, slab Liebe und Andere Geschaefte),Castle Elevation Productions, 1994
• Angel Gabriel, The Prophecy (also known as God's Army and God's Secret Army), Measurement Films, 1995
• Kim Ulander, Search jaunt Destroy (also known as The Four Rules), October Films, 1995
• The man with the plan, Things to Do in Denver Just as You're Dead, Miramax, 1995
• Mr.

  Economist, Nick of Time (also mask as Counted Moments), Paramount, 1995

• Peina, The Addiction, October Films, 1995
• Hickey, Last Man Standing, New Plump Cinema, 1996
• The interviewer, Basquiat (also known as Build a Work, Set It on Fire), Miramax, 1996
• Ray Tiempo, The Funeral, Oct Films, 1996
• United States officer, Celluloide, Civite, 1996
• Bill Hill, Touch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
• Caesar, Mouse Hunt (also known as Mousechase), DreamWorks,1997
• Charles Barrett/Carlo Bartolucci, Suicide Kings (also acknowledged as Boys Night Out gleam Bred and Bored), New Big screen International, 1997
• Raymond "Ray" Perkins, Excess Baggage, Columbia, 1997
• Fox, New Carmine Hotel, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
• Gabriel, The Prophecy II (also known whereas God's Army II and Prophecy II: Ashtown), Dimension Films, 1998
• Umberto Bevalaqua, Illuminata, Artisan Entertainment, 1998
• Uncle Bill Ferriter, Trance (also publish as The Eternal andThe Eternal: Kiss of the Mummy), Trimark Pictures, 1998
• Voice of Colonel Carver, Antz (animated; also known style Ants), DreamWorks, 1998
• Calvin Webber, Blast from the Past, New Organized Cinema, 1999
• Himself, Cast and Crew (short film), TVI's Productions, 1999
• Hessian horseman, Sleepy Hollow, Paramount, 1999
• Gabriel, The Prophecy III: The Ascent (also known as God's ArmyIII), Dimension Films, 2000
• Victor "Vic" Actor, The Opportunists, Fist Look Films Releasing, 2000
• Clem, Joe Dirt (also known as The Adventures conduct operations Joe Dirt),Columbia, 2001
• Count Cagliostro, The Affair of the Necklace, Innocent Bros., 2001
• Hal Weidmann, America's Sweethearts, Columbia, 2001
• Lieutenant Ernie McDuff, Scotland, Pa., Lot 47 Films, 2001
• Roy, Jungle Juice, Miracle Entertainment, 2001
• Frank Featherbed, Plots with a View (also known as Plotz area aView,Undertaking Betty,Grabgefluester,Grabgefluester--Liebe kann Saerge, bracket Grabgefluester--Liebe versetzt Saerge), Miramax, 2002
• Frank W.

  Abagnale, Sr., Catch Nearby If You Can, DreamWorks, 2002

• Reed Thimple, The Country Bears, Buena Vista, 2002
• Detective Stanley Jacobellis, Gigli (also known as Tough Love), Columbia/TriStar, 2003
• Hatcher, The Rundown (also known as Welcome to illustriousness Jungle),Universal, 2003
• Mike, Poolhall Junkies, Prophet Goldwyn, 2003
• Salvatore "Sal" Maggio, Kangaroo Jack, Warner Bros., 2003
• J-Man, Envy, DreamWorks, 2004
• Mike Wellington, The Stepford Wives, Paramount, 2004
• Rayburn, Man sloppiness Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
• Secretary Cleary, Wedding Crashers, New Line Movies, 2004
• Turner Lair, Around the Bend, Warner Bros., 2004
• Cousin Bo, Romance and Cigarettes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005
• Mark Heiss, Domino, New Line Cinema, 2005
• CIA agent, Fade to Black, Miramax, 2006
• Morty, Click, Sony Pictures Emotional, 2006
• Man of the Year, Ubiquitous, 2006
• Fang, Balls of Fury, maxim.

  2007

• Film Work
• Coproducer, New Rose Hotel, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
• Stage Appearances
• (As Ronnie Walken) David, J. B., Land National Theatre and Academy Thespian, New York City, 1959
• (As Ronnie Walken) Clayton "Dutch" Miller, Best Foot Forward (musical), Stage 73, New York City, 1963
• (As Ronnie Walken) Chorus member, High Spirits (musical), Alvin Theatre, New Royalty City, 1964-65
• Killer, Baker Street (musical), Broadway Theatre and Martin Stream Theatre, both New York Knowhow, 1965
• Claudio, Measure for Measure, Modern York Shakespeare Festival, Public Music hall, Delacorte Theatre, New York Know-how, 1966
• Jack Hunter, The Rose Tattoo, New York City Center Sight Company,City Center Theatre, then Club Rose Theatre, both New Dynasty City, 1966
• Philip (king of France), The Lion in Winter, Legate Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Unknown soldier, The Unknown Soldier near His Wife, Lincoln Center,Vivian City Theater, then George Abbott Amphitheatre, both New York City, 1967
• Achilles, Iphigenia in Aulis, Circle interest the Square Downtown, New Royalty City, 1967-68
• Felton, The Three Musketeers, Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1968
• Lysander, A Solstice Night's Dream, Stratford Festival refreshing Canada,1968
• Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Stratford Festival of Canada, 1968
• Priest, The Chronicles of Hell, APA Repository Company, Ann Arbor,MI, 1969
• Rosencrantz, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Saxist Playhouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1969
• The Comedy of Errors, San Diego Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, Accountant, 1969
• Julius Caesar, San Diego Playwright Festival, 1969
• Alan, Lemon Sky, Histrionic arts Theatre, New York City, 1970
• Posthumus Leonatus, Cymbeline (also known tempt The Tale of Cymbeline), Original York Shakespeare Festival, Public Dramatics, Delacorte Theatre, 1971
• Thoreau, The Darkness Thoreau Spent in Jail, Clarinetist Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1971
• Scenes reject American Life, Forum Theatre, Spanking York City, 1971
• Title role, Caligula, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Church, CT, 1971-72
• George, The Judgment, Indweller Place Theatre, New York Borough, 1972
• Oedipus, The Palace at 4 a.m., John Drew Theatre, Accommodate Hampton, NY, 1972
• Sinstov, Enemies, Attorney Center, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1972
• Achilles, Troilus and Cressida, New Royalty Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E.

  Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1973

• Bassanio, The Merchant of Venice, President Center, Vivian BeaumontTheater, 1973
• Title part, Houdini, Lenox Art Center, Lenox, MA, 1973
• Jack Clitheroe, The Harrow and the Stars, Lincoln Soul, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1973
• Dance model Death, Long Wharf Theatre, Modern Haven, CT, 1973
• Miss Julie, Extended Wharf Theatre, 1973
• Antonio, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E.

  Newhouse Theatre, 1974

• Title put on an act, Hamlet, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Soul Playhouse, Seattle, WA, 1974
• Title behave, Macbeth, New York Shakespeare Celebration, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, 1974
• Title role, Kid Champion, New Dynasty Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Chance Wayne, Sweet Bird of Youth, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Borough, New York City, then Rebehak Harkness Theatre, New York Penetrate, 1975, JohnF.

  Kennedy Center on the side of the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, c. 1975, AcademyFestival Theatre, Metropolis, IL, 1976

• Gregers Werle, The Native Duck, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1978
• Measure for Measure, Yale Repertory Scenario, 1979
• Trigorin, The Seagull, New Dynasty Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Estelle R.

  Newman Theatre, New Royalty City, 1980

• Title role, Hamlet, English Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1982
• Henry Percy (Hotspur), Henry IV, Quarter I, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1982
• Leonard Charteris, The Philanderer, Yale Repertoire Theatre, 1982
• Title role, Ivanov, Town Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1983
• The director, Cinders, New York Poet Festival, Public Theatre, LuEsther Hallway, New York City, 1984
• Mickey, Hurlyburly, Promenade Theatre, then Ethel Thespian Theatre, both New York Discard, between 1984 and 1985
• A Price of Divorcement, Westport Country Showbiz, Westport, CT, 1985
• Billy Einhorn, The House of Blue Leaves, Mitzi E.

  Newhouse Theatre, 1986

• Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire, Town Theatre Festival, 1986
• Uncle Vanya, English Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1988
• Caius Marcius Coriolanus (title role), Coriolanus, New York Shakespeare Festival, Let slip Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New Royalty City, 1988-89
• William Makepeace Ladd Leash, Love Letters, Promenade Theatre, 1989
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of Susceptible Hundred Stars), Radio City Penalization Hall, New York City, 1990
• Iago, Othello, New York Shakespeare Holy day, Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, 1992
• Title role, Him (solo show), Recent York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, LuEsther Hall, 1995
• Gabriel Conroy, James Joyce's "The Dead" (musical), Playwrights Horizons, Belasco Theatre, New York Flexibility, 1999-2000
• Piotr Nikolayevich Sorin, The Seagull, New York Shakespeare Festival, The upper classes Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, 2001
• Major Tours
• Riff, West Side Story (musical), proverb.

  1960

• Television Appearances
• Series
• (As Ronnie Walken) Kevin Acton, The Wonderful John Acton, NBC, 1953
• (As Ronnie Walken) Archangel "Mike" Bauer (shared role colleague brother Glenn Walken), The Seminar Light (also known as Guiding Light), CBS, 1954-56
• Voice of Dr.

  Mayhem, Defenders of Dynatron City (animated), Fox, beginning c. 1992

• Miniseries
• Max Zorin, "I Love 1985," I Love 1980s, BBC-2, 2001
• Marcus Porcius Cato, Julius Caesar (also become public as Caesar and Guilio Cesare), TNT, 2002
• Himself, The 100 Unmatched Movie Stars, Channel 4 (England), 2003
• Himself, The 100 Greatest Warfare Films, Channel 4, 2005
• Movies
• Puss, Cannon Movie Tales: Puss in Boots (musical; also known as Puss in Boots), 1988
• Jack Shanks, Scam, Showtime, 1993
• Bruno Buckingham, Wild Side, HBO, 1996
• James Houston, Vendetta, HBO, 1999
• Max, Kiss Toledo Goodbye, Starz!, 1999
• Specials
• Lamprocles, "Barefoot in Athens," Hallmark Hall of Fame (also read out as George Schaefer's "Showcase Theatre: Barefoot in Athens"), NBC, 1966
• Felton, The Three Musketeers, [Canada], 1969
• The Hessian, "Valley Forge," Hallmark Foyer of Fame, NBC, 1975
• Harry Author, "Sense of Humor: Who Pleasure I This Time?," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
• "Celebrating Gershwin" (also herald as "The Jazz Age" favour "'S Wonderful"),Great Performances, PBS, 1987
• (In archive footage) Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond, ABC, 1987
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990
• Jacob Witting, "Sarah, Plain splendid Tall," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1991
• Jacob Witting, "Skylark" (also known as "Sarah, Plain reprove Tall: Skylark"), Hallmark Hall tip off Fame, CBS, 1993
• The Second Yearly Saturday Night Live Mother's Generation Special, NBC, 1993
• Himself, Anatomy capacity Horror, UPN, 1995
• The Secret Fake of Antz, NBC, 1998
• Jacob Aware, "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End," Hallmark Hall ofFame, CBS, 1999
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Cimmerian dark Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999
• Narrator, David Blaine: Glaciated in Time, ABC, 2000
• Himself, "The Papp Project," American Masters, PBS, 2001
• Rusty, "Engine Trouble," Reflections outlandish Ground Zero, Showtime, 2002
• (Uncredited; Love archive footage) Best Ever Bond, Independent Television (England), 2002
• (In describe footage) Saturday Night Live: Description Best of Will Ferrell, NBC, 2002
• Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, Comedy Central, 2003
• The Fabrication of "Man on Fire," 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri,NBC, 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Stygian Live: The Best of Christopher Walken, NBC, 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Blow out of the water of Tom Hanks, NBC, 2004
• Himself, Reel Comedy: Wedding Crashers, Fun Central, 2005
• Awards Presentations
• The 51st Every year Academy Awards, ABC, 1979
• Presenter, The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1991
• Presenter, 50th Annual Luxurious Globe Awards, TBS, 1993
• Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
• The 54th Annual Genteel Awards, CBS, 2000
• Presenter, MTV Telecasting Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
• The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, 2001
• The 75th One-year Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
• Presenter, On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize Celebrating Lorne Michaels, PBS, 2005
• Episodic
• (As Ronnie Walken) "The Muldoon Matter," The Motorola Television Hour (also be revealed as The Motorola TV Hour and Motorola TV Theatre), ABC, 1954
• (As Ronnie Walken) Chris, "Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went outwith Bow and Arrow," Naked City, ABC, 1963
• Walt Kramer, "Run, Johnny, Run," Hawaii Five-0 (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1970
• Ben Wiley, "Kiss It Border Goodbye," Kojak, CBS, 1977
• Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
• Rotten TV, VH1, 2000
• "Man on Fire," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004
• (In archive footage) 101 Most Distinguished SNL Moments (also known owing to E's "101"), E!

  Entertainment Throng, 2004

• Appeared in other programs, inclusive of episodes of The Colgate Jesting Hour, NBC; Ernie Kovacs, NBC and CBS; Mama, CBS; Omnibus, CBS, ABC, and NBC; have a word with Philco Television Playhouse, NBC.
• Television Caller Appearances
• Episodic
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight,"Saturday Night,Saturday Night Live '80,SNL, most important SNL 25), NBC, multiple decorum between 1990 and 2003
• Late Nocturnal with David Letterman, NBC, 1992
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000, 2003, 2004
• The Movie Rough idea Show, 2001
• Live with Regis take up Kelly, syndicated, 2004
• The Late Radio show with David Letterman (also be revealed as The Late Show tell Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2005
• Today (also known as NBC Talk Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2005
• Television Director
• Specials
• Popcorn Shrimp, Offset, 2001
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Guardian angel in "Bad Girl" music video, Madonna: The Record Collection 93:99, 1999
• Sleepy Hollow: Extreme the Legend, Mandalay/Paramount, 2000
• Breaking probity Silence: The Making of "Hannibal," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2001
• Performer set a date for "Weapon of Choice" music videocassette, The Work of Director Peg Jonze, Palm Pictures, 2003
• A Finished World: The Making of "The Stepford Wives," Paramount Home Television, 2004
• The Rundown: Rumble in honesty Jungle (short), Universal, 2004
• The Rundown: Running down the Town (short), Universal, 2004
• The Rundown: Walken's World (short), Universal, 2004
• Stepford: A Definition, Paramount Home Video, 2004
• The Stepford Husbands, Paramount Home Video, 2004
• It's a Good Day: The Fashioning of "Around the Bend," Proper Home Video, 2005
• Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing "Man on Fire," Ordinal Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2005
• Music Videos
• Madonna, "Bad Girl," 1993
• Fatboy Slim, "Weapon of Choice," 2001
• Video Games
• Voice hold David Hassan, Privateer 2: Rank Darkening, Electronic Arts, 1996
• Voice fanatic Detective Vince Magnotta, Ripper, Meanness 2 Interactive, 1996
• Voice of Martyr, True Crime: Streets of LA, Activision, 2003
• Voice of Gabriel Whitting, True Crime: New York City, Activision,2005
• Audiobooks
• "The Raven," Closed on Look upon of Rabies: Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Mercury/Universal, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Prophecy (also known rightfully God's Army and God's SecretArmy), Dimension Films, 1995
• Author of all over the place screenplays.
• Writings for the Stage
• Him (solo show), New York Shakespeare Fete, Public Theatre, LuEsther Hall, Newborn York City, 1995
• Teleplays
• Specials
• Popcorn Shrimp, Outset, 2001

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• Feature, April, 1979
• Film Comment, July/August, 1992
• Films Illustrated, March, 1979
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• Mademoiselle, December, 1980
• Movieline, December, 1993; November, 1998, pp. 56-59, 82-83, 91
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• New Yorker, January 9, 1995
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