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Christopher Walken (b. Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American actor from Queens, New York to German immigrant Paul Walken and mother Rosalie both bakers. Walker has two brothers, Ken and Glenn. He trained as a dancer before turning his attention to theater. Walken is known for playing dark characters and some of his more memorable turns include his Oscar winning appearance in The Deer Hunter, Johnny Smith in Stephen King's The Dead Zone and the angel Gabriel in The Prophecy. He was nominated for an Oscar a second time in 2002 for his performance in Catch Me If You Can. Walken is also an award-winning stage actor. He won a Clarence Derwent Award for his role in The Lion in Winter and Obie for his performance in Kid Champion in 1975.

Select Filmograpy

• The Happiness Cage/The Mind Snatchers (1972)
• The Sentinel (movie) (1977)
• Annie Hall (1977)
• The Deerhunter
• Cannon Movie Tales: Puss in Boots (1988)
• Pennies from Heaven (1981)
• The Dead Zone (1983)
• Brainstorm (1983)
• A View to Kil (1985)
• At Close Range (1986)
• Homeboy
• Communion (1989)
• Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
• Batman Returns (1992)
• Wayne's World 2 (1993)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
• The Prophecy (1995)
• The Addiction (1995)
• Ripper (video game)
• Privateer 2: The Darkening (video game) (1996)
• Basquiat (1996)
• Last Man Standing (1996)
• Touch (1997)
• Mousehunt (1997)
• The Prophecy II (1998)
• New Rose Hotel (1998)
• Trance (1998)
• Antz (1998)
• Sleepy Hollow (1999)
• The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
• America's Sweethearts (2001)
• The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• Julius Caesar (2002)
• Kangaroo Jack (2003)
• Gigli (2003)
• The Rundown (2003)
• Man on Fire (2004)
• The Stepford Wives
• Wedding Crashers (2005)
• Click (2006)
• Man of the Year (2006)
• Hairspray (2007)

External Links

• htt[p://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/ Christopher Walken] at IMDB.com
• Upcoming TV Schedule by IMDB.com

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