Christopher Walken

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
 
 
Christopher Walken  (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American stage and film lead and character actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, the Antz franchise, The Jungle Book (2016), as well as music videos by many popular recording artists.  Walken has received a number of awards and nominations during his career, including winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Nikanor "Nick" Chebotarevich in The Deer Hunter.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

Remarkably, a movie about the Runaways was made in 2010 called The Runaways, starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning; it is based on Cherie Currie's book, Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway.  Michael Shannon appears in the film as Kim Fowley; about Shannon's performance, Fowley told Chris Estey:  "He’s a genius.  He’s the new Christopher Walken.  And I’m privileged that he was able to get enough of me to make it watchable.  It transcended the printed page.  He’s working with Martin Scorcese on his Broadway project, that’s what he’s doing now.  This guy’s like John Garfield or Humphrey Bogart playing you.  I mean, wouldn’t you like that?"  

 

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Last edited: March 22, 2021