Things You Didn’t Know About Walter Matthau

Larrylambert
3 min readJun 14, 2024

Grumpy Old Men was a fitting wrap up for his career.

Creative Commons: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada

Walter Matthau was an amazing actor. While not a conventional leading man, he played a wide variety of roles. Many may remember him from his work in the “Grumpy Old Men” films. Or the similarly themed “Out to See.”

I also remember him as Morris Buttermaker, coach of “The Bad News Bears.” As I looked at the list…

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You probably don't know my name, but have likely seen my work. I've written for numerous syndicated cartoon strips and my gags have appeared in national pubs.