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RECENT CREDITS

30 Rock (TV) Nov. 5, 2009

Maiden Heist (FILM) May. 29, 2009

81st Annual Academy Awards (TV) Feb. 22, 2009

Saturday Night Live (TV) Apr. 5, 2008

Romance and Cigarettes (FILM) Sep. 7, 2007

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HIGHLIGHTS

2007 Cast in the remake of John Water's "Hairspray" as Edna Turnblad’s (John Travolta) husband, Wilbur

2006 Cast opposite Adam Sandler in the comedy "Click" directed by Frank Coraci

2006 Cast opposite Robin Williams in Barry Levinson's political comedy "Man of the Year"

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Category

$5 a Day -Nat

Actor

Film

Citizen Brando -Joe

Actor

Film

FADE TO BLACK (Dakota Films) -Pete Brewster

Actor

Film

The Irishman -Shondor Birns

Actor

Film

Found in the Street

Actor

Film

Kevin Approaches

Actor

Film

A Girl & a Gun -The Boss

Actor

Film

Maiden Heist 2009 -Roger

Actor

Film

81st Annual Academy Awards 2009 -Presenter

Actor

Romance and Cigarettes 2007 -Cousin Bo

Actor

Film

Balls of Fury 2007 -Feng

Actor

Film

Hairspray 2007 -Wilbur Turnblad

Actor, Song Performer

Film

Man of the Year 2006 -Jack Menken

Actor

Film

30 Rock 2006 -Himself

Actor

Audition Day (2009) -Himself

Actor

TV Episode

Click 2006 -Morty

Actor

Film

Undertaking Betty 2005 -Frank

Actor

Film

Domino 2005 -Mark Heiss

Actor

Film

Wedding Crashers 2005 -Secretary Cleary

Actor

Film

Reel Comedy: Wedding Crashers 2005 -Interviewee

Actor

On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize Celebrating Lorne Michaels 2005 -Presenter

Actor

Around the Bend 2004 -Turner Lair

Actor

Film

The Stepford Wives 2004 -Mike Wellington

Actor

Film

Envy 2004 -JMan

Actor

Film

Man on Fire 2004 -Rayburn

Actor

Film

The Rundown 2003 -Hatcher

Actor

Film

The Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary 2003

Actor

Gigli 2003 -Detective Stanley Jacobellis

Actor

Film

Caesar 2003 -Marcus Porcius Cato

Actor

Poolhall Junkies 2003 -Mike

Actor

Film

Kangaroo Jack 2003 -Sal Maggio

Actor

Film

Catch Me If You Can 2002 -Frank W Abagnale Sr

Actor

Film

Reflections From Ground Zero 2002 -Rusty

Actor

The Country Bears 2002 -Reid Thimple

Actor

Film

Popcorn Shrimp 2002

Director, Writer

The Affair of the Necklace 2001 -Count Cagliostro

Actor

Film

The 2001 MTV Video Music Awards 2001 -Presenter

Actor

America's Sweethearts 2001 -Hal Weidmann

Actor

Film

The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards 2001

Actor

Joe Dirt 2001 -Clem

Actor

Film

Scotland, PA 2001 -Lieutenant Ernie McDuff

Actor

Film

David Blaine: Frozen in Time 2000 -Narration

Narrator

The 54th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) 2000

Actor

Kiss Toledo Goodbye 2000 -Max

Actor

The Opportunists 2000 -Victor Kelly

Actor

Film

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End 1999 -Jacob Witting

Actor

Sleepy Hollow 1999 -Hessian Horseman

Actor

Film

New Rose Hotel 1999 -Fox

Actor

Film

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special 1999

Actor

Illuminata 1999 -Bevalaqua

Actor

Film

Vendetta 1999 -James Houston

Actor

Blast From the Past 1999 -Calvin

Actor

Film

No Vacancy 1999

Actor

Film

Antz 1998 -of Cutter

Voice

Film

Me and My Brother 1998

Actor

Film

The Suicide Kings 1998 -Charles Barrett

Actor

Film

Prophecy II: Ashtown 1998 -Gabriel

Actor

Film

Mouse Hunt 1997 -Caesar

Actor

Film

Excess Baggage 1997 -Ray

Actor

Film

Touch 1997 -Bill Hill

Actor

Film

The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1997 -Presenter

Actor

The Funeral 1996 -Ray Tempio

Actor

Film

Last Man Standing 1996 -Hickey

Actor

Film

Basquiat 1996 -The Interviewer

Actor

Film

Wild Side 1996 -Bruno Buckingham

Actor

Celluloide 1996 -United States Officer

Actor

Film

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 1995 -The Man With the Plan

Actor

Film

Nick of Time 1995 -Mr Smith

Actor

Film

A Business Affair 1995 -Vanni Corso

Actor

Film

The Addiction 1995 -Peina

Actor

Film

The Prophecy 1995 -Gabriel

Screenplay, Actor

Film

Anatomy of Horror 1995 -Interviewee

Actor

Search and Destroy 1995 -Kim Ulander

Actor

Film

Inside the Actors Studio 1995 -Interviewee

Actor

Pulp Fiction 1994 -Captain Koons

Actor

Film

Wayne's World 2 1993 -Bobby Cahn

Actor

Film

True Romance 1993 -Vincenzo Coccotti

Actor

Film

Scam 1993 -Jack Shanks

Actor

The 2nd Annual Saturday Night Live Mother's Day Special 1993

Actor

Skylark 1993 -Jacob Witting

Actor

50th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1993 -Presenter

Actor

Mistress 1992 -Warren Zell

Actor

Film

Batman Returns 1992 -Max Shreck

Actor

Film

Defenders of Dynatron City 1992 -of Dr Mayhem

Voice

All-American Murder 1992 -P J Decker

Actor

Film

McBain 1991 -McBain

Actor

Film

The Comfort of Strangers 1991 -Robert

Actor

Film

Sarah, Plain and Tall 1991 -Jacob Witting

Actor

King of New York 1990 -Frank White

Actor

Film

Night of 100 Stars III 1990

Actor

Communion, A True Story 1989 -Whitley Strieber

Actor

Film

Homeboy 1988 -Wesley Pendergrass

Actor

Film

Puss in Boots 1988 -Puss

Actor

Film

Biloxi Blues 1988 -Sergeant Toomey

Actor

Film

The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 -Kyril Montana

Actor

Film

Celebrating Gershwin 1987

Actor

War Zone 1987 -Don Stevens

Actor

Film

At Close Range 1986 -Brad Whitewood Sr

Actor

Film

A View to a Kill 1985 -Max Zorin

Actor

Film

The Dead Zone 1983 -Johnny Smith

Actor

Film

Brainstorm 1983 -Michael Brace

Actor

Film

Who Am I This Time? 1982 -Harry Nash

Actor

Pennies From Heaven 1981 -Tom

Actor

Film

Heaven's Gate 1980 -Nathan D Champion

Actor

Film

The Dogs of War 1980 -Jamie Shannon

Actor

Film

Last Embrace 1979 -Eckart

Actor

Film

Annie Hall 1977 -Duane Hall

Actor

Film

The Sentinel 1977 -Rizzo

Actor

Film

Roseland 1977 -Russel

Actor

Film

Next Stop, Greenwich Village 1976 -Robert

Actor

Film

Saturday Night Live 1975

Host

Christopher Walken/ Panic at the Disco (2008) -Host

Host

TV Episode

The Happiness Cage 1972 -Reese

Actor

Film

The Anderson Tapes 1971 -The Kid

Actor

Film

The Deer Hunter -Nikanor Chevotarevich

Actor

Film

The Prophecy III: the Ascent -Gabriel

Actor

Film

Trance

Actor

Film

Le Grand Pardon II -Pasco Meisner

Actor

Film

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Highlights

2007 Cast in the remake of John Water's "Hairspray" as Edna Turnblad’s (John Travolta) husband, Wilbur

2006 Cast opposite Adam Sandler in the comedy "Click" directed by Frank Coraci

2006 Cast opposite Robin Williams in Barry Levinson's political comedy "Man of the Year"

2005 Cast opposite James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon and Kate Winslet in "Romance & Cigarettes"; helmed by John Turturro (released theatrically in 2007)

2005 Appeared in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Crashers" starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn

2005 Portrayed a reality TV producer in "Domino" starring Keira Knightley as Domino Harvey, a model turned bounty hunter

2004 Cast in the remake of ''The Stepford Wives,'' Bryan Forbes' 1975 cult classic about upper-crust women being replaced by robots with sunny dispositions

2004 Starred opposite Jack Black and Ben Stiller in the comedy "Envy"; directed by Barry Levinson

2002 Played the father of the youngest man to make the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list in "Catch Me If You Can"; received an Oscar nomination for his supporting role

2002 Portrayed Marcus Porcius Cato in the TNT miniseries "Julius Caesar"

2001 Danced in the popular music video "Weapon of Choice"; performed by Fatboy Slim

2001 Returned to the stage in the Mike Nichols-directed "The Seagull"; presented by the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park

2001 Appeared as a mesmerist in the period drama "Affair of the Necklace"

2000 Played an ex-con who gets embroiled in a robbery scheme in "The Opportunists"

1999 Returned to the NYC stage for the musical "James Joyce's The Dead"; received Tony nomination as Actor in a Musical

1999 Made third telefilm with Glenn Close, "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End" (CBS)

1998 Voiced the character of Cutter in the animated "Antz"

1998 Offered an over-the-top comedic performance as an effete turn-of-the-century drama critic in John Turturro's "Illuminata"

1997 Offered a wildly over-the-top cameo as an exterminator in the comedy "Mouse Hunt"

1997 Reprised role of Gabriel in the sequel "Prophecy II: Ashtown"

1996 Starred as the eldest of three brothers in a crime family in Ferrara's "The Funeral"

1995 Debut as playwright (also starred) with the one-man, Off-Broadway production "Him"

1995 Cast as Gabriel, the evil leader of renegade angels, in "The Prophecy"

1994 Co-starred in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction"; delivering a memorable monologue about a gold watch

1993 Had a small role pposite Dennis Hopper in "True Romance"; scripted by Quentin Tarantino; his so-called "Sicilian scene" has been hailed by critics as the best scene in the film

1992 Appeared as the department store owner Max Schreck in "Batman Returns"

1990 First of (to date) four films with director Abel Ferrara, "The King of New York"

1989 Portrayed real-life author Whitley Streiber who claimed to have had encounters with aliens in "Communion"

1988 Played the nemesis sergeant to a wisecracking new recruit in the film adaptation of Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues"

1988 Had title role in NYSF's production of "Coriolanus"

1986 Played Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

1986 Cast as the father with a criminal past in the downbeat but well-acted "At Close Range"; co-starring Sean Penn and Chris Penn

1985 Portrayed the villain out to destroy Sillicon Valley in the James Bond adventure "A View to a Kill"

1984 - 1985 Co-starred in David Rabe's play about Hollywood "Hurlyburly"

1981 Displayed his dancing abilities to great effect as the oily villain in "Pennies From Heaven"

1980 Reteamed with Cimino for the controversial "Heaven's Gate"

1978 Won an Oscar for his memorable turn as a soldier serving in Vietnam in Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter"

1977 Offered memorable cameo as Diane Keaton's brother in "Annie Hall"

1977 Danced for the first time in a feature in James Ivory's "Roseland"

1975 Starred in the stage play "Kid Champion"

1975 Portrayed Chance Wayne to Irene Worth's Alexandra del Largo in Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth"

1974 Played "Macbeth" at the NYSF's Public Theatre

1972 First film in a lead role, "The Happiness Cage"

1971 Had first significant feature role in "The Anderson Tapes"

1968 Film debut in a bit part in "Me and My Brother"

1966 Made first appearance with the New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF) in "Measure for Measure" in Central Park

1965 Cast in the chorus of "Baker Street"; first role billed as 'Christopher' Walken

1960 Worked for the summer as an assistant lion tamer with the Tarryl Jacobs Circus

1959 Broadway debut in "J.B." (billed as Ronnie Walken)

Born and raised in the Astoria section of Queens, NY

Began career as a catalog model with his brothers

Trained as a dancer

Appeared on live television in the 1950s

Occasionally replaced brother Glenn as Mike Bauer on the CBS daytime drama "The Guiding Light" (a role Glenn played from 1954-56)

Recently Worked With...

Tina Fey

30 Rock

Aired: Nov. 5, 2009

Morgan Freeman

Maiden Heist

Released: May. 29, 2009

James Gandolfini

Romance and Cigarettes

Released: Dec. 7, 2007

Dan Fogler

Balls of Fury

Released: Aug. 29, 2007

John Travolta

Hairspray

Released: Jul. 20, 2007

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