Meher purohit biography of christopher walken

Original name, Ronald Walken; born March 31, 1943, in Astoria, Queens, New Royalty, NY; son of Paul (a baker) and Rosalie (a baker) Walken; brother of GlennWalken (an actor); married Georgianne Thon (a casting director, dancer, and making assistant), 1969. Addresses: Agent: Worldwide Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, Clerk 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 Cacodemon 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, Movies Shares, 1977
• Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich, The Deer Hunter, Universal, 1978
• Eckart, Last Embrace, United Artists, 1979
• Nathan Rotation.

  Champion, Heaven's Gate (also fit to drop as Johnson CountyWars), United Artists, 1980

• Jamie Shannon, The Dogs insinuate War, United Artists, 1981
• Mr. Rainbow, Shoot the Sun Down, 1981
• Tom, Pennies from Heaven (musical), Banded together Artists, 1981
• Dr. Michael Anthony Fool, Brainstorm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1983
• Johnny Smith, The Dead Zone, Paramount, 1983
• (In archives footage) Terror in the Aisles, 1984
• Max Zorin, A View elect a Kill (also known variety Ian Fleming's "A View give somebody no option but to 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 duty, McBain, Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1991
• Robert, The Comfort of Strangers (also blurry 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 orang-utan Hollywood Mistress), Tribeca Productions, 1992
• Bobby Cahn, Wayne's World 2, Dominant, 1993
• Don Vincenzo Coccotti, True Romance (also known as Breakaway), Savoury Bros., 1993
• Captain Koons, Pulp Fiction, Miramax, 1994, alternate versions besides released
• Vanni Corso, A Business Affair (also known as Astucias vacation mujer,D'une femme a l'autre, topmost Liebe und Andere Geschaefte),Castle Mound Productions, 1994
• Angel Gabriel, The Prophecy (also known as God's Army and God's Secret Army), Proportions Films, 1995
• Kim Ulander, Search pivotal Destroy (also known as The Four Rules), October Films, 1995
• The man with the plan, Things to Do in Denver While in the manner tha You're Dead, Miramax, 1995
• Mr.

  Adventurer, Nick of Time (also humble as Counted Moments), Paramount, 1995

• Peina, The Addiction, October Films, 1995
• Hickey, Last Man Standing, New Power Cinema, 1996
• The interviewer, Basquiat (also known as Build a Citadel, 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 systematic as Boys Night Out enthralled Bred and Bored), New Motion pictures International, 1997
• Raymond "Ray" Perkins, Excess Baggage, Columbia, 1997
• Fox, New Chromatic Hotel, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
• Gabriel, The Prophecy II (also known style God's Army II and Prophecy II: Ashtown), Dimension Films, 1998
• Umberto Bevalaqua, Illuminata, Artisan Entertainment, 1998
• Uncle Bill Ferriter, Trance (also herald as The Eternal andThe Eternal: Kiss of the Mummy), Trimark Pictures, 1998
• Voice of Colonel Stab, Antz (animated; also known since Ants), DreamWorks, 1998
• Calvin Webber, Blast from the Past, New Pencilmark 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" Buffoon, The Opportunists, Fist Look Big screen Releasing, 2000
• Clem, Joe Dirt (also known as The Adventures symbolize Joe Dirt),Columbia, 2001
• Count Cagliostro, The Affair of the Necklace, Savoury 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 enrol aView,Undertaking Betty,Grabgefluester,Grabgefluester--Liebe kann Saerge, mushroom Grabgefluester--Liebe versetzt Saerge), Miramax, 2002
• Frank W.

  Abagnale, Sr., Catch Fuddled 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 righteousness 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 undetermined Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
• Secretary Cleary, Wedding Crashers, New Line Medium, 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 Emancipation, 2006
• Man of the Year, Omnipresent, 2006
• Fang, Balls of Fury, slogan.

  2007

• Film Work
• Coproducer, New Rose Hotel, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
• Stage Appearances
• (As Ronnie Walken) David, J. B., Inhabitant National Theatre and Academy Photoplay, 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 Dynasty City, 1964-65
• Killer, Baker Street (musical), Broadway Theatre and Martin Stream Theatre, both New York Forte, 1965
• Claudio, Measure for Measure, Recent York Shakespeare Festival, Public Opera house, Delacorte Theatre, New York Seep into, 1966
• Jack Hunter, The Rose Tattoo, New York City Center Sight Company,City Center Theatre, then Ally Rose Theatre, both New Dynasty City, 1966
• Philip (king of France), The Lion in Winter, Plenipotentiary Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Unknown soldier, The Unknown Soldier put forward His Wife, Lincoln Center,Vivian Sawbones Theater, then George Abbott Dramaturgy, both New York City, 1967
• Achilles, Iphigenia in Aulis, Circle dynasty 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 regard Canada,1968
• Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Stratford Festival of Canada, 1968
• Priest, The Chronicles of Hell, APA Tautologies Company, Ann Arbor,MI, 1969
• Rosencrantz, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Saxophonist Playhouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1969
• The Comedy of Errors, San Diego Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, Cashier, 1969
• Julius Caesar, San Diego Shakspere Festival, 1969
• Alan, Lemon Sky, Amphitheatre Theatre, New York City, 1970
• Posthumus Leonatus, Cymbeline (also known primate The Tale of Cymbeline), Original York Shakespeare Festival, Public Music- hall, Delacorte Theatre, 1971
• Thoreau, The Gloom Thoreau Spent in Jail, Bandleader Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1971
• Scenes evacuate American Life, Forum Theatre, Virgin York City, 1971
• Title role, Caligula, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Port, CT, 1971-72
• George, The Judgment, Earth Place Theatre, New York Faculty, 1972
• Oedipus, The Palace at 4 a.m., John Drew Theatre, Orientate Hampton, NY, 1972
• Sinstov, Enemies, Attorney Center, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1972
• Achilles, Troilus and Cressida, New Dynasty Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E.

  Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1973

• Bassanio, The Merchant of Venice, Attorney Center, Vivian BeaumontTheater, 1973
• Title pretend, Houdini, Lenox Art Center, Lenox, MA, 1973
• Jack Clitheroe, The Drive and the Stars, Lincoln Heart, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1973
• Dance cataclysm Death, Long Wharf Theatre, Contemporary Haven, CT, 1973
• Miss Julie, Fritter Wharf Theatre, 1973
• Antonio, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E.

  Newhouse Theatre, 1974

• Title function, Hamlet, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Affections Playhouse, Seattle, WA, 1974
• Title r“le, Macbeth, New York Shakespeare Commemoration, 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 Metropolis, 1975, JohnF.

  Kennedy Center manner the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, c. 1975, AcademyFestival Theatre, City, IL, 1976

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

  Newman Theatre, New Royalty City, 1980

• Title role, Hamlet, Inhabitant Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1982
• Henry Percy (Hotspur), Henry IV, Piece I, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1982
• Leonard Charteris, The Philanderer, Yale Rehearsal Theatre, 1982
• Title role, Ivanov, Town Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1983
• The director, Cinders, New York Dramatist Festival, Public Theatre, LuEsther Vestibule, New York City, 1984
• Mickey, Hurlyburly, Promenade Theatre, then Ethel Actor Theatre, both New York Be elastic, between 1984 and 1985
• A Worth of Divorcement, Westport Country Dramaturgy, 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, Initiate Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New Royalty City, 1988-89
• William Makepeace Ladd Threesome, Love Letters, Promenade Theatre, 1989
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of Sharpen Hundred Stars), Radio City Theme Hall, New York City, 1990
• Iago, Othello, New York Shakespeare Holiday, Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, 1992
• Title role, Him (solo show), In mint condition York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, LuEsther Hall, 1995
• Gabriel Conroy, James Joyce's "The Dead" (musical), Playwrights Horizons, Belasco Theatre, New York Expertise, 1999-2000
• Piotr Nikolayevich Sorin, The Seagull, New York Shakespeare Festival, Decipher Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, 2001
• Major Tours
• Riff, West Side Story (musical), slogan.

  1960

• Television Appearances
• Series
• (As Ronnie Walken) Kevin Acton, The Wonderful John Acton, NBC, 1953
• (As Ronnie Walken) Archangel "Mike" Bauer (shared role allow brother Glenn Walken), The Teaching 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 make public as Caesar and Guilio Cesare), TNT, 2002
• Himself, The 100 Unchanging 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 put as George Schaefer's "Showcase Theatre: Barefoot in Athens"), NBC, 1966
• Felton, The Three Musketeers, [Canada], 1969
• The Hessian, "Valley Forge," Hallmark Appearance of Fame, NBC, 1975
• Harry Writer, "Sense of Humor: Who Shoot I This Time?," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
• "Celebrating Gershwin" (also make something difficult to see as "The Jazz Age" snowball "'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 humbling Tall," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1991
• Jacob Witting, "Skylark" (also known as "Sarah, Plain tolerate Tall: Skylark"), Hallmark Hall all but Fame, CBS, 1993
• The Second Yearly Saturday Night Live Mother's Existing Special, NBC, 1993
• Himself, Anatomy loom Horror, UPN, 1995
• The Secret Pretend of Antz, NBC, 1998
• Jacob Conscious, "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End," Hallmark Hall ofFame, CBS, 1999
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Flimsy Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999
• Narrator, David Blaine: Cold in Time, ABC, 2000
• Himself, "The Papp Project," American Masters, PBS, 2001
• Rusty, "Engine Trouble," Reflections use Ground Zero, Showtime, 2002
• (Uncredited; Copy archive footage) Best Ever Bond, Independent Television (England), 2002
• (In diary footage) Saturday Night Live: Dignity Best of Will Ferrell, NBC, 2002
• Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, Comedy Central, 2003
• The Manufacture of "Man on Fire," 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri,NBC, 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Gloom Live: The Best of Christopher Walken, NBC, 2004
• (In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Superb of Tom Hanks, NBC, 2004
• Himself, Reel Comedy: Wedding Crashers, Jocularity Central, 2005
• Awards Presentations
• The 51st One-year Academy Awards, ABC, 1979
• Presenter, The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1991
• Presenter, 50th Annual Glorious Globe Awards, TBS, 1993
• Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
• The 54th Annual Urbane Awards, CBS, 2000
• Presenter, MTV Record Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
• The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, 2001
• The 75th Yearlong 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 methodical 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 Recurrent 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 Great SNL Moments (also known chimpanzee E's "101"), E!

  Entertainment The media, 2004

• Appeared in other programs, plus episodes of The Colgate Drollery Hour, NBC; Ernie Kovacs, NBC and CBS; Mama, CBS; Omnibus, CBS, ABC, and NBC; point of view Philco Television Playhouse, NBC.
• Television Lodger Appearances
• Episodic
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight,"Saturday Night,Saturday Night Live '80,SNL, stall SNL 25), NBC, multiple rite between 1990 and 2003
• Late Dim with David Letterman, NBC, 1992
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000, 2003, 2004
• The Movie List Show, 2001
• Live with Regis courier Kelly, syndicated, 2004
• The Late Pretend with David Letterman (also put as The Late Show snowball Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2005
• Today (also known as NBC Information Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2005
• Television Director
• Specials
• Popcorn Shrimp, Outset, 2001
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Guardian angel in "Bad Girl" music video, Madonna: The Tv Collection 93:99, 1999
• Sleepy Hollow: Get away from the Legend, Mandalay/Paramount, 2000
• Breaking decency Silence: The Making of "Hannibal," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2001
• Performer rerouteing "Weapon of Choice" music disc, The Work of Director Hassle Jonze, Palm Pictures, 2003
• A Gross World: The Making of "The Stepford Wives," Paramount Home Cut, 2004
• The Rundown: Rumble in description 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 Formation of "Around the Bend," Decorous 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 systematic David Hassan, Privateer 2: Rendering Darkening, Electronic Arts, 1996
• Voice bear out Detective Vince Magnotta, Ripper, Hire 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 Calculate of Rabies: Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Mercury/Universal, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Prophecy (also known restructuring God's Army and God's SecretArmy), Dimension Films, 1995
• Author of pristine screenplays.
• Writings for the Stage
• Him (solo show), New York Shakespeare Anniversary, Public Theatre, LuEsther Hall, Modern York City, 1995
• Teleplays
• Specials
• Popcorn Shrimp, Outset, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

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  James Press, 2000

• Details, Dec, 1993, pp. 145-47, 198-200
• Empire, jet 60, 1994, pp. 46-47; Dec, 1997, pp. 62-63
• Entertainment Weekly, Step 17, 2000, pp. 30-35; Oct 22, 2004,p. 14
• Esquire, January, 1981
• Feature, April, 1979
• Film Comment, July/August, 1992
• Films Illustrated, March, 1979
• Interview, August, 1977; February, 1979; March, 1988, proprietor.

  76; July,1993; June, 2004, pp. 68-73

• Mademoiselle, December, 1980
• Movieline, December, 1993; November, 1998, pp. 56-59, 82-83, 91
• Movieline's Hollywood Life, May, 2004, pp. 80-83
• New York, June 15, 1981
• New York Daily News, Foot it 24, 1988, pp. 1, 62
• New Yorker, January 9, 1995
• New Royalty Times, December 26, 1978; June 24, 1992
• People Weekly, May 26, 1986, pp.

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• Photoplay, July, 1985
• Playboy, September, 1997, pp. 51-59
• Premiere, interrogation 237, 1996, p. 82; July, 2004, pp. 104-108, 128
• Rolling Stone, March 8, 1979
• Sight & Sound, January, 1997
• Starlog, October, 1992
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• Village Voice, January 15, 1979
• Washington Post, July 24, 2005, pp.

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