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Home/People/Charles Matthau
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Born
Dec 10, 1962
Age 63
Place of Birth
New York, New York, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

17
Movies
2
TV Shows
8
Directed
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Charles Matthau

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Matthau (b. 1962, New York City), is a film and television director and actor and the son of actor Walter Matthau. He appeared as a child actor alongside his father in such films as Charley Varrick (1973), The Bad News Bears (1976) and House Calls (1978). Among his directorial projects have been The Grass Harp, from a novella by Truman Capote, and the made-for-TV movie The Marriage Fool, both of which starred his father. He also directed Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988), Her Minor Thing (2005) and Baby-O (2009). "Charlie" Matthau was named after famed actor Charlie Chaplin, a personal friend of his father. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Matthau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

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2017
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Self - Filmmaker
2014
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Freaky Deaky

as Groovy Director
2012
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Ghost Town: The Movie

as Doc Morrison
2008
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Going Shopping

as Sarcastic Boyfriend (uncredited)
2005
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An Ordinary Killer

as Detective Mark Peyton
2003
Hanging Up poster

Hanging Up

as Young Lou
2000
The Marriage Fool poster

The Marriage Fool

as Salesperson
1998
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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

as Self
1997
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Number One Fan

as Scotty Youngman
1995
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Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

as Partner
1991
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Doin' Time on Planet Earth

Cast
1988
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The Stingiest Man in Town

as The Boy (voice)
1978
House Calls poster

House Calls

as Michael Atkinson
1978
The Bad News Bears poster

The Bad News Bears

as Athletic
1976
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Charley Varrick

as Boy
1973
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The Book of Leah

as Psychiatric Patient
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