Walter Matthau Movies

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

Small town lawyer, Harmon Cobb, defends a Nazi prisoner of war against murder charges. Set during World War II, Cobb has to contend with the...

Jim Burton, chronic alcoholic, is cared for by Ellen, his incredibly patient, sexy, hard-working wife. A doctor's warning that Jim could become...

Longtime singles Lillian Lambert and Clifford Pepperman enjoy a romance late in their lives.

Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still...

In the second dramatic case for lawyer Harmon Cobb, he defends an incarcerated woman who is wrongly imprisoned and refused release from a mental...

Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise.

French film critic Michel Ciment interviews Billy Wilder about his life and filmmaking.

Carol Channing hosts musical variety special with guests Walter Matthau, George Burns, U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale, The Association, Eddy...

Two plays by William Saroyan portraying writers stymied, inspired, frustrated, excited, listful, wistful, slothful, awed, unnerved, perhaps corrupted...

Lily and her son John live alone in a small town as her husband has been killed fighting the war in France. Or at least that is what she told John,...

A musical play based on the early years of actor Paul Muni.

Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement...

An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.

Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the...

A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to 1982.

A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin.

Jack Benny's 1968 TV specials features topical references including a parody of The Graduate.

An evening of Christmas music from stars living in Beverly Hills, California.