History Creator / ChristopherWalken

->''"I make films that no one sees. I've made films that I myself have not seen."''

* ''Film/AnnieHall'' (1977) - Duane.

* ''Film/HeavensGate'' (1980) - Nate Champion

* ''Film/TheCountryBears'' (2002) - Thimble
* ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' (2002) - Frank William Abagnale Sr.

* ''Film/TheRundown'' (2003) - Hatcher

* ''Film/WeddingCrashers'' (2005) - William Cleary

* TheComicallySerious: Special mention goes to Colonel Koons in Pulp Fiction and Ed Glossier from SNL.

-->'''[[Creator/JimmyFallon Jimmy]]''': You’re singing the words the same. You have to say, likw, tomayto, tomahto. Tomahto, potahto.\\

* EmphasisOnTheWrongSyllable: An oft-imitated speech pattern of his. Made fun of in one SNL monologue.
-->'''Walken''': [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Call_the_Whole_Thing_Off You say "toe-may-toe"]], and I say "[[SubvertedTrope toe-may-toe]]"-

* EmphasisOnTheWrongSyllable: An oft-imitated speech pattern of his.

* ''The Anderson Tapes'' (1971): His film debut.

* ''Next Stop, Greenwich Village'' (1976) - Robert Fulmer

Christopher Walken (born Ronald Paul Walken; March 31, 1943) is an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning American actor of stage and screen, in a career spanning more than 60 years. A prolific actor, he has appeared in over 100 movie and television roles, notably including ''Film/AViewToAKill'', ''At Close Range'', ''Film/TheDeerHunter'', Creator/DavidCronenberg's ''Film/TheDeadZone'', ''Film/KingOfNewYork'', ''Film/BatmanReturns'', ''Film/TrueRomance'', ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' and ''Film/PulpFiction'', as well as music videos by recording artists such as Music/{{Madonna}} and Music/FatboySlim.

* ''[[Film/SleepyHollow Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999) - Headless Horseman

* ''Film/SleepyHollow'' (1999) - Headless Horseman

* ''Film/TheAndersonTapes'' (1971): His film debut.

* ''Film/JerseyBoys'' (2014) - Gyp De Carlo

* LeslieNielsenSyndrome: While he is mostly devoted to comedy nowadays, his early career consisted of more serious performances, like his Oscar-winning role in The Deer Hunter.

* KubrickStare: Walken will invoke this in his more villainous roles, like his performance in True Romance.
* LargeHam: His numerous quirks are over-the-top enough, but that won't stop him from pushing it further on occasion.

Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning American actor of stage and screen, in a career spanning more than 50 years. A prolific actor, he has appeared in over 100 movie and television roles, notably including ''Film/AViewToAKill'', ''At Close Range'', ''Film/TheDeerHunter'', Creator/DavidCronenberg's ''Film/TheDeadZone'', ''Film/KingOfNewYork'', ''Film/BatmanReturns'', ''Film/TrueRomance'', ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' and ''Film/PulpFiction'', as well as music videos by recording artists such as Music/{{Madonna}} and Music/FatboySlim.

* TheComicallySerious: Special mention goes to Colonel Koontz in Pulp Fiction and Ed Glossier from SNL.

* RenaissanceMan: Outside of acting, he is also a professional dancer, singer, comedian, and even a former circus performer.

* VerbalTic: Several: An irregular rhythm, unusual changes in pitch, and long pauses.[[note]]Walken attributes this to growing up in a multi-ethnic community full of people who didn't natively speak English, leading to idiosyncratic speech patterns that influenced his.[[/note]]

* '50sHair: His distinctive [[DelinquentHair pompadour]].

* 50sHair: His distinctive [[DelinquentHair pompadour]].

* CloudCuckooLander: He naturally comes across this way, and a lot of roles and media love to play this up.

* AscendedMeme: His numerous quotes and character tics have turned him into something of an icon.

* VerbalTic: Several: An irregular rhythm, unusual changes in pitch, and long pauses.[[note]]He attributes this to growing up in a multi-ethnic community full of people who didn't natively speak English, leading to idiosyncratic speech patterns that influenced his.[[/note]]

* AdamWesting: His many, many, many eccentricities offer so many opportunities for parody, which he himself has recently taken part in, particularly on SNL.

* VerbalTic: Several: An irregular rhythm, unusual changes in pitch, and long pauses.[[note]]He attributes this to growing up in a multi-ethnic community full of people who didn't natively speak English, leading to idiosyncratic speech patterns that influenced his.[[/note]]

* VerbalTic: Several: An irregular rhythm, unusual changes in pitch, and long pauses./note/He attributes this to growing up in a multi-ethnic community full of people who didn't natively speak English, leading to idiosyncratic speech patterns that influenced his./note/

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Walken appeared as the ArchangelGabriel in the first three ''[[Film/TheProphecy Prophecy]]'' movies, as well as his frequent guest-host appearances on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''[[note]](seven in all, though six of them [the ones from 1990 to 2003] have his recurring sketch "The Continental" and all six of them have monologues in which Walken sings and dances; the one from the WritersStrike-shortened 33rd season has neither of these)[[/note]], his most notable being ''[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]]'' Bruce Dickinson ([[NamesTheSame not]] ''[[Music/IronMaiden that]]'' Music/BruceDickinson) in the "[[MemeticMutation More Cowbell]]" sketch and The Continental ([[WeirdAlEffect based on an actual TV character from an obscure 1950s show; but most people wouldn't know that]]). In the United States, films featuring Walken have grossed over $1.8 billion. He has also played the main role in the Shakespeare plays ''Hamlet'', ''Macbeth'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', and even ''Coriolanus''. Famous film roles were Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich in ''The Deer Hunter'' (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor) and in ''Film/PulpFiction'', as Captain Koons, a Vietnam War veteran, [[OneSceneWonder which has since become a pop culture icon]]. In fact, his prolific film appearances relate to his own policy of ''never'' turning down film roles unless he's too busy, finding that each and every role is a learning experience.