



He was nominated for the same award for portraying con artist Frank Abagnale's father in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002). His performance earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Walken has appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Anderson Tapes (1971), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), Roseland (1977) and Annie Hall (1977), before coming to wider attention as the troubled Vietnam War veteran Nick Chevotarevich in The Deer Hunter (1978). His films have grossed more than $1.6 billion in the United States alone. He has earned an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Prolific in film, television, and on stage, Walken is the recipient of numerous accolades. Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken March 31, 1943) is an American actor.
