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Charade
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Who's Got the Action?
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Mirage
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Island of Love
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Bigger Than Life
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Ensign Pulver
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Lonely Are the Brave
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A Guide for the Married Man
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House Calls
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A Face in the Crowd
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The Grass Harp
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Walter Matthau

Profession: Actor
Born: Oct 1, 1920
Died: Jul 1, 2000
Biography: Specializing in playing shambling, cantankerous cynics, Walter Matthau, with his jowly features, slightly stooped posture, and seedy, rumpled demeanor, looked as if he would be more at home as a laborer or small-time insurance salesman than as a... Continued

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