Actor
Charles Matthau
December 10, 1962 · New York, New York, U.S.
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).
Notable work
Often works with
Walter Matthau
8 titles together
The Bad News Bears, Charley Varrick, Hanging Up
Joe Don Baker
2 titles together
Charley Varrick, The Grass Harp
William Schallert
2 titles together
Charley Varrick, Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Roddy McDowall
2 titles together
The Grass Harp, Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Candice Azzara
2 titles together
House Calls, Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Terence Knox
2 titles together
Ghost Town: The Movie, An Ordinary Killer
Full filmography · 15
Freaky Deaky
as Groovy Director
20125.1
Ghost Town: The Movie
as Doc Morrison
2008
Going Shopping
as Sarcastic Boyfriend (uncredited)
2005
Her Minor Thing
Director
20054.6An Ordinary Killer
as Detective Mark Peyton
2003
Hanging Up
as Young Lou
20005.3
The Marriage Fool
as Salesperson and Director
1998
The Grass Harp
as Barbershop Regular and Director
19965.9
Number One Fan
as Scotty Youngman
1995
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Partner and Director
1991
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
cast and Director
1988
The Stingiest Man in Town
as The Boy (voice)
1978