Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
- Episode aired Sep 1, 2016
- 28m
Actor Walter Matthau was barely three when his father deserted the family. Poverty and New York street smarts produced a self-deprecating humor that never left. He began studying acting and ... Read allActor Walter Matthau was barely three when his father deserted the family. Poverty and New York street smarts produced a self-deprecating humor that never left. He began studying acting and by 1951 he earned a New York Drama Critics Award. Television dramas followed and then came... Read allActor Walter Matthau was barely three when his father deserted the family. Poverty and New York street smarts produced a self-deprecating humor that never left. He began studying acting and by 1951 he earned a New York Drama Critics Award. Television dramas followed and then came Hollywood where his fame grew to new heights creating millions of fans and admirers in th... Read all