When did they meet?

Pick two actors or directors to find their first shared credit

Jack Lemmon

Walter Matthau

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau’s first shared credit was The Philco Television Playhouse, released October 3, 1948, and they have 16 shared credits in total.

The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Jack Lemmon
  • Walter Matthau as Iago

TV series, drama. Rated 6.6 out of 10 on TMDB.

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.

Also in the cast. Pick one to swap them in.

15 more shared credits

  1. 1948

    Studio One

    TV series, drama. Rated 5.4 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Fred Stevens
    • Walter Matthau as Jacobs
  2. 1949

    Suspense

    TV series, drama. Rated 5.1 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon
    • Walter Matthau as Lawrence Stevens
  3. 1950

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    TV series, drama. Rated 6 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon
    • Walter Matthau as The Bartender
  4. 1950

    Lux Video Theatre

    TV series, drama and comedy. Rated 6.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Alfred Fishkettle
    • Walter Matthau as Coastguardsman
  5. 1966

    The Fortune Cookie

    Film, comedy. Rated 7.2 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Harry Hinkle
    • Walter Matthau as Willie Gingrich
  6. 1968

    The Odd Couple

    Film, comedy. Rated 7.4 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar
    • Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison
  7. 1971

    Kotch

    Film, comedy and drama. Rated 6.6 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited), and directed
    • Walter Matthau as Joseph P. Kotcher
  8. 1974

    The Front Page

    Film, comedy. Rated 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Hildebrand Johnson
    • Walter Matthau as Walter Burns
  9. 1981

    Buddy Buddy

    Film, comedy. Rated 6.1 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Victor Clooney
    • Walter Matthau as Trabucco
  10. 1991

    JFK

    Film, drama and thriller. Rated 7.6 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Jack Martin
    • Walter Matthau as Senator Long
  11. 1993

    Grumpy Old Men

    Film, comedy and romance. Rated 6.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as John Gustafson
    • Walter Matthau as Max Goldman
  12. 1995

    Grumpier Old Men

    Film, romance and comedy. Rated 6.5 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as John Gustafson
    • Walter Matthau as Max Goldman
  13. 1996

    The Grass Harp

    Film, comedy and drama. Rated 5.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Dr. Morris Ritz
    • Walter Matthau as Judge Charlie Cool
  14. 1997

    Out to Sea

    Film, comedy and romance. Rated 5.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Herb
    • Walter Matthau as Charlie
  15. 1998

    The Odd Couple II

    Film, adventure and comedy. Rated 6.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

    • Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar
    • Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison