I wanted to be a pharmacist. I liked the way our local pharmacist was always dressed in a nice white coat; he looked very calm, you'd give him money, and he'd give you something that you wanted to buy.

His surname has often incorrectly been listed as Matuschanskayasky (see below for a detailed discussion). Wall. S.

Walter Matthau (October 1 1920 – July 1 2000) was an American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon as well as his role as Coach Buttermaker in the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears.