Talk:Walter Matthau

Colon Cancer and filming in Germany.

Early in the article it states that a tumour in Matthau's colon was benign. Later that colon cancer spread to his other organs. Granted, there could have been a a second tumour but perhaps some clarification is in order.

Secondly I found a reference to something on IMDB that may be worth following up on. In an unsourced trivia item for his 1980 film Hopscotch, IMDB reports 'Walter Matthau, who lost family and friends in the Holocaust, only agreed to travel to Germany to shoot the opening Oktoberfest scene on condition that his son, David Matthau, was cast as Ross.' What the first item has to do with the second makes it seem like a garbled report but there may be something of interest in this nugget. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.172.231 (talk) 19:23, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

Interred next to George C Scott

The article says George C Scott is interred in a grave to the left of Matthau's grave. To the left, if Im facing which direction? 206.192.35.125 (talk) 13:22, 5 July 2016 (UTC) Facing the front of the tombstone?Robinrobin (talk) 00:53, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Correct pronunciation of “Matthau”?

Reference no. 1 says /ˈmataʊ/ instead of /ˈmæθaʊ/. This is obviously wrong.--Wikiraven65 (talk) 21:42, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Improper omission of Walter Matthau's first marriage, wife and children

The article currently (26 January 2025) omits any mention of Walter Matthau's first marriage, wife, and their children. A son from that marriage, David Matthau, an actor, comedian and radio reporter, acted with Walter in the film Hopscotch. 2600:1700:2000:E740:C89C:5F67:F987:D806 (talk) 08:31, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

It was in the infobox but not the body, so thanks for pointing that out. I've added it to the body. Schazjmd (talk) 14:47, 26 January 2025 (UTC)