FrameThrower · Actors · Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
18 films · 1,167 frames · top-billed in 10 · 1977–2024
Born 31 March 1943 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Christopher Walken is an American actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Antz (1998), Vendetta (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Joe Dirt (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, The Jungle Book (2016), and Irreplaceable You (2018). He has received a number of awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 18 films · 1,167 frames · top-billed in 10 · 1977–2024
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor1979
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role2003
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Sitges Grand Honorary Award2016
- Theatre World Award1967
- Clarence Derwent Awards1966
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,167 frames from the 18 films we hold. This is the look of the work Christopher takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 18 films we hold, 48% of their frames are night, 46% low key — the look of the work Christopher takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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2006 · Morty
Man on Fire
2004 · Paul Rayburn
Catch Me If You Can
2002 · Frank Abagnale
Touch
1997 · Bill Hill
The Comfort of Strangers
1990 · Robert
At Close Range
1986 · Bradford 'Brad' Whitewood Sr.
A View to a Kill
1985 · Max Zorin
The Dead Zone
1983 · Johnny Smith
Heaven’s Gate
1980 · Nathan D. Champion
The Deer Hunter
1978 · Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
Dune: Part 2
2024 · Emperor
The Jungle Book
2016 · King Louie (voice)
Dark Horse
2011 · Jackie
Domino
2005 · Mark Heiss
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Hessian Horseman
True Romance
1993 · Vincenzo Coccotti
Batman Returns
1992 · Max Shreck
Annie Hall
1977 · Duane Hall
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,167 frames from Christopher Walken's 18 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.