Walter Mathau always blew my mind. 🧡🌱👍🤣

Lovable, impeccable, embraceable - both of these two! American Masters Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau ❤❤❤

@michaelchapman4955

29 күн бұрын

'Yes!!! !!!!!!!!!!

I love listening to the older people tell stories about their life and the shows they did .

These two gentlemen were all class. Some of the best pictures for shear enjoyment are with these two. Utmost respect

@michaelchapman4955

29 күн бұрын

Yes, Indeed!!!!!!!

Came for a few minutes. Stayed to the end. Their captivation was so rare, yet so natural.

A-MA-ZING!!! Jeez... Class acts through and through!

The master of the comedic pause, Mr. Matthau! Love these two gentlemen.

You won't see talent like this again. Never.

What class they show never see that anymore!!!

I'm close to sixty years now, but still I think these two guys are in the top ten division comedians EVER! Rest in Peace, both of you! The memories lives on - forever!

@nightrider5109

Жыл бұрын

I'm close to 60 as well and couldn't agree with u more I watch the original Odd Couple with these 2 gentlemen in it and I crack up No nudity no swear Their timing and chemistry is awesome to behold Yes they're gone but we still have their movies God bless

@TheScouser1234

Жыл бұрын

@Harr Lee you may have been right thinking MR Lemmon was better left alone..but i would trade my literally hundreds of Celeb meetings for 5 minutes with either of these incredible actors... .

@wanderingbrummie

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely right there

@lisastrange2553

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I am so happy that my 16 year old daughter loves to watch the old movies with both Jack and Walter.

@michaelchapman4955

29 күн бұрын

No questions about it !!!!!!!

Mr. Lemmon and Mr. Matthau...acting legends. They were so amazing together and on their own.

@longmemory1620

4 жыл бұрын

odd couple remake = kevin spacey as felix and crussell rowe as oscar

@MartinSage

2 жыл бұрын

Legends in their own Minds (nothing more)

Jack playing his Nevermore composition on the piano just stopped my dinner, in its tracks. Wonderful. 👍🧡🌱🎼❤️

These two are treasures. So glad we have this and other interviews with two of the most talented people in show biz. Matthau is in a class of his own. The deadpan attitude is a scream. And sweet, lovable Lemmon just obviously loves his friend and acting partner in so many of their great films. I really mourned the passing of Jack Lemmon. He truly was my favorite movie star as a kid.

@jimmykarlsson2567

5 ай бұрын

These wonderful gentlemen acted in thier prime way before my time. But i can tell that these two were charming and class all over them that i would have loved

Great interviewer. Asks good questions and lets the guest tell great stories without interrupting.

Total class. I'm somewhat embarrassed by what we've become in comparison to gentlemen like these.

@janinefarris2748

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Blue Mongoose you nailed it I totally agree with you that you made that distinction it does seem that way thank you for your comment

@jackgritman5978

4 жыл бұрын

My

@MauriatOttolink

4 жыл бұрын

Blue Mongoose Be embarrassed not! We, "WE" have not deteriorated. We are blessed to recognise that we lived through or at least over-lapped THE BEST... The Golden Age where talent, either natural or hard earned by hard work, was what the audiences wanted & the entertainment industry employed..often exploited to present to a very quality-aware audience. Crap never got past the stage door Commissionaire. Unfortunately, lots of real quality got through but they were surplus..just couldn't be used. Today, can you imagine letting in the likes of Ed Sheeran to anything other than sweeping, checking fire extinguishers and filling toilet role dispensers? You wouldn't look in his direction if you passed him on the stairs. The embarrassment is theirs, not yours. Different audiences, different world, wrong people running it!

@420protoman

4 жыл бұрын

facts

@itistime467

4 жыл бұрын

@@MauriatOttolink You forgot to mention the 30's 40's and 50's golden era of child abuse and rape in Hollywood. Google Judy Garland 👍

When Walter said he “landed with the 453rd bomber group” you could hear the respect and appreciation by the silence. Laughter just stopped and the emotion set in. Much respect!

@cooler066

Жыл бұрын

James Stewart's bomb group. Old Buckenham.

I might be only 32 but these 2 are some of the best actors ever. And always making you laugh when you need it. And I find it cool that Jack thought of Walter as an older brother he never had

@DangerousDavies2008

Жыл бұрын

You must be an old soul mate.

@johnsewell6593

2 ай бұрын

Hey mate. I'm in my 60s , and I've loved these two since I first saw "the Fortune Cookie"-- in the early seventies, when I was a teenager. You simply have good taste at an early age.....!

I had the same reaction as Lemmon when I first played a Bösendorfer. A gorgeous sound.

If you listened to this all the way through, you understand how much we need guys like this in the world.

@BillMorganChannel

3 жыл бұрын

WE GOT jOHNNIE dEP!

@Io-Io-Io

Жыл бұрын

When decency, good manners and proper values were still alive. It's up to us to revive it

You are missed terribly. However . .there is nothing in this world that you are missing out on....the golden years went with you.

LOVE THE REAL FRIENDSHIP OF LEMMON AND MATHAU

Walther Matthau is genuinely funny. A wonderful man.

These two actors are living for ever (in our memories). Their work is timeless! Just evergreens!

Can’t stop laughing... Neither could Jack Lemmon. Walter Matthau I won’t forget you.

These 2 guys are so tremendous they are now legendary. Cannot be improved upon. So hilarious! Jack & Walter are icons. Watch & notice how your mood lifts & you are laughing!

Jack loves listening to Walter. Just like the rest of us. Fantastic.

Just pure class,like how these two gentlemen compliment each other.truly friends,funny and great actors of there craft.Rest In Peace fellas 🙏🏼🇺🇸

Absolute class acts - never will be a pair like this again - unique, laid-back, honest, good friends and industry alumni. Lemmon and Matthau - it really doesn't get any better than this!

This is absolute magic, how i loved these guys. Always will. Well done Parkinson too, a lovely easy respectful interview. One of his best. 👍☺️🌱💜🧡💜

The odd couple, grumpy old men, they work so so well together, childhood memories for me watching them in grumpier old men

The true art of conversation, wonderful.

God, they were so good together....great actors

Back in the days when film legends were in fact legends.

Such class! We don’t have men like this anymore!

Can't be replaced , they were in a class of their own!

I loved Matthau as Charley Varrick. Brilliant film

@photonotavailable7936

3 жыл бұрын

Micheal Ascroft As did I. Two thumbs up.

Fabulous actors!

I can watch the odd couple over and over again. Remarkably actors both of them. Jack lemon is my favorite.

One great interviewer and two great genius Actor Comedians

@jamesappleton7390

Жыл бұрын

Mike's interview with Matthau and George Burns is another classic interview Harpo..

@harpothehealer

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesappleton7390 Thanks I will check it out.

I have never seen this before. I love these two gentlemen. I love the fact that they love each other, they're colleagues and collaborators. Aside from that they are both jokesters, they're silly and they like to laugh. These gentlemen were true treasures, RIP!

@anjou6497

Жыл бұрын

It's lovely that you came across them here, they were absolutely special. So witty & funny, best buddies too. Have you seen their hilarious movie Front Page ? It's in black & white. I saw it when i was a teenage lass and long to enjoy it again. Gonna look it up, buy it, whatever. Pure genius. 🧡💜🤣

@anjou6497

Жыл бұрын

and Jack Lemmon did some profound research before acting in the harrowing movie Wine & Roses. About alcoholism. Afterwards he got involved with, and donated to alcohol-related charities, hospitals, police forces. Wonderful soul. Total respect. 👍💜🌱🌿

Jack Lemmon-not only a Legendary actor but also a gifted musician . Genuis.

@johntechwriter

Жыл бұрын

Jack Lemmon was a professional-level jazz pianist, a title that for most musicians represents a lifetime of hard work.

@anjou6497

Жыл бұрын

@@johntechwriter yes. 👍💜🌱

I miss these days... Life and Hollywood were so different then. There was a level of decency that has left the planet many moons ago. I have no use for Hollywood at all. These gentlemen were everywhere back then and wonderful at their craft. Thanks for the memories.

Loved these two as a child...still give me quite a charge when i watch any of their movies. Miss their caliber of actor n class

Dear old Walter Matthau loved telling tall tales. He once convinced people that his middle name was Foghorn.

Walter Matthau was a brilliant man!

@oliviasunny5466

3 жыл бұрын

1000%🤝🖐👍👍👍👏👏💐

I'm 32 and still watch there movies

Back when TV had class.. ❤️

When you watch them in this, having loved all the good work they've committed to film and history, to feel the respect and fun and the depth of their friendship, you come away understanding the 'meaning' of friendship. Parkinson did marvelous interviews but man, this one is gold.

I was just going to watch for a minute…35 minutes later I had tears in my eyes. I wish they were both still here… RIP to you both…

@shashaworld4283

Жыл бұрын

Same.

Two great actors -- great friends, and both so memorable, but I especially loved Walter Matthau's work, such a great actor.

Brilliant, both of them.

I love these guys. They will live forever.

Awesome! The talent Lemmon/Matthau have displays like a super nova! Thanks much.

What a marvellous example of a great friendship . The interviewer sits aside and gently guides the conversation . What a marvellous experience . I’ve never written the word “Marvellous”🥂

A "like" button seems very insufficient in expressing how much I enjoyed this. Loved these guys, great interview, and amazing piano playing by Jack.

Two of the greatest personalities to ever grace this earth, intellectual, funny, interesting and real, my god there's no talent left

@degsbabe

5 жыл бұрын

Not really looking very hard are we ..?!

@pontiacgrandprix733

5 жыл бұрын

Durins Bane Yeah, who you got, Jim Carey, sticks his fingers in his mouth, who's left, list them I'm curious

@4orrcountry

5 жыл бұрын

@Big Bill O'Reilly ASS-inin.

@mariandoran1420

5 жыл бұрын

Love them both mcd

@robertanderson8328

5 жыл бұрын

Pontiac GrandPrix73 h

Jack Lemon was probably one the most versatile actors who ever lived. He could make you cry and laugh almost at the same time. Just watch Prisoner of Second Avenue and you'll see what I mean

@edlawn5481

4 жыл бұрын

He was great in Glengarry Glen Ross.

@waynej2608

4 жыл бұрын

@@edlawn5481 and Save the Tiger, Missing, The China Syndrome, The Front Page ... A great actor.

@richardbullis156

2 жыл бұрын

Lemmon

@karenmilcarek8299

Жыл бұрын

@@waynej2608 He broke my heart in Missing; such a tragic story.

@rosamariamendoza1466

Жыл бұрын

China Syndrome🤩

The Beautiful and Gentle Soul that is ..Jack Lemmon.. Bravo Jack x

You know it's great to learn something about someone you thought you knew. I had no idea he was such an accomplished pianist . That's what makes them so great .

Artists! Drama, Comedy...these two possessed an unfathomable talent!

I didn't know that Jack Lemmon was such a wonderful pianist and self-taught too! Just wonderful.

I just watched the whole show that was fantastic I love those two guys.

I enjoyed their work from the time I was a child. I miss their movies that were suitable for a child to watch, and still were mature enough and so well done, adults enjoyed them too.

i could listen to Walter tell stories all day.. he is so funny.

I never grow tired of watching these two together on screen

@ozieflo9715

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. "Out to Sea" was another good movie they made together.

I love them both! They have such love and respect for each other that it makes them greater and very heart warming. Two fantastic people!! God Bless them both!!

I love how honest they were in these interviews...not the ass-kissing bs we see today on talk shows.

@jamesart9

4 жыл бұрын

Spot on. You sure as hell wouldn't find anyone saying that their first sexual experience was with a prostitute. And without a trace of shame. Just a simple fact. Could you imagine the snowflakes, advocates and press secretaries getting into a flap about someone saying that now days.

@davidverster9523

4 жыл бұрын

PC assholes on the rampage..killing honesty

@MauriatOttolink

4 жыл бұрын

assentzio Just a single word of total approval of your excellent point... Modern Talk show talent "yuuurchhhhh. Pass the bucket!"

@rolandofgilead43

4 жыл бұрын

@@MauriatOttolink ya know if anyone could have said that it would have been Walter M. man i miss these guys i just love them so much and how he talked about Hollywood he could be talking about it today! i also love that they both clearly love each other and i would not be surprised at all that when Walter died part of Jack did to and well he went a year later. man i wish they still were with us and hell even if they were Walter would be no joke turning 100 this year!

"What is good and what makes money are not usually the same thing." - W.M. So damn true.

I love the grumpy old men were out when i was like 18 with jack lemmon walter matthau and ann margret

How have we lost the amazing talent of yesteryear to the rubbish today .those men were true actors. Sad day when we lost the likes of these brilliant people.

Gawd, this is fun! Their relationship is pure gold.

This was a lovely interview with Michael Parkinson interviewing Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon in my opinion this is the epitome of interviews the cream-of-the-crop artistic wise and humanistic insights with beautiful characteristics. You pick up a Sensibility that they aspire to a higher order of things and the dynamic within their friendship is something that anyone would want to have with another human being so glad that they found each other because I love them both individually and when I found out the actor together I was thrilled to to see the coupling

@davidknapp5403

4 жыл бұрын

"The coupling"???? Whered ya read that?

@leftykoufax7084

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@MariaTorres-gu5eg

Жыл бұрын

You are quite right!

Great interview...not happen anymore....it was enjoyable to watch and listen...I miss this...

Jack Lemmon is the most underrated actor in Hollywood. His movie “Save the Tiger” is a great film that a lot of people have not seen.

@cynthianolder3557

Жыл бұрын

He can be so opposite in acting skills-so funny in The Great Race, & so dramatic in The Days of Wine & Roses

@howardweinstein1324

Жыл бұрын

@@cynthianolder3557 I think the Great Race was one of his best roles he ever did. Should have won an Oscar. He was brilliant.

@cynthianolder3557

Жыл бұрын

@@howardweinstein1324 Peter Falk & Jack Lemmon-so rediculously funny

6 years later we saw them in Grumpy old men. I still love that movie.

The tv host looks just like Soupy Sales every time he laughs.

I used to adore Jack Lemmon....I still do.

Great guys, we need somebody like that in our lives.

@ozieflo9715

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I agree , classy good souls.

Fantastic show ❤loved it . These 2 guys are brilliant 🎉🎉great reminiscing with them thanks to ut ....

Oh, I love these two great men and actors ❤️🇭🇷

Sincere thanks for posting this classic interview,The late great Walter Matthau is hilarious 😂

@anjou6497

Жыл бұрын

Yes ! 👍💜

A Class Apart .Take a bow guys , don't know when we'll see a pair like you again .

Rest in peace, sir. Thank you for all your wonderful interviews. God bless x

Just 2 of the greats, loved them both ❤️

Oh my. I could listen to Jack's piano playing all day long.

Love these 2 guys so much !

He was the most understated, fantastic comedic actor. I think the funniest was in The Odd Couple with Lemon, and he was also fantastic as the dentist in Cactus Flower with Ingrid Bergman in 1969. He didn't have to try, he just was so very great and intelligent without having to force anything. Hard to find anyone today like him.

@joanshurety3546

3 жыл бұрын

Great never missed any of their tv shows ☺️😀😁

@koitorob

3 жыл бұрын

The Odd Couple is one of my all time favourite films, along with Some Like It Hot and The Life Of Brian and The Blues Brothers. But any one of their films, either together or not i'd watch any day of the week!

@madeleine9907

2 жыл бұрын

Cactus Flower❣ love that movie

@johnrobinson1762

Жыл бұрын

Movies these days, no one cares about the characters. The character development is not there. When films were great it was because you had an interest in the plot and too many explosions or loud noises were a distraction in some ways. If something subtle happened it was important. Now if a character falls off a skyscraper no one really cares much.

@sugarspice4051

Жыл бұрын

@@johnrobinson1762 That's absolutely right. You only need to look at remakes. They have a blue print and still the characters lack that special something. The best example I can think of (for now) is the movie "Sabrina". The original had Humphrey Bogart and William Holden - two massive stars and a fairly new comer Audrey Hepburn. And the movie focused on her, unlike the remake which was basically focusing on Harrison Ford.

What an absolute gem

Could listen to them all day long . Top act .

These stars should have been given more time to reminence. There were too many memories to recall. They were very funny. Walter is extremely funny. He had a fantastic memory. Rip to both. Thanks utube

Thank you both Jack and Walter, two guys that add a realism to acting that you don't see anymore. They are so natural, like talking to an old friend. Jack is a very talented writer and composer. Walter would have made a good President of the United States, he has this manner of speaking like, Reagan. Some great films, Some like it Hot, The Out of Towners, King Creole, The Odd Couple, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Apartment, The Wackiest Ship in the Army,Irma La Douce, The Days of Wine and Roses,Grumpy Old Men..... etc. I love you guys

@82luft49

5 жыл бұрын

And Matthau in Charly Verrick. Great film.

Thank You for this,I got to meet jack at a golf course i worked at, right before he died, met his black poodle also! He was the same delightful man as always.

@craigfowler7098

5 жыл бұрын

Yes lucjy you. And I was lucky enough to meet Walter in Liverpool in 1999, in a hotel barr, when I went to my grandads funeral. The barman kept saying how they get really famous people in there. I did not believe him until Walter walked in. Nice guy in the flesh, humble despite being one of the most famous actors of his generation. I spoke to to him for about half an hour. A week later he died back in US.

@ausendundeinenacht1

4 жыл бұрын

Serious???? Thank You for this,I got to meet jack at a golf course i worked at, right before he died, met his black poodle also! He was the same delightful man as always. TELL US KZreadRS MORE, pleez

@Silveryback

4 жыл бұрын

That is amazing! Cool.

Best actors ever ...x

Two greats. Miss them!

True legends. Now I have to go watch The original Odd Couple movie.

@janinefarris2748

4 жыл бұрын

Yes watch the original Odd Couple I believe that was my favorite and couple with the best playwright Neil Simon brilliant script like most of his plays

@janinefarris2748

4 жыл бұрын

I own that DVD the original is the best do--yourself a favor watch it ASAP LOL

@waynej2608

4 жыл бұрын

That is one of my favorite films, of all time! ☝👍👏👏👏

The great odd couple. Amazing programme

Walter has always been my favourite wise-cracking cranky Yankee. Jack is a lovely man, you can just tell, his music was very expressive. PML at so much of their stuff, identify I think is the right word. Two amazing personalities, both entirely real.

@olexandrapyasta5716

4 жыл бұрын

Такі характери нині великий дифіцит.

Absolutely loved this quality interview Parkinson gave to Walter Matthau one of the best and Jack Lemmon the best. And I will always appreciate whenever Walter Matthau speaks of Elvis it's always in high regard that's says a lot of the man Walter Matthau and I did love King Creole that was one of the few movies at Elvis really showed acting ability he should have had more opportunity and more serious roles Elvis knew what he was doing if they had given half the chance but as I understand Hollywood looks at the the bottom line only not regard the artist potential ability

Jack Lemon playing Jazz on a Bösendorfer Grandpiano...how wonderful and lovely.

Grew up in the 70 S watching Walter Matthau. Those were some of my favourite memories.