Christopher Walken On His Early Career and Tap Dancing | The Dick Cavett Show

Christopher Walken discusses his start in show business and his early career as a dancer.
Date aired - 2/5/93 - Christopher Walken
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.

His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.

Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@johnnytoobad7785]

His dialog with Dennis Hopper in "True Romance" is legendary.

[@Tedesco333]

Two legends. Plus it was written by Tarantino.

[@thomasbroderick6388]

"So you, you're part eggplant."

[@ruthiemay423]

Most incredible scene between 2 legends. Excellent movie.

[@phil-ys3cf]

his smile is genuinely adorable xD

[@TheDreamingJune]

Christopher's smile is so sweet and he's got such an adorable calm demeanor.

[@jamiehartley4218]

I've loved him practically my entire life, but boy do I miss the 90's. Seeing him get old is hard

[@nenabunena]

Same, him and al pacino, seeing g them so old is both sad and a blessing. Sad that they can no longer do the type of films they did in their prime and a blessing that we still have them with us

[@alangrant5684]

I know. Some others too. Funny but I dread the day he is gone.

[@jayneneewing2369]

Cavett hit the nail on the head for my experience when seeing “The Deer Hunter” when it was released, about the russian roulette scenes. Talk about intense, these scenes were just that. At one point I had to get up and leave the theater. When I got in the lobby there were about a half dozen other women who had to take a break. I went back after a brief breather and watched the rest of the film, roulette scenes and all. I found Walken absolutely entrancing in that role. Have never forgotten any of those scenes, and I’m an old broad now. Man, that film was tremendous, but I still cannot watch the last half f that movie after all these years. Geez, was it a masterpiece.

[@MrGhertman]

What a great interviewer Cavett is. I get more impressed each time I watch him. Such a gentleman!

[@Art_Martial]

Cavett doesn't seem at all at easy.

[@alfieralphie]

I have such a big crush on Christopher Walken. Whenever i see him in movies i just gasp in awe.

[@lindawarren8325]

I find him very sexy.

[@nspector]

Gosh he's just so lovable

[@madahad9]

My favourite of his performances is as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone. It's stunning in a subdued and understated way. He gives the character such a tragic quality but never oversells or needs to beat the audience over the head. I don't know if any other actors were in consideration for the role, but it's hard to believe that anyone would have been better suited. There's something in the way he delivers a line of dialogue that send a chill down your spine. There's a moment when my girlfriend visits him as he's recovering from his lengthy coma and he tells about a reading assignment he had given his class before his accident . It was The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and he quotes the final lines: As he (Icabod Crane) was a bachelor and in nobody's debt nobody troubled their head about him. There's something deeply sad as he realizes he has lost everything, including his girlfriend (she's now married), several years of his life, and a body that will probably never entirely heal or function as it did before. But he never plays it in an overly bitter or self-pitying way. It's a remarkable performance that should have gotten him at least an Oscar nomination.

[@myfavoriteplanet3247]

Can't believe Walken wasn't in a lot of vampire movies. He has a sort of timeless charm to him.

[@nenabunena]

Especially in the early to mid 80s, he looked very otherworldly. Beautiful yet psychotic

[@cirella1064]

When he smiles he reminds me of a child :) even today he has this childlike smile.

[@somethingyousaid5059]

I liked him in the movie The Dead Zone. I mention it only because I watched that particular movie just last night.

[@gardensofthegods]

Was that on the channel called : MOVIES ! ...? I wanted to watch that even though I've seen it before . I don't have cable and I had only recently hooked up the digital antenna which only gave me five shity channels here in Dallas thank God one of them was the MOVIES ! channel ... and I was grateful the other one was the local Fox affiliate so I could watch the 700 Club . ... but last month something went wrong and the antenna isn't working . Well at least I got to see a great movie with Lee Marvin and a very young Angie Dickinson ... I can't even remember what it was called now but it was excellent ... I wonder if you saw it ... and remember what it was called ?

[@somethingyousaid5059]

@@gardensofthegods It was on a dvd. I have a few movies based on Stephen King's novels. Delores Claiborne, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Needful Things (and whatever others I have I'd have to check). Anyway, is the title of the Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson movie that you mentioned called Point Blank? If it is, then I agree that it's an excellent movie. Lee Marvin always could play a great tough guy.

[@Jayyy667]

That aint... any kina way....to be

[@somethingyousaid5059]

What ain't... any kina way....to be?

[@torqueshock7236]

@@somethingyousaid5059 Point Blank 1967

[@ubet6691]

Yes! More Cavett! More! More! More! Thank You!

[@dynamicfly9727]

I always stop whatever I'm doing to watch any movie that he's in.

[@capitanfuturo594]

This guy is a histrionic actor. *I LOVED !!!*

[@leonzschocke9551]

Two true gentlemen

[@ShelliG]

Would love to see a movie about this time in history and the development of television!!

[@wespaul9345]

Thx 4 posting. We didn't get DCS in Australia, so these are new and fun.

[@ferociousgumby]

He is an enigmatic miracle.

[@ferociousgumby]

He really does write in block caps - I've seen a sample of his writing. He literally had no time for school.

[@8mysteryjo]

I love Christopher Walken. BRILLIANT. ....& Wow what a great dancer. Watch him tap in "Pennies from Heaven" ... he's as good as Fred Astaire and Fred is the Master.

[@annettefournier9655]

Yeah but Walken is a big guy so it's a different look when he dances, different style. Both great but very different. Personally I like Walkkens style better.

[@daviddelaney6757]

I think there are great actors, tremendous actors then special actors - they are the ones who have a certain mystery and magic not easy to define. Walken is definitely a special actor.

[@jamiehartley4218]

6:32. Has to be the cutest face I have ever seen him make lol

[@2gulfalco]

thank you for posting this, I'm showing an African woman a bunch of films of his, she thinks hes creepy, and this has humanized him, thank you

[@gabilewinski4028]

I love it, when He dance.. 💓😍

[@Mary-kl2kj]

Man I had the biggest crush on him ❤️

[@350125GOW]

Good ol Dick.

[@Locadel2003]

And this was 1993, before his others legendary roles like Pulp Fiction, Nick of Time, Sleepy Hollow, The Prophecy, Catch Me if you can & Seven Psychopaths or his really fucking hilarious and funny roles in Mousehunt, Wedding Crashers, Blast from the past, America's Sweethearts, The rundown, Click & Hairspray. The man was already an excellent actor in the 70s and the 80s but he became a legend by the 90s/2000s/2010s

[@streettalk4thesoul]

there's a whole generation of men my age from queens who can tap dance. 😊

[@briancooper1022]

Thart has been the long-time problem of people's idiotic thinking . Iris

[@ianbauer4703]

Best quote ever

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

Dick Cavett and Phil Donahue were my favorite interviewers!

[@انت-صلي-عالنبي-بس]

It is noteworthy to shed light on that FACIAL resemblance (somehow) between them in this interview 😀 ~ ponder

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

ALWAYS WANTED TO TAP DANCE!!!!❤❤❤

[@rosykatzCATS]

I like him

[@blooter6360]

Amazing ! Love CW the dead zone King of New York Domino

[@Art_Martial]

Cavett doesn't seem at all at easy in any of his interviews. He seems to me like he's suffering from imposter syndrome and yet he made it work somehow.

[@wzywg]

What happened to US chat hosts? This guy was fucking awesome. Now they are a pallid crew.

[@vicmclaglen1631]

I was taught some tap when I was a little kid in the early/mid 80s. I didn't ask for it and never did anything with afterward. Do recall the shuffle ball step, that's about it.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Cavett says we’ll talk about the Russian roulette scene and anything else you want when we come back from commercial. And then the video ends with the band playing their closing number. And Cavett sounds at times like he might be slightly medicated.

[@jackroberts416]

He looks like Data(the Android) from Star Trek the Next Generation here.

[@LAVATORR]

I remember when Christopher Walken was famous for his intensity and not his comedy.

[@ruthiemay423]

I NEED MORE COWBELL!!!

[@davidaustrian9455]

Mel Gibson was scared of Chris walken the first time he met him, he thought Chris was the devil.

[@michaelhortman8980]

This video could use more cowbell

[@gardensofthegods]

Man , who doesn't love Christopher Walken ! I remember the first time I saw him on the big screen in THE DEER HUNTER , WOW ! . He's probably one of most people's favorite actors . Yeah he is a brilliant dancer and so effortless .

[@motogriso1]

gardensofthegods It is a reference to Walken’s appearance on SNL with Will Ferrell in a skit. Classic.

[@kafa82]

Christopher is amazing actor and a person who has a lot of smart things to say. It is a pity when the interviewer is not at his level and cannot understand and appreciate it, so he uses cheap provocations to throw him off balance.

[@Jayyy667]

Get your 🅰🆄🆃🅸🆂🅼 under control

[@drstupid4366]

Christopher Walken has done such great work ..........but its not enough. ......something is missing from his resume. ......hmmmm ? We need more Cowbell !!! 🐮🔔

[@Gannooch]

I have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rare much like all of the other Dick Cavett interviews

[@johnnybeanz1296]

Cavett never learned to shut up.

[@mattm3729]

He looks like Ted Bundy here 😂

[@nataliedelagrandiere4022]

Who? Christopher Walken or Dick Cavett?

[@mattm3729]

Natalie de La Grandière cavett

[@jesseharper4792]

I wonder if Dick talks so intellectual like when he's off camera, out of the spotlight, and not trying to be intellectual.?

[@gpasprimus6505]

Walken Anderson tapes van crash

[@colesteeleA]

How about that short lived career as a yachtsman, with Natalie Wood?

[@moicecibon4768]

Oh yeah

[@7beers]

1993

[@FFrrEEddRRiiKK1]

Max Zorin.

[@highwaystar3780]

Worse Bond Villian Ever😊

[@robinrussell2932]

Walken and hopper dislog in dead zone

[@kristofthibaud8491]

not sure why i don't like Cavett--but i don't 😆

[@jochenstossberg5427]

What is it with Christopher Walken's hair?

[@RobVespa]

DC isn't very respectful here

[@aussieraver7182]

A bit of an awkward encounter at the end over there.

[@jamesmeehan1169]

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[@michaeldonovan4793]

cavett was already losing it here...intrusive and insulting in an underhand way...

[@ubet6691]

Walken Killed Natalie Wood😅

[@Norris-ww8wo]

Let Natalie say so.

[@MokkaMatti]

Or did Bobby W. do it? Maybe Stephanie Powers needs to investigate.

[@nancypetry6820]

Ridiculous. If anyone did it, it was RJ...can't stand that guy.

[@Cloroqx]

Natalie Wood.

[@annettefournier9655]

We will never know for sure.

[@beckyjacobsen5867]

Never did like Dick cavett,he is a terrible interviewer