LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 -- Five hundred Hollywood insiders packed the Directors Guild theater Sunday for a memorial to Walter Matthau,which turned out to be as much a laugh fest as a Friars Club roast.

Walter Matthau (born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in A Face in the Crowd (1957 ...

A supporting Oscar for Matthau. •"The Odd Couple," 1968: The quintessential Lemmon-Matthau comedy, with slobby Walter and fussbudget Jack as divorced men trying to live together.