Actor Walter Matthau is shown in this Oct. 22, 1986 photo. Matthau, the foghorn-voiced movie villain who became a master of crotchety comedy with his Oscar-winning ``The Fortune Cookie'' and followed with ``The Odd Couple,'' ``Grumpy Old Men'' and many other hits, died Saturday morning, July 1, 2000, of a heart attack. He was 79. Matthau was pronounced dead at 1:42 a.m., shortly after being brought into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, said a hospital spokesman.( AP Photo/file )