Christopher Walken Talks Natalie Wood in Rare 1983 ET Interview

The iconic actor revealed how Wood's tragic death and the controversy surrounding it has impacted him in this ET interview from 1983.

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[taylo]

Of all the roles Christopher Walken has played, this interview is the performance that chilled me to the bone.

[Shesawakeandyouredumb]

He was so frickin’ blasé about it!! He was on the damn boat and one of the last people to see her alive and he acted so completely unaffected by it..

[gabrielagallegos]

Dude talks like he wasn’t there! HE WAS

[rosedriver]

She was found wearing a heavy coat, nightgown and bed socks on
She had bruising on her arm and an abrasion on her neck and cheek
Witnesses said they heard a woman scream, Wagner and natalie had an argument that night she was found with pain.killers, alcohol in her system
The truth needs to come out !
She deserves that much !
R.i.p. beautiful.girl xx

[jonhenning]

He knows something he doesn’t look at the camera. Only when he says she drowned.

[exceptioneveryrule]

He looked at his watch when Natalie Woods death came up(:15). He's searching for words when he talks about the real story. He knows what happened. The captain knows. And especially Wagner knows.

[starkerstuvwxyz]

He SMILED and then checked himself and said "nobody will ever know." not only that, his "thinking man" impression when she asked if it made him think about his own mortality was PAINFUL, and he didn't even answer the question.

[AndiLovesMolly]

What a strange interview..it gives me the creeps

[sexysoftkiss]

The only word of truth that came outta CW's mouth is when he says, "...nobody'll ever know."

[bigAl]

His nervous body language and duping delight smirk tells me he knows something

[turd]

He looks so uncomfortable answering the questions and still does today

[bernadettepotenti]

He's very careful with his answer that to me is a sign of someone who is lying

[stacey-qobc]

He's completely covering something up. As soon as Natalie is mentioned he's getting uncomfortable, he's moving about, looking away, touching his face, pausing during conversation thinking about what lie to say next. It's right in front of us all, any profiler would see the signs he's definitely hiding something from that night on the boat.

[real_lampcap]

I think he and Wagner both know more. You have to be careful. They are both actors. That's their job. Acting.

[Reader]

He knows DAMN WELL what happened to Natalie.

[perryjohnson]

After seeing this interview, I think Christopher Walken knows much more. He appears uneasy and nervous during the interview. Body language doesn't ever lie.

[lorrainebest]

He looks, and sounds unbelievable. Why doesn't he just tell the truth?

[jcrockoo]

It's just something about his demeanor and his eyes when she asked about Natalie Wood that feels like he knows more than what he's been saying about her death. I've studied people in these types of situations before. It's almost like something inside of some of them (when they are lying) pushes that smirk to the surface and they are then forced to do whatever they can to keep it at bay. Be it, shifting their eyes away from the questioner, or over nervousness, etc. He exhibited all of those mannerisms. Like when they interviewed Orlando Anderson who allegedly murdered 2pac. That lying smirk was written all over his face. I think he definitely knows what happened that night.

[fernanditaluiz]

The way he pinched his lip says it all. When he says that she drowned, he shakes his head from side-to-side. His body language says she didn't drown. He's lying 100%.

[ncf]

What strikes me is the cold detachment from Robert Wagner and this guy when speaking of Natalie Wood's death. Almost a shameless glee in their knowing a little secret others don't.