From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Charles Matthau b 1962 New York City is a film and television director and actor and the son of actor Walter Matthau He appeared as a child actor alongside his father in such films as Charley Varrick 1973 The Bad News Bears 1976 and House Calls 1978 Among his directorial projects have been The Grass Harp from a novella by Truman Capote and the madeforTV movie The Marriage Fool both of which starred his father He also directed Doin Time on Planet Earth 1988 Her Minor Thing 2005 and BabyO 2009 Charlie Matthau was named after famed actor Charlie Chaplin a personal friend of his father Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Matthau licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia