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Photo dated November 7, 1979 of American actor Walter Matthau at Londons Heathrow Airport where he left for Los Angeles to finish filming 'Hopscotch'. Matthau died today Saturday July 1 2000 after a heart attack. He was 79. The foghorn-voiced film villain became a master of crotchety comedy with his Oscar-winning The Fortune Cookie followed with The Odd Couple, Grumpy Old Men and many other hits. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/PA/Str) === ===