Appearance: The Big Lebowski (1998)
Creators: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Performer: John Goodman
Defining moment: Responding to a perceived bowling foul with thermo- nuclear intensity. “Mark it zero!” Walter is a stickler for rules.
Fascinating fact: The airline version changed, “You see what happens, Larry, when you fuck a stranger in the ass?” to, “You see what happens, Larry, when you find a stranger in the Alps?”