Christopher Walken Walken", playing fictional poet and ladies' man Robert Fulmer. In Woody Allen's 1977 film "Annie Hall", Walken played the homicidal and borderline crazy brother of Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Also in 1977, Walken had a minor role as Eli Wallach's partner in "The Sentinel". In 1978, he appeared in "Shoot the Sun Down", a western filmed in 1976 that costarred Margot Kidder. Along with Nick Nolte and Burt Reynolds, Walken was considered by George Lucas for the part of Han Solo in "Star Wars"; the part ultimately went to Harrison Ford. In 1977, Walken also starred in an episode of
The Man Who Played God (1932 film) Wholesome, and Dull". The film was itself a retooling of the 1922 silent movie of the same name. The most evident difference between these two was that the earlier film finished with the protagonist's hearing restored, a plot contrivance that garnered negative reviews and was ditched in the 1932 version. Arliss adapted the screenplay to radio in 1938 reprising his role as Royle. A radio version starring Raymond Massey was also presented on "Philip Morris Playhouse" April 17, 1942. In 1955 Warners revised the story again as "Sincerely Yours" with Liberace in the lead as a pianist whose hearing comes