He plays a young Pennsylvania steelworker who is emotionally destroyed by the Vietnam War .
Walken won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Michael Cimino 's 1978 film The Deer Hunter .
Walken plays a young Pennsylvania steelworker who is emotionally destroyed by the Vietnam War .
Walken won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Michael Cimino 's 1978 film The Deer Hunter .