Recently he appeared in “Dune: Part Two” as an intergalactic emperor. For 50 years, Walken has lived in Connecticut with his wife, retired casting director Georgianne Walken, whom he married in 1969.

In an industry where short celebrity marriages are all too common, Christopher Walken and Georgianne Walken have set new standards of companionship with their over half-century marriage.

Walken starred in an Off-Broadway musical with ... I’ve been married for 53 years,” referencing his wife, Georgianne. “I sometimes think about writing something, but I don’t have much ...