Walter Brennan

Acting

Walter Brennan

Born
Died
(aged 80)
Birthplace
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
234 titles

Biography

Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), and The Westerner (1940), making him one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards. Brennan was also nominated for his performance in Sergeant York (1941). Other noteworthy performances were in To Have and Have Not (1944), My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), and Rio Bravo (1959).

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 234

YearTitleRole
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs Film (archive footage)
1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Film Self (archive footage)
1997 Bogart: The Untold Story Film Self (archive footage)
1993 La Classe américaine Film 'Stumpy' (archive footage)
1975 Smoke In The Wind Film H. P. Kingman
1974 Home for the Holidays Film Benjamin Morgan
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks Film Self (archive footage)
1972 Two for the Money Film Cody Guilford
1971 The Day They Hanged Kid Curry Film Silky O'Sullivan
1971 Alias Smith and Jones TV (3 ep)
1970 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again Film Nash Crawford
1970 The Young Country Film Sheriff Matt Fenley
1969 To Rome with Love TV Andy Pruitt (22 ep)
1969 The Over the Hill Gang Film Nash Crawford
1969 Support Your Local Sheriff! Film Pa Danby
1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour TV Self (2 ep)
1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Film Grandpa Bower
1968 The Movie Orgy Film Self (archive footage)
1967 Who's Minding the Mint? Film Pop Gillis
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett TV Will Sonnett (51 ep)
1967 The Gnome-Mobile Film D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
1967 Project XX: End of the Trail Film Self - Narrator
1966 The Oscar Film Quentin
1965 The Shooting of Dan McGrew Film Narrator
1964 Those Calloways Film Alf Simes
1962 How the West Was Won Film Jeb Hawkins
1962 The Merv Griffin Show TV Self (1 ep)
1962 Shootout at Big Sag Film 'Preacher' Hawker
1959 Rio Bravo Film Stumpy
1958 The Western: A Lost TV Special Film Self
1957 The Real McCoys TV Amos McCoy (224 ep)
1957 God Is My Partner Film Dr. Charles Grayson
1957 Tammy and the Bachelor Film Grandpa
1957 The Way to the Gold Film Uncle George Williams
1957 Armored Attack! Film Karp
1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Self (1 ep)
1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV Joe, Sheriff John Larson (1 ep)
1956 The Ford Show TV Self (1 ep)
1956 The Proud Ones Film Jake
1956 Good-bye, My Lady Film Uncle Jesse Jackson
1956 Come Next Spring Film Jeffrey Storys
1956 Glory Film Ned Otis
1955 At Gunpoint Film Doc Lacy
1955 The Brush Roper Film Grandpa Atkins
1955 Man on a Bus Film Saul
1955 Bad Day at Black Rock Film Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
1954 Four Guns to the Border Film Simon Bhumer
1954 The George Gobel Show TV Self (1 ep)
1954 Drums Across the River Film Sam Brannon
1954 The Far Country Film Ben Tatum
1953 Sea of Lost Ships Film C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
1953 The Oscars TV Self (1 ep)
1952 The Ford Television Theatre TV Duffy (1 ep)
1952 Cavalcade of America TV Link Morley (1 ep)
1952 This Is Your Life TV Self (1 ep)
1952 Lure of the Wilderness Film Jim Harper
1952 Return of the Texan Film Grandpa Firth Crockett
1951 The Wild Blue Yonder Film Maj. Gen. Wolfe
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV Ezra Jenkins, Simmons AKA Mr. Ears (1 ep)
1951 Best of the Badmen Film 'Doc' Butcher
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