Walter Brennan

Acting · Born 1894-07-25 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Brennan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• Rio Bravo as Stumpy
• Red River as 'Groot' Nadine
• My Darling Clementine as Old Man Clanton
• To Have and Have Not as Eddie
• How the West Was Won as Jeb Hawkins
• Meet John Doe as The Colonel
• Bad Day at Black Rock as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
• Fury as Bugs Meyers
• Sergeant York as Pastor Rosier Pile
• Bride of Frankenstein as Peasant (uncredited)

TV

• Alias Smith and Jones
• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Ezra Jenkins
• The Real McCoys as Amos McCoy
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
• The Guns of Will Sonnett as Will Sonnett
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Joe
• Cavalcade of America as Link Morley
• The Oscars as Self