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Walter Brennan

Actor / Character Actor / Songwriter | * 07/25/1894 († 80, 09/21/1974) | Lynn, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
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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, and the only male or female actor to win three awards in the supporting actor category. 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a bo ...

Red River

NR

1948 | 3.7/5 | 2h 13min
Western, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
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Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on t ...

My Darling Clementine

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1946 | 3.7/5 | 1h 37min
Western, Romance / Love
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A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII. ...

To Have and Have Not

NR

1945 | 3.7/5 | 1h 40min
Adventure, Romance / Love, War
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Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Lang ...

The Westerner

NR

1940 | 3.5/5 | 1h 40min
Action, Western, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Walter Brennan

3x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 4x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Walter Brennan as Actor(193)

as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as (archive footage)2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as Self (archive footage)1997 Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)1993 La Classe américaine
as H. P. Kingman1975 Smoke In The Wind
as Benjamin Morgan1974 Home for the Holidays
as Cody Guilford1972 Two for the Money
as Nash Crawford1970 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as Sheriff Matt Fenley1970 The Young Country
as Nash Crawford1969 The Over-the-Hill Gang
as Pa Danby1969 Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Self (archive footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as Grandpa Bower1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby1967 The Gnome-Mobile
as Pop Gillis1967 Who's Minding the Mint?
as Quentin1966 The Oscar
as Alf Simes1965 Those Calloways
as 'Preacher' Hawker1962 Shootout at Big Sag
as Jeb Hawkins1962 How the West Was Won
as Stumpy1959 Rio Bravo
as Dr. Charles Grayson1957 God Is My Partner
as John Dinwitty1957 Tammy and the Bachelor
as Uncle George Williams1957 The Way to the Gold
as Jake1956 The Proud Ones
as Uncle Jesse Jackson1956 Good-bye, My Lady
as Jeffrey Storys1956 Come Next Spring
as Ned Otis1956 Glory
as Saul1955 Man On A Bus
as Doc Lacy1955 At Gunpoint
as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.1955 Bad Day at Black Rock
as Ben Tatum1954 The Far Country
as Simon Bhumer1954 Four Guns to the Border
as Sam Brannon1954 Drums Across the River
as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley1953 Sea of Lost Ships
as Grandpa Firth Crockett1952 Return of the Texan
as Jim Harper1952 Lure of the Wilderness
as 'Doc' Butcher1951 Best of the Badmen
as Maj. Gen. Wolfe1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
as Timothy 'Pop' Keith1951 Along the Great Divide
as Cap MacKellar1950 The Showdown
as Rimrock1950 Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Dr. Jonathan Mark1950 Singing Guns
as Sheriff Bill Howard1950 Surrender
as Terence Sweeny1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Mr. Matthews1949 The Green Promise
as Pop Courteen1949 Brimstone
as Pete Richard1949 Task Force
as Kris Barden1948 Blood on the Moon
as 'Groot' Nadine1948 Red River
as Tony Maule1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Murph1947 Driftwood
as Old Man Clanton1946 My Darling Clementine
as Pop Gruber1946 Nobody Lives Forever
as Eben Folger1946 A Stolen Life
as Jesse Rogers1946 Centennial Summer
as Eddie1945 To Have and Have Not
as Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird1945 Dakota
as Featherhead1944 The Princess and the Pirate
as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt1944 Home in Indiana
as George, Mailman1943 The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as Karp1943 The North Star
as Prof. Stephen Novotny1943 Hangmen Also Die!
as Cornelius Burden1943 Slightly Dangerous
as Sam Blake1942 The Pride of the Yankees
as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson1942 Stand by for Action
as Pastor Rosier Pile1941 Sergeant York
as Tom Keefer1941 Swamp Water
as The Colonel1941 Meet John Doe
as Grandpa1941 Rise and Shine
as Hector Titus1941 Nice Girl?
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1941 Breakdowns of 1941
as Captain Jonathan Thorne1941 This Woman Is Mine
as William P. Stewart1940 Maryland
as Judge Roy Bean1940 The Westerner
as 'Hunk' Marriner1940 Northwest Passage
as Walter1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Jim1939 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Jeff Slocum1939 Stanley and Livingstone
as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')1939 Land of Liberty
as Professor Lawson1939 They Shall Have Music
as Ezra Peavey1938 The Buccaneer
as Muff Potter1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Peter Goodwin1938 Kentucky
as Chuckawalla1938 The Texans
as Ossian Popham1938 Mother Carey's Chickens
as Sugar1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
as 'Oats'1937 She's Dangerous
as Cappy Ricks1937 Affairs of Cappy Ricks
as Uncle Hugo1937 When Love Is Young
as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn1937 Wild and Woolly
as Taxi Driver1936 These Three
as Swan Bostrom1936 Come and Get It
as Samuel 'Gus' Barton1936 Three Godfathers
as Newt Holley1936 Banjo on My Knee
as Bugs Meyers1936 Fury
as Lem1936 The Moon's Our Home
as Peddler1935 She Couldn't Take It
as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)1935 Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Old Atrocity1935 Barbary Coast
as Abner1935 Law Beyond the Range
as Peasant (uncredited)1935 The Bride of Frankenstein
as Lem1935 Brick-a-Brac
as Station Agent1935 Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Bill Jenkins1935 The Wedding Night
as Stuttering Cook1935 Northern Frontier
as Joseph1935 Lady Tubbs
as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage1935 West Point of the Air
as Grandpa1935 Metropolitan
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)1935 We're in the Money
as 'Legs' Garnett1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Stone Cutter (uncredited)1935 The Perfect Tribute
as Father (uncredited)1935 Restless Knights
as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)1935 Party Wire
as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)1934 Fugitive Lovers
as Radio Announcer1934 Half a Sinner
as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man1934 I'll Tell the World
as Drunk Customer (uncredited)1934 Radio Dough
as Clifford (uncredited)1934 Whom the Gods Destroy
as Prisoner on Ship1934 Great Expectations
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)1934 Death on the Diamond
as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)1934 The Poor Rich
as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)1934 Cross Country Cruise
as Hick (uncredited)1934 George White's Scandals
as Chauffeur (uncredited)1934 Riptide
as Roscoe (uncredited)1934 The Life of Vergie Winters
as Train Conductor1934 Woman Haters
as Auto mechanic1934 There's Always Tomorrow
as Stuttering Boarder1934 Beloved
as Switchman (uncredited)1934 Murder in the Private Car
as Elmer Spicer1934 Good Dame
as Zeke - Stage Driver1934 Prescott Kid
as Proprietor of Java Joe's1934 Gridiron Flash
as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)1933 The Invisible Man
as The Radio Repairman1933 Strange People
as Drunk #21933 Lucky Dog
as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)1933 Girl Missing
as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)1933 Parachute Jumper
as Ticket Taker1933 The Big Cage
as Man Chuckling at Train Station1933 One Year Later
as 'Skid' (uncredited)1933 The Phantom of the Air
as Stuttering Thief1933 Sailor Beware!
as Cashier Summers1933 Man Of Action
as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)1933 My Woman
as Walt (uncredited)1933 The Rustler's Roundup
as Backstage Detective [extra]1933 Curtain at Eight
as Soda Jerk1933 King for a Night
as Reporter1933 Saturday's Millions
as Stuttering Waiter1933 Sensation Hunters
as Stuttering Waiter1933 Goldie Gets Along
as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)1933 Golden Harvest
as Sailor (uncredited)1932 The Unexpected Father
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)1932 Miss Pinkerton
as Sheriff Lew Collins1932 Texas Cyclone
as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff1932 Two-Fisted Law
as Mechanic (uncredited)1932 Manhattan Tower
as Lighting Technician (uncredited)1932 Once in a Lifetime
as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)1932 Afraid to Talk
as Lanky Smith (uncredited)1932 Law and Order
as Joe1932 Speed Madness
as Officer Dugan1932 The Iceman's Ball
as Newspaperman1932 Scandal for Sale
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)1932 Cornered
as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)1932 The Impatient Maiden
as Man in Junkyard1932 Women Won't Tell
as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)1932 The All-American
as Holly1932 The Airmail Mystery
1931 Scratch-As-Catch-Can
as Hector1931 Neck and Neck
as Minor Role (uncredited)1931 Many a Slip
as Walt1931 Grief Street
as Musician (uncredited)1931 A House Divided
as Driver1931 Honeymoon Lane
as Milkman (uncredited)1930 Little Accident
as Side Show Barker1930 Dames Ahoy
as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)1930 See America Thirst
as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore1930 King of Jazz
as Ranch Foreman1929 Smilin' Guns
as Road House Thug (uncredited)1929 His Lucky Day
as Clown (uncredited)1929 The Last Performance
as Pat O'Shea1929 The Lariat Kid
as Skinny Rawlins1929 The Long, Long Trail
as Paul Revere1929 One Hysterical Night
as Marine Pilot1929 Flight
as Minor Role (uncredited)1928 The Michigan Kid
1928 The Ballyhoo Buster
as Billy Martin1927 Tearin' Into Trouble
as Below Deck Yacht Crewman1927 Sensation Seekers
as Henchman (uncredited)1927 Blake of Scotland Yard
1927 The Ridin' Rowdy
as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)1926 Spangles
as Minor Role (uncredited)1925 Lorraine of the Lions
as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)1925 The Calgary Stampede

TV Shows/Series with Walter Brennan as Actor(15)

1971 Alias Smith and Jones
as himself1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Grandpa Amos McCoy1957 The Real McCoys
as himself1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Joe1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff John Larson1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Duffy1952 The Ford Television Theatre
as himself1952 This Is Your Life
as Link Morley1952 Cavalcade of America
as Ezra Jenkins1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Simmons AKA Mr. Ears1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?

Full Name: Walter Brennan
Born: Wednesday, 07/25 1894 (July) in Lynn, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 09/21 1974 (September) in Oxnard (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Record Label: Dot Records
Other names for Walter Brennan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Walter Andrew Brennan"
Walter Brennan frequently works together with these people:
Carl Laemmle Jr. (16x, Crew)
Andy Devine (14x, Actor)
Ward Bond (13x, Actor)
Howard Hawks (12x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (12x, Crew)
Thomas Little (12x, Crew)
Samuel Goldwyn (12x, Crew)
John Wayne (11x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (11x, Actor)
John Ericson (11x, Actor)
Gary Cooper (10x, Actor)
Gilbert Kurland (10x, Crew)
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