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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

225

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-07-24

Deathday

1974-09-21 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Walter Andrew Brennan
والتر برنان

Walter Brennan

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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Acting

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2000

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs as (archive footage)

1997		The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1997		Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)

1993

La Classe américaine as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)

1975

Smoke In The Wind as H. P. Kingman

1974

Home for the Holidays as Benjamin Morgan

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks as Self (archive footage)

1972

Two for the Money as Cody Guilford

1971		The Day They Hanged Kid Curry as Silky O'Sullivan
1971		Alias Smith and Jones

1970		The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again as Nash Crawford
1970		The Young Country as Sheriff Matt Fenley

1969		To Rome with Love as Andy Pruitt
1969		The Over the Hill Gang as Nash Crawford
1969		Support Your Local Sheriff! as Pa Danby
1969		The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self

1968		The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band as Grandpa Bower
1968		The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)

1967		Who's Minding the Mint? as Pop Gillis
1967		The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967		The Gnome-Mobile as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby

1966

The Oscar as Quentin

1965		Those Calloways as Alf Simes
1965		The Shooting of Dan McGrew as Narrator

1962		How the West Was Won as Col. Jeb Hawkins
1962		The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962		Shootout at Big Sag as 'Preacher' Hawker

1959

Rio Bravo as Stumpy

1957		The Real McCoys as Grandpa Amos McCoy
1957		God Is My Partner as Dr. Charles Grayson
1957		Tammy and the Bachelor as John Dinwitty
1957		The Way to the Gold as Uncle George Williams
1957		Armored Attack! as Karp

1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Joe
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff John Larson
1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		The Ford Show as Self
1956		The Proud Ones as Jake
1956		Good-bye, My Lady as Uncle Jesse Jackson
1956		Come Next Spring as Jeffrey Storys
1956		Glory as Ned Otis

1955		At Gunpoint as Doc Lacy
1955		The Brush Roper as Grandpa Atkins
1955		Man on a Bus as Saul
1955		Bad Day at Black Rock as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.

1954		Four Guns to the Border as Simon Bhumer
1954		The George Gobel Show as Self
1954		Drums Across the River as Sam Brannon
1954		The Far Country as Ben Tatum

1953		Sea of Lost Ships as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
1953		The Oscars as Self

1952		The Ford Television Theatre as Duffy
1952		This Is Your Life as Self
1952		Cavalcade of America as Link Morley
1952		Lure of the Wilderness as Jim Harper
1952		Return of the Texan as Grandpa Firth Crockett

1951		The Wild Blue Yonder as Maj. Gen. Wolfe
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Ezra Jenkins
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Simmons AKA Mr. Ears
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951		Best of the Badmen as 'Doc' Butcher
1951		Along the Great Divide as Timothy 'Pop' Keith

1950		Lux Video Theatre as Self - Intermission Guest
1950		Surrender as Sheriff Bill Howard
1950		The Showdown as Cap MacKellar
1950		Curtain Call at Cactus Creek as Rimrock
1950		A Ticket to Tomahawk as Terence Sweeny
1950		Singing Guns as Dr. Jonathan Mark
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1949		Task Force as Pete Richard
1949		Brimstone as Pop Courteen
1949		The Green Promise as Mr. Matthews

1948		Blood on the Moon as Kris Barden
1948		Red River as 'Groot' Nadine
1948		Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! as Tony Maule

1947

Driftwood as Murph

1946		Nobody Lives Forever as Pop Gruber
1946		My Darling Clementine as Old Man Clanton
1946		Centennial Summer as Jesse Rogers
1946		A Stolen Life as Eben Folger

1945		Dakota as Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird
1945		To Have and Have Not as Eddie

1944		The Princess and the Pirate as Featherhead
1944		Home in Indiana as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt

1943		The North Star as Karp
1943		The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith as George, Mailman
1943		Hangmen Also Die! as Prof. Stephen Novotny
1943		Slightly Dangerous as Cornelius Burden

1942		Stand by for Action as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
1942		The Pride of the Yankees as Sam Blake

1941		Rise and Shine as Grandpa
1941		Swamp Water as Tom Keefer
1941		Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941		Sergeant York as Pastor Rosier Pile
1941		This Woman Is Mine as Captain Jonathan Thorne
1941		Meet John Doe as The Colonel
1941		Nice Girl? as Hector Titus

1940		The Westerner as Judge Roy Bean
1940		Maryland as William P. Stewart
1940		Northwest Passage as 'Hunk' Marriner

1939		Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Jim
1939		Stanley and Livingstone as Jeff Slocum
1939		They Shall Have Music as Professor Lawson
1939		Land of Liberty as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
1939		The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Walter

1938		Kentucky as Peter Goodwin
1938		The Cowboy and the Lady as Sugar
1938		The Texans as Chuckawalla
1938		Mother Carey's Chickens as Ossian Popham
1938		The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Muff Potter
1938		The Buccaneer as Ezra Peavey

1937		Wild and Woolly as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn
1937		Affairs of Cappy Ricks as Cappy Ricks
1937		When Love Is Young as Uncle Hugo
1937		She's Dangerous as 'Oats'

1936		Banjo on My Knee as Newt Holley
1936		Come and Get It as Swan Bostrom
1936		Fury as Bugs Meyers
1936		The Moon's Our Home as Lem
1936		These Three as Taxi Driver
1936		Three Godfathers as Samuel 'Gus' Barton

1935		Seven Keys to Baldpate as Station Agent
1935		Metropolitan as Grandpa
1935		Barbary Coast as Old Atrocity
1935		She Couldn't Take It as Peddler
1935		We're in the Money as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
1935		The Perfect Tribute as Stone Cutter (uncredited)
1935		Man on the Flying Trapeze as 'Legs' Garnett
1935		Lady Tubbs as Joseph
1935		Party Wire as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
1935		Bride of Frankenstein as Peasant (uncredited)
1935		West Point of the Air as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage
1935		The Wedding Night as Bill Jenkins
1935		Restless Knights as Father (uncredited)
1935		Law Beyond the Range as Abner
1935		The Mystery of Edwin Drood as First Gossip
1935		Northern Frontier as Stuttering Cook
1935		Brick-a-Brac as Lem
1935		Helldorado as Pete
1935		Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)

1934		Prescott Kid as Zeke - Stage Driver
1934		There's Always Tomorrow as Auto mechanic
1934		Great Expectations as Prisoner on Ship
1934		Gridiron Flash as Proprietor of Java Joe's
1934		Death on the Diamond as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
1934		Whom the Gods Destroy as Clifford (uncredited)
1934		Whom the Gods Destroy as Clifford
1934		Murder in the Private Car as Switchman (uncredited)
1934		The Life of Vergie Winters as Roscoe (uncredited)
1934		Half a Sinner as Radio Announcer
1934		Woman Haters as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1934		I'll Tell the World as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man
1934		Riptide as Chauffeur (uncredited)
1934		Good Dame as Elmer Spicer
1934		George White's Scandals as Hick (uncredited)
1934		The Poor Rich as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
1934		Radio Dough as Drunk Customer (uncredited)
1934		Beloved as Stuttering Boarder
1934		Cross Country Cruise as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
1934		Fugitive Lovers as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)

1933		King for a Night as Soda Jerk
1933		The Invisible Man as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
1933		My Woman as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
1933		Curtain at Eight as Backstage Detective [extra]
1933		Saturday's Millions as Reporter
1933		Golden Harvest as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
1933		Sailor Beware! as Stuttering Thief
1933		Sensation Hunters as Stuttering Waiter
1933		One Year Later as Man Chuckling at Train Station
1933		Strange People as The Radio Repairman
1933		The Phantom of the Air as 'Skid' (uncredited)
1933		The Big Cage as Ticket Taker
1933		Lucky Dog as Drunk #2
1933		The Rustler's Roundup as Walt (uncredited)
1933		Girl Missing as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
1933		Parachute Jumper as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
1933		Goldie Gets Along as Stuttering Waiter
1933		Man Of Action as Cashier Summers

1932		Manhattan Tower as Mechanic (uncredited)
1932		Afraid to Talk as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
1932		Women Won't Tell as Man in Junkyard
1932		Once in a Lifetime as Lighting Technician (uncredited)
1932		The All-American as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)
1932		The Iceman's Ball as Officer Dugan
1932		Cornered as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
1932		Speed Madness as Joe
1932		Two-Fisted Law as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff
1932		Miss Pinkerton as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
1932		Scandal for Sale as Newspaperman
1932		The Airmail Mystery as Holly
1932		The Impatient Maiden as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
1932		Texas Cyclone as Sheriff Lew Collins
1932		Law and Order as Lanky Smith (uncredited)
1932		The Unexpected Father as Sailor (uncredited)

1931		A House Divided as Musician (uncredited)
1931		Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931		Neck and Neck as Hector
1931		Grief Street as Walt
1931		Honeymoon Lane as Driver
1931		Many a Slip as Minor Role (uncredited)

1930		See America Thirst as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
1930		Little Accident as Milkman (uncredited)
1930		King of Jazz as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
1930		Dames Ahoy as Side Show Barker

1929		The Long, Long Trail as Skinny Rawlins
1929		The Last Performance as Clown (uncredited)
1929		One Hysterical Night as Paul Revere
1929		Flight as Marine Pilot
1929		His Lucky Day as Road House Thug (uncredited)
1929		The Lariat Kid as Pat O'Shea
1929		Smilin' Guns as Ranch Foreman

1928		The Michigan Kid as Minor Role (uncredited)
1928		The Ballyhoo Buster

1927		A Fighting Finish as Student
1927		Blake of Scotland Yard as Henchman (uncredited)
1927		Alias The Deacon as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink
1927		The Ridin' Rowdy
1927		Sensation Seekers as Below Deck Yacht Crewman
1927		Tearin' Into Trouble as Billy Martin
1927		Flashing Oars as Hula Hula Hut Customer

1926

Spangles as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

1925		The Calgary Stampede as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)
1925		Lorraine of the Lions as Minor Role (uncredited)
1925		Webs of Steel