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Aliases: Brandon de Wilde , Brandon deWilde , Брендон Де Уайлд , André Brandon deWilde , براندون دی وایلد
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 14
TV Involvements: 25
Most Famous Work
Biography
Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an American theatre and film actor. He was born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn. Debuting on Broadway at the age of 7, De Wilde became a national phenomenon by the time he completed his 492 performances for The Member of the Wedding and was considered a child prodigy. Before the age of 12 he had become the first child actor awarded the Donaldson Award, filmed his role in The Member of the Wedding, starred in his most memorable film role as Joey Starrett in the film Shane (1953), been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, starred in his own sitcom television series Jamie on ABC and became a household name making numerous radio and TV appearances before being featured on the cover of Life magazine on March 10, 1952, for his second Broadway outing Mrs. McThing. Into adulthood, additional plays, movies and TV appearances followed before his death at age 30 in a motor vehicle accident in Colorado, on July 6, 1972. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon De Wilde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Wagon Train
(1957) Mark MinerAlfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) HugoCombat!
(1962) WilderThe Virginian
(1962) Walt BradburyNight Gallery
(1970) JohnsonHawaii Five-O
(1968) Arnold PotterWhat's My Line?
(1950) Self - Mystery GuestThe Defenders
(1961) Roger Bailey Jr.Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Josh | |
| 1970 | Johnson | |
| Ferguson | ||
| Nathan Hale | ||
| 1969 | Jimmy Devlin | |
| 1968 | Alec George Worthing | |
| Arnold Potter | ||
| Bobby Currier | ||
| 1967 | Extra (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| 1966 | Carl Boyer | |
| 1965 | Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey | |
| Bucky Calloway | ||
| 1964 | Jim Tevis | |
| Cpl. Ross Lawrence | ||
| 1963 | Vic Hawkins | |
| Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited) | ||
| Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon | ||
| 1962 | Wilder | |
| Paul Marker | ||
| James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty | ||
| Rem Garvey | ||
| Walt Bradbury | ||
| Clinton Willart | ||
| 1961 | N/A | |
| Roger Bailey Jr. | ||
| 1960 | Weissberg | |
| Timothy Branner | ||
| 1959 | Arthur Bartley | |
| 1958 | Byron Turner | |
| 1957 | Daniel Morgan Benedict III | |
| Mark Miner | ||
| Joey Adams | ||
| 1956 | Skeeter Jackson | |
| 1955 | Hugo | |
| 1954 | Robbie Eunson | |
| Tip Malone | ||
| 1953 | Jamie McHummer | |
| Joey Starrett | ||
| Self | ||
| 1952 | John Henry | |
| 1950 | Self | |
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| 1948 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Hugo | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |