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Aliases: Walter Andrew Brennan

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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Movie Involvements: 135

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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6

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

(1956) Sheriff John Larson
What's My Line?
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7

What's My Line?

(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
Cavalcade of America
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4

Cavalcade of America

(1952) Link Morley
This Is Your Life
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6

This Is Your Life

(1952) Self
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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4
Rio Bravo
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8

Rio Bravo

(1959) Stumpy
The Bride of Frankenstein
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8

The Bride of Frankenstein

(1935) Peasant (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2014 Self (archive footage)
2000 (archive footage)
1997 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1993 'Stumpy' (archive footage)
1975 H. P. Kingman
1974 Benjamin Morgan
1973 Self (archive footage)
1972 Cody Guilford
1971 N/A
1970 Nash Crawford
Sheriff Matt Fenley
1969 Nash Crawford
Pa Danby
Self
1968 Grandpa Bower
Self (archive footage)
1967 Pop Gillis
N/A
D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
1966 Quentin
1965 Alf Simes
1962 Col. Jeb Hawkins
Self
'Preacher' Hawker
1959 Stumpy
1957 Grandpa Amos McCoy
Dr. Charles Grayson
John Dinwitty
Uncle George Williams
Karp
1956 Self
Joe
Sheriff John Larson
Self
Jake
Uncle Jesse Jackson
Jeffrey Storys
Ned Otis
1955 Doc Lacy
Saul
Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
1954 Simon Bhumer
Self
Sam Brannon
Ben Tatum
1953 C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
Self
1952 Link Morley
Self
Jim Harper
Grandpa Firth Crockett
Duffy
1951 Maj. Gen. Wolfe
Ezra Jenkins
Simmons AKA Mr. Ears
N/A
'Doc' Butcher
Timothy 'Pop' Keith
1950 Sheriff Bill Howard
Cap MacKellar
Rimrock
Terence Sweeny
Dr. Jonathan Mark
Self - Mystery Guest
1949 Pete Richard
Pop Courteen
Mr. Matthews
1948 Kris Barden
'Groot' Nadine
Tony Maule
1947 Murph
1946 Pop Gruber
Old Man Clanton
Jesse Rogers
Eben Folger
1945 Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird
Eddie
1944 Featherhead
J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt
1943 Karp
George, Mailman
Prof. Stephen Novotny
Cornelius Burden
1942 Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
Sam Blake
1941 Grandpa
Tom Keefer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pastor Rosier Pile
Captain Jonathan Thorne
The Colonel
Hector Titus
1940 Judge Roy Bean
William P. Stewart
'Hunk' Marriner
1939 Jim
Jeff Slocum
Professor Lawson
Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
Walter
1938 Peter Goodwin
Sugar
Chuckawalla
Ossian Popham
Muff Potter
Ezra Peavey
1937 Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn
Cappy Ricks
Uncle Hugo
'Oats'
1936 Newt Holley
Swan Bostrom
Bugs Meyers
Lem
Taxi Driver
Samuel 'Gus' Barton
1935 Station Agent
Grandpa
Old Atrocity
Peddler
Wedding Witness (uncredited)
Stone Cutter (uncredited)
'Legs' Garnett
Joseph
Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
Peasant (uncredited)
Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage
Bill Jenkins
Father (uncredited)
Abner
First Gossip
Stuttering Cook
Lem
Pete
Reporter on Ship (uncredited)
1934 Zeke - Stage Driver
Auto mechanic
Prisoner on Ship
Proprietor of Java Joe's
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Clifford (uncredited)
Switchman (uncredited)
Roscoe (uncredited)
Radio Announcer
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Otto - Bicycle Repair Man
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Elmer Spicer
Hick (uncredited)
Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
Drunk Customer (uncredited)
Stuttering Boarder
Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
1933 Soda Jerk
Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
Backstage Detective [extra]
Reporter
Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
Stuttering Thief
Stuttering Waiter
Man Chuckling at Train Station
The Radio Repairman
'Skid' (uncredited)
Ticket Taker
Drunk #2
Walt (uncredited)
Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
Stuttering Waiter
Cashier Summers
1932 Mechanic (uncredited)
Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
Man in Junkyard
Lighting Technician (uncredited)
News Commentator at Game (uncredited)
Officer Dugan
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Joe
Bendix the Deputy Sheriff
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Newspaperman
Holly
Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Sheriff Lew Collins
Lanky Smith (uncredited)
Sailor (uncredited)
1931 Musician (uncredited)
N/A
Hector
Walt
Driver
Minor Role (uncredited)
1930 Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
Milkman (uncredited)
Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Side Show Barker
1929 Skinny Rawlins
Clown (uncredited)
Paul Revere
Marine Pilot
Road House Thug (uncredited)
Pat O'Shea
Ranch Foreman
1928 Minor Role (uncredited)
N/A
1927 Henchman (uncredited)
N/A
Below Deck Yacht Crewman
Billy Martin
Hula Hula Hut Customer
1926 Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
1925 Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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