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Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Acting

Born: July 25, 1894Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

(archive footage)

2000
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

1997
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage)

1997
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

'Stumpy' (archive footage)

1993
Smoke In The Wind

Smoke In The Wind

H. P. Kingman

1975
Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

Benjamin Morgan

1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Self (archive footage)

1973
Two for the Money

Two for the Money

Cody Guilford

1972
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

Silky O'Sullivan

1971
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

Nash Crawford

1970
The Young Country

The Young Country

Sheriff Matt Fenley

1970
The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

Nash Crawford

1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Pa Danby

1969
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

Grandpa Bower

1968
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

1968
Who's Minding the Mint?

Who's Minding the Mint?

Pop Gillis

1967
The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby

1967
Project XX: End of the Trail

Project XX: End of the Trail

Self - Narrator

1967
The Oscar

The Oscar

Quentin

1966
The Shooting of Dan McGrew

The Shooting of Dan McGrew

Narrator

1965
Those Calloways

Those Calloways

Alf Simes

1964
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Jeb Hawkins

1962
Shootout at Big Sag

Shootout at Big Sag

'Preacher' Hawker

1962
Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

Stumpy

1959
The Western: A Lost TV Special

The Western: A Lost TV Special

Self

1958
God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner

Dr. Charles Grayson

1957
Tammy and the Bachelor

Tammy and the Bachelor

John Dinwitty

1957
The Way to the Gold

The Way to the Gold

Uncle George Williams

1957
Armored Attack!

Armored Attack!

Karp

1957
The Proud Ones

The Proud Ones

Jake

1956
Good-bye, My Lady

Good-bye, My Lady

Uncle Jesse Jackson

1956
Come Next Spring

Come Next Spring

Jeffrey Storys

1956
Glory

Glory

Ned Otis

1956
At Gunpoint

At Gunpoint

Doc Lacy

1955
The Brush Roper

The Brush Roper

Grandpa Atkins

1955
Man on a Bus

Man on a Bus

Saul

1955
Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

Doc T.R. Velie Jr.

1955
Four Guns to the Border

Four Guns to the Border

Simon Bhumer

1954
Drums Across the River

Drums Across the River

Sam Brannon

1954
The Far Country

The Far Country

Ben Tatum

1954
Sea of Lost Ships

Sea of Lost Ships

C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley

1953
Lure of the Wilderness

Lure of the Wilderness

Jim Harper

1952
Return of the Texan

Return of the Texan

Grandpa Firth Crockett

1952
The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

Maj. Gen. Wolfe

1951
Best of the Badmen

Best of the Badmen

'Doc' Butcher

1951
Along the Great Divide

Along the Great Divide

Timothy 'Pop' Keith

1951
Surrender

Surrender

Sheriff Bill Howard

1950
The Showdown

The Showdown

Cap MacKellar

1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Rimrock

1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk

Terence Sweeny

1950
Singing Guns

Singing Guns

Dr. Jonathan Mark

1950
Task Force

Task Force

Pete Richard

1949
Brimstone

Brimstone

Pop Courteen

1949
The Green Promise

The Green Promise

Mr. Matthews

1949
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

Kris Barden

1948
Red River

Red River

'Groot' Nadine

1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

Tony Maule

1948
Driftwood

Driftwood

Murph

1947
Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

Pop Gruber

1946
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

Old Man Clanton

1946
Centennial Summer

Centennial Summer

Jesse Rogers

1946
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

Eben Folger

1946
Dakota

Dakota

Bounce of the Riverbird

1945
To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not

Eddie

1945
The Princess and the Pirate

The Princess and the Pirate

Featherhead

1944
Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana

J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt

1944
The North Star

The North Star

Karp

1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

George, Mailman

1943
Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

Cornelius Burden

1943
Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

Prof. Stephen Novotny

1943
Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson

1942
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Sam Blake

1942
Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

Grandpa

1941
Swamp Water

Swamp Water

Tom Keefer

1941
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

Pastor Rosier Pile

1941
This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine

Captain Jonathan Thorne

1941
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

The Colonel

1941
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

Hector Titus

1941
The Westerner

The Westerner

Judge Roy Bean

1940
Maryland

Maryland

William P. Stewart

1940
Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

'Hunk' Marriner

1940
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Jim

1939
They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

Professor Lawson

1939
Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

Jeff Slocum

1939
Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty

Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')

1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Walter

1939
Kentucky

Kentucky

Peter Goodwin

1938
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

Sugar

1938
The Texans

The Texans

Chuckawalla

1938
Mother Carey's Chickens

Mother Carey's Chickens

Ossian Popham

1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Muff Potter

1938
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

Ezra Peavey

1938
Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn

1937
Affairs of Cappy Ricks

Affairs of Cappy Ricks

Cappy Ricks

1937
When Love Is Young

When Love Is Young

Uncle Hugo

1937
She's Dangerous

She's Dangerous

'Oats'

1937
Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

Newt Holley

1936
Come and Get It

Come and Get It

Swan Bostrom

1936
Fury

Fury

Bugs Meyers

1936
The Moon's Our Home

The Moon's Our Home

Lem

1936
These Three

These Three

Taxi Driver

1936
Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

Samuel 'Gus' Barton

1936
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Station Agent

1935
Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Grandpa

1935
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

Old Atrocity

1935
She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

Peddler

1935
We're in the Money

We're in the Money

Wedding Witness (uncredited)

1935
The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

Stone Cutter (uncredited)

1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze

Man on the Flying Trapeze

'Legs' Garnett

1935
Lady Tubbs

Lady Tubbs

Joseph

1935
Party Wire

Party Wire

Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)

1935
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

Peasant (uncredited)

1935
West Point of the Air

West Point of the Air

Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage

1935
The Wedding Night

The Wedding Night

Bill Jenkins

1935
Restless Knights

Restless Knights

Father (uncredited)

1935
Law Beyond the Range

Law Beyond the Range

Abner

1935
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Milkman (uncredited)

1935
Northern Frontier

Northern Frontier

Stuttering Cook

1935

Brick-a-Brac

Lem

1935
Helldorado

Helldorado

Pete

1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Reporter on Ship (uncredited)

1935
Prescott Kid

Prescott Kid

Zeke - Stage Driver

1934
Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)

1934
There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow

Auto mechanic

1934
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Prisoner on Ship

1934
Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

Proprietor of Java Joe's

1934
Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

1934
Whom the Gods Destroy

Whom the Gods Destroy

Clifford

1934
Whom the Gods Destroy

Whom the Gods Destroy

Clifford (uncredited)

1934
Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

Switchman (uncredited)

1934
The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

Roscoe (uncredited)

1934
Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

Radio Announcer

1934
Woman Haters

Woman Haters

Train Conductor (uncredited)

1934
I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

Otto - Bicycle Repair Man

1934
Uncertain Lady

Uncertain Lady

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1934
Riptide

Riptide

Chauffeur (uncredited)

1934
Good Dame

Good Dame

Elmer Spicer

1934
George White's Scandals

George White's Scandals

Hick (uncredited)

1934
The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich

Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)

1934

Radio Dough

Drunk Customer (uncredited)

1934

Paradise Valley

Farmer Hiram

1934
Beloved

Beloved

Stuttering Boarder

1934
Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)

1934
Fugitive Lovers

Fugitive Lovers

2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)

1934
King for a Night

King for a Night

Soda Jerk

1933
The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

Bicycle Owner (uncredited)

1933
My Woman

My Woman

Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)

1933
Curtain at Eight

Curtain at Eight

Backstage Detective [extra]

1933
Saturday's Millions

Saturday's Millions

Reporter

1933
Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)

1933
Sailor Beware!

Sailor Beware!

Stuttering Thief

1933
Sensation Hunters

Sensation Hunters

Stuttering Waiter

1933
One Year Later

One Year Later

Man Chuckling at Train Station

1933
Strange People

Strange People

The Radio Repairman

1933
The Phantom of the Air

The Phantom of the Air

'Skid' (uncredited)

1933
The Big Cage

The Big Cage

Ticket Taker

1933

Lucky Dog

Drunk #2

1933
The Rustler's Roundup

The Rustler's Roundup

Walt (uncredited)

1933
Girl Missing

Girl Missing

Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)

1933
Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper

Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)

1933
Goldie Gets Along

Goldie Gets Along

Stuttering Waiter

1933
Man Of Action

Man Of Action

Cashier Summers

1933
Manhattan Tower

Manhattan Tower

Mechanic (uncredited)

1932
Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)

1932
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

Man in Junkyard

1932
Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

Lighting Technician (uncredited)

1932
The All-American

The All-American

News Commentator at Game (uncredited)

1932
The Fourth Horseman

The Fourth Horseman

Toothless Town Drunk

1932

The Iceman's Ball

Officer Dugan

1932
Cornered

Cornered

Court Bailiff (uncredited)

1932
Speed Madness

Speed Madness

Joe

1932
Two-Fisted Law

Two-Fisted Law

Bendix the Deputy Sheriff

1932
Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton

Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

1932
Scandal for Sale

Scandal for Sale

Newspaperman

1932
The Airmail Mystery

The Airmail Mystery

Holly

1932
The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden

Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

1932
Texas Cyclone

Texas Cyclone

Sheriff Lew Collins

1932
Law and Order

Law and Order

Lanky Smith (uncredited)

1932
The Unexpected Father

The Unexpected Father

Sailor (uncredited)

1932
A House Divided

A House Divided

Musician (uncredited)

1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931
Neck and Neck

Neck and Neck

Hector

1931
Is There Justice?

Is There Justice?

Rollins

1931
Grief Street

Grief Street

Walt

1931
Honeymoon Lane

Honeymoon Lane

Driver

1931
Many a Slip

Many a Slip

Minor Role (uncredited)

1931
See America Thirst

See America Thirst

Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)

1930
Little Accident

Little Accident

Milkman (uncredited)

1930
King of Jazz

King of Jazz

Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')

1930
Dames Ahoy

Dames Ahoy

Side Show Barker

1930
The Shannons of Broadway

The Shannons of Broadway

Hez

1929
The Long, Long Trail

The Long, Long Trail

Skinny Rawlins

1929
The Last Performance

The Last Performance

Clown (uncredited)

1929
One Hysterical Night

One Hysterical Night

Paul Revere

1929
Flight

Flight

Marine Pilot

1929

Flying High

Kidnapper

1929
His Lucky Day

His Lucky Day

Road House Thug (uncredited)

1929
The Lariat Kid

The Lariat Kid

Pat O'Shea

1929
Smilin' Guns

Smilin' Guns

Ranch Foreman

1929
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City

Man at Police Station

1929
The Michigan Kid

The Michigan Kid

Minor Role (uncredited)

1928
The Ballyhoo Buster

The Ballyhoo Buster

1928
Hot Heels

Hot Heels

Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)

1927

A Fighting Finish

Student

1927
Blake of Scotland Yard

Blake of Scotland Yard

Henchman (uncredited)

1927
Alias The Deacon

Alias The Deacon

Cashier at Cunningham's Rink

1927
The Ridin' Rowdy

The Ridin' Rowdy

1927
Sensation Seekers

Sensation Seekers

Below Deck Yacht Crewman

1927
Tearin' Into Trouble

Tearin' Into Trouble

Billy Martin

1927
Flashing Oars

Flashing Oars

Hula Hula Hut Customer

1927
Spangles

Spangles

Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

1926

Watch Your Wife

1926
The Calgary Stampede

The Calgary Stampede

Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)

1925
Lorraine of the Lions

Lorraine of the Lions

Minor Role (uncredited)

1925
Webs of Steel

Webs of Steel

1925