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Walter Brennan
Born July 25, 1894Died September 21, 1974
Place of birth: Lynn, 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 perf...
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Actor (230 credits)
Movies
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs(archive footage)
2000
Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)
1997
La Classe américaine'Stumpy' (archive footage)
1993
Smoke In The WindH. P. Kingman
1975
Home for the HolidaysBenjamin Morgan
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard HawksSelf (archive footage)
1973
Two for the MoneyCody Guilford
1972
The Day They Hanged Kid CurrySilky O'Sullivan
1971
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides AgainNash Crawford
1970
The Young CountrySheriff Matt Fenley
1970
Support Your Local Sheriff!Pa Danby
1969
The Over the Hill GangNash Crawford
1969
The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandGrandpa Bower
1968
The Gnome-MobileD.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
1967
Who's Minding the Mint?Pop Gillis
1967
Project XX: End of the TrailSelf - Narrator
1967
The OscarQuentin
1966
The Shooting of Dan McGrewNarrator
1965
Those CallowaysAlf Simes
1964
How the West Was WonCol. Jeb Hawkins
1962
Shootout at Big Sag'Preacher' Hawker
1962
Rio BravoStumpy
1959
The Western: A Lost TV SpecialSelf
1958
Tammy and the BachelorJohn Dinwitty
1957
God Is My PartnerDr. Charles Grayson
1957
Armored Attack!Karp
1957
The Way to the GoldUncle George Williams
1957
The Proud OnesJake
1956
Come Next SpringJeffrey Storys
1956
GloryNed Otis
1956
Good-bye, My LadyUncle Jesse Jackson
1956
Bad Day at Black RockDoc T.R. Velie Jr.
1955
At GunpointDoc Lacy
1955
Man on a BusSaul
1955
The Brush RoperGrandpa Atkins
1955
The Far CountryBen Tatum
1954
Drums Across the RiverSam Brannon
1954
Four Guns to the BorderSimon Bhumer
1954
Sea of Lost ShipsC.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
1953
Lure of the WildernessJim Harper
1952
Return of the TexanGrandpa Firth Crockett
1952
Along the Great DivideTimothy 'Pop' Keith
1951
Best of the Badmen'Doc' Butcher
1951
The Wild Blue YonderMaj. Gen. Wolfe
1951
The ShowdownCap MacKellar
1950
Singing GunsDr. Jonathan Mark
1950
A Ticket to TomahawkTerence Sweeny
1950
SurrenderSheriff Bill Howard
1950
Curtain Call at Cactus CreekRimrock
1950
Task ForcePete Richard
1949
BrimstonePop Courteen
1949
The Green PromiseMr. Matthews
1949
Red River'Groot' Nadine
1948
Blood on the MoonKris Barden
1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!Tony Maule
1948
DriftwoodMurph
1947
My Darling ClementineOld Man Clanton
1946
Nobody Lives ForeverPop Gruber
1946
A Stolen LifeEben Folger
1946
Centennial SummerJesse Rogers
1946
To Have and Have NotEddie
1945
DakotaBounce of the Riverbird
1945
The Princess and the PirateFeatherhead
1944
Home in IndianaJ. F. 'Thunder' Bolt
1944
Hangmen Also Die!Prof. Stephen Novotny
1943
The North StarKarp
1943
Slightly DangerousCornelius Burden
1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom SmithGeorge, Mailman
1943
The Pride of the YankeesSam Blake
1942
Stand by for ActionChief Yeoman Henry Johnson
1942
Meet John DoeThe Colonel
1941
Nice Girl?Hector Titus
1941
Swamp WaterTom Keefer
1941
Sergeant YorkPastor Rosier Pile
1941
Rise and ShineGrandpa
1941
Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
This Woman Is MineCaptain Jonathan Thorne
1941
The WesternerJudge Roy Bean
1940
Northwest Passage'Hunk' Marriner
1940
MarylandWilliam P. Stewart
1940
The Story of Vernon and Irene CastleWalter
1939
Stanley and LivingstoneJeff Slocum
1939
They Shall Have MusicProfessor Lawson
1939
Land of LibertyEzra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentJim
1939
The Adventures of Tom SawyerMuff Potter
1938
The TexansChuckawalla
1938
The Cowboy and the LadySugar
1938
The BuccaneerEzra Peavey
1938
KentuckyPeter Goodwin
1938
Mother Carey's ChickensOssian Popham
1938
Affairs of Cappy RicksCappy Ricks
1937
She's Dangerous'Oats'
1937
When Love Is YoungUncle Hugo
1937
Wild and WoollyGramp 'Hercules' Flynn
1937
FuryBugs Meyers
1936
These ThreeTaxi Driver
1936
Come and Get ItSwan Bostrom
1936
The Moon's Our HomeLem
1936
Three GodfathersSamuel 'Gus' Barton
1936
Banjo on My KneeNewt Holley
1936
The Mystery of Edwin DroodMilkman (uncredited)
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze'Legs' Garnett
1935
Barbary CoastOld Atrocity
1935
HelldoradoPete
1935
Restless KnightsFather (uncredited)
1935
Seven Keys to BaldpateStation Agent
1935
MetropolitanGrandpa
1935
Lady TubbsJoseph
1935
We're in the MoneyWedding Witness (uncredited)
1935
The Wedding NightBill Jenkins
1935
West Point of the AirSoldier at Kelly's Wreckage
1935
Northern FrontierStuttering Cook
1935
Party WirePaul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
1935
Bride of FrankensteinPeasant (uncredited)
1935
Law Beyond the RangeAbner
1935
She Couldn't Take ItPeddler
1935
Biography of a Bachelor GirlReporter on Ship (uncredited)
1935
Brick-a-BracLem
1935
The Perfect TributeStone Cutter (uncredited)
1935
Prescott KidZeke - Stage Driver
1934
Woman HatersTrain Conductor (uncredited)
1934
There's Always TomorrowAuto mechanic
1934
Radio DoughDrunk Customer (uncredited)
1934
Gridiron FlashProprietor of Java Joe's
1934
Cross Country CruiseNiagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
1934
I'll Tell the WorldOtto - Bicycle Repair Man
1934
George White's ScandalsHick (uncredited)
1934
The Life of Vergie WintersRoscoe (uncredited)
1934
The Poor RichDr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
1934
Murder in the Private CarSwitchman (uncredited)
1934
Fugitive Lovers2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
1934
Whom the Gods DestroyClifford (uncredited)
1934
Death on the DiamondHot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
1934
Good DameElmer Spicer
1934
RiptideChauffeur (uncredited)
1934
Half a SinnerRadio Announcer
1934
Great ExpectationsPrisoner on Ship
1934
BelovedStuttering Boarder
1934
Whom the Gods DestroyClifford
1934
Cheating CheatersShip's Telegrapher (uncredited)
1934
The Rustler's RoundupWalt (uncredited)
1933
Girl MissingJoe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
1933
One Year LaterMan Chuckling at Train Station
1933
My WomanAuditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
1933
King for a NightSoda Jerk
1933
Curtain at EightBackstage Detective [extra]
1933
Man Of ActionCashier Summers
1933
Strange PeopleThe Radio Repairman
1933
Parachute JumperCounterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
1933
Sensation HuntersStuttering Waiter
1933
The Invisible ManBicycle Owner (uncredited)
1933
The Phantom of the Air'Skid' (uncredited)
1933
Golden HarvestFarmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
1933
Goldie Gets AlongStuttering Waiter
1933
Saturday's MillionsReporter
1933
Lucky DogDrunk #2
1933
Sailor Beware!Stuttering Thief
1933
The Big CageTicket Taker
1933
The Iceman's BallOfficer Dugan
1932
Once in a LifetimeLighting Technician (uncredited)
1932
Two-Fisted LawBendix the Deputy Sheriff
1932
The Impatient MaidenCigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
1932
Law and OrderLanky Smith (uncredited)
1932
Manhattan TowerMechanic (uncredited)
1932
Miss PinkertonPolice Dispatcher (uncredited)
1932
The Unexpected FatherSailor (uncredited)
1932
Scandal for SaleNewspaperman
1932
The Airmail MysteryHolly
1932
Speed MadnessJoe
1932
Women Won't TellMan in Junkyard
1932
Afraid to TalkProtester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
1932
CorneredCourt Bailiff (uncredited)
1932
Texas CycloneSheriff Lew Collins
1932
The All-AmericanNews Commentator at Game (uncredited)
1932
The Fourth HorsemanToothless Town Drunk
1932
Honeymoon LaneDriver
1931
Grief StreetWalt
1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
A House DividedMusician (uncredited)
1931
Neck and NeckHector
1931
Many a SlipMinor Role (uncredited)
1931
Dames AhoySide Show Barker
1930
See America ThirstSpumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
1930
King of JazzDesk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
1930
Little AccidentMilkman (uncredited)
1930
Smilin' GunsRanch Foreman
1929
The Lariat KidPat O'Shea
1929
FlightMarine Pilot
1929
One Hysterical NightPaul Revere
1929
His Lucky DayRoad House Thug (uncredited)
1929
The Last PerformanceClown (uncredited)
1929
The Long, Long TrailSkinny Rawlins
1929
The Shannons of BroadwayHez
1929
The Michigan KidMinor Role (uncredited)
1928
The Ballyhoo Buster
1928
Flashing OarsHula Hula Hut Customer
1927
Sensation SeekersBelow Deck Yacht Crewman
1927
Tearin' Into TroubleBilly Martin
1927
The Ridin' Rowdy
1927
Blake of Scotland YardHenchman (uncredited)
1927
Alias The DeaconCashier at Cunningham's Rink
1927
A Fighting FinishStudent
1927
Hot HeelsPool Hall Habitant (uncredited)
1927
SpanglesLunch Counterman (uncredited)
1926
The Calgary StampedeRacing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)
1925
Lorraine of the LionsMinor Role (uncredited)
1925
Webs of Steel
1925