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Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

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 R

Born

Jul 25, 1894

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Died

Sep 21, 1974

Known For

Acting

Movies

217 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

movie

Known For

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

as Stumpy
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Jeb Hawkins
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Pastor Rosier Pile
Fury

Fury

1936

as Bugs Meyers
Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955

as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
Red River

Red River

1948

as 'Groot' Nadine
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Old Man Clanton
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

as The Colonel
Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969

as Pa Danby
Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

as Prof. Stephen Novotny
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
1959 • as Stumpy
★ 7.8
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 • as Jeb Hawkins
★ 7.0
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 • as Pastor Rosier Pile
★ 7.2
Fury
Fury
1936 • as Bugs Meyers
★ 7.5
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955 • as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
★ 7.3
Red River
Red River
1948 • as 'Groot' Nadine
★ 7.3
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1946 • as Old Man Clanton
★ 7.5
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
1948 • as Kris Barden
★ 6.2
The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile
1967 • as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
★ 6.2
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941 • as The Colonel
★ 7.3
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 • as Pa Danby
★ 7.0
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 • as Prof. Stephen Novotny
★ 6.9
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
1940 • as 'Hunk' Marriner
★ 6.5
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
1933 • as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 • as Peasant (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Along the Great Divide
Along the Great Divide
1951 • as Timothy 'Pop' Keith
★ 7.4
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 • as Muff Potter
★ 6.5
The Westerner
The Westerner
1940 • as Judge Roy Bean
★ 7.1
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 • as Sam Blake
★ 7.4
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968 • as Grandpa Bower
★ 6.0
These Three
These Three
1936 • as Taxi Driver
★ 7.1
The Far Country
The Far Country
1954 • as Ben Tatum
★ 6.9
Dakota
Dakota
1945 • as Bounce of the Riverbird
★ 5.1
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
1946 • as Eben Folger
★ 6.4
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not
1945 • as Eddie
★ 7.5
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
1993 • as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935 • as Old Atrocity
★ 6.4
The Princess and the Pirate
The Princess and the Pirate
1944 • as Featherhead
★ 6.9
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang
1969 • as Nash Crawford
★ 5.6
Best of the Badmen
Best of the Badmen
1951 • as 'Doc' Butcher
★ 6.5
The Oscar
The Oscar
1966 • as Quentin
★ 4.8
Swamp Water
Swamp Water
1941 • as Tom Keefer
★ 6.3
Stanley and Livingstone
Stanley and Livingstone
1939 • as Jeff Slocum
★ 6.3
At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint
1955 • as Doc Lacy
★ 6.6
Driftwood
Driftwood
1947 • as Murph
★ 6.5
Riptide
Riptide
1934 • as Chauffeur (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Those Calloways
Those Calloways
1964 • as Alf Simes
★ 6.3
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 • as Walter
★ 7.0
King of Jazz
King of Jazz
1930 • as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
★ 6.2
Who's Minding the Mint?
Who's Minding the Mint?
1967 • as Pop Gillis
★ 7.0
The North Star
The North Star
1943 • as Karp
★ 6.0
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
1936 • as Swan Bostrom
★ 6.8
Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car
1934 • as Switchman (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
1936 • as Samuel 'Gus' Barton
★ 6.9
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
1942 • as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
★ 6.8
The Proud Ones
The Proud Ones
1956 • as Jake
★ 6.5
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970 • as Nash Crawford
★ 5.0
We're in the Money
We're in the Money
1935 • as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Kentucky
Kentucky
1938 • as Peter Goodwin
★ 5.8
Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer
1946 • as Jesse Rogers
★ 5.5
Two for the Money
Two for the Money
1972 • as Cody Guilford
★ 6.0
Texas Cyclone
Texas Cyclone
1932 • as Sheriff Lew Collins
★ 4.2
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine
1941 • as Grandpa
★ 6.0
Woman Haters
Woman Haters
1934 • as Train Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Task Force
Task Force
1949 • as Pete Richard
★ 7.0
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935 • as Milkman (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Cross Country Cruise
Cross Country Cruise
1934 • as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
★ 6.0
Brimstone
Brimstone
1949 • as Pop Courteen
★ 6.3
Miss Pinkerton
Miss Pinkerton
1932 • as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957 • as John Dinwitty
★ 7.0
Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border
1954 • as Simon Bhumer
★ 4.9
Spangles
Spangles
1926 • as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Singing Guns
Singing Guns
1950 • as Dr. Jonathan Mark
★ 6.0
Two-Fisted Law
Two-Fisted Law
1932 • as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff
★ 4.6
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
1974 • as Benjamin Morgan
★ 5.4
Good-bye, My Lady
Good-bye, My Lady
1956 • as Uncle Jesse Jackson
★ 7.7
Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 • as Jim Harper
★ 6.0
Nice Girl?
Nice Girl?
1941 • as Hector Titus
★ 5.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.9
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
1935 • as Peddler
★ 4.5
Return of the Texan
Return of the Texan
1952 • as Grandpa Firth Crockett
★ 6.0
Maryland
Maryland
1940 • as William P. Stewart
★ 6.2
Helldorado
Helldorado
1935 • as Pete
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1938 • as Ezra Peavey
★ 6.4
Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond
1934 • as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 • as Terence Sweeny
★ 5.8
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
1933 • as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
★ 5.9
My Woman
My Woman
1933 • as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
★ 3.6
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 • as Jim
★ 2.0
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 • as Tony Maule
★ 4.7
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 • as Professor Lawson
★ 6.2
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 • as Cornelius Burden
★ 6.0
Glory
Glory
1956 • as Ned Otis
★ 5.0
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World
1934 • as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man
The Texans
The Texans
1938 • as Chuckawalla
★ 6.1
God Is My Partner
God Is My Partner
1957 • as Dr. Charles Grayson
★ 5.0
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 • as Sugar
★ 6.3
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 • as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Home in Indiana
Home in Indiana
1944 • as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt
★ 5.5
Shootout at Big Sag
Shootout at Big Sag
1962 • as 'Preacher' Hawker
The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home
1936 • as Lem
★ 6.9
The Rustler's Roundup
The Rustler's Roundup
1933 • as Walt (uncredited)
Man on a Bus
Man on a Bus
1955 • as Saul
★ 4.0
Strange People
Strange People
1933 • as The Radio Repairman
★ 5.0
Flight
Flight
1929 • as Marine Pilot
★ 6.4
The Green Promise
The Green Promise
1949 • as Mr. Matthews
★ 6.0
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
1935 • as Grandpa
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935 • as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1934 • as Prisoner on Ship
★ 6.2
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971 • as Silky O'Sullivan
Speed Madness
Speed Madness
1932 • as Joe
Good Dame
Good Dame
1934 • as Elmer Spicer
★ 5.5
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935 • as Station Agent
★ 6.6
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000 • as (archive footage)
King for a Night
King for a Night
1933 • as Soda Jerk
★ 6.2
Restless Knights
Restless Knights
1935 • as Father (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Sea of Lost Ships
Sea of Lost Ships
1953 • as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine
1941 • as Captain Jonathan Thorne
★ 4.0
When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young
1937 • as Uncle Hugo
There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow
1934 • as Auto mechanic
★ 8.0
Afraid to Talk
Afraid to Talk
1932 • as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Showdown
The Showdown
1950 • as Cap MacKellar
★ 5.2
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 • as Roscoe (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night
1935 • as Bill Jenkins
★ 5.8
Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever
1946 • as Pop Gruber
★ 6.3
The Young Country
The Young Country
1970 • as Sheriff Matt Fenley
★ 8.0
The Way to the Gold
The Way to the Gold
1957 • as Uncle George Williams
The Last Performance
The Last Performance
1929 • as Clown (uncredited)
★ 6.2
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air
1935 • as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage
★ 6.0
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
1934 • as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell
1932 • as Man in Junkyard
★ 4.0
Party Wire
Party Wire
1935 • as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Neck and Neck
Neck and Neck
1931 • as Hector
Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers
1934 • as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Fourth Horseman
The Fourth Horseman
1932 • as Toothless Town Drunk
Little Accident
Little Accident
1930 • as Milkman (uncredited)
The Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede
1925 • as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Ballyhoo Buster
The Ballyhoo Buster
1928
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest
1933 • as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Lady Tubbs
Lady Tubbs
1935 • as Joseph
★ 5.0
Curtain at Eight
Curtain at Eight
1933 • as Backstage Detective [extra]
★ 5.9
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash
1934 • as Proprietor of Java Joe's
★ 3.3
Girl Missing
Girl Missing
1933 • as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
★ 4.6
Grief Street
Grief Street
1931 • as Walt
★ 4.0
Lorraine of the Lions
Lorraine of the Lions
1925 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Many a Slip
Many a Slip
1931 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
Surrender
Surrender
1950 • as Sheriff Bill Howard
★ 4.4
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
1934 • as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 • as Musician (uncredited)
★ 4.8
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 • as Clifford (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 • as Clifford
★ 5.5
Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly
1937 • as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn
Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River
1954 • as Sam Brannon
★ 5.6
Scandal for Sale
Scandal for Sale
1932 • as Newspaperman
★ 7.0
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters
1933 • as Stuttering Waiter
★ 2.0
The Brush Roper
The Brush Roper
1955 • as Grandpa Atkins
Smilin' Guns
Smilin' Guns
1929 • as Ranch Foreman
One Year Later
One Year Later
1933 • as Man Chuckling at Train Station
★ 6.3
Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
1936 • as Newt Holley
★ 5.5
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1934 • as Radio Announcer
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
★ 5.4
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals
1934 • as Hick (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Western: A Lost TV Special
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958 • as Self
The Shannons of Broadway
The Shannons of Broadway
1929 • as Hez
His Lucky Day
His Lucky Day
1929 • as Road House Thug (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lane
Honeymoon Lane
1931 • as Driver
The Michigan Kid
The Michigan Kid
1928 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
Northern Frontier
Northern Frontier
1935 • as Stuttering Cook
Sensation Seekers
Sensation Seekers
1927 • as Below Deck Yacht Crewman
★ 6.4
Blake of Scotland Yard
Blake of Scotland Yard
1927 • as Henchman (uncredited)
The All-American
The All-American
1932 • as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Cornered
Cornered
1932 • as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Prescott Kid
The Prescott Kid
1934 • as Zeke - Stage Driver
Dames Ahoy
Dames Ahoy
1930 • as Side Show Barker
Armored Attack!
Armored Attack!
1957 • as Karp
★ 6.2
The Unexpected Father
The Unexpected Father
1932 • as Sailor (uncredited)
Law and Order
Law and Order
1932 • as Lanky Smith (uncredited)
★ 4.9
The Airmail Mystery
The Airmail Mystery
1932 • as Holly
See America Thirst
See America Thirst
1930 • as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
1932 • as Lighting Technician (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929 • as Man at Police Station
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty
1939 • as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
movie
Brick-a-Brac
1935 • as Lem
The Long, Long Trail
The Long, Long Trail
1929 • as Skinny Rawlins
★ 4.0
Smoke In The Wind
Smoke In The Wind
1975 • as H. P. Kingman
★ 6.0
The Big Cage
The Big Cage
1933 • as Ticket Taker
★ 6.0
She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous
1937 • as 'Oats'
★ 5.0
Man Of Action
Man Of Action
1933 • as Cashier Summers
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 • as Ossian Popham
★ 5.2
Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions
1933 • as Reporter
★ 5.0
The Wild Blue Yonder
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 • as Maj. Gen. Wolfe
★ 6.0
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937 • as Cappy Ricks
★ 4.3
movie
The Iceman's Ball
1932 • as Officer Dugan
★ 1.0
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 • as George, Mailman
★ 10.0
movie
Lucky Dog
1933 • as Drunk #2
The Ridin' Rowdy
The Ridin' Rowdy
1927
Manhattan Tower
Manhattan Tower
1932 • as Mechanic (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 • as 'Legs' Garnett
★ 6.1
Webs of Steel
Webs of Steel
1925
Flashing Oars
Flashing Oars
1927 • as Hula Hula Hut Customer
★ 2.3
The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute
1935 • as Stone Cutter (uncredited)
Sailor Beware!
Sailor Beware!
1933 • as Stuttering Thief
The Phantom of the Air
The Phantom of the Air
1933 • as 'Skid' (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Lariat Kid
The Lariat Kid
1929 • as Pat O'Shea
Alias The Deacon
Alias The Deacon
1927 • as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink
One Hysterical Night
One Hysterical Night
1929 • as Paul Revere
★ 5.0
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring
1956 • as Jeffrey Storys
★ 5.6
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950 • as Rimrock
★ 6.2
Law Beyond the Range
Law Beyond the Range
1935 • as Abner
Goldie Gets Along
Goldie Gets Along
1933 • as Stuttering Waiter
★ 4.0
Beloved
Beloved
1934 • as Stuttering Boarder
movie
A Fighting Finish
1927 • as Student
movie
Radio Dough
1934 • as Drunk Customer (uncredited)
Watch Your Wife
Watch Your Wife
1926
movie
Flying High
1929 • as Kidnapper
Tearin' Into Trouble
Tearin' Into Trouble
1927 • as Billy Martin
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
1965 • as Narrator
Is There Justice?
Is There Justice?
1931 • as Rollins
movie
Heroes of the Flames
1931 • as Bit Part
Hot Heels
Hot Heels
1927 • as Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)
Project XX: End of the Trail
Project XX: End of the Trail
1967 • as Self - Narrator
movie
Paradise Valley
1934 • as Farmer Hiram
Uncertain Lady
Uncertain Lady
1934 • as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)