Walter Brennan

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 25, 1894

died

September 21, 1974

place of birth

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

also known as

Walter Andrew Brennan · والتر برنان

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Rio Bravo
7.8

Rio Bravo

1959as Stumpy
Bride of Frankenstein
7.5

Bride of Frankenstein

1935as Peasant (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1962as Jeb Hawkins
My Darling Clementine
7.5

My Darling Clementine

1946as Old Man Clanton
Sergeant York
7.2

Sergeant York

1941as Pastor Rosier Pile
The Invisible Man
7.5

The Invisible Man

1933as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
Red River
7.3

Red River

1948as 'Groot' Nadine
Support Your Local Sheriff!
7.0

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969as Pa Danby
To Have and Have Not
7.5

To Have and Have Not

1945as Eddie
Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
La Classe américaine
7.6

La Classe américaine

1993as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)
The Far Country
6.9

The Far Country

1954as Ben Tatum
The Gnome-Mobile
6.3

The Gnome-Mobile

1967as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
The Movie Orgy
6.6

The Movie Orgy

1968as Self (archive footage)
Fury
7.5

Fury

1936as Bugs Meyers
Meet John Doe
7.3

Meet John Doe

1941as The Colonel
The Westerner
7.1

The Westerner

1940as Judge Roy Bean
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.1

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997as Self (archive footage)
Dakota
5.2

Dakota

1945as Bounce of the Riverbird
Those Calloways
6.4

Those Calloways

1964as Alf Simes
Hangmen Also Die!
6.9

Hangmen Also Die!

1943as Prof. Stephen Novotny
The Pride of the Yankees
7.4

The Pride of the Yankees

1942as Sam Blake
The Buccaneer
6.4

The Buccaneer

1938as Ezra Peavey
Blood on the Moon
6.2

Blood on the Moon

1948as Kris Barden
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
6.1

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

1968as Grandpa Bower
The Oscar
5.0

The Oscar

1966as Quentin
The North Star
6.0

The North Star

1943as Karp
The Princess and the Pirate
6.9

The Princess and the Pirate

1944as Featherhead
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
6.6

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938as Muff Potter
Swamp Water
6.3

Swamp Water

1941as Tom Keefer
Parachute Jumper
5.8

Parachute Jumper

1933as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
These Three
7.2

These Three

1936as Taxi Driver
Stand by for Action
7.1

Stand by for Action

1942as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
Task Force
7.0

Task Force

1949as Pete Richard
The Impatient Maiden
9.0

The Impatient Maiden

1932as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Driftwood
6.8

Driftwood

1947as Murph
The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938as Sugar
Tammy and the Bachelor
7.0

Tammy and the Bachelor

1957as John Dinwitty
Stanley and Livingstone
6.4

Stanley and Livingstone

1939as Jeff Slocum
The Proud Ones
6.5

The Proud Ones

1956as Jake
Kentucky
6.1

Kentucky

1938as Peter Goodwin
The Young Country
9.0

The Young Country

1970as Sheriff Matt Fenley
A Stolen Life
6.4

A Stolen Life

1946as Eben Folger
Along the Great Divide
7.4

Along the Great Divide

1951as Timothy 'Pop' Keith
A House Divided
5.6

A House Divided

1931as Musician (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
6.9

Three Godfathers

1936as Samuel 'Gus' Barton
Northwest Passage
6.6

Northwest Passage

1940as 'Hunk' Marriner
My Woman
4.2

My Woman

1933as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
King of Jazz
6.3

King of Jazz

1930as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Miss Pinkerton
5.9

Miss Pinkerton

1932as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)