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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

218 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.5

movie

Known For

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

as Stumpy
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Jeb Hawkins
The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1933

as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
Red River

Red River

1948

as 'Groot' Nadine
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

as Peasant (uncredited)
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Pastor Rosier Pile
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Old Man Clanton
Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

1969

as Pa Danby
Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955

as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
Fury

Fury

1936

as Bugs Meyers
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
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
1933 • as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Red River
Red River
1948 • as 'Groot' Nadine
★ 7.3
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 • as Peasant (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 • as Pastor Rosier Pile
★ 7.2
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1946 • as Old Man Clanton
★ 7.5
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 • as Pa Danby
★ 7.0
The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile
1967 • as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
★ 6.3
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955 • as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
★ 7.3
Fury
Fury
1936 • as Bugs Meyers
★ 7.5
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not
1945 • as Eddie
★ 7.5
The Oscar
The Oscar
1966 • as Quentin
★ 5.0
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 • as Sam Blake
★ 7.4
Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957 • as Grandpa
★ 7.0
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
1993 • as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 • as Prof. Stephen Novotny
★ 6.9
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941 • as The Colonel
★ 7.3
Uncertain Lady
Uncertain Lady
1934 • as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
★ 9.0
The Princess and the Pirate
The Princess and the Pirate
1944 • as Featherhead
★ 6.9
Sea of Lost Ships
Sea of Lost Ships
1953 • as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
★ 7.0
The Far Country
The Far Country
1954 • as Ben Tatum
★ 6.9
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters
1933 • as Stuttering Waiter
★ 3.7
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 • as Muff Potter
★ 6.6
My Woman
My Woman
1933 • as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
★ 4.2
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
1948 • as Kris Barden
★ 6.3
Driftwood
Driftwood
1947 • as Murph
★ 6.8
Dakota
Dakota
1945 • as Bounce of the Riverbird
★ 5.2
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Restless Knights
Restless Knights
1935 • as Father (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1934 • as Radio Announcer
★ 8.0
Nice Girl?
Nice Girl?
1941 • as Hector Titus
★ 6.3
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 • as Terence Sweeny
★ 6.0
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 • as Sugar
★ 6.3
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
1938 • as Ezra Peavey
★ 6.4
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
1946 • as Eben Folger
★ 6.4
The Westerner
The Westerner
1940 • as Judge Roy Bean
★ 7.1
Watch Your Wife
Watch Your Wife
1926 • as Walter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Singing Guns
Singing Guns
1950 • as Dr. Jonathan Mark
★ 6.4
Stanley and Livingstone
Stanley and Livingstone
1939 • as Jeff Slocum
★ 6.4
Riptide
Riptide
1934 • as Chauffeur (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Best of the Badmen
Best of the Badmen
1951 • as 'Doc' Butcher
★ 6.5
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang
1969 • as Nash Crawford
★ 5.8
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
1943 • as Cornelius Burden
★ 6.0
The North Star
The North Star
1943 • as Karp
★ 6.0
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935 • as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935 • as Old Atrocity
★ 6.4
King for a Night
King for a Night
1933 • as Soda Jerk
★ 7.2
Along the Great Divide
Along the Great Divide
1951 • as Timothy 'Pop' Keith
★ 7.4
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971 • as Silky O'Sullivan
★ 7.0
Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers
1934 • as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Prescott Kid
The Prescott Kid
1934 • as Zeke - Stage Driver
★ 8.0
Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever
1946 • as Pop Gruber
★ 6.4
The Wild Blue Yonder
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 • as Maj. Gen. Wolfe
★ 7.0
Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
1934 • as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
1940 • as 'Hunk' Marriner
★ 6.6
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Paradise Valley
1934 • as Farmer Hiram
★ 10.0
Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border
1954 • as Simon Bhumer
★ 5.0
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
1942 • as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
★ 7.0
The Shannons of Broadway
The Shannons of Broadway
1929 • as Hez
★ 8.0
Hot Heels
Hot Heels
1927 • as Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Two for the Money
Two for the Money
1972 • as Cody Guilford
★ 7.5
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950 • as Rimrock
★ 6.4
Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring
1956 • as Jeffrey Storys
★ 5.9
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.1
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
★ 5.6
Those Calloways
Those Calloways
1964 • as Alf Simes
★ 6.4
Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly
1937 • as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn
★ 10.0
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
1933 • as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
★ 5.9
God Is My Partner
God Is My Partner
1957 • as Dr. Charles Grayson
★ 7.5
Law and Order
Law and Order
1932 • as Lanky Smith (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968 • as Grandpa Bower
★ 6.1
Project XX: End of the Trail
Project XX: End of the Trail
1967 • as Self - Narrator
Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River
1954 • as Sam Brannon
★ 5.8
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
1965 • as Narrator
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935 • as Station Agent
★ 6.9
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty
1939 • as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
★ 9.0
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
1936 • as Swan Bostrom
★ 6.8
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1934 • as Prisoner on Ship
★ 7.0
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000 • as (archive footage)
★ 10.0
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Flying High
1929 • as Kidnapper
★ 10.0
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 • as Roscoe (uncredited)
★ 5.7
These Three
These Three
1936 • as Taxi Driver
★ 7.2
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935 • as Milkman (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
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')
★ 6.3
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 • as Professor Lawson
★ 6.5
The Western: A Lost TV Special
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958 • as Self
The Unexpected Father
The Unexpected Father
1932 • as Sailor (uncredited)
★ 7.0
She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous
1937 • as 'Oats'
★ 7.0
Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 • as Jim Harper
★ 6.0
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 • as 'Legs' Garnett
★ 6.2
The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night
1935 • as Bill Jenkins
★ 5.9
Miss Pinkerton
Miss Pinkerton
1932 • as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Good-bye, My Lady
Good-bye, My Lady
1956 • as Uncle Jesse Jackson
★ 7.8
The Showdown
The Showdown
1950 • as Cap MacKellar
★ 6.0
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
1935 • as Peddler
★ 5.3
Who's Minding the Mint?
Who's Minding the Mint?
1967 • as Pop Gillis
★ 7.1
The All-American
The All-American
1932 • as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
1974 • as Benjamin Morgan
★ 5.6
Man Of Action
Man Of Action
1933 • as Cashier Summers
★ 8.0
Swamp Water
Swamp Water
1941 • as Tom Keefer
★ 6.3
The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home
1936 • as Lem
★ 6.9
Task Force
Task Force
1949 • as Pete Richard
★ 7.0
The Texans
The Texans
1938 • as Chuckawalla
★ 6.6
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Heroes of the Flames
1931 • as Bit Part
★ 9.0
Two-Fisted Law
Two-Fisted Law
1932 • as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff
★ 4.8
At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint
1955 • as Doc Lacy
★ 6.7
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929 • as Man at Police Station
★ 9.0
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 • as Musician (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car
1934 • as Switchman (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
1936 • as Samuel 'Gus' Barton
★ 6.9
Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond
1934 • as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Party Wire
Party Wire
1935 • as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
★ 8.3
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World
1934 • as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man
★ 7.0
Return of the Texan
Return of the Texan
1952 • as Grandpa Firth Crockett
★ 6.7
Cornered
Cornered
1932 • as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
★ 7.5
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Hunger Pains
1935
There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow
1934 • as Auto mechanic
★ 8.0
Tearin' Into Trouble
Tearin' Into Trouble
1927 • as Billy Martin
★ 10.0
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 • as Ossian Popham
★ 6.0
The Ridin' Rowdy
The Ridin' Rowdy
1927
★ 7.0
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 • as Tony Maule
★ 6.6
One Year Later
One Year Later
1933 • as Man Chuckling at Train Station
★ 7.3
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 • as Walter
★ 7.0
Maryland
Maryland
1940 • as William P. Stewart
★ 6.5
We're in the Money
We're in the Money
1935 • as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 • as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Is There Justice?
Is There Justice?
1931 • as Rollins
★ 7.0
The Way to the Gold
The Way to the Gold
1957 • as Uncle George Williams
★ 8.0
The Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede
1925 • as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Big Cage
The Big Cage
1933 • as Ticket Taker
★ 8.0
Texas Cyclone
Texas Cyclone
1932 • as Sheriff Lew Collins
★ 4.5
The Last Performance
The Last Performance
1929 • as Clown (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Lady Tubbs
Lady Tubbs
1935 • as Joseph
★ 7.5
Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer
1946 • as Jesse Rogers
★ 5.9
Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 • as Clifford (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 • as Clifford
★ 6.0
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals
1934 • as Hick (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Surrender
Surrender
1950 • as Sheriff Bill Howard
★ 4.8
The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute
1935 • as Stone Cutter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Green Promise
The Green Promise
1949 • as Mr. Matthews
★ 6.4
Woman Haters
Woman Haters
1934 • as Train Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
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Brick-a-Brac
1935 • as Lem
★ 10.0
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
1934 • as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Strange People
Strange People
1933 • as The Radio Repairman
★ 5.8
The Ballyhoo Buster
The Ballyhoo Buster
1928
★ 8.0
When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young
1937 • as Uncle Hugo
★ 10.0
Little Accident
Little Accident
1930 • as Milkman (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Law Beyond the Range
Law Beyond the Range
1935 • as Abner
★ 7.0
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest
1933 • as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
1936 • as Newt Holley
★ 5.8
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air
1935 • as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage
★ 7.0
The Young Country
The Young Country
1970 • as Sheriff Matt Fenley
★ 9.0
Girl Missing
Girl Missing
1933 • as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
★ 5.2
Blake of Scotland Yard
Blake of Scotland Yard
1927 • as Henchman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
1932 • as Lighting Technician (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Brimstone
Brimstone
1949 • as Pop Courteen
★ 7.3
Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions
1933 • as Reporter
★ 7.0
The Lariat Kid
The Lariat Kid
1929 • as Pat O'Shea
★ 9.0
Afraid to Talk
Afraid to Talk
1932 • as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 • as Jim
★ 5.0
His Lucky Day
His Lucky Day
1929 • as Road House Thug (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Home in Indiana
Home in Indiana
1944 • as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt
★ 5.9
Scandal for Sale
Scandal for Sale
1932 • as Newspaperman
★ 8.5
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Beloved
Beloved
1934 • as Stuttering Boarder
★ 9.0
Armored Attack!
Armored Attack!
1957 • as Karp
★ 6.2
The Long, Long Trail
The Long, Long Trail
1929 • as Skinny Rawlins
★ 6.5
See America Thirst
See America Thirst
1930 • as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Glory
Glory
1956 • as Ned Otis
★ 5.7
Kentucky
Kentucky
1938 • as Peter Goodwin
★ 6.1
Northern Frontier
Northern Frontier
1935 • as Stuttering Cook
★ 8.0
The Airmail Mystery
The Airmail Mystery
1932 • as Holly
★ 10.0
Neck and Neck
Neck and Neck
1931 • as Hector
★ 7.0
The Rustler's Roundup
The Rustler's Roundup
1933 • as Walt (uncredited)
★ 9.0
The Phantom of the Air
The Phantom of the Air
1933 • as 'Skid' (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Fourth Horseman
The Fourth Horseman
1932 • as Toothless Town Drunk
★ 9.0
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
1935 • as Grandpa
★ 8.0
Alias The Deacon
Alias The Deacon
1927 • as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink
★ 9.0
Curtain at Eight
Curtain at Eight
1933 • as Backstage Detective [extra]
★ 6.4
Cross Country Cruise
Cross Country Cruise
1934 • as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
★ 6.7
This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine
1941 • as Captain Jonathan Thorne
★ 4.5
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell
1932 • as Man in Junkyard
★ 7.0
Manhattan Tower
Manhattan Tower
1932 • as Mechanic (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Sensation Seekers
Sensation Seekers
1927 • as Below Deck Yacht Crewman
★ 6.7
Good Dame
Good Dame
1934 • as Elmer Spicer
★ 7.0
Dames Ahoy
Dames Ahoy
1930 • as Side Show Barker
★ 9.0
Goldie Gets Along
Goldie Gets Along
1933 • as Stuttering Waiter
★ 5.7
Smoke In The Wind
Smoke In The Wind
1975 • as H. P. Kingman
★ 7.5
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943 • as George, Mailman
★ 8.5
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash
1934 • as Proprietor of Java Joe's
★ 4.8
Shootout at Big Sag
Shootout at Big Sag
1962 • as 'Preacher' Hawker
★ 5.5
Grief Street
Grief Street
1931 • as Walt
★ 4.4
Helldorado
Helldorado
1935 • as Pete
★ 9.0
Many a Slip
Many a Slip
1931 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Honeymoon Lane
Honeymoon Lane
1931 • as Driver
★ 8.0
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
★ 6.0
Sailor Beware!
Sailor Beware!
1933 • as Stuttering Thief
Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine
1941 • as Grandpa
★ 7.3
Man on a Bus
Man on a Bus
1955 • as Saul
★ 5.5
Spangles
Spangles
1926 • as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
★ 7.0
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The Iceman's Ball
1932 • as Officer Dugan
★ 4.0
Smilin' Guns
Smilin' Guns
1929 • as Ranch Foreman
★ 8.0
The Michigan Kid
The Michigan Kid
1928 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Lorraine of the Lions
Lorraine of the Lions
1925 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 6.8
One Hysterical Night
One Hysterical Night
1929 • as Paul Revere
★ 7.5
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937 • as Cappy Ricks
★ 4.8
Flight
Flight
1929 • as Marine Pilot
★ 6.6
Flashing Oars
Flashing Oars
1927 • as Hula Hula Hut Customer
★ 3.5
The Brush Roper
The Brush Roper
1955 • as Grandpa Atkins
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Radio Dough
1934 • as Drunk Customer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Speed Madness
Speed Madness
1932 • as Joe
★ 9.0
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Lucky Dog
1933 • as Drunk #2
★ 7.0
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A Fighting Finish
1927 • as Student
★ 9.0
Webs of Steel
Webs of Steel
1925
★ 9.0