Walter Brennan

Acting

Walter Brennan

Born July 25, 1894Lynn, Massachusetts, USA233 credits

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
2000Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)Movie
La Classe américaine
1993La Classe américaine
as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)Movie
Smoke In The Wind
1975Smoke In The Wind
as H. P. KingmanMovie
Home for the Holidays
1974Home for the Holidays
as Benjamin MorganMovie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Two for the Money
1972Two for the Money
as Cody GuilfordMovie
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Silky O'SullivanMovie
The Young Country
1970The Young Country
as Sheriff Matt FenleyMovie
To Rome with Love
1969To Rome with Love
as Andy PruittTV
The Over the Hill Gang
1969The Over the Hill Gang
as Nash CrawfordMovie
The Movie Orgy
1968The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Who's Minding the Mint?
1967Who's Minding the Mint?
as Pop GillisMovie
The Gnome-Mobile
1967The Gnome-Mobile
as D.J. Mulrooney / KnobbyMovie
Project XX: End of the Trail
1967Project XX: End of the Trail
as Self - NarratorMovie
The Oscar
1966The Oscar
as QuentinMovie
Those Calloways
1964Those Calloways
as Alf SimesMovie
How the West Was Won
1962How the West Was Won
as Jeb HawkinsMovie
Shootout at Big Sag
1962Shootout at Big Sag
as 'Preacher' HawkerMovie
Rio Bravo
1959Rio Bravo
as StumpyMovie
The Real McCoys
1957The Real McCoys
as Amos McCoyTV
God Is My Partner
1957God Is My Partner
as Dr. Charles GraysonMovie
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957Tammy and the Bachelor
as John DinwittyMovie
The Way to the Gold
1957The Way to the Gold
as Uncle George WilliamsMovie
The Proud Ones
1956The Proud Ones
as JakeMovie
Good-bye, My Lady
1956Good-bye, My Lady
as Uncle Jesse JacksonMovie
Come Next Spring
1956Come Next Spring
as Jeffrey StorysMovie
Glory
1956Glory
as Ned OtisMovie
At Gunpoint
1955At Gunpoint
as Doc LacyMovie
The Brush Roper
1955The Brush Roper
as Grandpa AtkinsMovie
Man on a Bus
1955Man on a Bus
as SaulMovie
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955Bad Day at Black Rock
as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.Movie
Four Guns to the Border
1954Four Guns to the Border
as Simon BhumerMovie
Drums Across the River
1954Drums Across the River
as Sam BrannonMovie
The Far Country
1954The Far Country
as Ben TatumMovie
Sea of Lost Ships
1953Sea of Lost Ships
as C.P.O 'Chief' O'MalleyMovie
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of America
as Link MorleyTV
Lure of the Wilderness
1952Lure of the Wilderness
as Jim HarperMovie
Return of the Texan
1952Return of the Texan
as Grandpa Firth CrockettMovie
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951The Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Gen. WolfeMovie
Best of the Badmen
1951Best of the Badmen
as 'Doc' ButcherMovie
Along the Great Divide
1951Along the Great Divide
as Timothy 'Pop' KeithMovie
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1950Lux Video Theatre
as Self - Intermission GuestTV
Surrender
1950Surrender
as Sheriff Bill HowardMovie
The Showdown
1950The Showdown
as Cap MacKellarMovie
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Terence SweenyMovie
Singing Guns
1950Singing Guns
as Dr. Jonathan MarkMovie
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestTV
Task Force
1949Task Force
as Pete RichardMovie
Brimstone
1949Brimstone
as Pop CourteenMovie
The Green Promise
1949The Green Promise
as Mr. MatthewsMovie
Blood on the Moon
1948Blood on the Moon
as Kris BardenMovie
Red River
1948Red River
as 'Groot' NadineMovie
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Tony MauleMovie
Driftwood
1947Driftwood
as MurphMovie
Nobody Lives Forever
1946Nobody Lives Forever
as Pop GruberMovie
My Darling Clementine
1946My Darling Clementine
as Old Man ClantonMovie
Centennial Summer
1946Centennial Summer
as Jesse RogersMovie
A Stolen Life
1946A Stolen Life
as Eben FolgerMovie
Dakota
1945Dakota
as Bounce of the RiverbirdMovie
Home in Indiana
1944Home in Indiana
as J. F. 'Thunder' BoltMovie
The North Star
1943The North Star
as KarpMovie
Hangmen Also Die!
1943Hangmen Also Die!
as Prof. Stephen NovotnyMovie
Slightly Dangerous
1943Slightly Dangerous
as Cornelius BurdenMovie
Stand by for Action
1942Stand by for Action
as Chief Yeoman Henry JohnsonMovie
Rise and Shine
1941Rise and Shine
as GrandpaMovie
Swamp Water
1941Swamp Water
as Tom KeeferMovie
Breakdowns of 1941
1941Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Sergeant York
1941Sergeant York
as Pastor Rosier PileMovie
This Woman Is Mine
1941This Woman Is Mine
as Captain Jonathan ThorneMovie
Meet John Doe
1941Meet John Doe
as The ColonelMovie
Nice Girl?
1941Nice Girl?
as Hector TitusMovie
The Westerner
1940The Westerner
as Judge Roy BeanMovie
Maryland
1940Maryland
as William P. StewartMovie
Northwest Passage
1940Northwest Passage
as 'Hunk' MarrinerMovie
Stanley and Livingstone
1939Stanley and Livingstone
as Jeff SlocumMovie
They Shall Have Music
1939They Shall Have Music
as Professor LawsonMovie
Land of Liberty
1939Land of Liberty
as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')Movie
Kentucky
1938Kentucky
as Peter GoodwinMovie
The Texans
1938The Texans
as ChuckawallaMovie
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938Mother Carey's Chickens
as Ossian PophamMovie
The Buccaneer
1938The Buccaneer
as Ezra PeaveyMovie
Wild and Woolly
1937Wild and Woolly
as Gramp 'Hercules' FlynnMovie
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937Affairs of Cappy Ricks
as Cappy RicksMovie
When Love Is Young
1937When Love Is Young
as Uncle HugoMovie
She's Dangerous
1937She's Dangerous
as 'Oats'Movie
Banjo on My Knee
1936Banjo on My Knee
as Newt HolleyMovie
Come and Get It
1936Come and Get It
as Swan BostromMovie
Fury
1936Fury
as Bugs MeyersMovie
These Three
1936These Three
as Taxi DriverMovie
Three Godfathers
1936Three Godfathers
as Samuel 'Gus' BartonMovie
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Station AgentMovie
Metropolitan
1935Metropolitan
as GrandpaMovie
Barbary Coast
1935Barbary Coast
as Old AtrocityMovie
We're in the Money
1935We're in the Money
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)Movie
The Perfect Tribute
1935The Perfect Tribute
as Stone Cutter (uncredited)Movie
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935Man on the Flying Trapeze
as 'Legs' GarnettMovie
Lady Tubbs
1935Lady Tubbs
as JosephMovie
Party Wire
1935Party Wire
as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)Movie
Bride of Frankenstein
1935Bride of Frankenstein
as Peasant (uncredited)Movie
West Point of the Air
1935West Point of the Air
as Soldier at Kelly's WreckageMovie
The Wedding Night
1935The Wedding Night
as Bill JenkinsMovie
Restless Knights
1935Restless Knights
as Father (uncredited)Movie
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Milkman (uncredited)Movie
Northern Frontier
1935Northern Frontier
as Stuttering CookMovie
Helldorado
1935Helldorado
as PeteMovie
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)Movie
Prescott Kid
1934Prescott Kid
as Zeke - Stage DriverMovie
Cheating Cheaters
1934Cheating Cheaters
as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)Movie
There's Always Tomorrow
1934There's Always Tomorrow
as Auto mechanicMovie
Great Expectations
1934Great Expectations
as Prisoner on ShipMovie
Gridiron Flash
1934Gridiron Flash
as Proprietor of Java Joe'sMovie
Death on the Diamond
1934Death on the Diamond
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)Movie
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934Whom the Gods Destroy
as Clifford (uncredited)Movie
Murder in the Private Car
1934Murder in the Private Car
as Switchman (uncredited)Movie
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934The Life of Vergie Winters
as Roscoe (uncredited)Movie
Half a Sinner
1934Half a Sinner
as Radio AnnouncerMovie
Woman Haters
1934Woman Haters
as Train Conductor (uncredited)Movie
I'll Tell the World
1934I'll Tell the World
as Otto - Bicycle Repair ManMovie
Uncertain Lady
1934Uncertain Lady
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)Movie
Riptide
1934Riptide
as Chauffeur (uncredited)Movie
Good Dame
1934Good Dame
as Elmer SpicerMovie
George White's Scandals
1934George White's Scandals
as Hick (uncredited)Movie
The Poor Rich
1934The Poor Rich
as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)Movie
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1934Radio Dough
as Drunk Customer (uncredited)Movie
P
1934Paradise Valley
as Farmer HiramMovie
Beloved
1934Beloved
as Stuttering BoarderMovie
Cross Country Cruise
1934Cross Country Cruise
as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)Movie
Fugitive Lovers
1934Fugitive Lovers
as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)Movie
King for a Night
1933King for a Night
as Soda JerkMovie
The Invisible Man
1933The Invisible Man
as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)Movie
My Woman
1933My Woman
as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)Movie
Curtain at Eight
1933Curtain at Eight
as Backstage Detective [extra]Movie
Saturday's Millions
1933Saturday's Millions
as ReporterMovie
Golden Harvest
1933Golden Harvest
as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)Movie
Sailor Beware!
1933Sailor Beware!
as Stuttering ThiefMovie
Sensation Hunters
1933Sensation Hunters
as Stuttering WaiterMovie
One Year Later
1933One Year Later
as Man Chuckling at Train StationMovie
Strange People
1933Strange People
as The Radio RepairmanMovie
The Phantom of the Air
1933The Phantom of the Air
as 'Skid' (uncredited)Movie
The Big Cage
1933The Big Cage
as Ticket TakerMovie
L
1933Lucky Dog
as Drunk #2Movie
The Rustler's Roundup
1933The Rustler's Roundup
as Walt (uncredited)Movie
Girl Missing
1933Girl Missing
as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)Movie
Parachute Jumper
1933Parachute Jumper
as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)Movie
Goldie Gets Along
1933Goldie Gets Along
as Stuttering WaiterMovie
Man Of Action
1933Man Of Action
as Cashier SummersMovie
Manhattan Tower
1932Manhattan Tower
as Mechanic (uncredited)Movie
Afraid to Talk
1932Afraid to Talk
as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)Movie
Women Won't Tell
1932Women Won't Tell
as Man in JunkyardMovie
Once in a Lifetime
1932Once in a Lifetime
as Lighting Technician (uncredited)Movie
The All-American
1932The All-American
as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)Movie
The Fourth Horseman
1932The Fourth Horseman
as Toothless Town DrunkMovie
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1932The Iceman's Ball
as Officer DuganMovie
Cornered
1932Cornered
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)Movie
Two-Fisted Law
1932Two-Fisted Law
as Bendix the Deputy SheriffMovie
Miss Pinkerton
1932Miss Pinkerton
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)Movie
Scandal for Sale
1932Scandal for Sale
as NewspapermanMovie
The Impatient Maiden
1932The Impatient Maiden
as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)Movie
Texas Cyclone
1932Texas Cyclone
as Sheriff Lew CollinsMovie
Law and Order
1932Law and Order
as Lanky Smith (uncredited)Movie
The Unexpected Father
1932The Unexpected Father
as Sailor (uncredited)Movie
A House Divided
1931A House Divided
as Musician (uncredited)Movie
Neck and Neck
1931Neck and Neck
as HectorMovie
Is There Justice?
1931Is There Justice?
as RollinsMovie
Grief Street
1931Grief Street
as WaltMovie
Honeymoon Lane
1931Honeymoon Lane
as DriverMovie
Many a Slip
1931Many a Slip
as Minor Role (uncredited)Movie
See America Thirst
1930See America Thirst
as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)Movie
Little Accident
1930Little Accident
as Milkman (uncredited)Movie
King of Jazz
1930King of Jazz
as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')Movie
Dames Ahoy
1930Dames Ahoy
as Side Show BarkerMovie
The Long, Long Trail
1929The Long, Long Trail
as Skinny RawlinsMovie
The Last Performance
1929The Last Performance
as Clown (uncredited)Movie
One Hysterical Night
1929One Hysterical Night
as Paul RevereMovie
Flight
1929Flight
as Marine PilotMovie
F
1929Flying High
as KidnapperMovie
His Lucky Day
1929His Lucky Day
as Road House Thug (uncredited)Movie
The Lariat Kid
1929The Lariat Kid
as Pat O'SheaMovie
Smilin' Guns
1929Smilin' Guns
as Ranch ForemanMovie
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
as Man at Police StationMovie
The Michigan Kid
1928The Michigan Kid
as Minor Role (uncredited)Movie
Hot Heels
1927Hot Heels
as Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)Movie
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1927A Fighting Finish
as StudentMovie
Blake of Scotland Yard
1927Blake of Scotland Yard
as Henchman (uncredited)Movie
Alias The Deacon
1927Alias The Deacon
as Cashier at Cunningham's RinkMovie
Sensation Seekers
1927Sensation Seekers
as Below Deck Yacht CrewmanMovie
Tearin' Into Trouble
1927Tearin' Into Trouble
as Billy MartinMovie
Flashing Oars
1927Flashing Oars
as Hula Hula Hut CustomerMovie
Spangles
1926Spangles
as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)Movie
The Calgary Stampede
1925The Calgary Stampede
as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)Movie
Lorraine of the Lions
1925Lorraine of the Lions
as Minor Role (uncredited)Movie