Actor profile

Walter Brennan

25th July 1894 Lynn, Massachusetts, USA Acting

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.

209 Movies 17 TV Shows 238 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs 1st January 2000 as (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender poster

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1st November 1997 as Self (archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story 5th January 1997 as Self (archive footage)

La Classe américaine 31st December 1993 as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)

Smoke In The Wind 1st April 1975 as H. P. Kingman

Home for the Holidays 13th July 1974 as Benjamin Morgan

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks 1st January 1973 as Self (archive footage)

Two for the Money 26th February 1972 as Cody Guilford

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry 16th September 1971 as Silky O'Sullivan

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again poster

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again 16th November 1970 as Nash Crawford

The Young Country 17th March 1970 as Sheriff Matt Fenley

The Over the Hill Gang 6th July 1969 as Nash Crawford

Support Your Local Sheriff! 26th March 1969 as Pa Danby

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band poster

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band 19th April 1968 as Grandpa Bower

The Movie Orgy 1st January 1968 as Self (archive footage)

Who's Minding the Mint? 26th September 1967 as Pop Gillis

The Gnome-Mobile 19th July 1967 as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby

Project XX: End of the Trail 16th March 1967 as Self - Narrator

The Oscar 4th March 1966 as Quentin

The Shooting of Dan McGrew 1st January 1965 as Narrator

Those Calloways 10th November 1964 as Alf Simes

How the West Was Won 2nd November 1962 as Jeb Hawkins

Shootout at Big Sag 31st May 1962 as 'Preacher' Hawker

Rio Bravo 8th March 1959 as Stumpy

The Western: A Lost TV Special 8th June 1958 as Self

God Is My Partner 1st July 1957 as Dr. Charles Grayson

Tammy and the Bachelor 14th June 1957 as Grandpa

The Way to the Gold 10th May 1957 as Uncle George Williams

Armored Attack! 1st January 1957 as Karp

The Proud Ones 15th May 1956 as Jake

Good-bye, My Lady 12th May 1956 as Uncle Jesse Jackson

Come Next Spring 9th March 1956 as Jeffrey Storys

Glory 11th January 1956 as Ned Otis

At Gunpoint 25th December 1955 as Doc Lacy

The Brush Roper 23rd November 1955 as Grandpa Atkins

Man on a Bus 1st May 1955 as Saul

Bad Day at Black Rock 13th January 1955 as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.

Four Guns to the Border 5th November 1954 as Simon Bhumer

Drums Across the River 1st June 1954 as Sam Brannon

The Far Country 12th February 1954 as Ben Tatum

Sea of Lost Ships 24th October 1953 as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley

Lure of the Wilderness 16th July 1952 as Jim Harper

Return of the Texan 13th February 1952 as Grandpa Firth Crockett

The Wild Blue Yonder 5th December 1951 as Maj. Gen. Wolfe

Best of the Badmen 9th August 1951 as 'Doc' Butcher

Along the Great Divide 2nd June 1951 as Timothy 'Pop' Keith

Surrender 15th September 1950 as Sheriff Bill Howard

The Showdown 15th August 1950 as Cap MacKellar

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek 25th May 1950 as Rimrock

A Ticket to Tomahawk 19th May 1950 as Terence Sweeny

Singing Guns 28th February 1950 as Dr. Jonathan Mark

Task Force 30th August 1949 as Pete Richard

Brimstone 15th August 1949 as Pop Courteen

The Green Promise 22nd March 1949 as Mr. Matthews

Blood on the Moon 11th November 1948 as Kris Barden

Red River 17th September 1948 as 'Groot' Nadine

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! 10th March 1948 as Tony Maule

Driftwood 15th September 1947 as Murph

Nobody Lives Forever 1st November 1946 as Pop Gruber

My Darling Clementine 17th October 1946 as Old Man Clanton

Centennial Summer 10th July 1946 as Jesse Rogers

A Stolen Life 1st May 1946 as Eben Folger

Dakota 15th December 1945 as Bounce of the Riverbird

To Have and Have Not 20th January 1945 as Eddie

The Princess and the Pirate 17th November 1944 as Featherhead

Home in Indiana 15th June 1944 as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt

The North Star 4th November 1943 as Karp

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith poster

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith 9th September 1943 as George, Mailman

Hangmen Also Die! 1st April 1943 as Prof. Stephen Novotny

Slightly Dangerous 1st April 1943 as Cornelius Burden

Stand by for Action 31st December 1942 as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson

The Pride of the Yankees 14th July 1942 as Sam Blake

Rise and Shine 21st November 1941 as Grandpa

Swamp Water 16th November 1941 as Tom Keefer

Breakdowns of 1941 14th November 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sergeant York 27th September 1941 as Pastor Rosier Pile

This Woman Is Mine 22nd August 1941 as Captain Jonathan Thorne

Meet John Doe 14th March 1941 as The Colonel

Nice Girl? 21st February 1941 as Hector Titus

The Westerner 18th September 1940 as Judge Roy Bean

Maryland 19th July 1940 as William P. Stewart

Northwest Passage 23rd February 1940 as 'Hunk' Marriner

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President poster

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President 1st December 1939 as Jim

Stanley and Livingstone 18th August 1939 as Jeff Slocum

They Shall Have Music 18th August 1939 as Professor Lawson

Land of Liberty 15th June 1939 as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle poster

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 29th March 1939 as Walter

Kentucky 30th December 1938 as Peter Goodwin

The Cowboy and the Lady 17th November 1938 as Sugar

The Texans 12th August 1938 as Chuckawalla

Mother Carey's Chickens 29th July 1938 as Ossian Popham

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 11th February 1938 as Muff Potter

The Buccaneer 4th February 1938 as Ezra Peavey

Wild and Woolly 19th July 1937 as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn

Affairs of Cappy Ricks 24th May 1937 as Cappy Ricks

When Love Is Young 26th March 1937 as Uncle Hugo

She's Dangerous 24th January 1937 as 'Oats'

Banjo on My Knee 11th December 1936 as Newt Holley

Come and Get It 6th November 1936 as Swan Bostrom

Fury 5th June 1936 as Bugs Meyers

The Moon's Our Home 10th April 1936 as Lem

These Three 18th March 1936 as Taxi Driver

Three Godfathers 6th March 1936 as Samuel 'Gus' Barton

Seven Keys to Baldpate 13th December 1935 as Station Agent

Metropolitan 17th October 1935 as Grandpa

Barbary Coast 13th October 1935 as Old Atrocity

She Couldn't Take It 8th October 1935 as Peddler

We're in the Money 17th August 1935 as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

The Perfect Tribute 15th August 1935 as Stone Cutter (uncredited)

Man on the Flying Trapeze 3rd August 1935 as 'Legs' Garnett

Lady Tubbs 2nd July 1935 as Joseph

Party Wire 27th April 1935 as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)

Bride of Frankenstein 20th April 1935 as Peasant (uncredited)

West Point of the Air 23rd March 1935 as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage

The Wedding Night 8th March 1935 as Bill Jenkins

Restless Knights 20th February 1935 as Father (uncredited)

Law Beyond the Range 15th February 1935 as Abner

The Mystery of Edwin Drood 4th February 1935 as Milkman (uncredited)

Northern Frontier 1st February 1935 as Stuttering Cook

Helldorado 5th January 1935 as Pete

Biography of a Bachelor Girl 4th January 1935 as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)

The Prescott Kid 8th November 1934 as Zeke - Stage Driver

Cheating Cheaters 5th November 1934 as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)

There's Always Tomorrow 1st November 1934 as Auto mechanic

Great Expectations 22nd October 1934 as Prisoner on Ship

Gridiron Flash 6th October 1934 as Proprietor of Java Joe's

Death on the Diamond 14th September 1934 as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Whom the Gods Destroy 12th July 1934 as Clifford (uncredited)

Whom the Gods Destroy 12th July 1934 as Clifford

Murder in the Private Car 29th June 1934 as Switchman (uncredited)

The Life of Vergie Winters 14th June 1934 as Roscoe (uncredited)

Half a Sinner 1st June 1934 as Radio Announcer

Woman Haters 5th May 1934 as Train Conductor (uncredited)

I'll Tell the World 20th April 1934 as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man

Uncertain Lady 3rd April 1934 as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Riptide 29th March 1934 as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Good Dame 16th March 1934 as Elmer Spicer

George White's Scandals 15th March 1934 as Hick (uncredited)

The Poor Rich 25th February 1934 as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)

Beloved 22nd January 1934 as Stuttering Boarder

Cross Country Cruise 16th January 1934 as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)

Fugitive Lovers 5th January 1934 as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)

King for a Night 9th December 1933 as Soda Jerk

The Invisible Man 31st October 1933 as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)

My Woman 4th October 1933 as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)

Curtain at Eight 1st October 1933 as Backstage Detective [extra]

Saturday's Millions 30th September 1933 as Reporter

Golden Harvest 21st September 1933 as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)

Sailor Beware! 15th September 1933 as Stuttering Thief

Sensation Hunters 30th August 1933 as Stuttering Waiter

One Year Later 24th August 1933 as Man Chuckling at Train Station

Strange People 16th June 1933 as The Radio Repairman

The Phantom of the Air 21st May 1933 as 'Skid' (uncredited)

The Big Cage 1st May 1933 as Ticket Taker

The Rustler's Roundup 16th March 1933 as Walt (uncredited)

Girl Missing 4th March 1933 as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)

Parachute Jumper 28th January 1933 as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)

Goldie Gets Along 27th January 1933 as Stuttering Waiter

Man Of Action 20th January 1933 as Cashier Summers

Manhattan Tower 1st December 1932 as Mechanic (uncredited)

Afraid to Talk 17th November 1932 as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)

Women Won't Tell 16th November 1932 as Man in Junkyard

Once in a Lifetime 2nd October 1932 as Lighting Technician (uncredited)

The All-American 1st October 1932 as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)

The Fourth Horseman 25th September 1932 as Toothless Town Drunk

Cornered 5th August 1932 as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Speed Madness 29th July 1932 as Joe

Two-Fisted Law 8th June 1932 as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff

Miss Pinkerton 27th May 1932 as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Scandal for Sale 1st April 1932 as Newspaperman

The Airmail Mystery 28th March 1932 as Holly

The Impatient Maiden 1st March 1932 as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

Texas Cyclone 24th February 1932 as Sheriff Lew Collins

Law and Order 9th February 1932 as Lanky Smith (uncredited)

The Unexpected Father 3rd January 1932 as Sailor (uncredited)

A House Divided 5th December 1931 as Musician (uncredited)

Scratch-As-Catch-Can 6th November 1931

Neck and Neck 4th November 1931 as Hector

Is There Justice? 4th October 1931 as Rollins

Grief Street 1st October 1931 as Walt

Honeymoon Lane 25th July 1931 as Driver

Many a Slip 2nd March 1931 as Minor Role (uncredited)

See America Thirst 23rd November 1930 as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)

Little Accident 3rd August 1930 as Milkman (uncredited)

King of Jazz 20th April 1930 as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')