Brandon De Wilde

Biography

Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an American theatre and film actor. He was born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn. Debuting on Broadway at the age of 7, De Wilde became a national phenomenon by the time he completed his 492 performances for The Member of the Wedding and was considered a child prodigy. Before the age of 12 he had become the first child actor awarded the Donaldson Award, filmed his role in The Member of the Wedding, starred in his most memorable film role as Joey Starrett in the film Shane (1953), been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, starred in his own sitcom television series Jamie on ABC and became a household name making numerous radio and TV appearances before being featured on the cover of Life magazine on March 10, 1952, for his second Broadway outing Mrs. McThing. Into adulthood, additional plays, movies and TV appearances followed before his death at age 30 in a motor vehicle accident in Colorado, on July 6, 1972. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon De Wilde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Ironside

Hawaii Five-O

The Virginian

The Virginian

The Virginian

The Philco Television Playhouse

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

All Movies (15)

• Wild in the Sky1972 · as Josh
• The Deserter1970 · as Ferguson
• The Trip1967 · as Extra (uncredited)
• The Tenderfoot1966 · as Jim Tevis
• In Harm's Way1965 · as Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
• Those Calloways1964 · as Bucky Calloway
• A Gathering of Eagles1963 · as Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)
• Hud1963 · as Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
• All Fall Down1962 · as Clinton Willart
• Blue Denim1959 · as Arthur Bartley
• The Missouri Traveler1958 · as Byron Turner
• Night Passage1957 · as Joey Adams
• Good-bye, My Lady1956 · as Skeeter Jackson
• Shane1953 · as Joey Starrett
• The Member of the Wedding1952 · as John Henry

All TV Shows (30)

• Night Gallery1970 · as Johnson
• The Young Rebels1970 · as Nathan Hale
• Love, American Style1969 · as Jimmy Devlin
• Journey to the Unknown1968 · as Alec George Worthing
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Arnold Potter
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Bobby Currier
• Ironside1967
• ABC Stage 671966 · as Carl Boyer
• The Tenderfoot1964 · as Jim Tevis
• 12 O'Clock High1964 · as Cpl. Ross Lawrence
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963 · as Vic Hawkins
• Combat!1962 · as Wilder
• The Nurses1962 · as Paul Marker
• The Virginian1962 · as James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty
• The Virginian1962 · as Walt Bradbury
• The Virginian1962 · as Rem Garvey
• The Wonderful World of Disney1961
• The Defenders1961 · as Roger Bailey Jr.
• Thriller1960 · as Timothy Branner
• Wagon Train1957 · as Mark Miner
• Wagon Train1957 · as Daniel Morgan Benedict III
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Hugo
• Climax!1954 · as Robbie Eunson
• Climax!1954 · as Tip Malone
• Jamie1953 · as Jamie McHummer
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self