Walter Brennan

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Brennan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Merv Griffin Show

What's My Line?

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

The Oscars

Alias Smith and Jones

The Real McCoys

The Ford Television Theatre

All Movies (218)

• Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs2000 · as (archive footage)
• The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bogart: The Untold Story1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• La Classe américaine1993 · as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)
• Smoke In The Wind1975 · as H. P. Kingman
• Home for the Holidays1974 · as Benjamin Morgan
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks1973 · as Self (archive footage)
• Two for the Money1972 · as Cody Guilford
• The Day They Hanged Kid Curry1971 · as Silky O'Sullivan
• The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again1970 · as Nash Crawford
• The Young Country1970 · as Sheriff Matt Fenley
• The Over the Hill Gang1969 · as Nash Crawford
• Support Your Local Sheriff!1969 · as Pa Danby
• The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band1968 · as Grandpa Bower
• The Movie Orgy1968 · as Self (archive footage)
• Who's Minding the Mint?1967 · as Pop Gillis
• The Gnome-Mobile1967 · as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
• Project XX: End of the Trail1967 · as Self - Narrator
• The Oscar1966 · as Quentin
• The Shooting of Dan McGrew1965 · as Narrator
• Those Calloways1964 · as Alf Simes
• How the West Was Won1962 · as Jeb Hawkins
• Shootout at Big Sag1962 · as 'Preacher' Hawker
• Rio Bravo1959 · as Stumpy
• The Western: A Lost TV Special1958 · as Self
• God Is My Partner1957 · as Dr. Charles Grayson
• Tammy and the Bachelor1957 · as John Dinwitty
• The Way to the Gold1957 · as Uncle George Williams
• Armored Attack!1957 · as Karp
• The Proud Ones1956 · as Jake
• Good-bye, My Lady1956 · as Uncle Jesse Jackson
• Come Next Spring1956 · as Jeffrey Storys
• Glory1956 · as Ned Otis
• At Gunpoint1955 · as Doc Lacy
• The Brush Roper1955 · as Grandpa Atkins
• Man on a Bus1955 · as Saul
• Bad Day at Black Rock1955 · as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
• Four Guns to the Border1954 · as Simon Bhumer
• Drums Across the River1954 · as Sam Brannon
• The Far Country1954 · as Ben Tatum
• Sea of Lost Ships1953 · as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
• Lure of the Wilderness1952 · as Jim Harper
• Return of the Texan1952 · as Grandpa Firth Crockett
• The Wild Blue Yonder1951 · as Maj. Gen. Wolfe
• Best of the Badmen1951 · as 'Doc' Butcher
• Along the Great Divide1951 · as Timothy 'Pop' Keith
• Surrender1950 · as Sheriff Bill Howard
• The Showdown1950 · as Cap MacKellar
• Curtain Call at Cactus Creek1950 · as Rimrock
• A Ticket to Tomahawk1950 · as Terence Sweeny
• Singing Guns1950 · as Dr. Jonathan Mark
• Task Force1949 · as Pete Richard
• Brimstone1949 · as Pop Courteen
• The Green Promise1949 · as Mr. Matthews
• Blood on the Moon1948 · as Kris Barden
• Red River1948 · as 'Groot' Nadine
• Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!1948 · as Tony Maule
• Driftwood1947 · as Murph
• Nobody Lives Forever1946 · as Pop Gruber
• My Darling Clementine1946 · as Old Man Clanton
• Centennial Summer1946 · as Jesse Rogers
• A Stolen Life1946 · as Eben Folger
• Dakota1945 · as Bounce of the Riverbird
• To Have and Have Not1945 · as Eddie
• The Princess and the Pirate1944 · as Featherhead
• Home in Indiana1944 · as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt
• The North Star1943 · as Karp
• The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith1943 · as George, Mailman
• Hangmen Also Die!1943 · as Prof. Stephen Novotny
• Slightly Dangerous1943 · as Cornelius Burden
• Stand by for Action1942 · as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
• The Pride of the Yankees1942 · as Sam Blake
• Rise and Shine1941 · as Grandpa
• Swamp Water1941 · as Tom Keefer
• Breakdowns of 19411941 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Sergeant York1941 · as Pastor Rosier Pile
• This Woman Is Mine1941 · as Captain Jonathan Thorne
• Meet John Doe1941 · as The Colonel
• Nice Girl?1941 · as Hector Titus
• The Westerner1940 · as Judge Roy Bean
• Maryland1940 · as William P. Stewart
• Northwest Passage1940 · as 'Hunk' Marriner
• Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939 · as Jim
• Stanley and Livingstone1939 · as Jeff Slocum
• They Shall Have Music1939 · as Professor Lawson
• Land of Liberty1939 · as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
• The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle1939 · as Walter
• Kentucky1938 · as Peter Goodwin
• The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · as Sugar
• The Texans1938 · as Chuckawalla
• Mother Carey's Chickens1938 · as Ossian Popham
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938 · as Muff Potter
• The Buccaneer1938 · as Ezra Peavey
• Wild and Woolly1937 · as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn
• Affairs of Cappy Ricks1937 · as Cappy Ricks
• When Love Is Young1937 · as Uncle Hugo
• She's Dangerous1937 · as 'Oats'
• Banjo on My Knee1936 · as Newt Holley
• Come and Get It1936 · as Swan Bostrom
• Fury1936 · as Bugs Meyers
• The Moon's Our Home1936 · as Lem
• These Three1936 · as Taxi Driver
• Three Godfathers1936 · as Samuel 'Gus' Barton
• Seven Keys to Baldpate1935 · as Station Agent
• Metropolitan1935 · as Grandpa
• Barbary Coast1935 · as Old Atrocity
• She Couldn't Take It1935 · as Peddler
• We're in the Money1935 · as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
• The Perfect Tribute1935 · as Stone Cutter (uncredited)
• Man on the Flying Trapeze1935 · as 'Legs' Garnett
• Lady Tubbs1935 · as Joseph
• Party Wire1935 · as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
• Bride of Frankenstein1935 · as Peasant (uncredited)
• West Point of the Air1935 · as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage
• The Wedding Night1935 · as Bill Jenkins
• Hunger Pains1935
• Restless Knights1935 · as Father (uncredited)
• Law Beyond the Range1935 · as Abner
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood1935 · as Milkman (uncredited)
• Northern Frontier1935 · as Stuttering Cook
• Brick-a-Brac1935 · as Lem
• Helldorado1935 · as Pete
• Biography of a Bachelor Girl1935 · as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)
• The Prescott Kid1934 · as Zeke - Stage Driver
• Cheating Cheaters1934 · as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)
• There's Always Tomorrow1934 · as Auto mechanic
• Great Expectations1934 · as Prisoner on Ship
• Gridiron Flash1934 · as Proprietor of Java Joe's
• Death on the Diamond1934 · as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
• Whom the Gods Destroy1934 · as Clifford (uncredited)
• Whom the Gods Destroy1934 · as Clifford
• Murder in the Private Car1934 · as Switchman (uncredited)
• The Life of Vergie Winters1934 · as Roscoe (uncredited)
• Half a Sinner1934 · as Radio Announcer
• Woman Haters1934 · as Train Conductor (uncredited)
• I'll Tell the World1934 · as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man
• Uncertain Lady1934 · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
• Riptide1934 · as Chauffeur (uncredited)
• Good Dame1934 · as Elmer Spicer
• George White's Scandals1934 · as Hick (uncredited)
• The Poor Rich1934 · as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
• Radio Dough1934 · as Drunk Customer (uncredited)
• Paradise Valley1934 · as Farmer Hiram
• Beloved1934 · as Stuttering Boarder
• Cross Country Cruise1934 · as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
• Fugitive Lovers1934 · as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
• King for a Night1933 · as Soda Jerk
• The Invisible Man1933 · as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
• My Woman1933 · as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
• Curtain at Eight1933 · as Backstage Detective [extra]
• Saturday's Millions1933 · as Reporter
• Golden Harvest1933 · as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
• Sailor Beware!1933 · as Stuttering Thief
• Sensation Hunters1933 · as Stuttering Waiter
• One Year Later1933 · as Man Chuckling at Train Station
• Strange People1933 · as The Radio Repairman
• The Phantom of the Air1933 · as 'Skid' (uncredited)
• The Big Cage1933 · as Ticket Taker
• Lucky Dog1933 · as Drunk #2
• The Rustler's Roundup1933 · as Walt (uncredited)
• Girl Missing1933 · as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
• Parachute Jumper1933 · as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
• Goldie Gets Along1933 · as Stuttering Waiter
• Man Of Action1933 · as Cashier Summers
• Manhattan Tower1932 · as Mechanic (uncredited)
• Afraid to Talk1932 · as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
• Women Won't Tell1932 · as Man in Junkyard
• Once in a Lifetime1932 · as Lighting Technician (uncredited)
• The All-American1932 · as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)
• The Fourth Horseman1932 · as Toothless Town Drunk
• The Iceman's Ball1932 · as Officer Dugan
• Cornered1932 · as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
• Speed Madness1932 · as Joe
• Two-Fisted Law1932 · as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff
• Miss Pinkerton1932 · as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
• Scandal for Sale1932 · as Newspaperman
• The Airmail Mystery1932 · as Holly
• The Impatient Maiden1932 · as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
• Texas Cyclone1932 · as Sheriff Lew Collins
• Law and Order1932 · as Lanky Smith (uncredited)
• The Unexpected Father1932 · as Sailor (uncredited)
• A House Divided1931 · as Musician (uncredited)
• Scratch-As-Catch-Can1931
• Neck and Neck1931 · as Hector
• Is There Justice?1931 · as Rollins
• Grief Street1931 · as Walt
• Honeymoon Lane1931 · as Driver
• Heroes of the Flames1931 · as Bit Part
• Many a Slip1931 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• See America Thirst1930 · as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
• Little Accident1930 · as Milkman (uncredited)
• King of Jazz1930 · as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
• Dames Ahoy1930 · as Side Show Barker
• The Shannons of Broadway1929 · as Hez
• The Long, Long Trail1929 · as Skinny Rawlins
• The Last Performance1929 · as Clown (uncredited)
• One Hysterical Night1929 · as Paul Revere
• Flight1929 · as Marine Pilot
• Flying High1929 · as Kidnapper
• His Lucky Day1929 · as Road House Thug (uncredited)
• The Lariat Kid1929 · as Pat O'Shea
• Smilin' Guns1929 · as Ranch Foreman
• The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City1929 · as Man at Police Station
• The Michigan Kid1928 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Ballyhoo Buster1928
• Hot Heels1927 · as Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)
• A Fighting Finish1927 · as Student
• Blake of Scotland Yard1927 · as Henchman (uncredited)
• Alias The Deacon1927 · as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink
• The Ridin' Rowdy1927
• Sensation Seekers1927 · as Below Deck Yacht Crewman
• Tearin' Into Trouble1927 · as Billy Martin
• Flashing Oars1927 · as Hula Hula Hut Customer
• Spangles1926 · as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
• Watch Your Wife1926
• The Calgary Stampede1925 · as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)
• Lorraine of the Lions1925 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Webs of Steel1925

All TV Shows (20)

• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• To Rome with Love1969 · as Andy Pruitt
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
• The Guns of Will Sonnett1967 · as Will Sonnett
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Real McCoys1957 · as Amos McCoy
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Joe
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Sheriff John Larson
• The Ford Show1956 · as Self
• The George Gobel Show1954 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Duffy
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Link Morley
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Ezra Jenkins
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Simmons AKA Mr. Ears
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Self - Intermission Guest
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self