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Walter Brennan

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 25, 1894 (Died at 80)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthLynn, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1925 – 1974
Known Credits223 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.5

Walter Brennan

Also known as:Walter Andrew Brennanوالتر برنان
Total Works

223

208 movies • 15 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Rio Bravo
7.8
Rio Bravo
1959•movie
as Stumpy
Bride of Frankenstein
7.5
as Peasant (uncredited)
The Invisible Man
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933•movie
as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
Red River
7.3
Red River
1948•movie
as 'Groot' Nadine

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 223 titles featuring Walter Brennan

Rio Bravo
7.8
Rio Bravo
1959•movie

as Stumpy

Bride of Frankenstein
7.5

as Peasant (uncredited)

The Invisible Man
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933•movie

as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)

Red River
7.3
Red River
1948•movie

as 'Groot' Nadine

To Have and Have Not
7.4

as Eddie

How the West Was Won
7.0

as Jeb Hawkins

My Darling Clementine
7.5

as Old Man Clanton

Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3

as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.

Meet John Doe
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941•movie

as The Colonel

Fury
7.5
Fury
1936•movie

as Bugs Meyers

La Classe américaine
7.6

as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Pastor Rosier Pile

Support Your Local Sheriff!
6.9

as Pa Danby

The Far Country
6.9
The Far Country
1954•movie

as Ben Tatum

The Pride of the Yankees
7.3

as Sam Blake

Hangmen Also Die!
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943•movie

as Prof. Stephen Novotny

The Westerner
7.1
The Westerner
1940•movie

as Judge Roy Bean

The Oscars
7.1
1 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

The Gnome-Mobile
6.3
The Gnome-Mobile
1967•movie

as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby

Blood on the Moon
6.2
Blood on the Moon
1948•movie

as Kris Barden

Northwest Passage
6.6
Northwest Passage
1940•movie

as 'Hunk' Marriner

A Stolen Life
6.4
A Stolen Life
1946•movie

as Eben Folger

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
6.6

as Muff Potter

Along the Great Divide
7.4

as Timothy 'Pop' Keith

These Three
7.1
These Three
1936•movie

as Taxi Driver

Swamp Water
6.4
Swamp Water
1941•movie

as Tom Keefer

Come and Get It
6.8
Come and Get It
1936•movie

as Swan Bostrom

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0
Barbary Coast
6.4
Barbary Coast
1935•movie

as Old Atrocity

King of Jazz
6.4
King of Jazz
1930•movie

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

Dakota
5.2
Dakota
1945•movie

as Bounce of the Riverbird

The Proud Ones
6.5
The Proud Ones
1956•movie

as Jake

Alias Smith and Jones
7.0
3 eps
Those Calloways
6.5
Those Calloways
1964•movie

as Alf Simes

The North Star
6.0
The North Star
1943•movie

as Karp

Home for the Holidays
5.5

as Benjamin Morgan

The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

as Sugar

What's My Line?
7.0
3 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

The Princess and the Pirate
6.9

as Featherhead

The Wedding Night
5.9
The Wedding Night
1935•movie

as Bill Jenkins

Tammy and the Bachelor
7.0

as Grandpa

Woman Haters
6.3
Woman Haters
1934•movie

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Nobody Lives Forever
6.4

as Pop Gruber

Stanley and Livingstone
6.4

as Jeff Slocum

Drums Across the River
5.8

as Sam Brannon

Parachute Jumper
6.0
Parachute Jumper
1933•movie

as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)

The Movie Orgy
6.8
The Movie Orgy
1968•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Four Guns to the Border
5.0

as Simon Bhumer

Man on the Flying Trapeze
6.3

as 'Legs' Garnett

A Ticket to Tomahawk
6.0

as Terence Sweeny

Three Godfathers
6.9
Three Godfathers
1936•movie

as Samuel 'Gus' Barton

The Oscar
5.1
The Oscar
1966•movie

as Quentin

Best of the Badmen
6.5
Best of the Badmen
1951•movie

as 'Doc' Butcher

Banjo on My Knee
5.8
Banjo on My Knee
1936•movie

as Newt Holley

Murder in the Private Car
5.6

as Switchman (uncredited)

Two-Fisted Law
4.8
Two-Fisted Law
1932•movie

as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff

Restless Knights
6.4
Restless Knights
1935•movie

as Father (uncredited)

Task Force
6.9
Task Force
1949•movie

as Pete Richard

At Gunpoint
6.7
At Gunpoint
1955•movie

as Doc Lacy

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.3

as Self (archive footage)

Stand by for Action
7.0

as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson

Texas Cyclone
4.5
Texas Cyclone
1932•movie

as Sheriff Lew Collins

Who's Minding the Mint?
7.1

as Pop Gillis

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
5.9

as Milkman (uncredited)

Kentucky
6.1
Kentucky
1938•movie

as Peter Goodwin

Lure of the Wilderness
6.1

as Jim Harper

Grief Street
4.4
Grief Street
1931•movie

as Walt

The Last Performance
6.5

as Clown (uncredited)

The Real McCoys
5.9
224 eps
The Real McCoys
1957•series

as Amos McCoy

This Is Your Life
6.5
1 eps
This Is Your Life
1952•series

as Self

The Over the Hill Gang
5.8

as Nash Crawford

The Buccaneer
6.4
The Buccaneer
1938•movie

as Ezra Peavey

Miss Pinkerton
5.9
Miss Pinkerton
1932•movie

as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

They Shall Have Music
6.5

as Professor Lawson

Singing Guns
6.4
Singing Guns
1950•movie

as Dr. Jonathan Mark

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
6.8

as Self (archive footage)

Home in Indiana
5.9
Home in Indiana
1944•movie

as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt

The Green Promise
6.4
The Green Promise
1949•movie

as Mr. Matthews

Driftwood
6.8
Driftwood
1947•movie

as Murph

Manhattan Tower
6.0
Manhattan Tower
1932•movie

as Mechanic (uncredited)

The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.5
51 eps

as Will Sonnett

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps
Law and Order
5.0
Law and Order
1932•movie

as Lanky Smith (uncredited)

Flight
6.6
Flight
1929•movie

as Marine Pilot

Girl Missing
5.2
Girl Missing
1933•movie

as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
6.9

as Station Agent

My Woman
4.2
My Woman
1933•movie

as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)

The Life of Vergie Winters
5.7

as Roscoe (uncredited)

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
5.6

as Nash Crawford

Come Next Spring
5.9
Come Next Spring
1956•movie

as Jeffrey Storys

Slightly Dangerous
6.0
Slightly Dangerous
1943•movie

as Cornelius Burden

Affairs of Cappy Ricks
4.8

as Cappy Ricks

Good-bye, My Lady
7.8
Good-bye, My Lady
1956•movie

as Uncle Jesse Jackson

George White's Scandals
5.4

as Hick (uncredited)

Curtain at Eight
6.4
Curtain at Eight
1933•movie

as Backstage Detective [extra]

This Woman Is Mine
4.5
This Woman Is Mine
1941•movie

as Captain Jonathan Thorne

The Texans
6.6
The Texans
1938•movie

as Chuckawalla

Centennial Summer
5.9
Centennial Summer
1946•movie

as Jesse Rogers

The Calgary Stampede
6.0

as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)

We're in the Money
5.9
We're in the Money
1935•movie

as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Self - Intermission Guest

The Showdown
6.0
The Showdown
1950•movie

as Cap MacKellar

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
6.5

as Tony Maule

Surrender
4.8
Surrender
1950•movie

as Sheriff Bill Howard

Mother Carey's Chickens
6.0

as Ossian Popham

Sensation Seekers
6.7
Sensation Seekers
1927•movie

as Below Deck Yacht Crewman

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
6.0
Fugitive Lovers
6.2
Fugitive Lovers
1934•movie

as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)

Death on the Diamond
7.3

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Riptide
6.7
Riptide
1934•movie

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
6.8
2 eps
Nice Girl?
6.4
Nice Girl?
1941•movie

as Hector Titus

The Moon's Our Home
6.9

as Lem

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
6.4

as Rimrock

Great Expectations
7.0
Great Expectations
1934•movie

as Prisoner on Ship

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Ezra Jenkins

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4
1 eps

as Self

Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps

as Link Morley

Flashing Oars
3.5
Flashing Oars
1927•movie

as Hula Hula Hut Customer

Breakdowns of 1941
7.0
Breakdowns of 1941
1941•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Brimstone
7.2
Brimstone
1949•movie

as Pop Courteen

Gridiron Flash
4.8
Gridiron Flash
1934•movie

as Proprietor of Java Joe's

One Year Later
7.2
One Year Later
1933•movie

as Man Chuckling at Train Station

West Point of the Air
7.0

as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage

Strange People
5.8
Strange People
1933•movie

as The Radio Repairman

A House Divided
5.6
A House Divided
1931•movie

as Musician (uncredited)

The Phantom of the Air
7.0

as 'Skid' (uncredited)

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
6.8

as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Duffy

Rise and Shine
7.3
Rise and Shine
1941•movie

as Grandpa

Once in a Lifetime
7.3
Once in a Lifetime
1932•movie

as Lighting Technician (uncredited)

Glory
5.7
Glory
1956•movie

as Ned Otis

There's Always Tomorrow
8.0

as Auto mechanic

Maryland
6.5
Maryland
1940•movie

as William P. Stewart

Return of the Texan
6.7

as Grandpa Firth Crockett

Cross Country Cruise
6.7

as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)

King for a Night
7.2
King for a Night
1933•movie

as Soda Jerk

Party Wire
8.3
Party Wire
1935•movie

as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)

Sensation Hunters
3.7
Sensation Hunters
1933•movie

as Stuttering Waiter

She Couldn't Take It
5.3

as Peddler

Whom the Gods Destroy
6.0

as Clifford (uncredited)

Goldie Gets Along
5.7
Goldie Gets Along
1933•movie

as Stuttering Waiter

Good Dame
7.0
Good Dame
1934•movie

as Elmer Spicer

The All-American
6.5
The All-American
1932•movie

as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
6.3

as George, Mailman

Man on a Bus
5.0
Man on a Bus
1955•movie

as Saul

The Impatient Maiden
9.0

as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

The Wild Blue Yonder
7.0

as Maj. Gen. Wolfe

The Young Country
9.0
The Young Country
1970•movie

as Sheriff Matt Fenley

Two for the Money
7.5
Two for the Money
1972•movie

as Cody Guilford

Lady Tubbs
7.5
Lady Tubbs
1935•movie

as Joseph

She's Dangerous
7.0
She's Dangerous
1937•movie

as 'Oats'

Lorraine of the Lions
6.8

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Scandal for Sale
8.5
Scandal for Sale
1932•movie

as Newspaperman

God Is My Partner
7.5
God Is My Partner
1957•movie

as Dr. Charles Grayson

Women Won't Tell
7.0
Women Won't Tell
1932•movie

as Man in Junkyard

Afraid to Talk
6.5
Afraid to Talk
1932•movie

as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)

Cornered
7.5
Cornered
1932•movie

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Golden Harvest
6.5
Golden Harvest
1933•movie

as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)

One Hysterical Night
7.5

as Paul Revere

Shootout at Big Sag
5.5

as 'Preacher' Hawker

Saturday's Millions
7.0

as Reporter

The Long, Long Trail
6.5

as Skinny Rawlins

Armored Attack!
6.2
Armored Attack!
1957•movie

as Karp

The Perfect Tribute
7.0

as Stone Cutter (uncredited)

Smoke In The Wind
7.5
Smoke In The Wind
1975•movie

as H. P. Kingman

The Big Cage
8.0
The Big Cage
1933•movie

as Ticket Taker

To Rome with Love
7.0
22 eps
To Rome with Love
1969•series

as Andy Pruitt

Spangles
7.0
Spangles
1926•movie

as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
10.0

as (archive footage)

The Rustler's Roundup
9.0

as Walt (uncredited)

The Prescott Kid
8.0
The Prescott Kid
1934•movie

as Zeke - Stage Driver

Helldorado
9.0
Helldorado
1935•movie

as Pete

Smilin' Guns
8.0
Smilin' Guns
1929•movie

as Ranch Foreman

The Lariat Kid
9.0
The Lariat Kid
1929•movie

as Pat O'Shea

Honeymoon Lane
8.0
Honeymoon Lane
1931•movie

as Driver

Metropolitan
8.0
Metropolitan
1935•movie

as Grandpa

Dames Ahoy
9.0
Dames Ahoy
1930•movie

as Side Show Barker

See America Thirst
7.0
See America Thirst
1930•movie

as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)

The Unexpected Father
7.0

as Sailor (uncredited)

The Michigan Kid
9.0
The Michigan Kid
1928•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Land of Liberty
9.0
Land of Liberty
1939•movie

as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')

I'll Tell the World
7.0

as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man

Tearin' Into Trouble
10.0

as Billy Martin

The Ridin' Rowdy
7.0
The Ridin' Rowdy
1927•movie
The Ballyhoo Buster
8.0
The Airmail Mystery
10.0

as Holly

Blake of Scotland Yard
7.0

as Henchman (uncredited)

Northern Frontier
8.0
Northern Frontier
1935•movie

as Stuttering Cook

Man Of Action
8.0
Man Of Action
1933•movie

as Cashier Summers

Speed Madness
9.0
Speed Madness
1932•movie

as Joe

Law Beyond the Range
7.0

as Abner

When Love Is Young
10.0
When Love Is Young
1937•movie

as Uncle Hugo

The Poor Rich
8.0
The Poor Rich
1934•movie

as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)

Alias The Deacon
9.0
Alias The Deacon
1927•movie

as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink

Little Accident
9.0
Little Accident
1930•movie

as Milkman (uncredited)

Neck and Neck
7.0
Neck and Neck
1931•movie

as Hector

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage)

His Lucky Day
9.0
His Lucky Day
1929•movie

as Road House Thug (uncredited)

Sea of Lost Ships
7.0
Sea of Lost Ships
1953•movie

as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley

Half a Sinner
8.0
Half a Sinner
1934•movie

as Radio Announcer

The Way to the Gold
8.0

as Uncle George Williams

Wild and Woolly
10.0
Wild and Woolly
1937•movie

as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn

Beloved
9.0
Beloved
1934•movie

as Stuttering Boarder

Many a Slip
10.0
Many a Slip
1931•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Webs of Steel
9.0
Webs of Steel
1925•movie
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
7.0

as Silky O'Sullivan

The Fourth Horseman
9.0

as Toothless Town Drunk

Cheating Cheaters
7.0
Cheating Cheaters
1934•movie

as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)

Hot Heels
8.0
Hot Heels
1927•movie

as Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)

The Shannons of Broadway
8.0

as Hez

Watch Your Wife
7.0
Watch Your Wife
1926•movie

as Walter (uncredited)

Uncertain Lady
9.0
Uncertain Lady
1934•movie

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
9.0

as Man at Police Station

Is There Justice?
7.0
Is There Justice?
1931•movie

as Rollins

The Shooting of Dan McGrew

as Narrator

Sailor Beware!
Sailor Beware!
1933•movie

as Stuttering Thief

The Brush Roper
The Brush Roper
1955•movie

as Grandpa Atkins

Project XX: End of the Trail

as Self - Narrator