Walter Brennan
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
as (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
1993
as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)
Smoke In The Wind
1975
as H. P. Kingman
Home for the Holidays
1974
as Benjamin Morgan
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Two for the Money
1972
as Cody Guilford
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971
as Silky O'Sullivan
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
as Nash Crawford
The Young Country
1970
as Sheriff Matt Fenley
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Pa Danby
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Nash Crawford
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
To Rome with Love
1969
as Andy Pruitt
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
as Grandpa Bower
The Gnome-Mobile
1967
as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
Who's Minding the Mint?
1967
as Pop Gillis
Project XX: End of the Trail
1967
as Self - Narrator
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Will Sonnett
The Oscar
1966
as Quentin
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
1965
as Narrator
Those Calloways
1964
as Alf Simes
How the West Was Won
1962
as Jeb Hawkins
Shootout at Big Sag
1962
as 'Preacher' Hawker
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Rio Bravo
1959
as Stumpy
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
as Self
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957
as John Dinwitty
God Is My Partner
1957
as Dr. Charles Grayson
Armored Attack!
1957
as Karp
The Way to the Gold
1957
as Uncle George Williams
The Real McCoys
1957
as Amos McCoy
The Proud Ones
1956
as Jake
Come Next Spring
1956
as Jeffrey Storys
Glory
1956
as Ned Otis
Good-bye, My Lady
1956
as Uncle Jesse Jackson
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Joe
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff John Larson
The Ford Show
1956
as Self
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
At Gunpoint
1955
as Doc Lacy
Man on a Bus
1955
as Saul
The Brush Roper
1955
as Grandpa Atkins
The Far Country
1954
as Ben Tatum
Drums Across the River
1954
as Sam Brannon
Four Guns to the Border
1954
as Simon Bhumer
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Sea of Lost Ships
1953
as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Lure of the Wilderness
1952
as Jim Harper
Return of the Texan
1952
as Grandpa Firth Crockett
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Link Morley
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Duffy
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Along the Great Divide
1951
as Timothy 'Pop' Keith
Best of the Badmen
1951
as 'Doc' Butcher
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Maj. Gen. Wolfe
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Ezra Jenkins
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Simmons AKA Mr. Ears
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Showdown
1950
as Cap MacKellar
Singing Guns
1950
as Dr. Jonathan Mark
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
as Terence Sweeny
Surrender
1950
as Sheriff Bill Howard
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
as Rimrock
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Self - Intermission Guest
Task Force
1949
as Pete Richard
Brimstone
1949
as Pop Courteen
The Green Promise
1949
as Mr. Matthews
Red River
1948
as 'Groot' Nadine
Blood on the Moon
1948
as Kris Barden
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Tony Maule
Driftwood
1947
as Murph
My Darling Clementine
1946
as Old Man Clanton
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Pop Gruber
A Stolen Life
1946
as Eben Folger
Centennial Summer
1946
as Jesse Rogers
To Have and Have Not
1945
as Eddie
Dakota
1945
as Bounce of the Riverbird
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Featherhead
Home in Indiana
1944
as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Prof. Stephen Novotny
The North Star
1943
as Karp
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Cornelius Burden
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943
as George, Mailman
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Sam Blake
Stand by for Action
1942
as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
Meet John Doe
1941
as The Colonel
Nice Girl?
1941
as Hector Titus
Swamp Water
1941
as Tom Keefer
Sergeant York
1941
as Pastor Rosier Pile
Rise and Shine
1941
as Grandpa
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
1941
as Captain Jonathan Thorne
The Westerner
1940
as Judge Roy Bean
Northwest Passage
1940
as 'Hunk' Marriner
Maryland
1940
as William P. Stewart
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Walter
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Jeff Slocum
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Professor Lawson
Land of Liberty
1939
as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Jim
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Muff Potter
The Texans
1938
as Chuckawalla
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Sugar
The Buccaneer
1938
as Ezra Peavey
Kentucky
1938
as Peter Goodwin
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Ossian Popham
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
1937
as Cappy Ricks
She's Dangerous
1937
as 'Oats'
When Love Is Young
1937
as Uncle Hugo
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn
Fury
1936
as Bugs Meyers
These Three
1936
as Taxi Driver
Come and Get It
1936
as Swan Bostrom
The Moon's Our Home
1936
as Lem
Three Godfathers
1936
as Samuel 'Gus' Barton
Banjo on My Knee
1936
as Newt Holley
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
as Milkman (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as 'Legs' Garnett
Barbary Coast
1935
as Old Atrocity
Helldorado
1935
as Pete
Restless Knights
1935
as Father (uncredited)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935
as Station Agent
Metropolitan
1935
as Grandpa
Lady Tubbs
1935
as Joseph
We're in the Money
1935
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
The Wedding Night
1935
as Bill Jenkins
West Point of the Air
1935
as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage
Northern Frontier
1935
as Stuttering Cook
Party Wire
1935
as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Peasant (uncredited)
Law Beyond the Range
1935
as Abner
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Peddler
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)
Brick-a-Brac
1935
as Lem
The Perfect Tribute
1935
as Stone Cutter (uncredited)
Prescott Kid
1934
as Zeke - Stage Driver
Woman Haters
1934
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow
1934
as Auto mechanic
Radio Dough
1934
as Drunk Customer (uncredited)
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Proprietor of Java Joe's
Cross Country Cruise
1934
as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man
George White's Scandals
1934
as Hick (uncredited)
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Roscoe (uncredited)
The Poor Rich
1934
as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Switchman (uncredited)
Fugitive Lovers
1934
as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
as Clifford (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
1934
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Good Dame
1934
as Elmer Spicer
Riptide
1934
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
1934
as Radio Announcer
Great Expectations
1934
as Prisoner on Ship
Beloved
1934
as Stuttering Boarder
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
as Clifford
Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)
Uncertain Lady
1934
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Paradise Valley
1934
as Farmer Hiram
The Rustler's Roundup
1933
as Walt (uncredited)
Girl Missing
1933
as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
One Year Later
1933
as Man Chuckling at Train Station
My Woman
1933
as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
King for a Night
1933
as Soda Jerk
Curtain at Eight
1933
as Backstage Detective [extra]
Man Of Action
1933
as Cashier Summers
Strange People
1933
as The Radio Repairman
Parachute Jumper
1933
as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1933
as Stuttering Waiter
The Invisible Man
1933
as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Air
1933
as 'Skid' (uncredited)
Golden Harvest
1933
as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
Goldie Gets Along
1933
as Stuttering Waiter
Saturday's Millions
1933
as Reporter
Lucky Dog
1933
as Drunk #2
Sailor Beware!
1933
as Stuttering Thief
The Big Cage
1933
as Ticket Taker
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Officer Dugan
Once in a Lifetime
1932
as Lighting Technician (uncredited)
Two-Fisted Law
1932
as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Law and Order
1932
as Lanky Smith (uncredited)
Manhattan Tower
1932
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Miss Pinkerton
1932
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Unexpected Father
1932
as Sailor (uncredited)
Scandal for Sale
1932
as Newspaperman
The Airmail Mystery
1932
as Holly
Speed Madness
1932
as Joe
Women Won't Tell
1932
as Man in Junkyard
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
Cornered
1932
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
1932
as Sheriff Lew Collins
The All-American
1932
as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)
The Fourth Horseman
1932
as Toothless Town Drunk
Honeymoon Lane
1931
as Driver
Grief Street
1931
as Walt
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
A House Divided
1931
as Musician (uncredited)
Neck and Neck
1931
as Hector
Many a Slip
1931
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Dames Ahoy
1930
as Side Show Barker
See America Thirst
1930
as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
King of Jazz
1930
as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Little Accident
1930
as Milkman (uncredited)
Smilin' Guns
1929
as Ranch Foreman
The Lariat Kid
1929
as Pat O'Shea
Flight
1929
as Marine Pilot
One Hysterical Night
1929
as Paul Revere
His Lucky Day
1929
as Road House Thug (uncredited)
The Last Performance
1929
as Clown (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trail
1929
as Skinny Rawlins
The Shannons of Broadway
1929
as Hez
Flying High
1929
as Kidnapper
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
1929
as Man at Police Station
The Michigan Kid
1928
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Ballyhoo Buster
1928
Flashing Oars
1927
as Hula Hula Hut Customer
Sensation Seekers
1927
as Below Deck Yacht Crewman
Tearin' Into Trouble
1927
as Billy Martin
The Ridin' Rowdy
1927
Blake of Scotland Yard
1927
as Henchman (uncredited)
Alias The Deacon
1927
as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink
A Fighting Finish
1927
as Student
Hot Heels
1927
as Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)
Spangles
1926
as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Watch Your Wife
1926
The Calgary Stampede
1925
as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)
Lorraine of the Lions
1925
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Webs of Steel
1925