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Walter Brennan was an American actor who had a long career in Hollywood from the early 1900s until his death in 1974. He is notable for being one of the most prolific and respected character actors of his era, appearing in numerous films and television productions.
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Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
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…
Known for
- Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs — (archive footage)2000
- Bogart: The Untold Story — Self (archive footage)1997
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)1997
- La Classe américaine — 'Stumpy' (archive footage)1993
- Smoke In The Wind — H. P. Kingman1975
- Home for the Holidays — Benjamin Morgan1974
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks — Self (archive footage)1973
- Two for the Money — Cody Guilford1972
- The Day They Hanged Kid Curry — Silky O'Sullivan1971
- Alias Smith and Jones1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Family name
- Brennan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lynn
- Place of death
- Oxnard
- Occupation
- actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Record label
- Dot Records
- Military branch
- casualty
- Image
- Walter brennan real mccoys 1958.JPG
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- United States
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Walter Brennan
- place of burial
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- date of birth
- 1894-07-25
- date of death
- 1974-09-21
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Commons gallery
- Walter Brennan
- end of work period
- 1974-00-00
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
- birth name
- Walter Andrew Brennan
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938) and The Westerner (1940), making him the only person to win three awards in the supporting actor category. 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). On television, he starred in the sitcom The Real McCoys (1957–1963).
Early life
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