Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Actor

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
July 25, 1894

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.

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Representative Works

Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
7.8
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The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
7.5
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Sergeant York
Sergeant York
7.2
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Red River
Red River
7.3
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The Oscar
The Oscar
5.1
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Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
7.3
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The Far Country
The Far Country
6.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Rio Bravo
1959Winner

Best Performance

Rio Bravo

The Invisible Man
1933Winner

Best Performance

The Invisible Man

Bride of Frankenstein
1935Winner

Best Performance

Bride of Frankenstein

Career Highlights

Sergeant York
1941Highlight

Best Performance

Sergeant York

How the West Was Won
1962Highlight

Best Performance

How the West Was Won