Cast

Walter Brennan

1894 – 1974

Active years (films on this site)

1936–1959

Genres

DramaWesternFilm-NoirAdventureHistory

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodGerman Expressionism

Directors worked with

Howard Hawks4 filmsFritz Lang2 filmsKing Vidor1 filmFrank Capra1 filmJohn Ford1 film

Biography

Walter Andrew Brennan 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).

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1937
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1939
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1941

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

9 films on this site

1. Fury 1936 · Fritz Lang · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
2. Northwest Passage 1940 · King Vidor · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
3. Meet John Doe 1941 · Frank Capra · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. Sergeant York 1941 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
5. Hangmen Also Die! 1943 · Fritz Lang · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
6. To Have and Have Not 1944 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
7. My Darling Clementine 1946 · John Ford · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
8. Red River 1948 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
9. Rio Bravo 1959 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.9 · Cast