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).
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Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Known For
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Stumpy
Sergeant York
(1941)
Pastor Rosier Pile
Red River
(1948)
'Groot' Nadine
Bride of Frankenstein
(1935)
Peasant (uncredited)
The Invisible Man
(1933)
Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Col. Jeb Hawkins
Fury
(1936)
Bugs Meyers
The Westerner
(1940)
Judge Roy Bean
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Ezra Peavey
Support Your Local Sheriff!
(1969)
Pa Danby
My Darling Clementine
(1946)
Old Man Clanton
Dakota
(1945)
Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird
The Proud Ones
(1956)
Jake
These Three
(1936)
Taxi Driver
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
(1993)
'Stumpy' (archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
Lorraine of the Lions
(1925)
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Calgary Stampede
(1925)
Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)
Spangles
(1926)
Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
Sensation Seekers
(1927)
Below Deck Yacht Crewman
Tearin' Into Trouble
(1927)
Billy Martin
The Ridin' Rowdy
(1927)
Blake of Scotland Yard
(1927)
Henchman (uncredited)
Flashing Oars
(1927)
Hula Hula Hut Customer
The Michigan Kid
(1928)
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Ballyhoo Buster
(1928)
Flight
(1929)
Marine Pilot
One Hysterical Night
(1929)
Paul Revere
His Lucky Day
(1929)
Road House Thug (uncredited)
The Last Performance
(1929)
Clown (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trail
(1929)
Skinny Rawlins
Smilin' Guns
(1929)
Ranch Foreman
The Lariat Kid
(1929)
Pat O'Shea
Dames Ahoy
(1930)
Side Show Barker
King of Jazz
(1930)
Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Little Accident
(1930)
Milkman (uncredited)
See America Thirst
(1930)
Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
Grief Street
(1931)
Walt
A House Divided
(1931)
Musician (uncredited)
Neck and Neck
(1931)
Hector
Many a Slip
(1931)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lane
(1931)
Driver
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
(1931)
Two-Fisted Law
(1932)
Bendix the Deputy Sheriff
Law and Order
(1932)
Lanky Smith (uncredited)
Manhattan Tower
(1932)
Mechanic (uncredited)
Miss Pinkerton
(1932)
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Scandal for Sale
(1932)
Newspaperman
The Airmail Mystery
(1932)
Holly
Speed Madness
(1932)
Joe
Women Won't Tell
(1932)
Man in Junkyard
Afraid to Talk
(1932)
Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
Cornered
(1932)
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
(1932)
Sheriff Lew Collins
The All-American
(1932)
News Commentator at Game (uncredited)
The Iceman's Ball
(1932)
Officer Dugan
The Impatient Maiden
(1932)
Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
The Unexpected Father
(1932)
Sailor (uncredited)
Once in a Lifetime
(1932)
Lighting Technician (uncredited)
One Year Later
(1933)
Man Chuckling at Train Station
My Woman
(1933)
Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
King for a Night
(1933)
Soda Jerk
Curtain at Eight
(1933)
Backstage Detective [extra]
Man Of Action
(1933)
Cashier Summers
Strange People
(1933)
The Radio Repairman
Girl Missing
(1933)
Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
(1933)
Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
(1933)
Stuttering Waiter
The Invisible Man
(1933)
Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Air
(1933)
'Skid' (uncredited)
Golden Harvest
(1933)
Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
Goldie Gets Along
(1933)
Stuttering Waiter
Saturday's Millions
(1933)
Reporter
Lucky Dog
(1933)
Drunk #2
Sailor Beware!
(1933)
Stuttering Thief
The Big Cage
(1933)
Ticket Taker
The Rustler's Roundup
(1933)
Walt (uncredited)
Woman Haters
(1934)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow
(1934)
Auto mechanic
Radio Dough
(1934)
Drunk Customer (uncredited)
Gridiron Flash
(1934)
Proprietor of Java Joe's
Cross Country Cruise
(1934)
Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
(1934)
Otto - Bicycle Repair Man
George White's Scandals
(1934)
Hick (uncredited)
The Life of Vergie Winters
(1934)
Roscoe (uncredited)
The Poor Rich
(1934)
Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
Murder in the Private Car
(1934)
Switchman (uncredited)
Fugitive Lovers
(1934)
2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
(1934)
Clifford (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
(1934)
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Good Dame
(1934)
Elmer Spicer
Riptide
(1934)
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
(1934)
Radio Announcer
Great Expectations
(1934)
Prisoner on Ship
Beloved
(1934)
Stuttering Boarder
Prescott Kid
(1934)
Zeke - Stage Driver
Man on the Flying Trapeze
(1935)
'Legs' Garnett
Barbary Coast
(1935)
Old Atrocity
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1935)
Station Agent
Lady Tubbs
(1935)
Joseph
Metropolitan
(1935)
Grandpa
We're in the Money
(1935)
Wedding Witness (uncredited)
The Wedding Night
(1935)
Bill Jenkins
West Point of the Air
(1935)
Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage
Northern Frontier
(1935)
Stuttering Cook
Party Wire
(1935)
Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
(1935)
Peasant (uncredited)
Law Beyond the Range
(1935)
Abner
She Couldn't Take It
(1935)
Peddler
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
(1935)
Reporter on Ship (uncredited)
Brick-a-Brac
(1935)
Lem
The Perfect Tribute
(1935)
Stone Cutter (uncredited)
Restless Knights
(1935)
Father (uncredited)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
(1935)
First Gossip
Helldorado
(1935)
Pete
Fury
(1936)
Bugs Meyers
These Three
(1936)
Taxi Driver
Come and Get It
(1936)
Swan Bostrom
The Moon's Our Home
(1936)
Lem
Three Godfathers
(1936)
Samuel 'Gus' Barton
Banjo on My Knee
(1936)
Newt Holley
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
(1937)
Cappy Ricks
She's Dangerous
(1937)
'Oats'
When Love Is Young
(1937)
Uncle Hugo
Wild and Woolly
(1937)
Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1938)
Muff Potter
The Texans
(1938)
Chuckawalla
The Cowboy and the Lady
(1938)
Sugar
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Ezra Peavey
Kentucky
(1938)
Peter Goodwin
Mother Carey's Chickens
(1938)
Ossian Popham
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)
Walter
Stanley and Livingstone
(1939)
Jeff Slocum
They Shall Have Music
(1939)
Professor Lawson
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(1939)
Jim
Land of Liberty
(1939)
Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
The Westerner
(1940)
Judge Roy Bean
Northwest Passage
(1940)
'Hunk' Marriner
Maryland
(1940)
William P. Stewart
Meet John Doe
(1941)
The Colonel
Nice Girl?
(1941)
Hector Titus
Swamp Water
(1941)
Tom Keefer
Sergeant York
(1941)
Pastor Rosier Pile
Rise and Shine
(1941)
Grandpa
This Woman Is Mine
(1941)
Captain Jonathan Thorne
Breakdowns of 1941
(1941)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Sam Blake
Stand by for Action
(1942)
Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
Hangmen Also Die!
(1943)
Prof. Stephen Novotny
The North Star
(1943)
Karp
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Cornelius Burden
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
(1943)
George, Mailman
The Princess and the Pirate
(1944)
Featherhead
Home in Indiana
(1944)
J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt
To Have and Have Not
(1945)
Eddie
Dakota
(1945)
Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird
My Darling Clementine
(1946)
Old Man Clanton
Nobody Lives Forever
(1946)
Pop Gruber
A Stolen Life
(1946)
Eben Folger
Centennial Summer
(1946)
Jesse Rogers
Driftwood
(1947)
Murph
Red River
(1948)
'Groot' Nadine
Blood on the Moon
(1948)
Kris Barden
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
(1948)
Tony Maule
Task Force
(1949)
Pete Richard
Brimstone
(1949)
Pop Courteen
The Green Promise
(1949)
Mr. Matthews
The Showdown
(1950)
Cap MacKellar
Singing Guns
(1950)
Dr. Jonathan Mark
A Ticket to Tomahawk
(1950)
Terence Sweeny
Surrender
(1950)
Sheriff Bill Howard
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
(1950)
Rimrock
Along the Great Divide
(1951)
Timothy 'Pop' Keith
Best of the Badmen
(1951)
'Doc' Butcher
The Wild Blue Yonder
(1951)
Maj. Gen. Wolfe
Lure of the Wilderness
(1952)
Jim Harper
Return of the Texan
(1952)
Grandpa Firth Crockett
Sea of Lost Ships
(1953)
C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley
The Far Country
(1954)
Ben Tatum
Drums Across the River
(1954)
Sam Brannon
Four Guns to the Border
(1954)
Simon Bhumer
Bad Day at Black Rock
(1955)
Doc T.R. Velie Jr.
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Doc Lacy
Man On A Bus
(1955)
Saul
The Proud Ones
(1956)
Jake
Come Next Spring
(1956)
Jeffrey Storys
Glory
(1956)
Ned Otis
Good-bye, My Lady
(1956)
Uncle Jesse Jackson
Tammy and the Bachelor
(1957)
John Dinwitty
God Is My Partner
(1957)
Dr. Charles Grayson
Armored Attack!
(1957)
Karp
The Way to the Gold
(1957)
Uncle George Williams
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Stumpy
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Col. Jeb Hawkins
Shootout at Big Sag
(1962)
'Preacher' Hawker
Those Calloways
(1965)
Alf Simes
The Oscar
(1966)
Quentin
The Gnome-Mobile
(1967)
D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby
Who's Minding the Mint?
(1967)
Pop Gillis
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
(1968)
Grandpa Bower
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Self (archive footage)
Support Your Local Sheriff!
(1969)
Pa Danby
The Over the Hill Gang
(1969)
Nash Crawford
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
(1970)
Nash Crawford
The Young Country
(1970)
Sheriff Matt Fenley
Two for the Money
(1972)
Cody Guilford
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
(1973)
Self (archive footage)
Home for the Holidays
(1974)
Benjamin Morgan
Smoke In The Wind
(1975)
H. P. Kingman
La Classe américaine
(1993)
'Stumpy' (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(2000)
(archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)