Walter Brennan

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Walter Brennan was an American character actor renowned for his prolific film career and for winning a record three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor.


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instanceOf American actor
character actor
film actor
human
radio actor
television actor
activeIn Hollywood
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'Come and Get It'
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'Kentucky'
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 'The Westerner'
burialPlace San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California
causeOfDeath emphysema
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1894-07-25
dateOfDeath 1974-09-21
ethnicGroup Irish American
eyeColor blue
familyName Brennan
genre Western film
givenName Walter
hairColor brown
imdbId nm0000979
knownFor portraying grizzled sidekicks and character roles
languageSpoken English
militaryService served in the United States Army in World War I
name Walter Brennan
notableAward Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableWork 'Come and Get It' (1936 film)
'Kentucky' (1938 film)
'My Darling Clementine' (1946 film)
'Red River' (1948 film)
'Rio Bravo' (1959 film)
'The Real McCoys' (TV series)
'The Westerner' (1940 film)
'To Have and Have Not' (1944 film)
numberOfChildren 3
occupation actor
film actor
radio performer
television actor
placeOfBirth Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Oxnard, California, United States
recordHeld first actor to win three Academy Awards for acting
residence California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Ruth Wells NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1920s–1970s


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