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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 , and the only male or female actor to ...
Sep 12, 2022 · Walter Brennan was a three-time Oscar-winning actor, but also a notorious racist and anti-civil rights activist. He celebrated the murders of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, and spread hate with his image as a kindly country boy.
Though triple Oscar winner Walter Brennan was famous for his limp, it wasn't real. But was it justified?
Sep 9, 2015 · Overexposure and late-career typecasting as a cranky or kindly grandpa ultimately clouded character actor Walter Brennan’s important contributions to some of Hollywood’s better Golden Age films. That’s Brennan as the menacing Judge Roy Bean in 1940’s “The Westerner.”
Walter Brennan was a versatile and prolific character actor who won three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor. He was known for his high-pitched voice, his eccentric roles and his distinctive walk, which resembled a limp.
- July 25, 1894
- September 21, 1974
Apr 25, 2024 · Walter Brennan (born July 25, 1894, Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 21, 1974, Oxnard, California) was an American character actor, best known for his portrayals of western sidekicks and lovable or irascible old codgers.
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Nov 20, 2015 · Learn about the actor who played Grandpa in "The Real McCoys" and other iconic roles in Westerns. The book "A Real American Character" by Carl Rollyson reveals his personal stories and voice.
