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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 an immensely popular character actor, particularly in the late 1930s and early 40s. He awarded with an impressive three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in 1936s Come and Get It, 1938s Kentucky, and 1940s The Westerner.
Walter Brennan. Actor: The Westerner. In many ways the most successful and familiar character actor of American sound films and the only actor to date to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, Walter Brennan attended college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying engineering.
Walter Brennan. Actor: The Westerner. In many ways the most successful and familiar character actor of American sound films and the only actor to date to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, Walter Brennan attended college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying engineering. While in school he became interested in acting and performed in school plays. He worked some in vaudeville and also ...
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. He was the only performer to win three Academy Awards for best supporting actor. During his lifetime Brennan ...
Sep 9, 2015 · Author Carl Rollyson’s biography “A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan” focuses on a hard-working performer who found his niche and stayed with it for a half-century. His darker side is played down almost to the point of afterthought. Brennan (1894-1974) was a self-taught actor who developed a talent for mimicry during a ...
Walter Andrew Brennan was a well-known American actor. He is the only actor to win 3 ‘Academy Awards’ for ‘Best Supporting Actor.’ He was best known for his portrayals of Western sidekicks and affable or grumpy old guy. In the career stretching nearly 5 decades, he essayed more than 230 roles in films and TV.
Sep 22, 1974 · Walter Brennan, for more than 50 years one of Hollywood’s most renown character actors, died Saturday at St. John’s Hospital in Oxnard. He was 80. A three-time Academy Award winner, Mr ...
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 ...
Nov 20, 2015 · Walter Brennan was one of Hollywood’s most memorable Hollywood character actors. But more so than his scene-stealing turns, it was his distinctive voice that audiences young and old will ...
