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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 ...
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.
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- Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
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- Oxnard, California, USA
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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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.
- July 25, 1894
- September 21, 1974
Brennan could play with ease a wide variety of roles, from stylish businessman, Western cowhand, military officer, rustic countryman, con man or a villainous old man. From 1950s, he became a familiar figure through TV Series, such as ‘The Real McCoys.’
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He won a second Academy Award for his portrayal of an elderly horse farm owner in 'Kentucky' in 1938, and in 1940 he received an unprecedented third Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Judge Roy Bean in 'The Westerner'.
