Walter Brennan
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- And the Oscar Goes To...Self (archive footage)2014
- Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs(archive footage)2000
- The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)1997
- Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)1997
- La Classe américaine'Stumpy' (archive footage)1993
- Smoke In The WindH. P. Kingman1975
- Home for the HolidaysBenjamin Morgan1974
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard HawksSelf (archive footage)1973
- Two for the MoneyCody Guilford1972
- The Day They Hanged Kid CurrySilky O'Sullivan1971
- The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides AgainNash Crawford1970
- The Young CountrySheriff Matt Fenley1970
- The Over the Hill GangNash Crawford1969
- Support Your Local Sheriff!Pa Danby1969
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandGrandpa Bower1968
- The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)1968
- Who's Minding the Mint?Pop Gillis1967
- The Gnome-MobileD.J. Mulrooney / Knobby1967
- The OscarQuentin1966
- Those CallowaysAlf Simes1965
- The Shooting of Dan McGrewNarrator1965
- How the West Was WonCol. Jeb Hawkins1962
- Shootout at Big Sag'Preacher' Hawker1962
- Rio BravoStumpy1959
- God Is My PartnerDr. Charles Grayson1957
- Tammy and the BachelorJohn Dinwitty1957
- The Way to the GoldUncle George Williams1957
- Armored Attack!Karp1957
- The Proud OnesJake1956
- Good-bye, My LadyUncle Jesse Jackson1956
- Come Next SpringJeffrey Storys1956
- GloryNed Otis1956
- At GunpointDoc Lacy1955
- The Brush RoperGrandpa Atkins1955
- Man on a BusSaul1955
- Bad Day at Black RockDoc T.R. Velie Jr.1955
- Four Guns to the BorderSimon Bhumer1954
- Drums Across the RiverSam Brannon1954
- The Far CountryBen Tatum1954
- Sea of Lost ShipsC.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley1953
- Lure of the WildernessJim Harper1952
- Return of the TexanGrandpa Firth Crockett1952
- The Wild Blue YonderMaj. Gen. Wolfe1951
- Best of the Badmen'Doc' Butcher1951
- Along the Great DivideTimothy 'Pop' Keith1951
- SurrenderSheriff Bill Howard1950
- The ShowdownCap MacKellar1950
- Curtain Call at Cactus CreekRimrock1950
- A Ticket to TomahawkTerence Sweeny1950
- Singing GunsDr. Jonathan Mark1950
- Task ForcePete Richard1949
- BrimstonePop Courteen1949
- The Green PromiseMr. Matthews1949
- Blood on the MoonKris Barden1948
- Red River'Groot' Nadine1948
- Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!Tony Maule1948
- DriftwoodMurph1947
- Nobody Lives ForeverPop Gruber1946
- My Darling ClementineOld Man Clanton1946
- Centennial SummerJesse Rogers1946
- A Stolen LifeEben Folger1946
- DakotaCapt. Bounce of the Riverbird1945
- To Have and Have NotEddie1945
- The Princess and the PirateFeatherhead1944
- Home in IndianaJ. F. 'Thunder' Bolt1944
- The North StarKarp1943
- The Last Will and Testament of Tom SmithGeorge, Mailman1943
- Hangmen Also Die!Prof. Stephen Novotny1943
- Slightly DangerousCornelius Burden1943
- Stand by for ActionChief Yeoman Henry Johnson1942
- The Pride of the YankeesSam Blake1942
- Rise and ShineGrandpa1941
- Swamp WaterTom Keefer1941
- Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1941
- Sergeant YorkPastor Rosier Pile1941
- This Woman Is MineCaptain Jonathan Thorne1941
- Meet John DoeThe Colonel1941
- Nice Girl?Hector Titus1941
- The WesternerJudge Roy Bean1940
- MarylandWilliam P. Stewart1940
- Northwest Passage'Hunk' Marriner1940
- Stanley and LivingstoneJeff Slocum1939
- They Shall Have MusicProfessor Lawson1939
- Land of LibertyEzra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')1939
- 1939
- KentuckyPeter Goodwin1938
- 1938
- The TexansChuckawalla1938
- Mother Carey's ChickensOssian Popham1938
- The Adventures of Tom SawyerMuff Potter1938
- The BuccaneerEzra Peavey1938
- Wild and WoollyGramp 'Hercules' Flynn1937
- Affairs of Cappy RicksCappy Ricks1937
- When Love Is YoungUncle Hugo1937
- She's Dangerous'Oats'1937
- Banjo on My KneeNewt Holley1936
- Come and Get ItSwan Bostrom1936
- FuryBugs Meyers1936
- 1936
- These ThreeTaxi Driver1936
- Three GodfathersSamuel 'Gus' Barton1936
- Seven Keys to BaldpateStation Agent1935
- MetropolitanGrandpa1935
- Barbary CoastOld Atrocity1935
- She Couldn't Take ItPeddler1935
- We're in the MoneyWedding Witness (uncredited)1935
- The Perfect TributeStone Cutter (uncredited)1935
- Man on the Flying Trapeze'Legs' Garnett1935
- Lady TubbsJoseph1935
- Party WirePaul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)1935
- Bride of FrankensteinPeasant (uncredited)1935
- West Point of the AirSoldier at Kelly's Wreckage1935
- The Wedding NightBill Jenkins1935
- Restless KnightsFather (uncredited)1935
- Law Beyond the RangeAbner1935
- The Mystery of Edwin DroodFirst Gossip1935
- Northern FrontierStuttering Cook1935
- Brick-a-BracLem1935
- HelldoradoPete1935
- Biography of a Bachelor GirlReporter on Ship (uncredited)1935
- Prescott KidZeke - Stage Driver1934
- There's Always TomorrowAuto mechanic1934
- Great ExpectationsPrisoner on Ship1934
- Gridiron FlashProprietor of Java Joe's1934
- Death on the DiamondHot Dog Vendor (uncredited)1934
- Whom the Gods DestroyClifford (uncredited)1934
- Whom the Gods DestroyClifford1934
- Murder in the Private CarSwitchman (uncredited)1934
- The Life of Vergie WintersRoscoe (uncredited)1934
- Half a SinnerRadio Announcer1934
- Woman HatersTrain Conductor (uncredited)1934
- I'll Tell the WorldOtto - Bicycle Repair Man1934
- RiptideChauffeur (uncredited)1934
- Good DameElmer Spicer1934
- George White's ScandalsHick (uncredited)1934
- The Poor RichDr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)1934
- Radio DoughDrunk Customer (uncredited)1934
- BelovedStuttering Boarder1934
- Cross Country CruiseNiagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)1934
- Fugitive Lovers2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)1934
- King for a NightSoda Jerk1933
- The Invisible ManBicycle Owner (uncredited)1933
- My WomanAuditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)1933
- Curtain at EightBackstage Detective [extra]1933
- Saturday's MillionsReporter1933
- Golden HarvestFarmhand at Wedding (uncredited)1933
- Sailor Beware!Stuttering Thief1933
- Sensation HuntersStuttering Waiter1933
- One Year LaterMan Chuckling at Train Station1933
- Strange PeopleThe Radio Repairman1933
- The Phantom of the Air'Skid' (uncredited)1933
- The Big CageTicket Taker1933
- Lucky DogDrunk #21933
- The Rustler's RoundupWalt (uncredited)1933
- Girl MissingJoe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)1933
- Parachute JumperCounterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)1933
- Goldie Gets AlongStuttering Waiter1933
- Man Of ActionCashier Summers1933
- Manhattan TowerMechanic (uncredited)1932
- Afraid to TalkProtester Sign Carrier (uncredited)1932
- Women Won't TellMan in Junkyard1932
- Once in a LifetimeLighting Technician (uncredited)1932
- The All-AmericanNews Commentator at Game (uncredited)1932
- The Iceman's BallOfficer Dugan1932
- CorneredCourt Bailiff (uncredited)1932
- 1932
- Two-Fisted LawBendix the Deputy Sheriff1932
- Miss PinkertonPolice Dispatcher (uncredited)1932
- Scandal for SaleNewspaperman1932
- The Airmail MysteryHolly1932
- The Impatient MaidenCigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)1932
- Texas CycloneSheriff Lew Collins1932
- Law and OrderLanky Smith (uncredited)1932
- The Unexpected FatherSailor (uncredited)1932
- A House DividedMusician (uncredited)1931
- Neck and NeckHector1931
- Grief StreetWalt1931
- Honeymoon LaneDriver1931
- Many a SlipMinor Role (uncredited)1931
- See America ThirstSpumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)1930
- Little AccidentMilkman (uncredited)1930
- King of JazzDesk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')1930
- Dames AhoySide Show Barker1930
- The Long, Long TrailSkinny Rawlins1929
- The Last PerformanceClown (uncredited)1929
- One Hysterical NightPaul Revere1929
- FlightMarine Pilot1929
- His Lucky DayRoad House Thug (uncredited)1929
- The Lariat KidPat O'Shea1929
- Smilin' GunsRanch Foreman1929
- The Michigan KidMinor Role (uncredited)1928
- A Fighting FinishStudent1927
- Blake of Scotland YardHenchman (uncredited)1927
- Alias The DeaconCashier at Cunningham's Rink1927
- 1927
- Sensation SeekersBelow Deck Yacht Crewman1927
- Tearin' Into TroubleBilly Martin1927
- Flashing OarsHula Hula Hut Customer1927
- SpanglesLunch Counterman (uncredited)1926
- The Calgary StampedeRacing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)1925
- Lorraine of the LionsMinor Role (uncredited)1925
- 1925
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- Alternative names
- Walter Andrew Brennan
- والتر برنان
- BornJuly 24, 1894Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
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