Walter Brennan

Actor. Born 25 July 1894 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Died 21 September 1974.

Titles on Fi1m8 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 8 titles

Oscars3 won · 1 nominated

Born

25 July 1894, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Died

21 September 1974

Active

1941–1962

Frequently works with

Howard Hawks, Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Jules Furthman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Walter’s work 5 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 8 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 16 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $41m across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1941–1962

Genres

Western5
Drama4
War2
Adventure1
Crime1
Family1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestRio Bravo1959

62WorstHow the West Was Won1962

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

251920s

1101930s

301940s

321950s

121960s

71970s

11990s

12000s

Directors most worked with

Howard Hawks4 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Gary Cooper2 titles

John Wayne2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards3 won · 1 nominated

Nominated1942Best Supporting Actor · Sergeant York
Won1941Best Supporting Actor · The Westerner
Won1939Best Supporting Actor · Kentucky
Won1937Best Supporting Actor · Come and Get It

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.