This page will contain external links about Walter Brennan, as they become available.Walter BrennanWalter Brennan, (25 July 1894 - 21 September 1974) was a veteran character actor, notably in westerns. He holds the distinction of having won more Academy Awards for acting than any other male actor. Brennan was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and studied engineering in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While in school, he became interested in acting, and began to perform in vaudeville. After serving in World War I, he moved to Guatemala and raised pineapples, before settling in Los Angeles, California. After working as an extra and a stunt man, he began receiving more substantial roles in the 1930s, culminating with the receiving of the very first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1937 for Come and Get It. Other films included Red River, Rio Bravo, My Darling Clementine, Meet John Doe, The Pride of the Yankees, To Have and Have Not, Bad Day at Black Rock and How the West Was Won. In the 1950s, he starred in the television series The Real McCoys, and appeared in several other movies and television programs, usually as an eccentric "old-timer". He also made a few recordings, the most popular being "Old Rivers" in 1962. He was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1970. On his death in 1974, Walter Brennan was interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Academy Awards and Nominations
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In the 1950s, he starred in the television series The Real McCoys, and appeared in several other movies and television programs, usually as an eccentric "old-timer". The show ran very successfully in Las Vegas. Other films included Red River, Rio Bravo, My Darling Clementine, Meet John Doe, The Pride of the Yankees, To Have and Have Not, Bad Day at Black Rock and How the West Was Won. He also created a show about the Rat Pack, in which he occasionally made guest appearances playing Bobby Darin. After working as an extra and a stunt man, he began receiving more substantial roles in the 1930s, culminating with the receiving of the very first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1937 for Come and Get It. In 1996, he took over from Michael Crawford in the Las Vegas show, EFX. After serving in World War I, he moved to Guatemala and raised pineapples, before settling in Los Angeles, California. Cassidy has appeared in several Broadway musicals, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Blood Brothers. While in school, he became interested in acting, and began to perform in vaudeville. He also made a couple of small films in the 1990s. Brennan was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and studied engineering in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1980, Cassidy had a cameo in the television movie, The Night the City Screamed. He holds the distinction of having won more Academy Awards for acting than any other male actor. The show was not a hit and was cancelled after one season. Walter Brennan, (25 July 1894 - 21 September 1974) was a veteran character actor, notably in westerns. Due to the success of the episode, NBC created a prime time show based on it called David Cassidy: Man Under Cover. 1937 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Come and Get It. He received an Emmy nomination for this role. 1939 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Kentucky. He also starred in an episode of Police Story in 1978 called A Chance to Live. 1941 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Westerner. He did continue to record after he left The Partridge Family and released several critically well-received albums on RCA during the 1970s. 1942 - Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Sergeant York. He toured for a while after the show ended, retiring from touring in 1975. Cassidy grew tired of playing the character of Keith Partridge and decided to leave the series in 1974. There were ten Partridge Family albums and several David Cassidy solo albums during the run of the show. On The Partridge Family he played Keith Partridge, son of Shirley Partridge, who was played by Shirley Jones, Cassidy's real-life stepmother. He then took over the lead vocals for The Partridge Family recordings and quickly became a teen idol. When he first started working on The Partridge Family nobody knew that he could sing, until Cassidy himself brought it up. Prior to The Partridge Family, Cassidy appeared in a number of television programs, among them Marcus Welby, M.D., The Mod Squad, Bonanza, and Ironside. He is the son of the late actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward. David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12, 1950) is an American actor who starred in the television series The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974. Spirit of '76 (1991). Instant Karma (1990). The Night the City Screamed (1980). World of the Partridge Family. Bulletin Board. Crossword Puzzle. The Partridge Family Notebook. At Home With Their Greatest Hits. Shopping Bag. Christmas Card. Sound Magazine. Up To Date. The Partridge Family Album. A Touch of Blue. Then and Now. Classic Songs. Old Trick New Dog. Didn't You Used to be?. David Cassidy. The Best of David Cassidy. His Greatest Hits - Live. Romance. Gettin' it in the Streets. Home is where the Heart is. The Higher They Climb. Cassidy Live!. Dreams are Nuthin' More than Wishes. Rock Me Baby. Cherish. |