Walter Brennan

. He became a nationally recognizable comedian, and his "Never Got A Dinner" sketch was a standard at the Dean Martin roasts for many years. On his death in 1974, Walter Brennan was interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. After his Oscar-winning role in Sayonara, Buttons performed in numerous feature films, including Hatari!, The Longest Day, The Poseidon Adventure, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, and Pete's Dragon. He was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1970. His catchphrase from the show, "strange things are happening", entered the national vocabulary briefly in the mid-1950s. He also made a few recordings, the most popular being "Old Rivers" in 1962. After years performing burlesque and doing comedy routines in the Catskills, Buttons received his own variety series on television in 1952 -- The Red Buttons Show ran for three years and achieved high levels of success.

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". Born in New York City, Chwatt received the nickname as a young man, when he worked as a waiter in Dinty Moore's tavern in the Bronx -- his uniform's shiny buttons and his bright red hair caused patrons to give him the name he would later perform under. 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 won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Sergeant Joe Kelly in Sayonara (1957). 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. Red Buttons (born February 5, 1919) is the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt. After serving in World War I, he moved to Guatemala and raised pineapples, before settling in Los Angeles, California.

While in school, he became interested in acting, and began to perform in vaudeville. Brennan was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and studied engineering in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He holds the distinction of having won more Academy Awards for acting than any other male actor. Walter Brennan, (25 July 1894 - 21 September 1974) was a veteran character actor, notably in westerns.

1937 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Come and Get It. 1939 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Kentucky. 1941 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Westerner. 1942 - Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Sergeant York.