This page will contain videos 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". He is generally described as a "B-movie star," often appearing in films that go straight to video or cable TV. 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 has also had several small parts in the movies of Joel and Ethan Coen (Joel was an editor on The Evil Dead). 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. Bruce Campbell stayed on behind the scenes, credited as "additional voice recording," and appears in the film's final shot. After serving in World War I, he moved to Guatemala and raised pineapples, before settling in Los Angeles, California. He was supposed to star in Darkman but the studio reportedly insisted on Liam Neeson. While in school, he became interested in acting, and began to perform in vaudeville. Bruce Campbell has appeared in many of Sam Raimi's films outside of the Evil Dead series, usually in small roles. Brennan was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and studied engineering in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Four years later the movie became a cult hit in England, leading to American success and two sequels. He holds the distinction of having won more Academy Awards for acting than any other male actor. A few years and at least fifty movies later, they got together with other family and friends and began work on The Evil Dead. Bruce was the star of the movie as well as working behind the camera, receiving a "co-executive producer" credit; Sam Raimi was the director. Walter Brennan, (25 July 1894 - 21 September 1974) was a veteran character actor, notably in westerns. After meeting Sam Raimi in high school the two became good friends and started making movies together. 1937 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Come and Get It. Bruce Campbell began acting as a teenager and soon began making small Super 8 movies with friends. 1939 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Kentucky. His friends have been known to say that his head shots are the best in the industry, and that he is one of the greatest reverse actors in the business. 1941 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Westerner. Campbell is best known for his starring role as Ash in the Evil Dead trilogy of horror/slapstick movies. 1942 - Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Sergeant York. Bruce Campbell (born June 22, 1958, Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American actor. The X-Files (season 6, episode 7: Terms of Endearment). Homicide: Life on the Street. Ellen. Jack of All Trades. Xena: Warrior Princess. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Evil Dead (1982). Crimewave (1985). Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987). Army of Darkness (1993). The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). Congo (1995). Escape From L.A. (1996). The Majestic (2001). Spider-Man (2002). Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). Spider-Man 2 (2004). Bubba Nosferatu (forthcoming). |