Walter Brennan Height Weight Spouse
Walter Andrew Brennan was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States, on March 15, 1935, was an American actor. Young Walter Brennan began his professional acting career as an extra in films (1925). He made his big screen debut in adventure film Lorraine of the Lions (1925) in uncredited role. He got his television debut in CBS anthology series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1953-1956) in role as Simmons / Ezra Jenkins. Walter's breakthrough performance came as Old Atrocity in historical Western film Barbary Coast (1935).
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Walter Brennan height was 5' 11¾" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 182 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight was 165 іn pоunds or 75 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Walter Brennan
ABC Television (ABC Photo) / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
July 25, 1894
Died:
September 21, 1974
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Leo
Natural hair color:
Brown
Eye Color:
Brown
Height:
5 ft 11¾ in | 182 cm
Weight:
75 kg | 165 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
Best Movies
He won three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for Come and Get It (1936) as Swan Bostrom, Kentucky (1938) as Peter Goodwin, and The Westerner (1940) as Judge Roy Bean
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Pastor Rosier Pile in biographical movie Sergeant York (1941).
Meet John Doe (1941) - The 'Colonel'
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) - Sam Blake
To Have and Have Not (1944) - Eddie
My Darling Clementine (1946) - Newman Haynes Clanton
Red River (1948) - Nadine Groot
The Far Country (1954) - Ben Tatum
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) - Doc Velie
Rio Bravo (1959) - Stumpy
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) - Pa Danby
Best TV Shows
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Grandpa Amos McCoy in ABC and CBS situation comedy series The Real McCoys (1957-1963).
The Tycoon (1964-1965) ABC - Walter Andrews
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967-1969) ABC - Will Sonnett
To Rome with Love (1970-1971) CBS - Andy Pruitt
Alias Smith and Jones (1971) ABC - Silky O'Sullivan / Gantry
Facts
Studied engineering at Rindge Technical High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He served as a private with the 101st Field Artillery Regiment in France during World War I.
He was the second of three children.
Had Irish ancestry.
He released single "Old Rivers" in 1962.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6501 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
He was inducted into Hall of Great Western Performers of National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1970.
Walter died on September 21, 1974, Oxnard, California, United States, at the age of 80.
Spouse
He was married to Ruth Caroline Wells (1920-1974), they had two sons: Arthur, Walter and one daughter, Ruth.