
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/25/1894
Place of Birth
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Walter Brennan
Biography
Known For

Rio Bravo
as Stumpy

Singing Guns
as Dr. Jonathan Mark

Once in a Lifetime
as Lighting Technician (uncredited)

Fury
as Bugs Meyers

Sergeant York
as Pastor Rosier Pile

Three Godfathers
as Samuel 'Gus' Barton

The Westerner
as Judge Roy Bean

The Princess and the Pirate
as Featherhead

The Texans
as Chuckawalla

Slightly Dangerous
as Cornelius Burden

Great Expectations
as Prisoner on Ship

The Oscar
as Quentin

Barbary Coast
as Old Atrocity

Centennial Summer
as Jesse Rogers

Good Dame
as Elmer Spicer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Muff Potter

These Three
as Taxi Driver

Northwest Passage
as 'Hunk' Marriner

How the West Was Won
as Col. Jeb Hawkins

Red River
as 'Groot' Nadine
Career Timeline
1997
1970
1969
1968
1967
1962
1957
1956
1955
1954
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1946
1943
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Station Agent
Metropolitan
as Grandpa
Barbary Coast
as Old Atrocity
She Couldn't Take It
as Peddler
We're in the Money
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)
The Perfect Tribute
as Stone Cutter (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as 'Legs' Garnett
Lady Tubbs
as Joseph
Party Wire
as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
as Peasant (uncredited)
West Point of the Air
as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage
The Wedding Night
as Bill Jenkins
Restless Knights
as Father (uncredited)
Law Beyond the Range
as Abner
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Milkman (uncredited)
Northern Frontier
as Stuttering Cook
Brick-a-Brac
as Lem
Helldorado
as Pete
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)
1934
Prescott Kid
as Zeke - Stage Driver
Cheating Cheaters
as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)
There's Always Tomorrow
as Auto mechanic
Great Expectations
as Prisoner on Ship
Gridiron Flash
as Proprietor of Java Joe's
Death on the Diamond
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Clifford (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Clifford
Murder in the Private Car
as Switchman (uncredited)
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Roscoe (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
as Radio Announcer
Woman Haters
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man
Riptide
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Good Dame
as Elmer Spicer
George White's Scandals
as Hick (uncredited)
The Poor Rich
as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)
Radio Dough
as Drunk Customer (uncredited)
Beloved
as Stuttering Boarder
Cross Country Cruise
as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)
Fugitive Lovers
as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
1933
King for a Night
as Soda Jerk
The Invisible Man
as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)
My Woman
as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)
Curtain at Eight
as Backstage Detective [extra]
Saturday's Millions
as Reporter
Golden Harvest
as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)
Sailor Beware!
as Stuttering Thief
Sensation Hunters
as Stuttering Waiter
One Year Later
as Man Chuckling at Train Station
Strange People
as The Radio Repairman
The Phantom of the Air
as 'Skid' (uncredited)
The Big Cage
as Ticket Taker
Lucky Dog
as Drunk #2
The Rustler's Roundup
as Walt (uncredited)
Girl Missing
as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)
Goldie Gets Along
as Stuttering Waiter
Man Of Action
as Cashier Summers
1932
Manhattan Tower
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
Women Won't Tell
as Man in Junkyard
Once in a Lifetime
as Lighting Technician (uncredited)
The All-American
as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)
The Fourth Horseman
as Toothless Town Drunk
The Iceman's Ball
as Officer Dugan
Cornered
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Speed Madness
as Joe
Two-Fisted Law
as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff
Miss Pinkerton
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Scandal for Sale
as Newspaperman
The Airmail Mystery
as Holly
The Impatient Maiden
as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
as Sheriff Lew Collins
Law and Order
as Lanky Smith (uncredited)
The Unexpected Father
as Sailor (uncredited)
1931
1930
See America Thirst
as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
Little Accident
as Milkman (uncredited)
King of Jazz
as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Dames Ahoy
as Side Show Barker
1929
The Shannons of Broadway
as Hez
The Long, Long Trail
as Skinny Rawlins
The Last Performance
as Clown (uncredited)
One Hysterical Night
as Paul Revere
Flight
as Marine Pilot
His Lucky Day
as Road House Thug (uncredited)
The Lariat Kid
as Pat O'Shea
Smilin' Guns
as Ranch Foreman
1927
Hot Heels
as Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)
A Fighting Finish
as Student
Blake of Scotland Yard
as Henchman (uncredited)
Alias The Deacon
as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink
The Ridin' Rowdy
Role unknown
Sensation Seekers
as Below Deck Yacht Crewman
Tearin' Into Trouble
as Billy Martin
Flashing Oars
as Hula Hula Hut Customer