
Walter Brennan
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
25 Jul 1894
Age
132 Years
Born In
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Total Projects
237
Years Active
75 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), and The Westerner (1940), making him one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards. Brennan was also nominated for his performance...
Known For
Filmography

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Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)

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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)

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Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)

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La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
as 'Stumpy' (archive footage)

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Smoke In The Wind
Smoke In The Wind
as H. P. Kingman

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Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
as Benjamin Morgan

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)

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Two for the Money
Two for the Money
as Cody Guilford

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The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Silky O'Sullivan

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Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones

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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as Nash Crawford

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The Young Country
The Young Country
as Sheriff Matt Fenley

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To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love
as Andy Pruitt

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The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang
as Nash Crawford

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Support Your Local Sheriff!
Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Pa Danby

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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self

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The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Grandpa Bower

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The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)

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Who's Minding the Mint?
Who's Minding the Mint?
as Pop Gillis

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The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Will Sonnett

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The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile
as D.J. Mulrooney / Knobby

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Project XX: End of the Trail
Project XX: End of the Trail
as Self - Narrator

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The Oscar
The Oscar
as Quentin

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The Shooting of Dan McGrew
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
as Narrator

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Those Calloways
Those Calloways
as Alf Simes

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How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as Jeb Hawkins

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The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

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Shootout at Big Sag
Shootout at Big Sag
as 'Preacher' Hawker

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Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
as Stumpy

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The Western: A Lost TV Special
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self

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The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys
as Amos McCoy

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God Is My Partner
God Is My Partner
as Dr. Charles Grayson

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Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor
as John Dinwitty

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The Way to the Gold
The Way to the Gold
as Uncle George Williams

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Armored Attack!
Armored Attack!
as Karp

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Joe

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff John Larson

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The Ford Show
The Ford Show
as Self

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The Proud Ones
The Proud Ones
as Jake

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Good-bye, My Lady
Good-bye, My Lady
as Uncle Jesse Jackson

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Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring
as Jeffrey Storys

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Glory
Glory
as Ned Otis

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At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint
as Doc Lacy

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The Brush Roper
The Brush Roper
as Grandpa Atkins

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Man on a Bus
Man on a Bus
as Saul

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Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Doc T.R. Velie Jr.

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Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border
as Simon Bhumer

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The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show
as Self

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Drums Across the River
Drums Across the River
as Sam Brannon

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The Far Country
The Far Country
as Ben Tatum

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Sea of Lost Ships
Sea of Lost Ships
as C.P.O 'Chief' O'Malley

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The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

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The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
as Duffy

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Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Link Morley

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This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
as Self

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Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
as Jim Harper

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Return of the Texan
Return of the Texan
as Grandpa Firth Crockett

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The Wild Blue Yonder
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Maj. Gen. Wolfe

tv
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Ezra Jenkins

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Simmons AKA Mr. Ears

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

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Best of the Badmen
Best of the Badmen
as 'Doc' Butcher

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Along the Great Divide
Along the Great Divide
as Timothy 'Pop' Keith

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Self - Intermission Guest

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Surrender
Surrender
as Sheriff Bill Howard

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The Showdown
The Showdown
as Cap MacKellar

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Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Rimrock

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A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Terence Sweeny

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Singing Guns
Singing Guns
as Dr. Jonathan Mark

tv
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest

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Task Force
Task Force
as Pete Richard

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Brimstone
Brimstone
as Pop Courteen

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The Green Promise
The Green Promise
as Mr. Matthews

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Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
as Kris Barden

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Red River
Red River
as 'Groot' Nadine

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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Tony Maule

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Driftwood
Driftwood
as Murph

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Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever
as Pop Gruber

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My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
as Old Man Clanton

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Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer
as Jesse Rogers

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A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
as Eben Folger

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Dakota
Dakota
as Bounce of the Riverbird

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The Princess and the Pirate
The Princess and the Pirate
as Featherhead

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To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not
as Eddie

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Home in Indiana
Home in Indiana
as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt

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The North Star
The North Star
as Karp

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The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
as George, Mailman

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Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
as Prof. Stephen Novotny

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Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous
as Cornelius Burden

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Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson

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The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
as Sam Blake

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Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine
as Grandpa

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Swamp Water
Swamp Water
as Tom Keefer

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Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Sergeant York
Sergeant York
as Pastor Rosier Pile

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This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine
as Captain Jonathan Thorne

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Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
as The Colonel

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Nice Girl?
Nice Girl?
as Hector Titus

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The Westerner
The Westerner
as Judge Roy Bean

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Maryland
Maryland
as William P. Stewart

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Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
as 'Hunk' Marriner

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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Jim

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Stanley and Livingstone
Stanley and Livingstone
as Jeff Slocum

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They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
as Professor Lawson

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Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty
as Ezra Peavey (edited from 'The Buccaneer')

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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Walter

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Kentucky
Kentucky
as Peter Goodwin

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The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Sugar

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The Texans
The Texans
as Chuckawalla

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Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Ossian Popham

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Muff Potter

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The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
as Ezra Peavey

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Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly
as Gramp 'Hercules' Flynn

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Affairs of Cappy Ricks
Affairs of Cappy Ricks
as Cappy Ricks

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When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young
as Uncle Hugo

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She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous
as 'Oats'

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Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
as Newt Holley

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Come and Get It
Come and Get It
as Swan Bostrom

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Fury
Fury
as Bugs Meyers

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The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home
as Lem

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These Three
These Three
as Taxi Driver

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Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
as Samuel 'Gus' Barton

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Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Station Agent

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Metropolitan
Metropolitan
as Grandpa

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Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
as Old Atrocity

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She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
as Peddler

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We're in the Money
We're in the Money
as Wedding Witness (uncredited)

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The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute
as Stone Cutter (uncredited)

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Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as 'Legs' Garnett

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Lady Tubbs
Lady Tubbs
as Joseph

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Party Wire
Party Wire
as Paul - Railroad Telegrapher (uncredited)

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Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
as Peasant (uncredited)

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West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air
as Soldier at Kelly's Wreckage

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The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night
as Bill Jenkins

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Restless Knights
Restless Knights
as Father (uncredited)

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Law Beyond the Range
Law Beyond the Range
as Abner

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Milkman (uncredited)

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Northern Frontier
Northern Frontier
as Stuttering Cook

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Brick-a-Brac
Brick-a-Brac
as Lem

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Helldorado
Helldorado
as Pete

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Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Reporter on Ship (uncredited)

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The Prescott Kid
The Prescott Kid
as Zeke - Stage Driver

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Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters
as Ship's Telegrapher (uncredited)

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There's Always Tomorrow
There's Always Tomorrow
as Auto mechanic

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Great Expectations
Great Expectations
as Prisoner on Ship

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Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash
as Proprietor of Java Joe's

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Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond
as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

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Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Clifford (uncredited)

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Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Clifford

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Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car
as Switchman (uncredited)

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The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Roscoe (uncredited)

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Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
as Radio Announcer

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Woman Haters
Woman Haters
as Train Conductor (uncredited)

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I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World
as Otto - Bicycle Repair Man

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Uncertain Lady
Uncertain Lady
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

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Riptide
Riptide
as Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Good Dame
Good Dame
as Elmer Spicer

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George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals
as Hick (uncredited)

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The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
as Dr. Johnson the Coroner (uncredited)

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Radio Dough
Radio Dough
as Drunk Customer (uncredited)

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Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley
as Farmer Hiram

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Beloved
Beloved
as Stuttering Boarder

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Cross Country Cruise
Cross Country Cruise
as Niagara Falls Boatman (Uncredited)

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Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers
as 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)

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King for a Night
King for a Night
as Soda Jerk

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The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
as Bicycle Owner (uncredited)

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My Woman
My Woman
as Auditioning Man Who Does Animal Sounds (Uncredited)

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Curtain at Eight
Curtain at Eight
as Backstage Detective [extra]

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Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions
as Reporter

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Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest
as Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)

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Sailor Beware!
Sailor Beware!
as Stuttering Thief

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Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters
as Stuttering Waiter

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One Year Later
One Year Later
as Man Chuckling at Train Station

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Strange People
Strange People
as The Radio Repairman

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The Phantom of the Air
The Phantom of the Air
as 'Skid' (uncredited)

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The Big Cage
The Big Cage
as Ticket Taker

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Lucky Dog
Lucky Dog
as Drunk #2

movie
The Rustler's Roundup
The Rustler's Roundup
as Walt (uncredited)

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Girl Missing
Girl Missing
as Joe, Garage Attendant (Uncredited)

movie
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
as Counterman at Jewel Diner (uncredited)

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Goldie Gets Along
Goldie Gets Along
as Stuttering Waiter

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Man Of Action
Man Of Action
as Cashier Summers

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Manhattan Tower
Manhattan Tower
as Mechanic (uncredited)

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Afraid to Talk
Afraid to Talk
as Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)

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Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell
as Man in Junkyard

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Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
as Lighting Technician (uncredited)

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The All-American
The All-American
as News Commentator at Game (uncredited)

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The Fourth Horseman
The Fourth Horseman
as Toothless Town Drunk

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The Iceman's Ball
The Iceman's Ball
as Officer Dugan

movie
Cornered
Cornered
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

movie
Speed Madness
Speed Madness
as Joe

movie
Two-Fisted Law
Two-Fisted Law
as Bendix the Deputy Sheriff

movie
Miss Pinkerton
Miss Pinkerton
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

movie
Scandal for Sale
Scandal for Sale
as Newspaperman

movie
The Airmail Mystery
The Airmail Mystery
as Holly

movie
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
as Cigar Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

movie
Texas Cyclone
Texas Cyclone
as Sheriff Lew Collins

movie
Law and Order
Law and Order
as Lanky Smith (uncredited)

movie
The Unexpected Father
The Unexpected Father
as Sailor (uncredited)

movie
A House Divided
A House Divided
as Musician (uncredited)

movie
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Scratch-As-Catch-Can

movie
Neck and Neck
Neck and Neck
as Hector

movie
Is There Justice?
Is There Justice?
as Rollins

movie
Grief Street
Grief Street
as Walt

movie
Honeymoon Lane
Honeymoon Lane
as Driver

movie
Heroes of the Flames
Heroes of the Flames
as Bit Part

movie
Many a Slip
Many a Slip
as Minor Role (uncredited)

movie
See America Thirst
See America Thirst
as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)

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Little Accident
Little Accident
as Milkman (uncredited)

movie
King of Jazz
King of Jazz
as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')

movie
Dames Ahoy
Dames Ahoy
as Side Show Barker

movie
The Shannons of Broadway
The Shannons of Broadway
as Hez

movie
The Long, Long Trail
The Long, Long Trail
as Skinny Rawlins

movie
The Last Performance
The Last Performance
as Clown (uncredited)

movie
One Hysterical Night
One Hysterical Night
as Paul Revere

movie
Flight
Flight
as Marine Pilot

movie
Flying High
Flying High
as Kidnapper

movie
His Lucky Day
His Lucky Day
as Road House Thug (uncredited)

movie
The Lariat Kid
The Lariat Kid
as Pat O'Shea

movie
Smilin' Guns
Smilin' Guns
as Ranch Foreman

movie
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City
as Man at Police Station

movie
The Michigan Kid
The Michigan Kid
as Minor Role (uncredited)

movie
The Ballyhoo Buster
The Ballyhoo Buster

movie
Hot Heels
Hot Heels
as Pool Hall Habitant (uncredited)

movie
A Fighting Finish
A Fighting Finish
as Student

movie
Blake of Scotland Yard
Blake of Scotland Yard
as Henchman (uncredited)

movie
Alias The Deacon
Alias The Deacon
as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink

movie
The Ridin' Rowdy
The Ridin' Rowdy

movie
Sensation Seekers
Sensation Seekers
as Below Deck Yacht Crewman

movie
Tearin' Into Trouble
Tearin' Into Trouble
as Billy Martin

movie
Flashing Oars
Flashing Oars
as Hula Hula Hut Customer

movie
Spangles
Spangles
as Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

movie
Watch Your Wife
Watch Your Wife

movie
The Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede
as Racing Spectator in Grandstand at Rodeo (uncredited)

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Lorraine of the Lions
Lorraine of the Lions
as Minor Role (uncredited)

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Webs of Steel