Brennan continued to appear in films and other tv shows during the series run such as. Walter brennan list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Destiny of the real mccoys cast after the show finale. With fast paced, wellwrittten stories and high production values, the guns of will sonnett was one of the most underrated western television shows of all time. In that show, brennan played the title character, a savvy grandfather searching with his grandson dack rambo for the boys estranged father. Walter brennan, born july 25, 1894, lynn, massachusetts, u. The 20 best classic tv western series from the 50s and 60s. The picture was slightly modified midstream to incorporate the song mule train, which became a massive hit for a slew of singers. In many ways the most successful and familiar character actor of american sound films and the only actor to date to win three oscars for best supporting actor, walter brennan attended college in cambridge, massachusetts, studying engineering.
Walter brennan starred and costarred in so many things including red river and rio bravo with john wayne. Crenna then joined the cast of the comedy series, the real mccoys, as luke mccoy alongside veteran actor walter brennan, who played grandpa amos mccoy. When the our miss brooks tv series was canceled in 1957, crenna was searching for a new series to showcase his talent. All of the tv programs that had walter brennan in the cast are featured here. The guns of will sonnett western series wiki fandom. In the early 1880s, harden is brought into beans courtroombar in vinegarroon, texas, as a horse thief, and is sentenced to hang. Walter brennan born 1894 died 1974 was a threetime academy award winning actor. He appeared in some of the greatest westerns ever made. Walter brennan may have had a prominent role in these shows, but this list also includes shows where walter brennan had a guest starring role or cameo appearance. He won three academy awards for best supporting actor for his performance in come and get it 1936, kentucky 1936, and the westerner 1940. Excavalry scout and gunfighter will sonnett and his grandson, jeff, search the west for wills son and jeffs father jim sonnett, a former lawman and gunslinger, who has avoided seeing his son in order to keep him away from the assortment of killers and bounty hunters who are after him.
He is remembered as one of the premier character actors in motion picture history. Walter andrew brennan july 25, 1894 september 21, 1974 was a threetime academy award winning american actor. Walter brennan who entered the world on july 25, 1894, in lynn, mass. Massachusettsborn walter brennan was one of the more famous actors of his time with three oscar award wins for best supporting actor. Walter andrew brennan july 25, 1894 september 21, 1974 was an american acto r who won the academy award for best supporting actor in 1936, 1938, and 1940, making him one of only three male actors to win three academy awards. The series starred veteran character actor walter brennan as will sonnett, and dack rambo. Walter brennan is an actor who made appearances in several western series. He went on to star in two additional tv series, tycoon 1964 and the guns of will. The wild blue yonder 1951 was a nonwestern, a war film. The forsaken westerns lucky tv shows full episodes. While in school he became interested in acting and performed in school plays.
Starring the legendary actor walter brennan as will sonnett and dack rambo as jeff, the guns of will sonnett aired for only two seasons. The brush roper western tv series episode starring walter brennan, lee aaker from the rin tin tin tv series, edgar buchanan and chuck connors. His role in the 1936 film come and get it won him his first academy award for best supporting actor, won two more and had one nomination for the same award in the same category. A son along with his grandfather set out to find his gunfighter father. Walter brennan, american character actor, best known for his portrayals of western. The legendary actor was named walter andrew brennan at birth and is the second out of three children by his parents. Walter andrew brennan was born in lynn, massachusetts, less than two miles from his familys home in. Can anyone tell me why walter brennan walked with such pronounced limp. No, walter brennan in his role as grandpa amos mccoy did not actually have a reallife limp. Han kom till hollywood 1923, dar han fick arbete som stuntman. Seems like he would limp worse in some movies and less in others. Walter brennan is best known for his role as stumpy in the western movie rio bravo 1959. Kathleen nolan was cast as his young wife, kate mccoy. John wayne, montgomery clift, joanne dru, walter brennan.
He later cofounded brennan productions and starred in the series shoot. In 1957 he became a tv star when he was cast as mulish west virginia. He rose to prominence especially during the 1930s to 1950s, having played in films such as come and get it, kentucky, the westerner, meet john doe, sergeant york, the pride of the yankees, my darling clementine, rio bravo, how the west was won, and so many. Walter brennan character actor in many hollywood movies, also appeared in the tv series the real mccoys, won three best supporting actor oscar awards which is still the record as of he died on july 1974 at the age of 79 rembmer walter brennan in all those westerns. Ap veteran actor walter brennan, who won three academy awards, died tonight after a long battle with emphysema. Brennan specialized in playing cantankerous old men. Walter andrew brennan july 25, 1894 september 21, 1974 was an american actor. Walter brennan gives a superb performance in the role of a basically unsympathetic character judge roy bean, the law west of the pecos, and gary cooper does well as his friend cole harden. The guns of will sonnett 50 episodes ride the long trail season 1, episode 1, a bell for jeff sonnett season 1, episode 2, a grave. It had originally been the hope of walter brennan and his family that he would follow in the footsteps of his father, an engineer. Walter brennan silent westerns wiki fandom powered by. The guns of will sonnett western tv show westerns theater. When brennan returned to television, it was in the abc western series the guns of will sonnett, produced by aaron spelling with danny thomas as executive producer.
His other series were, the tycoon 1964 and the guns of will sonnet 19671969. Walter brennan kom att bli en av filmens mest mangsidiga skadespelare och medverkade i mer an. Walter brennan celebrity profile check out the latest walter brennan photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I killed wild bill hickok 1956 shoot out at big sag 1962 dvd.
Did walter brennan actually have a limp when he walked. With fast paced, wellwritten stories and high production values, the guns of will sonnett was one of the most underrated western television shows of all time. He was the only performer to win three academy awards for best supporting actor. More on the great hollywood character actor walter brennan read more about his early career beginnings here. This aaron spelling western followed grandfather will sonnett brennan and his grandson jeff dack rambo in search of the boys pa known as a nogood gunslinger named jim sonnett rarely seen jason evers because of a crime he didnt commit. The real mccoys grampa amos mccoy 202 episodes 1962 how the west was won col. The actionpacked, science fiction western started in 1965. Brennan was born in lynn, massachusetts, less than two miles from his familys home in swampscott, massachusetts. With walter brennan, dack rambo, jason evers, chuck horne. The guns of will sonnett was notable for being one of super producer aaron spellings first television series as an independent producer, and series star walter brennan s last as lead. In reality he had much vaster range he played all sorts of roles and was a three time. Walter brennan biography facts, childhood, family life. Walter andrew brennan july 25, 1894 september 21, 1974 was an american actor and. Walter brennan was a muchloved and muchoscared character actor in american movies of the 1930s through 1960s.
He also starred in disney productions fantasy film gnomemobile 1967 and the one and only, genuine, original family band 1968. The guns of will sonnett was a popular tv series of 2 seasons that ran from 1967 to 1969. Walter brennan western series wiki fandom powered by wikia. There are 50 color half hour episodes of this wonderful western tv series show. Springsteen starring vaughn monroe, ella raines, walter brennan, ward bond, jeff corey, barry kelley. See more ideas about western movies, old movies and movie stars. The guns of will sonnett western tv show westerns tv. Margaret elizabeth and william john brennan who earns a living as an inventor. He also had a role in the western tv series trackdown.
In all, brennan appeared in more than 230 film and television roles during a. I often thought it was just a character thing for the movies but a while back one of the cable stations ran his old television series, the mccoys, and he had the limp there also. Brennan had already worked in vaudeville when he enlisted at age 22 to serve in world war i. Walter brennan full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Cast walter brennan as will sonnett, dack rambo as jeff sonnett, jason evers as james sonnett. The guns of will sonnett is a western television series set in the. He is probably best known for his role as will sonnett in the guns of will sonnett. Brennan starred as grandpa amos mccoy on the television series the real mccoys from 1957 to 1963. Walter brennan was born on the 25th of july 1894 in lynn, massachusetts, a few miles from the brennan family home located in swampscott, massachusetts.
In the 1950s, he starred in the abcs television series the real. The forsaken westerns the brush roper tv shows full. This is a western episode of a anthology series from 1953. His specialty was crankybutgoodhearted sidekicks, uncles, bosses and doctors, all played with his distinctively scratchy and often exasperated voice. It continued for four seasons and had 104 episodes. For better or worse, brennan is chiefly remembered today almost exclusively as a gimpy, toothless, grizzled old western sidekick.