| Walter Brennan Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 11½ in |
| Weight | 76 kg |
| Date of Birth | July 25, 1894 |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Walter Brennan was an American actor and singer who is very well-known for his work in Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), The Westerner (1940), and Sergeant York (1941). He appeared in more than 230 films and television shows during his career.
Born Name
Walter Andrew Brennan
Nick Name
Walter
Age
Walter Brennan was born on July 25, 1894.
Died
Walter Brennan died on September 21, 1974, at the age of 80, in Oxnard, California, United States due to emphysema.
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality
Education
Walter attended Rindge Technical High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Occupation
Singer, Actor
Family
- Father – William John Brennan (Engineer, Inventor)
- Mother – Margaret Elizabeth (Flanagan)
- Others – Dixon McCully Lademan (Son-In-Law) (Captain in the U.S. Navy in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War), Florence Irene (Whitman) Brennan (Sister-In-Law)
Genre
Country, Pop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Unsigned
Net Worth
Walter Brennan’s net worth was $10,000,000 according to ‘Celebrity Net Worth’.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 11½ in or 181.5 cm
Weight
76 kg or 167.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Walter was married to –
- Ruth Caroline Wells (1920-1974) – Brennan tied the knot with Ruth Caroline Wells in 1920, with whom he had three children named Arthur, Walter, and Ruth.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Walter had Irish ancestry on his father’s side and English ancestry on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown (Natural)
With increasing age, his hair had turned salt & pepper.
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
His “distinctively reedy, high-pitched voice”
Religion
Christianity
Brennan was a Roman Catholic.
Walter Brennan Facts
- He was born less than two miles from his family’s home located in Swampscott, Massachusetts.
- Initially, Brennan had been working as a bank clerk. During that time, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and even served as a private with the 101st Field Artillery Regiment in France during World War I. Then, he went on to serve two years in France. At the time, he suffered from vocal cord damage from exposure to mustard gas.
- He made his debut feature film appearance as a performer in Watch Your Wife in 1926.
- Walter’s appearances in Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), and The Westerner (1940) earned him an Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actor”. He was one of three male actors to win three Academy Awards and the only one to win three awards in the supporting actor category.
- His noteworthy film appearances include To Have and Have Not (1944), My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), and Rio Bravo (1959).
- After the war ended, Brennan began working as a financial reporter for a newspaper in Boston. Then, he went on to become a successful real estate agent but suffered a huge loss during the 1925 real estate slump.
- Upon facing a huge dip in his finances, he started working as an extra in films at Universal Studios in 1925 and was being paid $7.50 [equivalent to $125.00 in 2022] a day. Some of his early film appearances include Webs of Steel (1925), Lorraine of the Lions (1925), The Calgary Stampede (1925), The Ice Flood (1926), Spangles (1926), Tearin’ Into Trouble (1927), Blake of Scotland Yard (1927) (a serial), Hot Heels (1927), and Painting the Town (1928).
- Brennan got his first break in producer Sam Goldwyn’s The Wedding Night (1935).
- Towards his last years, he had been residing in Moorpark in Ventura County, California.
- After his death, his remains were laid to rest in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles.
- Brennan was a conservative Republican.
- He was given a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the past. Also, Walter was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in 1970.
- Over the years, Walter had released various singles including Old Rivers and Tribute to a Dog to name a few.
Featured Image By ABC Television (ABC Photo); Bath & Wiener-photographer / Wikimedia / Public Domain
Walter Brennan hair color turned gray and eye color was hazel