Today, we remember actor Walter Brennan on his birthday. The three-time Academy Award winner for best-supporting actor (Come and Get it, The Westerner, and Kentucky) was born in Lyn, Mass. on this day in 1894. He had too many memorable roles to even list here like Rio Bravo, Red River, Pride of the Yankees, and the popular TV series The Real McCoys. Brennan always looked older than he actually was and used this to great effect in many of his roles. He appeared in four Three Stooges shorts. He ad

Walter Brennan (1894–1974) was an American character actor and the first person in history to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor — a milestone he achieved early in his career, long before many legends earned even one. After losing most of his teeth in a 1932 on-set accident, he used the ability to remove his dentures to transform himself into older, rougher characters, even while still in his 40s. His popularity was so great that studios often rewrote scripts just to give him more lines.

Walter Brennan 1962 - Old Rivers | 60s Around Sounds Music