Brandon De Wilde

Brandon De Wilde

  • Birthday: 4/9/1942
  • Deathday: 7/6/1972
  • Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: Brandon de Wilde, Brandon deWilde, Брендон Де Уайлд, André Brandon deWilde

Biography

Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an American theatre and film actor. He was born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn. Debuting on Broadway at the age of 7, De Wilde became a national phenomenon by the time he completed his 492 performances for The Member of the Wedding and was considered a child prodigy. Before the age of 12 he had become the first child actor awarded the Donaldson Award, filmed his role in The Member of the Wedding, starred in his most memorable film role as Joey Starrett in the film Shane (1953), been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, starred in his own sitcom television series Jamie on ABC and became a household name making numerous radio and TV appearances before being featured on the cover of Life magazine on March 10, 1952, for his second Broadway outing Mrs. McThing. Into adulthood, additional plays, movies and TV appearances followed before his death at age 30 in a motor vehicle accident in Colorado, on July 6, 1972. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon De Wilde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Shane
Release date: 4/23/1953

Shane

Role(s): Joey Starrett

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Hud
Release date: 5/28/1963

Hud

Role(s): Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon

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Night Passage
Release date: 7/24/1957

Night Passage

Role(s): Joey Adams

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Those Calloways
Release date: 1/28/1965

Those Calloways

Role(s): Bucky Calloway

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In Harm's Way
Release date: 4/6/1965

In Harm's Way

Role(s): Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey

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