- Films
- 95
- Avg rating
- 7.00
- Peak run
- 1941’43
- Oscar wins
- 3 of 4
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Walter by the numbers
Average
7.00
48 rated films
Vote weighted
7.06
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.55
rating spread
Career
42y
1928 to 1969
Total votes
498K
across every film
Best
7.9
Rio Bravo
Worst
7.1
The Far Country
Newest first
Filmography
| 1969 |  Support Your Local Sheriff! | Pa Danby | 7.4 | 14,882 |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | · | · | 308 |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | Grandpa Bower | 6.3 | 1,175 |
| 1967 | Who's Minding the Mint? | Pop Gillis | 7.0 | 1,507 |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile | D.J. Mulrooney | 6.5 | 2,698 |
| 1966 | The Oscar | · | 5.3 | 1,627 |
| 1965 | Those Calloways | Alf Simes | · | 944 |
| 1962 |  How the West Was Won | · | 7.1 | 25,929 |
| 1959 |  Rio Bravo | Stumpy | 7.9 | 74,588 |
| 1957 | Tammy and the Bachelor | Grandpa | 6.9 | 2,992 |
| 1956 | The Proud Ones | Jake | 6.9 | 1,899 |
| 1956 | Good-bye, My Lady | Uncle Jesse Jackson | 7.2 | 1,192 |
| 1956 | Come Next Spring | Jeffrey Storys | · | 792 |
| 1956 | Glory | Ned Otis | · | 277 |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Doc Lacy | · | 732 |
| 1955 |  Bad Day at Black Rock | Doc Velie | 7.6 | 27,187 |
| 1954 | Drums Across the River | Sam Brannon | 6.2 | 1,270 |
| 1954 |  The Far Country | Ben Tatum | 7.1 | 9,690 |
| 1954 | Four Guns to the Border | Simon Bhumer | · | 635 |
| 1952 | Lure of the Wilderness | Jim Harper | · | 469 |
Better together?
Walter Brennan's regulars
- Howard HawksDirector and actor · 6 films · 7.43 avg▲+0.38
- Gary CooperCo-star · 6 films · 7.22 avg▲+0.31
- Joel McCreaCo-star · 4 films · 6.75 avg▼−0.14
- Natalie WoodCo-star · 3 films
- Charlotte GreenwoodCo-star · 3 films
- Robert RyanCo-star · 3 films · 7.25 avg▲+0.34
- Spencer TracyCo-star · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.23
- John WayneCo-star · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.45
- Virginia MayoCo-star · 3 films · 6.83 avg●+0.04
- David ButlerDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.80 avg●+0.02
- Anne BaxterCo-star · 3 films · 6.45 avg▼−0.52
- Ward BondCo-star · 3 films · 6.00 avg▼−1.00
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Howard Hawks and Walter Brennan movies · Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan movies · Walter Brennan and Joel McCrea movies · Natalie Wood and Walter Brennan movies
Takes
On Walter Brennan
4 nominations, 3 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1942Walter Brennan
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1941Walter Brennan
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1939Walter Brennan
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1937Walter Brennan
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.