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person_profile-Brandon De Wilde

Brandon De Wilde Died at age: 30

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Brandon De Wilde

Date of Birth:

Apr 09, 1942

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jul 06, 1972

Biography of

Brandon De Wilde

    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.

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Filmography of

Brandon De Wilde

Found 16 Movies in total

... 1985

Wild in the Sky

Josh ( Actor )

... 1972

The Deserter

Ferguson ( Actor )

... 1970

The Trip

Extra (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1967

In Harm's Way

Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey ( Actor )

... 1965

Those Calloways

Bucky Calloway ( Actor )

... 1965

The Tenderfoot

Jim Tevis ( Actor )

... 1964

A Gathering of Eagles

Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1963

Hud

Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon ( Actor )

... 1963

All Fall Down

Clinton Willart ( Actor )

... 1962

Blue Denim

Arthur Bartley ( Actor )

... 1959

The Missouri Traveler

Byron Turner ( Actor )

... 1958

Night Passage

Joey Adams ( Actor )

... 1957

Good-bye, My Lady

Skeeter Jackson ( Actor )

... 1956

Shane

Joey Starrett ( Actor )

... 1953

The Member of the Wedding

John Henry ( Actor )

... 1952