- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 9, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- July 6, 1972
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…
Filmography
movieWild in the Sky
1972 · Josh
tvNight Gallery
1970 · Johnson
movieThe Deserter
1970 · Ferguson
tvThe Young Rebels
1970 · Nathan Hale
tvLove, American Style
1969 · Jimmy Devlin
tvJourney to the Unknown
1968 · Alec George Worthing
tvHawaii Five-O
1968 · Arnold Potter
tvThe Name of the Game
1968 · Bobby Currier
movieThe Trip
1967 · Extra (uncredited)
tvIronside
1967
tvABC Stage 67
1966 · Carl Boyer
movieThe Tenderfoot
1966 · Jim Tevis
movieIn Harm's Way
1965 · Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
movieThose Calloways
1964 · Bucky Calloway
tvThe Tenderfoot
1964 · Jim Tevis
tv12 O'Clock High
1964 · Cpl. Ross Lawrence
The Greatest Show on Earth
tvThe Greatest Show on Earth
1963 · Vic Hawkins
movieA Gathering of Eagles
1963 · Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)
movieHud
1963 · Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
tvCombat!
1962 · Wilder
tvThe Nurses
1962 · Paul Marker
tvThe Virginian
1962 · James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty, Rem Garvey, Walt Bradbury
movieAll Fall Down
1962 · Clinton Willart
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1961
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Roger Bailey Jr.
tvThriller
1960 · Timothy Branner
movieBlue Denim
1959 · Arthur Bartley
movieThe Missouri Traveler
1958 · Byron Turner
tvWagon Train
1957 · Daniel Morgan Benedict III, Mark Miner
movieNight Passage
1957 · Joey Adams
movieGood-bye, My Lady
1956 · Skeeter Jackson
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Hugo
tvClimax!
1954 · Robbie Eunson, Tip Malone
Jamie
tvJamie
1953 · Jamie McHummer
movieShane
1953 · Joey Starrett
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieThe Member of the Wedding
1952 · John Henry
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self