person

Brandon De Wilde

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-04-09

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brandon De Wilde

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.

Also Known For

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Shane

Apr 23, 1953

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Hud

May 28, 1963

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Night Passage

Jul 24, 1957

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Those Calloways

Nov 10, 1964

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In Harm's Way

Apr 06, 1965

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The Tenderfoot

Nov 08, 1964

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The Member of the Wedding

Dec 25, 1952

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All Fall Down

Apr 06, 1962

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Blue Denim

Jul 30, 1959

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64

The Missouri Traveler

Jan 21, 1958

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Wild in the Sky

Mar 01, 1972

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77

Good-bye, My Lady

May 12, 1956

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60

The Deserter

Dec 04, 1970

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56

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Mar 03, 1985

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54

A Gathering of Eagles

Jun 21, 1963

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57

The Trip

Aug 23, 1967

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68

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Sep 10, 1950

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71

Hawaii Five-O

Sep 20, 1968

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76

Combat!

Oct 02, 1962

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78

Night Gallery

Dec 16, 1970

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68

The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948

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68

Ironside

Mar 28, 1967

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77

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Oct 02, 1955

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50

The Greatest Show on Earth

Sep 17, 1963

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65

The Virginian

Sep 19, 1962

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64

Thriller

Sep 13, 1960

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63

Journey to the Unknown

Sep 26, 1968

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50

The Nurses

Sep 27, 1962

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65

The Virginian

Sep 19, 1962

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72

12 O'Clock High

Sep 18, 1964

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60

Insight

Oct 02, 1960

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65

The Virginian

Sep 19, 1962

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45

The Young Rebels

Sep 20, 1970

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32

Climax!

Oct 07, 1954

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62

The Philco Television Playhouse

Oct 03, 1948

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62

ABC Stage 67

Sep 14, 1966

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80

The Wonderful World of Disney

Sep 24, 1961

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62

The Defenders

Sep 16, 1961

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71

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

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NA

Jamie

Oct 05, 1953

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68

The Name of the Game

Sep 20, 1968

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60

Love, American Style

Sep 29, 1969

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32

Climax!

Oct 07, 1954

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63

Wagon Train

Sep 18, 1957

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Wagon Train

Sep 18, 1957

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69

What's My Line?

Feb 02, 1950