Beginning with some pre-Oscar footage with John West, Glen Ford and Eleanor Powell on the red carpet, three-time Oscar winner Walter Brennan (the first Best Supporting Actor winner) is this week's star on This Is Your Life.
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@alvaalgood93932 жыл бұрын
I met Walter Brennen in His motel Joseph, Oregon. I went to the office to check in and to check the fire extinguisher's for their maintenance. I introduced myself to him and we enjoyed a very good visit.
@travels129 Жыл бұрын
Absolute ledgend mighty actor
@vaec58 Жыл бұрын
Great show! What a treat to see Mr.Brennan!
@brendakempf186 Жыл бұрын
Always a fan of Walter Brennan.
@rayrobbins46255 жыл бұрын
Mr. Brennan has been my favorite actor and person for 60 years. And his song Ol' Rivers is one of my favorites. RIP .
@rinobetti49153 жыл бұрын
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@mermaidgirl92327 ай бұрын
I think this is one of the best This is Your Life show I’ve ever seen.
@drsssssssss Жыл бұрын
Good to hear his real voice.
@beckylawler27685 жыл бұрын
I wish Walter Brennan understood how heartwarming it was to all of little folks to know that he once hit hard times. Not that we would wish that on him, but that he gives inspiration that there is hope for all who are having a hard time. ❤
@musajohnathan9343 жыл бұрын
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@matiasfisher6763 жыл бұрын
@Musa Johnathan instablaster ;)
@redcauthen771 Жыл бұрын
There was an old black man back in Frazier Park, Tn. That I knew, and this song reminds me of the many times I visited with him and listen to his stories & wisdom. I think I was around 10 or 11 years old😢😊
@nuwavedave3 жыл бұрын
What a kick! Walter Brennan was a pistol as a character actor. God bless him!
@Gerlad97011 ай бұрын
This site is a treasure as it's one of the few that doesnt have a stupid counter on screen destroying the video.
@hardlines42 жыл бұрын
What a great show and a great era to be in!
@Michelles2222 жыл бұрын
Wow...that was beautiful. Made me cry. Ole Stumpy! Rip
@vernt45833 жыл бұрын
Real people and the way it was back then!! He’s such a sincere man!!!! Love him singing old river
@stratplayr69972 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing all of his family come out, especially the grandkids who all gave him big hugs!
@jakewhitney98202 жыл бұрын
Actors back then had a helluva lot more humility. And they were better actors.
@Johnnycdrums Жыл бұрын
"And you got a little shot of mustard gas, didn't you?" "Gee whiz, this is like a dream."
@deanh71902 жыл бұрын
So wholesome and so well spoken.
@magoo97676 жыл бұрын
None around Hollywood like ole Walter anymore...miss those folks.
@philippeh39044 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Walter Brennan was a disgusting racist who did a jiggy dance when he heard that MLK was murdered
@henrystory30114 жыл бұрын
Bigot to the 9th degree. Gone too late.
@1959blantz4 жыл бұрын
Walter Brennan was a good man both on camera and off. Of all the episodes of "This Is Your Life" this is one of the best I had ever seen. You could see his excitement every time one of his old friends, and his family came out on stage. Hollywood has no class anymore.
@evelynmcgee75365 жыл бұрын
Walter Brennan was a joy to behold in many movies.
@BETTERWORLDSGT5 ай бұрын
My favorite was the Westerner with Him and Gary Cooper!
@tugginalong2 жыл бұрын
When he’s in a movie, you will give him your undivided attention. Quite a character actor.
@howardkerr81742 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that Walter Brennan was a 3 time Oscar winner, certainly well deserved, tho.
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
It was not deserved.
@JamesRichards-mj9kw Жыл бұрын
He only won 3 Oscars because the Union of Extras was allowed to vote for the nominees then.
@hdtwal1den2 жыл бұрын
What a delightful show. Wish it were still on.
@kimmieanne16 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest character actors of all time...
@shannonfeathers6444 жыл бұрын
I agree... I only saw him as Grandpa McCoy, but that was enough to prove his talent. 🌻💚🌈
@MyREDTAIL5 жыл бұрын
One of our greatest Character Actors May he RIP & I Sadly missed by all of his Fans etc.
@taclas12 жыл бұрын
What a humble man!
@dryocum6 жыл бұрын
I love Walter.. Great spirit!
@keithhyttinen82754 жыл бұрын
Walter should have won a supporting actor Oscar for his role as the preacher in "Sergeant York".
@JamesRichards-mj9kw Жыл бұрын
That was an awful film.
@tiffsaver6 жыл бұрын
What a true American hero. Thanks for posting:)
@PatriotAcresinTexas4 жыл бұрын
I loved this video. Thanks! R.I.P. Mr. Brennan, I grew up loving your work!
@ronhaworth54714 жыл бұрын
From the preacher on Sgt.York to judge Roy Bean in the Westerner and all points in between.A wonderful actor!!
@ronhaworth54714 жыл бұрын
@James Henderson Wasn't aware.Sorry to learn!
@susanhutchison12704 жыл бұрын
James Henderson You comment on many posts saying the same thing. Are you a paid troll or just don’t have s life and feel big about bad mouthing an American treasure. If he was an anti Semite how did he have such a long and successful career in Hollywood? Three academy awards along the way. Then went on to being a producer. I think you’re a 9 to 5 troll and work out of your moms basement.
@JamesRichards-mj9kw Жыл бұрын
@@susanhutchison1270 Everett Greenbaum, Stanley Frazen and many others confirmed Brennan was anti-Semitic.
@bigtexmacgonigle4445 жыл бұрын
Love that scene in Red River where John Wayne tells Walter Brennan "I understand ya better without your teeth!"...lmao
@foxvienna16 жыл бұрын
A great actor and scene stealer!
@Dr.Pepper0016 жыл бұрын
I saw Walter Brennan's grave. It is one of many simple graves along a cemetery road in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery. The marker is a small brass plate inscribed with very little info. Brennan did not want some fancy, expensive headstone or glorious epitaph; yet he was one of the greatest character actors Hollywood ever produced. He played Grandpa McCoy when I was in my early teens. My dad, who grew up on a farm in Georgia would laugh himself silly when the Real McCoys came on TV once a week.
@markharrison25446 жыл бұрын
It was such a racist series.
@saffronsworld15086 жыл бұрын
@@markharrison2544 --- Depends on how you define racist. Of course, these days with me being an old white man automatically makes me a racist to liberal snowflakes and whitey-hating blacks. Well fuck them and the horses they rode in on.
@frankpaya6902 жыл бұрын
@@markharrison2544 Oh, go screw yourself. You take out of context one tidbit of someone's life and ignore the rest.
@BrocktonOval6 жыл бұрын
Pretty special to watch this.
@hippiegirl586 жыл бұрын
As a Bostonian, i love hearing the Boston accents. Walter was a brilliant character actor and a true gentleman.
@justenough7304 жыл бұрын
@James Henderson well! What's wrong with that?thought you were going to say something negative about Walter,glad you didn't.
@triplanelover4 жыл бұрын
wow; thanks Walt you had a great life
@droopy12able7 жыл бұрын
Great....infact I have never seen him look this young...he always seemed to talk and look old. such a good actor.
@davidjohnson43437 жыл бұрын
this seemed like the most "rushed through" episode of "this is your life" I ever saw. One of my favorite actors Dave J, 72
@droopy12able7 жыл бұрын
Yes ,David I agree with you...such a great actor in his craft. Heck - I grew up with him. I hate to be pessimistic, yet it seems that most of the good actors are far and few between. Now if you have pretty teeth and blonde or sophisticatied,(in some way???)as well as "knowing the right people"...you are in like flint! Years ago when Susan Haywood, Bette, Joan, Natalie, Glen ford, Richard Whitmark, etc. , not only had to act but also sing...know what I mean? Perhaps I am getting old.....Lol
@frankprovasek53946 жыл бұрын
Brennan played old men since he was in his 40s. He was a staunch conservative and quite wealthy...fellow actors on the Real McCoys were amused at "Grandpa McCoy" reading the Wall Street Journal between takes.
@jubalcalif91006 жыл бұрын
Well said and well put ! A truly gifted actor...and incredibly versatile ! I enjoyed him in so many films and TV programs and as a teen I enjoyed watching him on Friday nights on ABC in the series "The Guns of Will Sonnett". THANKS for your comment, Carol !! :-)
@jubalcalif91006 жыл бұрын
I have a notion to second that emotion ! This episode seems incredibly rushed through but with a long career like Walter's I guess is was necessary. And this was before he started his long run in the TV sitcom classic "The Real McCoys" ! Like you, the late great Walter Brennan is one of my all time fave character actors ! SO talented !!
@Firebrand555 жыл бұрын
A total, total legend.....I can't imagine any Westen complete without Walter Brennan, the complete cowboy. Brennan's characterization lingers in the mind years after his many memorable performances. I wish I could have talked with him just once.
@richardpodnar5039 Жыл бұрын
Truly a blessed man!😀
@nandofigueira20056 жыл бұрын
He was a humble man, sensitive and human, a great person, I admire him very much. R.I.P.
@njmarknj5 жыл бұрын
Actually, he was quite the racist!
@MTknitter225 жыл бұрын
Mark Orop No he was not. Stop.
@henrystory30114 жыл бұрын
Bigot!!!
@justenough7304 жыл бұрын
@James Henderson nothing at all wrong with being an anti semite.you stop saying bad things about Walter.
@100texan24 жыл бұрын
James Henderson and you’re anti white racist so what’s the difference?
@gloriasalsman10175 жыл бұрын
Glenn Ford and Walter Brennen was 2 of the greatest actors,
@michaelmantle60434 жыл бұрын
Gloria Salsman At least you could have had the decency to spell his last name correctly. Dope.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
He spent his last years on Liberty Records...his biggest hit was Old Rivers the song was sampled throughout on Dickie Goodmans Ben Crazy.
@teresabacon96634 жыл бұрын
oh my gosh i havent enjoyed anything for so long , such memories i grew up w him! Thank you so very much
@jameshennighan81933 жыл бұрын
Sportsmanship, Community, Family, Church and Respect....... The values of The Real America......... Why we love America...and Americans........ Our greatest friend.... James Hennioghan Yorkshire, England
@mickeyray37935 ай бұрын
Amazing, at the time of this show, his immensely popular and long-running TV show "The Real McCoys" was still two years in the future. At this time he was known only as a star in the movies. Comedians used to say about him that he ALWAYS played OLD men, even when he was young! 😊
@MarkHarrison7333 ай бұрын
He was already in his late thirties when he began playing old men.
@195511SM Жыл бұрын
Wish they would bring back this show.
@efhs19703 жыл бұрын
Awesome show!💫
@happiness1956 Жыл бұрын
Very nice of Ralph Edwards could talk on camera without stuttering and scammering
@gennettor8915 Жыл бұрын
Nobody mentions it but Walter Brennan was also in the "King Of Jazz"!
@marcegrecco532 жыл бұрын
I loved Walter Brennon, the real Macoy
@CombatDoc546 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful man.
@100texan24 жыл бұрын
James Henderson good and your a “other than white” supremacist. I bet you can’t sleep at night worrying who is what don’t you?
@LegixInfo4 жыл бұрын
Read the Wikipedia article on him. He wasn't a particularly wonderful man. He was quite a bigot.
@tron55174 жыл бұрын
I did Walter Brennan impressions in high school my kids have no idea who he was.
@edoedo86862 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... Interesting Hollywood history. Glenn Ford appeared impatient and in a rush. As for Mr. Brennan, interesting. I never really cared for his work, the same for John Wayne. As I boy, I saw his movies and shows, but usually I shrugged. Later, during my film and theater studies at Chapman College (Orange, California), I learned more about Mr. Brennan. I actually took a class (political history) by John G. Schmitz, a John Birch organizer, at Santa Ana College. He often tallked with pride about Brennan. He gave me an A. I remember being utterly chilled by Brennan's overt intolerance. 66 now. And looking back, man oh man...
@denniswilliams78024 жыл бұрын
He also stared in The Sons of Will Sonnet I forget the year.
@tugginalongАй бұрын
Great show and episode
@barbaramarkland7441 Жыл бұрын
Love THIS MAN WITH ALL HE DID. RIO BRAVO WITH JOHN WAYNE, DEAN MARTIN AND RICKY NELSON SINGING IN THE JAIL PART. LISTEN TO HIM SING ( OLD SHEP) 🤗
@JamesRichards-mj9kw Жыл бұрын
The singing scene should have been cut from that racist film. Brennan was only talking on the records.
@bradthurkle72172 жыл бұрын
Incredible talented.
@terrihenricks41606 жыл бұрын
At the time of his appearance on This Is Your Life in 1955, Walter Brennan was 60 years old and well into his acting career. However, one his greatest successes was still to come. He starred on the television series The Real McCoys, which ran from 1957 to 1963.
@darlenevicars39886 жыл бұрын
Terri henricks He was also on the guns of will sonnet. At least to the best of my memory I could be wrong that was when I was 11 or 12
@Johnnycdrums Жыл бұрын
@@darlenevicars3988 "No brag, just fact."
@JamesRichards-mj9kw Жыл бұрын
It was an awful series.
@MicheleMJJ4 жыл бұрын
This was such a wonderful show honoring Walter Brennan. What a kind and gentle man he was, What a lovely family and great friends he had. I grew up watching The Real McCoys…..Grandpa Amos.
@APRIL28626 жыл бұрын
Before The Real McCoys!
@pgh45rpms6 жыл бұрын
Walter also made the hit narrative recording, "Old Rivers", in 1961.
@MTknitter225 жыл бұрын
pgh45rpms Oh our family played his Christmas records every year. Best songs ever.
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw Жыл бұрын
On Walter Brennan Sings? The title a joke.
@JamesRichards-mj9kw Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw He was only talking.
@garyechols94583 жыл бұрын
The year I was born. Sir I 'm climbing that mountain.
@Johnnycdrums Жыл бұрын
They don't make em' like that anymore.
@urstruly15426 жыл бұрын
Loved him in Red River.& To Have &Have Not.
@BETTERWORLDSGT5 ай бұрын
Good Episode, and that's My ruling!
@RafaelaFerguson Жыл бұрын
I have always loved Walter Brennan. He was such a consummate actor no matter what role he was playing. He deserved every Oscar he received and probably should have been recognized for the roles he played in a few other movies. ❤❤
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
He never really won any Oscars.
@RafaelaFerguson Жыл бұрын
@@MarkHarrison733 Thanks for the clarification. When I think about it I guess he was nominated several times for an Oscar but never won the category. It was probably for best supporting actor. Still, a great actor, and seemed like a very kind, modest man in real life. Have a nice day Mr. Harrison. 😀😀
@MarkHarrison733 Жыл бұрын
@@RafaelaFerguson He only won due to the Union of Extras. He was an extreme racist and an anti-Semite.
@garycarpenter29803 жыл бұрын
What can I say about this gentleman, he was a great actor and he was great in The Real Mccoys and Rio Bravo and his Disney movies
@robertmaceanruig62913 жыл бұрын
I remember him, he help to make them movies good well good I watch today
@steplumpkin54326 жыл бұрын
WHAT A SHOW!!!!!!!!
@BuddyBoy600alt7 жыл бұрын
This is from the AMC broadcast of This is Your Life.
@jubalcalif91006 жыл бұрын
I used to love AMC when they ran REAL movie classics (commercial free) and other great programs & documentaries like this ! And they had wonderful hosts like Nick Clooney and Bob Dorian ! Now AMC runs endless commercials during their movies and rarely show movies from Hollywood's Golden Age !! :-( Oh the humanity.... :-(
@ohmeowzer111 ай бұрын
Love Walter B he was a great man
@paylmoffat34092 жыл бұрын
3 Oscars Amazing, I never knew
@JamesRichards-mj9kw Жыл бұрын
Undeserved.
@Farrah3003 жыл бұрын
Of course this was before his starring role as Amos McCoy on the sitcom, "The Real McCoys. He was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards. He however didn't win. I however thought he should have because he was great in this part.
@jaysoper39744 жыл бұрын
unlike rake Glen Ford, Walter Brennan was a faithful husband - pretty rare in Hollywood
@ldchappell12 жыл бұрын
Walter Brennan was a KKK member and that grandpa voice he used in _The Real McCoys_ and in political recordings was not the way he really talked. That voice came about because of dental problems and he developed it over the years to land movie parts in westerns.. He was born and grew up in Maine and talked the way people from Maine talk. The old man limp was also phony and not necessary. He was such an over the top racist, he raised a big stink when a television script from his last television series _The Guns Of Will Sonnett (1967-1969)_ called for his character to be arrested by a black man. He also accused John Wayne of being a communist.
@warrenrosen132 Жыл бұрын
Better KKK than blm.
@wraithby3 ай бұрын
He was born and grew up in Lynn,MA. He had nothing to do with the state of Maine. He has a traditional Boston accent.
@lupulstroops43893 жыл бұрын
FABULOUS.WALTER BRENNAN,THE REAL MCCOY !!!! A GREAT HUMAN BEING.LOVE AND GOD BLESS YOU SIR !!
@ermabailey3072 жыл бұрын
There will never be another. No one can touch him.
@shizueleighhicks61746 жыл бұрын
Delightful!
@fredavis98154 жыл бұрын
Those were the days!
@marciacunha18623 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THE SERIES "THE REAL MCCOY'S" WITH WALTER BRENNAN AND RICHARD CRENNA. DO YOU HAVE "THIS IS YOUR LIFE" WITH RICHARD CRENNA?
@w.p89605 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know he served in WW1.
@cammacgregor93544 жыл бұрын
Walter was one of my all-time favorite actors. And here 65 years later, Ralph Edwards is still obnoxious
@jmen4ever257 Жыл бұрын
I believe Oliver Hardy was so pissed at him he wanted to walk off the show, if not punch him out.
@mapachehombre1581 Жыл бұрын
I was aborn 5th April 1955
@juliet38276 жыл бұрын
Glenn Ford looks like a surly character.
@darlenevicars39886 жыл бұрын
Juliet Young An older friend I knew was in ww2 Glen Ford was his superior. Giles always said he Ford cause a lot of death...but he was just doing his job when he said hit the beaches running. I love stories of those times.
@partycentralsales4 жыл бұрын
@@darlenevicars3988 Your older friend either misremembered the name of his superior, or was not referring to Glenn Ford, the actor. The Glenn Ford interviewed here never fought in battle during WWII. He served in the Marine Corps, but was never sent over seas.
@stephendowd9931 Жыл бұрын
Mass. roots.
@BuddyBoy600alt4 жыл бұрын
Back when AMC reran This is Your Life.
@burdine26.1204 жыл бұрын
2:24. No need to start watching until this point where Walter Brennan appears.
@TheTerryE6 жыл бұрын
It's interesting that not a single co-star or director showed up.
@kimmieanne16 жыл бұрын
He hadn’t done The Real McCoy’s yet..
@scotnick593 жыл бұрын
Son Mike is a cut-up & daughter Ruth is cute
@zoperxplex4 жыл бұрын
Chartered member of the Hollywood chapter of the K.K.K..
@zoperxplex4 жыл бұрын
@@johnprovince5304 What has that got to do with the fact he was a racist? Many famous figures throughout history were bigots but that does not mean we should celebrate their prejudices you asshole!
@zoperxplex4 жыл бұрын
@@johnprovince5304 Then learn to read English pantywaist!
@JamesRichards-mj9kw Жыл бұрын
Brennan did not seem to like his family at all. Not one co-star or director appeared for him.
@warrenrosen132 Жыл бұрын
Didn't know Walter fought in WW 1. Wonder if he met Sgt. York?
@happiness1956 Жыл бұрын
The way he brought Mr Walter Brennan in front of his wife was so unprofessional she had to maneuver herself around Walter to be on his right side
@jc4evur661 Жыл бұрын
Was Walter Brennan ever young?
@gerrypeet48614 жыл бұрын
You can tell that he was happy until his family came on. It's clear that he hated his family in this episode. EVERYONE AGREES. Thanks for posting the video so that we could see the TRUE Walter Brennan.
@johnprovince53044 жыл бұрын
I liked him in a lot of movies. Couldnt care less about the National Enquirer stuff.
@Farrah3003 жыл бұрын
He and his wife were married 54 years until his death in 1974.
@pwmiller57598 ай бұрын
What a difference compared to all the freaks we contend with nowadays….
@markharrison25446 жыл бұрын
Walter Brennan laughed when Dr King was assassinated.
@Dr.Pepper0016 жыл бұрын
So did I. What's your point.
@bluecollar586 жыл бұрын
Mark Harrison , did he ? That’s disappointing
@markharrison25446 жыл бұрын
Brennan was a notorious racist and anti-Semite.
@missapk5 жыл бұрын
Looks to me like 1 person here had a vendetta w no facts. What a shocker...or not.
@armandohernandez56065 жыл бұрын
He was a racist prick period....
@johnnyedify4 жыл бұрын
One can possess a great talent for acting but still be a flawed bigot.
@mikepatrick59094 жыл бұрын
Sure..it was quite common actually.
@politehammer97143 жыл бұрын
@@mikepatrick5909 OH if you write HIS-STORY... # YOU WHITE YOU'RE HIS-STORY!🤯🤣🤣🤣💯