Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan was an award winning American singer along with a film and television actor. Brennan played Grandpappy Amos McCoy on the television show The Real McCoys and also played many characters in various films throughout his career.

While Brennan was still in school he became interested in acting and began preforming in vaudeville. After WW1 he moved to Guatemala and raised pineapples finally settling in Los Angeles. He became involved in real estate in the 1920s and made a considerable amount of money but lost it when the market took a downturn.

In the 1930s he began appearing in films and was often called to play roles that the characters were older than he was in real life. He continued to play roles in films and gain recognition.

In the 1950s he got a starring role in the ABC series The Real Mcoys which ran from 1957-1962 before switching to CBS as The McCoys for a last season.

Brennan also made a few recordings in his lifetime. Old Rivers was released as a single in 1962 by Liberty Records which became popular.

• 1938: Kentucky
• 1940: The Westerner
• 1957: The Real McCoys
• 1962: How The West Was Won
• 1967: The Guns of Will Sonnet

• 1962: "Old Rivers"

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• July 25, 1894: Born

• 1936: Come and Get It

• 1938: Kentucky

• 1939: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

• 1940: The Westerner

• 1941: Meet John Doe

• 1941: Sergeant York

• 1942: The Pride of the Yankees

• 1946: My Darling Clementine

• 1957-1963: The Real McCoys

• 1962: How The West Was Won

• 1967: The Guns of Will Sonnet

• 1970: To Rome With Love (TV)

• 1970: Inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame

• September 21, 1974: Died

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