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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Climax!
Robbie Eunson
Climax!
Tip Malone
The Virginian
James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty
The Virginian
Rem Garvey
The Virginian
Walt Bradbury
Wagon Train
Daniel Morgan Benedict III
Wagon Train
Mark Miner
Hawaii Five-O
Arnold Potter
Ironside
The Philco Television Playhouse
Combat!
Wilder
Night Gallery
Johnson
Thriller
Timothy Branner
The Name of the Game
Bobby Currier
The Oscars
Self
Love, American Style
Jimmy Devlin
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Hugo
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
12 O'Clock High
Cpl. Ross Lawrence
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Defenders
Roger Bailey Jr.
ABC Stage 67
Carl Boyer
Night Passage
Joey Adams
Shane
Joey Starrett
The Trip
Extra (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
Vic Hawkins
Hud
Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
The Nurses
Paul Marker
Journey to the Unknown
Alec George Worthing
In Harm's Way
Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
A Gathering of Eagles
Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)
The Young Rebels
Nathan Hale
The Member of the Wedding
John Henry
The Deserter
Ferguson
The Missouri Traveler
Byron Turner
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jamie
Jamie McHummer
Those Calloways
Bucky Calloway
All Fall Down
Clinton Willart
Blue Denim
Arthur Bartley
Insight
Weissberg
The Tenderfoot
Jim Tevis
Good-bye, My Lady
Skeeter Jackson
Wild in the Sky
Josh
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self