Brandon De Wilde
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-04-09 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
1972-07-06
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.
Most Known For
Hawaii Five-O
as Arnold Potter
What's My Line?
as Self
Ironside
Wagon Train
as Mark Miner
Wagon Train
as Daniel Morgan Benedict III
The Virginian
as James 'Mike Flynn' Cafferty
The Virginian
as Walt Bradbury
The Virginian
as Rem Garvey
Combat!
as Wilder
Climax!
as Robbie Eunson
Climax!
as Tip Malone
Love, American Style
as Jimmy Devlin
Night Gallery
as Johnson
The Oscars
as Self
Thriller
as Timothy Branner
The Defenders
as Roger Bailey Jr.
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Name of the Game
as Bobby Currier
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self