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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon De Wilde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 9, 1942Deathday
July 6, 1972Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
18Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Brandon de Wilde, Brandon deWilde, Брендон Де Уайлд, André Brandon deWildeCast credits
Shane
Joey StarrettHud
Lon 'Lonnie' BannonNight Passage
Joey AdamsThose Calloways
Bucky CallowayIn Harm's Way
Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' TorreyThe Tenderfoot
Jim TevisThe Member of the Wedding
John HenryAll Fall Down
Clinton WillartBlue Denim
Arthur BartleyThe Missouri Traveler
Byron TurnerWild in the Sky
JoshGood-bye, My Lady
Skeeter JacksonThe Deserter
FergusonGeorge Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)A Gathering of Eagles
Bill Fowler Jr (uncredited)The Trip
Extra (uncredited)